The age-herald., 1902-03-17
NORTHWEST HIT
 BY A BLIZZARD All Railroad Traffic is Practi-.
 ca|Iy PaTaIyzed TEMPERATURE BELOW zEROI Snow Has Fallen Steadily for Many Hours and is Piled In Miniature
 Mountalns-Tralns Are .
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TEMPERATURE BELOW zEROI

St. Paul, Minn.. March 1s.-Nortf~ Da- 1 kota and the Canadian northwest hasi experienced the worst snow storm ind many years and railroad traffic is prac- tically paralyzed The Northern Pacifiol and Great Northern have not moved g. wheel for nearly thirty-six hours in the l blizzard stricken district and have aban- doned all efforts to do so until the fury of the storm abates. The high wind has l piled the snow in mountainous drifts and packed 1t in solid masses many deep cuts being entirely filled. The temperature has been gradually falling and Is now at or below the zero mark. Not a trans-oonti- mental train has arrived in St. Paul since Friday, and none Is expected for several days. The Northern Pacific reports it's west-bound coast train, which left St. Paul yesterday morning. tied up at Far go, the road beyond there being blocked. It will start a coast bound train tomor- row and hopes to be able to get it through. East-bound coast train Is being made by the road to keep it's passengers who are snow bound, warm and well fed. and trains are being held at stations
 
 Red River Valley division of the North ern Pacific between Frankfort and Win nipeg is entirely abandoned. No trains have attempted to run since Friday night. Telegraph wires were carried down by the sleet which preceded the heavy snow.
 Great Northern Tied Up.
 The situation on the Great Northern is equally bad. The line is tied up be- tween Grand Forks and Willston, N. D., and all communication with Western Da- kota and Montana points has been lost. So fierce has been the storm that 1t has been deemed inadvisable to attempt to re- open the road until 1t abates. Tonight | the gale has somewhat subsided but snow Is still falling.
 l The 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 | at the station near the border. Winni- peg Is reported entirely cut off from | railroad comm unication with the outside world. The continental train of the Can l adian Pacific is snow bound. The storm | started on Friday being preceded by | a light rain fall and accompanied by high winds. The rain soon turned to sleet and then to snow and this has fallen without cessation for over 36 hours. The 
 that the streets of the towns in the storm district were filled so deeply that 1t was next to impossible to wade through them Business of all kinds has been at a stand still since Friday night and not much can be done until the storm subsidies. So far as known there has been no loss of life.
 Blizzard Is General.
 The following are among the special dispatches from the storm area:
 Devils Lake. N. D., March 16.-A bliz- gard the worst in ten years, has been raging for the past thirty-six hours and shows no signs of abatement. No such storm has been experienced in ten years. large amount of snow has fallen and is piled in miniature mount aims All rail- road and other traffic is entirely aban- doned. The thermometer is at zero.
 Aberdeen, s. D., March 16.-The blizzard which started Friday afternoon still con- tinues without sign of abatement. Trains are delayed and business is at a stand still. It is the worst storm in years.
 Black River Falls, Wis, March 16.-The worst storm in years Is raging here and roads are impossible because of immense snow drifts
 Lacrosse, Wis, March 18.-The ther- mometer here registered zero today and tonight the mercury Is still falling. A high wind Is blowing and small bufld- lnRS ana trees nave been WreCked m all parts of the city Trains on all lines are delayed
 Fargo, N. D., March 16.-The storm pre- vailing in the western part of the state since Friday struck Fargo today In full force, and is still continuing, though the wind has fallen slightly tonight. The temperature is 10 degrees below zero. All | trains on the trans-continental roads are tied up here. and the passengers are be- l ing cared for at hotels. The worst trou- ble Is between Valley City and Bismarck. | Four freight trains stalled fin the drifts The drifts are fast filling with snow Warnings are sent out eight hours 1 fin advance and as the temperature has not been very low little apprehension Is felt for the safety of people throughout the state. Those who fare worst are the recent emigrants. In the northwesvern part of the state old settlers are driving over the country and rounding up the tender feet" to see that none Is frozen.
 Severely Cold in Missouri.
 Kansas City Mo. March 16.-Within a few hours tonight the temperature here and throughout this part of the South west dropped about 25 degrees. No snow is reported.