Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-16
STREETS FULL OF SNOW.

STREETS FULL OF SNOW.
Cities in Northern nIichisan Experi-
encins MUCK Trouble from
81 a HEAVY Storm.
1 Detroit, Mich, March 13.-Nearly all
points in the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan report railway traffic completely
blocked by snoWstorms. A special
to the Tribune, from ,Bessemer Mich,
says: The heaviest snowstorm in the
history Of the snow belt is prevailing.
For 4S hours all trains have been
showed in at different places. ALI
streets are blocked with banks of
snow from four to eight feet deep. This
with former storms will make total
fall of snow about eight to twelve feet
on an average, In. some places the
drifts are from the top Of one roof to
the other. Telegraph wires are down
and all communication are by private
lines -. =
Another Tribune special from
Houghton says: A. bowling blizzard
for the past "a hours has tied up every
thing. All trains are cancelled and no
railroad communications with the east
has been had since Saturday. A double
header sent out Sunday morning over
the Mineral Range railway to try and
open communication with Calumet
struck snow bank II feet high one
mile west of Hancock and a gang of
shoyelers was dispatched to shovel the
engines out. Snow drifts eight feet
high are in the streets.
Calumet reports the streets com
pletely blockaded and in places the
drifts cover the first story of some of
the business places: Joseph Wilmer, a
trammer in the Tamarack mine. while
coming from work Saturday night was
overcome by the storm and was found
dead Sunday
Milwaukee, March 13-Special to the
Sentinel from Ishpeming, Mich, says:
The worst snowstorm experienced here
in years has been raging for SO hours.
In places the snow has drifted from ten
to fifteen feet. Railway trains are
abandoned and street cars are stalled.
The north-bound passenger train on
the Chicago & Northwestern line
reached Little Lake Sunday morning,
but remained there all day, snowbound.
Two extra ;engines with large pillow at
tached were sent from hereto open the
line, but got stalled between Swansy
and Cascade.
Oshkosh, Wis., March ia thaw, a
freeze, sleet storm and heavy rain
fall occurring in the order given, have
resulted in flooding various portions of
the city. It is the most serious in the
low portions of the south, where some
of the smaller least improved streets
are under water, and houses and build
ings are surrounded by water.
Milwaukee, March 13.-Most of the
railroads between Milwaukee and st.
Paul are in crippled condition on ac-
count of the storm in the northwestern
part of the state. Throughout the Wis
consin Valley districts, large drifts are
reported, the snow being from one to
! four feet on the level and the drifts
much higher. The snow that accom-
panied the blizzard is not the only con-
dition that the railroads are fighting.
Many of the streams in eastern Mime
sofa and northwestern Wisconsin over
flowed Friday and Saturday and in
territory west and north of Lacrosse,
there are bad washouts.
Omaha. Neb., March ia Bee spe-
cial from Rapid City, S. D., says: The
blizzard that swept over the country
east of4his city last week was the worst
ever experienced here. Reports Just
coming in say that at least two lives
were lost. The son of Shelby Reed, a
large sheep owner, who was out tend
ing sheep, is missing, and there is lit
tie doubt that he persisted. A carrier
named Pearson is also missing. Shell
by's horse came home riderless during
the storm, and the saddle has been
found, but no traces of the young man.
It is feared that others were caught in
the storm and have persisted. M
Lincoln, Neb.,. March IA binding
storm Of snowand wind was the:cause
of bad collision on the Burlingt on
road about two miles west Of Lincoln
/ at six o'clock Saturday evening. The
accident resulted in the death of three
trainmen and the injury of four Tiers.
Rival Politicians Fight.
Bristol, Va, March Gen. James
/ "a. Walker and w. S. Hamilton, attor-
ney for Judge VT. Rhea, who is en-
gagged in a contest with Gen. Walker
for the congressional seat for the Ninth