The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-17
SEVERE SNOW STORM
North Dakota and the Canadian North.
west Is Scene of Blizzard.
WORST IN MANY YEARS
The Traffic on Railroads Has Been
Practically ParaIyzed.
NO THROUGH TRAINS RUNNING
There Are Several on the Road that Are
Snow Bound
NO THROUGH TRAINS RUNNING
PASSENGERS ARE BEING CARED FOR
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern Railroads Are the Lines
that Are Tied Up

that Are Tied Up.
ST. Paul. MINI. March 10 North IN.
kota aud the Canadian Northwest has OK
pprtcnced the worst suuwstorm IA many
years and railroad traffic Is practically par
stlyzej The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern have not moved wheel for nearly
thirty.six hours in the blizzard stricken dis
trict and have abandoned All Efforts To do so
until the fury Of the storm sbairs The
high wind has piled the SNOW IN mountain
Gus drifts and packed II IN solid masses,
many deep cuts being entirely hlled Tho
temperature has been gradually falling
ana Is now at or below the zero mark Not
n trlnscontincntal train has arrived IN ST.
Paul since Friday and none is expected for
several days. The Northern Pacific reports
its westbound train which left ST Paul
Yesterday morning, tied up at Fargo the
road beyond there being blocked 1t viii
start coast-hound train tomorrow morn
ing and hopes to be able to get it through.
The easthound train due mere Saturday
morning is held at Mundln, " u. Every
effort is being made ny the road TO keep
its passengers, who are snowbound warm
anu wen leu anu lldiHe are hFlnE nero ~
stations where the accommodations are
good.
The Red River valley division Of the
Northern Pacific between Frankfort and
Winnipeg is entirely abandoned No trains
have attempted to run since Friday night.
Telegraph wires were carried down by the
sleot which preceded the heavy snow,
The situation on the Great Northern Is
cGLally bnd The line is tied mp between
Grand Forks and Wllhston, y. D., and ali
communication with Western Dakota aud
Montana points has been lost. So fierce
l,es been the storm that it has been
deemed iuadyisable to attempt 30 reopen
the road until 1t ahates.
Tonight the gale mas somewhat subsidized,
but snow is stll falling.
Tho branch of the Great Northern run
ming TO Winnipeg is also tied up. Trains
that were caught out on the road by the
storm Friday night have been held ut the
station near the border. Winnipeg is re
ported entirely cut off from railroad com
nunicaton with the outside world. The
Canadian Pacific tanscontnenta trains
are snowbound somewhere west of there
with no prospects of relief
The storm started on Friday, being pre-
coded by light rainfall and accompanied
by high winds. The rain soon turned 10
sleet and then to snow aud this has fallen
without cessation for over thirty.slx hours
The terrific gale drlfted the snow so badly
that the streets Of the towns In the storm
districts were flied so deep that it was
next to impossible to wade through them,
Business of all kinds has been at a stand
be done until the storm subsidies So far
as known there has oeeu no loss of life
The following are the special dispatches
from the storm areas:
Devils Lake, \. D.A blizzard, the worst
in ten years, has been raging for the past
thirty-sx hours and shows no signs of
abatement No such storm has been ex-
perieuced in ten years. A large amount Of
snow has fallen and. is piled In miniature
mountains. All railroad and other traffic
is entirely abandoned. The thermometer
is at zero.
Aberdeen, S. D.-The blizzard which
started Friday afternoon still continues
without sign Of abatement. Trains are
delayed aud business is at standstill. 1t
is the worst storm in years.
Montcvideo. Minn.--Nolent gales, with
binding furries OF snow, SET in last night
and still continue. All trains are from
ten to twelve hours late.
Sparta WIS Tho worst blizzard OF the
season has prevailed over this section for
the past twenty.four hours aud is sin
raging Tho mercury is below zero aud
the snow is driven by high wind
Black River Falls wis.-Thc worst storm
passable because Of immense snow drifts
La Crosse Wis Tho thermometer here
registered zero today and tonight the mer-
curry is stiH falling. 4 high wind Is blow
ing and small buildings aud trees have
been wrecked in all parts OF the city.
Trains on all lines are delayed.
Fargo, n. D. March l6.-The storm pre-
yaillng in the Western portion OF the state
since Friday struck Fargo today In ful
force and Is still continuing, though the
wind has fallen slightly tonight. The TEN.
perature is ten degrees below zero. All
trains on the trsnscontnental roads are
tied up here and the passengers are being
cared for at hotels The worst trouble is
between Valley City and Bismarck. -Four
freight trains are stalled in the drifts be-
tween these points. The wind Is filling the
cuts with snow. as soon as they are opened
Warnings were sent out forty-elght hours
in advance and as the temperature has not
been very low, little apprehension Is felt
for the safety OF people throughout the
State. Those who will fare worst are the
recent immigrants. In the northwestern
part OF the State older settlers are driving
over the country and rounding mp the ten.
a. q.
Bismarck y. D.--After forty.eleht hours
duiAtIon tha fiIrtoua blizzard shora aon,a