Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-17
A GREAT BLIZZARD.
Worst Snow Storm In Years In
Portions of Northwest and
Canadian Northwest.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC EFFECTED.
Practically Paralyzed Last Night,
Northern Pacific and Great North.
ern Had MOI Moved a Whsci In
Effected District For SO Hours,

ern Rad MOI moved WnASI III
Effected District For SO Hours.
St Paul, MINI, March 17.--Narth
Dakota and the Canadian northwest
has experienced the worst snow storm
in many years and railroad traffic +
practically raralyzed. The Northern
Pacific and Great Northern had not
moved a wheel for nearly SO hours
last night In the blizzard-strieken dis
trict and had abandoned all efforts to
do so until the fury of the storm
should ahate The high wind had
piled the snow in the mountains and
packed it in solid masses, many deep
cuts being entirely filled. The tenn
peratura had been gradually falling
and was at or below the zero mark.
Not a transaontinental train had ar
rived at st. Paul since Friday AMI
none was expected for several days
The Northern Pacific reported its
westbound coast trains. which left
st. Paul Saturday morning, tied up at
Fargo, the road beyond there being
blocked. 1t will start coast.bound
train today and hopes to be able %
get it through. The eastbound coast
train due here Saturday morning was
held at Mandan, N. D., and an at
tempt will be made to move 1t today.
Every effor@ was being made by the
road to keep its passengers who are
ts4ft5T o., a
for this reason trains We're being held
at stations where the aeeommoda-
lions are good rather than attempt to
get them through with a possibility
Of being tied up between stations.
The Red river valley division of the
Northern Pacific, between Frankfort
and Winning. was entirely abandon.
ed, No trains attempted to run since
Friday night and the exact eondf.
tions on this division were not known
by the general officers here. as the
telegraph wires had been carried
down by the burden of sleet that pre-.
coded the heavy snowfall.
Great Northern Badly Tied Up.
The situation on the Great North
ern was equally bad. The line was
tied up entirely between Grand Forks
and Williston, N D.. a distance of
about IS miles, and all wires had
been lost between Fargo and Cassel-
ton, N. d and all communication
with Western Dakota and Montana
points has been lost. So fierce has
been the storm that it has been
deemed inadyisable TO attempt to re
open the read until 1t abates. Re
ports received at the general offices
last night indicated that the gale had
somewhat suhsided, but that the snow
still continued to fall.
The bran III of the Great Northern
running to Winnipeg was also tied
up. No trains had been started north
ward since Friday night, and those
that were caught out on the road by
the storm had been held at the sta,
ton near the border.
Winnipeg was reported entirely
cut off from railroad communication
with the outside world. The
Canadian Pacific Transcontinental
trains were snowbound somewhere
west of there, and no prospects of re
lief were in sight.
The storm started on Friday, being
preceded by light rainfall and ac
companied by high winds The rain
soon turned to sleet and then to
snow. and this had fallen without ees
sation for more than SO hours. The
terrific gale drifted the snow badly
and 1t is next to impossible to wade
through the streets. Business Of al
kinds has been at a standstill since
Friday nigat, and not much can be
done until the storm subsidies. SO far
as known there has been no loss OF
life, but owing to the demoralized
condition eff the wires little news
has received from the remote
dist i'he farmers hail the advert
of the snow with delight, as the
ground hal been very dry and this
abundance Of moisture will put it il
excellent shape for the spring seed
ing.
The following are special dispatch
es which have been received from
the storm area:
Storm In the Dakotas.
| Devils Lake, N. d., March IA
blizzard, the worst in 10 years, has
/ been raging for the past 36 hours
and shows no signs of abatement
No such storm has been experience
in 10 years. A large amount of snow
has fallen and is piled in miniature
mountains. All railroad and Other
traffic IS nLti ely abandoned Tn,
sernlaeratar / az zero
arauerT ieh.. March 17.-The
1 Upper Pen asst night vas ii
the throes cold wave. Balmy
sDringllke weather has sudden,