Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-06
SEVERE SNOW STORM is ENDED.
Nebraska blizzard Rngcs for Two
nnNs md Thcm SmhAllns.

NphfpaN, MD, Jan, o,-NSNtCldlI-
fierce blizzard struck here Saturday nigh
and continued without interruption unit
o'clock this morning Huge snow drift!
are piled up everywhere and travel Il
practically at standstln AS a result o.
the storm the Norfolk beet sugar factor!
was shut down yesterday, as the tracks wer,
deeply buried under the snow and pull
could not be hauled out nor fuel brought
| in. one hundred men were engaged al
the factory today shoyeling snow and it is
| hoped to have the snow cleared away aut
the plant ready for operation again by to-
| morrow. The factory has beets enough yet
| coming In to run nearly one month longer
/ At 1880 last night, while the blizzard
was still on in full force, an alarm OF
fire was sounded and in spite of the storm
the fun department turned out. The fire
I was in the basement Of John Koenigstein's
drug store, in the Pacific hotel building.
| Four streams of water were turned on and
! the fire cNtiuguished The principal dam.
age was from smoke and water and is COW
! cred by insurance.
FREMONT, Jan. 5.-(Special To-day
/ has been one Of the coolest and most blus-
] tering of the season II has showed at in
/ tcrvals and the wind has blown steadily all
day. The snow is badly drifted and piled
! up on the west sides Of the streets Trains
! are badly delayed and business is at a
standstll. The mercury has stood at 10
/ above zero all day.
/ COLUMBUS, Neb., Jan. ESPECIALLY
/ The storm has subsidized and large gangs
! OF men are at work all over the city shovel
! ing through the drifts, some of which are
/ several feet deep The Union Pacific has a
! snow pillow which has been stuck near
Humphrey between two drifts for the past
/ twenty hours and another pillow and a gang
/ has been sent to get Ii out The n. e NJ.
was unable to get its passenger train to
/ Lincoln yesterday. 1t made start but
| got stuck a few miles south of David City
aud returned to this city and laid up until
| this morning.
BATTLE CREEK, Neb., Jan. ESPECIALLY
The blizzard which has ragged for forty
eight hours has subsidized The public
schools are all discontinued and doors of
business houses closed by snow drifts. No
reports from the surrounding country have
reached town yet.
DUNCAN. Neb.. Jan. 5.-(Special 1.-The
storm is over and but for the monster snow
drifts today would seem like a spring day.
The sun is warm and but little wind is
blowing. No deaths are reported either of
persons nor stock.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Jan. 5.-Cspecial)-No
trains have passed through here since Sat
urday evening. No services were held in
any Of the churches ON Sunday and the
school did not start up on Monday as adj
vertised on account of couple of cases of
diphtheria in town. The snow is piled
mountain high in the streets
DODGE, Neb Jan. 5.-(SpeCial)-Th
blizzard in this locality was the worst for
years, lasting until this morning. Today
is clear and cold No mail has arrived here
since Saturday evening and no trains have
passed through either way. An engine and
snow pillow went up the branch this morn
ing. There is no damage to stock and no
accidents of any sort are reported here to-
day. Some farmers have come in from the
country. Streets were blocked in places,
but all are cleared today and business has
been resumed Indications are that mail
trains will arrive each way between 10 and
II o'clock tonight.
PIERCE, Neb Jan. 5.--CSpecial telegram
The terrific blizzard which began Sunday
and ragged necessarily until last night caused
the loss of considerable stock in Pierce
county. The Pierce Mill company had about
300 head of Texas cattle without shelter.
number Of them have died and many
others will most likely succumb I. j.
McDOnald's windmill blew down and
pieces of it blew across tine street and de-
moished the fronts in GishpeTt & Craig's
store and Schults saloon. Railroad traffic
has been cut off, streets are impossible ami
much suffering will doubtless result from
the storm.
MITCHELL. s. D., Jan. 5.-(SpeciaI Tele-
gFam.l brief blockade which tied UP
the Milwaukee road in ell directions from
Mitchell was raised tonight. The Sioux City
passenger arrived on time This afternoon
a rotary snow pow cleaned up the road
from sanborn to Mitchell and the passenger
followed in en- time. The rotary was sen
on west to Chamberlain In charge of Super
intendsnt Cosgraye. The read between
Mitchell and Aberdeen was opened tonight
The passenger came through and all trains
VIII be running on time tomorrow. No
loss of life is reported in tlIis vicinity as 4
result of the storm.
NERMILLION. S D., Jan. Especial
Telegram)-The first train fer three day
arrived today at noon All passengers TO
Pierre and the Spntbprn Cf h
states ara snOwbound. Weather moderating
HURON, S. D., Jan, 5.-(Speca; Tele-
Eram.)-NO fatalities are yet reported from
tho worst snow and wind storm known since
he settlement. Of this part Of the state /
has continued fifty hours during which
over two feet of snow fell and was piled into
drifts nearly as high as the house tops and
SO solid that teams pass over thcm. The
Chicago q Northwestern has sent out snow
Flows end shove!ers to clear the tracks ana
will begin running trains tomorrow y
Will be several days before the Great North
egn can operate trains between here and
WateTtOwn.
MILLER, S, D.. Jan. Especial Telc-
gram.)-The worst storm for years has pre-
vailed here for two days, clearing up today |
No reports can be had from the country, bu
II IS believed stock in considerable numbers |
has persisted, All trains are blocked
CHAMBERLAIN S. D., Jan. 5.-(Special |
Telegram) -RepCrts have not yet been re |
ceived as to the resul. of the recent storm |
throughout the vast stock range lying be |
tween here and the Black Hills, but losses |
viii doubtless be considerably less than
from the Thanksgiving day storm. No mail |
has reached Chamberlain since Saturday
night and The blockade viii probably not
DO raised until TOMORROW
YANKTON, 5. D.. Jan. 5.-(Special Tele-
sram)-Th blockade was raised on the
Great Northern and Milwaukee roads today,
but The Northwestern was obliged to aSsa-
don its Centerville tram after working a
largo crew all day in an 800 foot cut. 1t is
expected this branch will be open by to-
morrow night.
PEOPLE PERISH IN THE STORM.
several Fatalities Reported from
North Dakota.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 5.--Reprosentatlve
icGrath of Barnesylle was excused from
attendance on the legislature today, having
ust received a telegram that his brother,
Thomas McGrath, was frozen to death in
sundays blizzard.
A Fargo, N. d., special to the Dispatch,
ays: Two children Of John Petit EiunteT !
we're frozen TO death in Sundays storm.
The father has been in Fargo three days |
nut details cannot be secured The block
de by the blizzard is greater than at first
stimated No trains have reached Fargo