The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-12
DRIFTS 10 FEET.
Snow Storm of 60 Hours 'Dura.
tiOn In Minnesota.
Blizzard Extends Into Sur
rounding States.
GREAT LAKES SWEPT
By Terrific Gales Endangering
the Shipping.
Wind Is Making Fifty Miles an
Hour at Cleveland.
GREAT LAKES SWEPT

Harmony, Mimi, Dec. 12-Snow drifts
fifteen feet high the result of a sixty
hours storm that has just ended in this
section. Highways are obstructed and
trains tied up. A northwest wind is
fast freezing
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. 12.-Last
nights snow storm has rendered the
wagon roads impossible. In many
places drifts are four and five feet
deep. Farmers are at work in every
direction making roads into the city.
Traffic on the Wisconsin Central rail
way from Chippewa Falls west is
suspended. On three roads coming into
Chippewa Falls, only one train arrived
up to II o'clock this morning. In the
city the snow had drifted in some
places four feet deep. The snow con-
tinued today but the wind which last
night blew at forty miles an hour, com
pletely died down.
Lumbermen have commenced to en-
gage every available man and team and
will begin sending crews and supplies
into the pineries.
Black River Falls. Wis, Dec. 12.-
One of the heaviest snow storms in re-
cent years swept over this section OF
the state yesterday and last night. Six
teen inches has fallen and as there IS
no frost the highways are impassable-
Railway traffic is not seriously inter-
fered with.
reported from various ports on the
great lakes today and fear is felt for
the safety of a fleet of vessels which
left the Straits of MGckinac last night,
headed into Lake Michigan. Between 3
and o'clock this morning the gale
broke. The wind gauge registered 54
miles per hour at one time. Boats ev-
erywhere are reported in or seeking
shelter. The warnings sent yesterday
by the weather bureau were followed
by more today
of some vessels We're seen today about
five miles southeast from here. A
steamer stood by in the vicinity as
though she might be making an at
tempt to rescue the crew. Definite
news can not now be obtained as the
gale is too heavy for small boats to
weather.
Cleveland, Dec. 12-One of the
heaviest gales of the year prevails on
Lake Erie today; the wind is blowing
at the rate of fifty miles an hour from
the southwest. Very few vessels have
ventured out since last evening, the
weather bureau having yesterday sent
out warning of the approaching of the
storm TELEGRAPH and telephone lines
are badly prOStrated-
Detroit, Dec. pa southwest wind
swept up the river at the rate of fifty
miles an hour today. Heavy winds are
reported from all parts Of the lake
region, while at st. Joseph, Mich, a
snow storm ragged. Fears are enter
tanned for the government piers there.
Most vessel captains have remained in
port and no disasters have been report
ed as yet The weather bureau predicts
much colder weather for the next "a
hours, with high winds continuing.
ONE VESSEL ASHORE.
Sandusky, O., Dec. 1.-THE steamer
Point Abine, coal laden, went ashore
on Ballast Island reef today and will
probably be a total WreckShe is pound
ing hard on the Jagged rocks and is
rapidly filing with water. The crew is
still aboard but it is believed all will
be able to reach shore.