The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
SNOW
is KING

SIllNAboJ JdH Eo.-1IepOrlS from
Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin show that
a blizzard has prevailed in portions of
those states today more disastrous in
Its consequences than any storm for
many years. Snow has fallen to the
depth of a foot or more which, driven
by gale, has drifted badly, causing
blockades to railroads. the stalling or
abandonment of both passenger and
freight trains stoppage of street car
traffic, paralyzation of telegraph, tele-
phone, electric light and fire alarm
wires, the blockading of country high
ways, rendering the rural inhabitants
snowbound, and, in fact, the practical
cessation of business in general at
many points. Tonight the mercury is
fast approaching the zero mark, and
stock will suffer severely.
OF the through trains on the lines
centering in Chicago. two were report
ed missing early this evening. One Of
them was the st. Ps5d limited of the
Great Western railro@ and the other
train running between Chicago and
Eau Claire on the Wisconsin Central
road. Nothing has been heard from
either of the trains since their de-
parture. The wires along the roads
are down at many points, but at those
where communication is possible moth
ing has been heard of them and Off
cials Of the road say the trains are
now-bound. Other roads Jared some
better, but the storm played havoc
with their time tables and there was
hardly a through train that arrived at
the appointed hour On the North
western road three trains are at q
standstill and a fourth from Cedar
Rapids, which was due at 7:15 this
evening, is somewhere between Clin-
ton, To-, and Chicago. The first trouble
reported at the Northwestern Office was
from the train running between Fon
du Lac, Wis, and Chicago. 1t was due
here at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, but
at that hour a message was received
stating that the train was blocked near
Woodstock, Illinois. Following this
came a message from the Dakota train
stating that 1t was obliged to remain
at Harvard, ILL.,, because of the block
ade of the Fon du Lac train. The Da-
kota train was due in Chicago at S:20
this evening. The Freeport train of
the road, due here at $50 this after
noon, is stuck at Pretonica, ILL.,, six
teen miles from Freeport. Trains from
Milwaukee were delayed from thirty
minutes to an hour and the Green Bay
train was thirty minutes late. The st.
Paul limited, which left at 9:55 O'Clock
tonight, went by way of Elgin and
Belvidero instead of over it's accus-
toned route During the storm this
afternoon two Illinois Central trains
came into collision near Dubuque, re-
sulting in the death of Fireman Ellis
Sweet and the fatal injury of Engineer
Harvey and Postal Clerk McDuff.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. 25-Snow
is king in Milwaukee tonight. The
blizzard which arrived shortly before
noon showed no abatement until 8
o'clock this evening. Traffic on most
of the street car lines throughout the
city was at a standstill early in the
afternoon, and only the main lines were
kept open. Snow ploWs and sweepers
are kept in constant use, and are fol-
lowed by cars which are running in
double-headers. The train from Chi
cago on the Northwestern road due at
7:10 p. m. did not reach the city until
o'clock, and trains on all roads are
delayed by the deep snow. Hundreds
Of men are at work along the tracks
of the different railways, and all trains
are being sent out tonight with fewer
cars to haul and with two or three en-
gines at the head of each. All freight
and other such trains as could be
spared were also abandoned early IN
the day by all the large railroads in
the Northwest.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. PA blizzard
struck this city shortly before noon.
1t is worse than the storm of Saturday
night, but the temperature is milder
than then. The wind is blowing sixty
miles an hour from a little east Of
north. The fall of snow is so dense
that it is impossible to see half a
block on business streets. A fierce wind
is piling it in huge drifts.
DUBUQUE, To-, Jan. Pa foot of
snow, driven by a fierce wind, has
blockaded the railroads and demoraliZ-
ed telegraph, telephone and fire alarm
systems. Tonight trains are running
two to three hours late. During the
storm a freight and passenger train on
the Manchester branch of the Illinois
Central collided. Fireman Ellis Sweat
of the passenger train, was killed, and
Engineer Hervey and Postal Clerk
McDuff were probably fatally injured.
Cedar Rapids, To-, JAN 25.-The worst
snow storm ever experienced here pre-
vailed today. AS a result, all business