New-York tribune., 1898-11-22
BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST.
SNOW AND HIGH WINDS PREvAILfNG-TE
PERATUKE FALLS BELOW ZERO.

S. Paul. MINI. Nov. 1.-THE first general snow
storm Of the winter has prevailed throughout the
Northwest for tne last twenty-fou hours and Il
siill continues without mueh abatement. The snow
has been accompanied by high wind reaching In
many places the proportions OF a genuine blizzard.
The fall of snow has not been great. but the Wind
has drifted 1t badly. and many places report con-
siderable delay TO railroad traffic. Dispatches from
various points in North and South Dakota. Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa report the
storm stu prevailing and local business impeded.
The weather observer here predicts that the storm
VIII continue tonight and tomorrow. and will be
followed by a cold wave. Battleford and Calgary.
In the British Northwest report temperatures OF p
and % degrees below zero and other places say
weather is prevailing
Locally the storm has been About three
inches Of snow has fallen since morning. and
twenty-one- -mile-an-hour gale has been blowing.
The mercury H. rapidly falling. and the weather
observer believes II VIII TO 10 or IL degrees below
Tomorrow
Railroads report trains moving with little delay.
peror Duluth reporting a seventy-rnile gale. 4
Duluih report says that rumor Is current there
that the steamer Hiram Z. Dixon. Of the Booth
Packing Company's line. has founderod. The Dixon
left Duluth this morning. and when last heard or
she had passed Two Harbors The Packing Com
pany officials. however. say they feel no anxiety
and express the belief that she is safe in Grand
Marais Harbor
s.. Joseph Mo Nov "a remarkable change in
the weather has taken place here IN the last TWEEN
ty-:our hours. On Sunday il was too hot for over
coats and wraps. and the wind blew gale. Last
night sleot hegan 10 fall. which turned into snow
this morning. and there fall in temperature
of ~ degrees. The weight OF the sleet has broken
down many telephone wires. and railroad trains are
running irreguiarly.
Kansas City. Nov 2l.-Slcct and snow have done
less damage 10 telephone and telegraph
wires in Kansas city and surrounding in
the last twelve hours. rendering communication un-
certain. Street railway traffic is hampcred 10
considerable degree. Trains are late in some in
stances. The storm seems be general over Ms
souri,. Kansas and Nebraska.
At Beatrice. Nen.. the snow Is binding The
Thermometer above zero-a fail OF 10 de grees
in twcuty-four hours. Al Abilene. Kan. three
has fallen - degrees. Al Lincoln Centre. Kan. IL
is bitterly cold and five inches OF snow have fallen
and il Is drifting badly. Al Leavenworth. Kan.
the electric are lied up because cf the danger
from stray live wires.
Topeka. Kan. Nov. 2l.-Kansas is experiencing a
genuine Western blizzard to-day. Slcet began fall
ing shortly before midnight last night. which later
turned to snov-. \ high wind s blowing. drifting
the snow badly Trains on ali tho railroads are
being delayed. Th, thermometer has fallen over
80 sre"s since Yesterday evening.
WichHa * an. NOV IA hard blizzard prevails
I'm this section SNOW and frozen slcet cover the
ground ami the temp. raiure Is far below freezing.
Cattle are suffering severely. and IN some lo'aHues
the coal supply L. insufficient
Salina. Kan Nov. IA fierce blizzard has been
raging I'm this vicinity since midnight. and the
ground is covered with snow. Much suffering 10
unshcltercd cattIe Is reported.