The herald., 1897-01-18
ANOTHER blizzard RAGING
In the Region to the East OF the
Rockies
NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
Transportation Facilities Are Greatly lns
teriered With
Heavy Wind In Some of the Middle
Western States Does Some Damage.
Stock Drowned in Floods.

! Associated Press Special Wire
| ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 17.-Last night
and today throughout the Dakotas.
Minnesota and Wisconsin regular old
fashioned snow has beemprevailing. and
the mercury is dropping slowly. a heavy
| snowfall has been very generally re-
ported and a gale has drifted it badly.
| demoralizing street cars in the cities and
generally interfering with transporta-
tion facilities. The heavy fall of snow
will be good for the coming crops and is,
therefore, welcomed by farmers. The
usual reports of big drifts have been re-
ceived from various points. Yesterday
the storm was reported first over in Da-
lSota and by afternoon it put in its ap-
pearance in this state, warm but
heavy snowfall opening the siege, but
| today the temperature is much lower
and a high wind adds to the discomfort
of belated pedestrians
IN INDIANA
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. IA special
to the Commercial Tribune from Ander-
son. Ind, says: This afternoon there was
a hurricane wind throughout the CEN
tral part of Indiana, doing damage at
various points. The greatest loss here
was the destruction of the factory of the
Anderson Window Glass company the
roof of which was carried away and the
walls falling were fired by the furnaces.
and but for prompt work of the factory
men a big fire would have occurred. Fiji
ty skilled mep Will be out of work for
some time. The west wall of the three
story building called Old Opera House
block, which burned out recently, was
blown down, and streets leading to il
were blocked.
IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT Mich, Jan, 17.-JTnusllally
heavy winds, We're experienced all, over
Michigan today. Conditions developed
into al severe blizzard in the northern
region. AT Marquette the temperature
fell 22 degrees in ten hours and two feet
of snow fell. In western Michigan gales
and snowstorms prevaik At Jackson
the roof was blown off the malt house
OF Haehnles brewery. doing $1,000 dam
age and leaving 10000 bushels of malt
exposed.
IN ILLINOIS.
PRINCETON. ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE wa
tiers of the Illinois and Bureau rivers
rose rapidly last night and today and
have caused much damage. A portion
of the Hennepin canal embankment,
thrown up along Bureau river to turn
the river from its natural bed was wash
ed out and the overflow is now running
through the unfinished portion of the
canal, causing much damage. 1t will be
some time before the flow can be stopped
as the locks of the canal are yet without
gates. Along the Illinois river farm
lands have been oVerflOWpf1l and a large
number of horses and cattle are reported
drowned.
WORSE COMING
CHICAGO, Jam 17.-Polar blasts are
due in Chicago tomorrow. The advance
agent came tonight in a gale that blew
GA miles an hour. The wind did much
damage to property throughout the city.
The signal service office predicts zero
weather in the morning after the three
days rain which ended today. Tonights
gale did considerable damage to plate
glass windows, chimnies, signs and the
like, but no heavy individual Losses were
reported.