Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-03-15
Missouri Slope Today in the Grip Of
the WORT Storm Of the Winter in 4.
this Region.
First Blizzard in Six Years to Visit its
Caprices on the Residents Of the
Slope.
All Traffic on Railroads Suspended and
@ Several Trains Showed in Along
.5S. s. the Line. y 81.
Washburn Road Showed up and No
Attempt is Made to Get out
Train T his Morning.

Train This NJ Morning.
The severest storm of the winter is
raging on the Missouri slope and
through the state after several days
of what looked like spring, but is now
only a feeting memory. A high wind
prevailed during yesterday, and snow
began to fall in the afternoon; storm
increasing in violence steadily through
the late afternoon and evening. After
snightfall Friday a blizzard prevailed.
lasting through the night and con
Ainuing this mornin ng. Where open
prairie and deep mud greeted the gaze
twenty four hours ago, there is now
an nnp romisifg and dreary vision Of
snow banks, with a high wind shrek
in 8 tbolt the corners and all the in
ditations of mid-Winter.
The present storm is the first really
severe one of the winter, and is one OF
the storms that usually prevails just
about the opening of the spring sea-.
SON The thermometer is not extra.
ordinarily low, but the high wind and
flying snow make the storm severe
one. Reports indicate that it pre-
walls generally through the western
part of the state. Trains are delayed,
travel everywhere is suspended and
even in the city, there is an almost
complete suspension Of business on the
streets, owing to the prevalence Of
the storm. sss
The railroads are suffering from
heavy. snow along the tracks and in
the cuts, which were blown full of
snow in last night S storm. The west
bound passenger train of the North
ern Pacific was held all night at Daw-
son, being unable to proceed because
of the heavy snow, until snow plow
could be sent out to clear the track,
and the belated train has not yet
arrived. Other trains along the
road, in the path Of the storm are also
suffering. IS.
The Northern Pacific train due here
ait 10 o'clock last night was held all
night at Dawson and was all the morn
ing between Dawson and Bismarck, in
the face Of the storm. Several freight
trains are hung up along the road in
the snow, and the east bound passen-
ger train was also held west of here
waiting for the storm to abate.
There is a fierce storm prevailing
all along the line Of the Northern Pa
cifc west ito Dickinson and beyond
there. The storm extends east be-
yond Jamestown. AT Fargo last night
there was a light fall Of snow and
sleet but no severe storm. At Cassel-
ton there is snow and sleef, but not a
very severe storm. West OF there the
storm grows; fiercer. sl
IN Bismarck and vicinity the storm
is perhaps the worst since the Thanks
giving blizzard in 1896:
|1 The Bismarck, Washburn b Great
Falls road sent out no train this morn
ling. Reports received from along the
fline Indicate that everything is snow
ed up and it will be impossible to get
a train through until the snow plow
has cleared the road. Traffic Manager
Walker stated this morning that he
would wait until the violence OF the
5stQym had abated somewhat before
sending the plow out, and that the
train would follow, and the road will
be broken either this afternoon on to-
morrow morning. Giving to the
foresight Of Mr.. Walker. there is an
ample supply Of fuel in the city, and
mo danger OF fuel famine There
were nearly forty cars of Ignite in the
yards in this city today, and this will
supply all demands until the road is
cleared. The present storm is report
ed to be the worst of the season along
the Washburn road, and it is the first
time 1t has been impossible to get
out train.
NOTES or THE STORM.
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