The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
Storm Extends From
Canadian Line Down
to Kansas.
Rail Service Is Demoralized
and the Telegraph
Crippled.
Trains Move Slowly on High Grades
Because of Danger of Being
Blown Off the Tracks by
Gales.

ST. PAUL, Jan. THE blizzard which
prevailed i'm the Dakotas last night passed
eastward to-day the storm becoming gen.
eral throughout the Dakotas and Mime
sofa, extending east into Wisconsin and
south into Northern Nebraska and North
western Iowa.
Throughout the storm swept district the
telegraph service has been badly disor
ganized and railroad traffic has been
crippled, trains being abandoned in many
districts. In Southern Minnesota the
storm has been unusually severe. Albert
Lea, near the Iowa line, reports business
practically suspended - account of the
blizzard. Tonight Mankato reports the
gale abating somewhat in the southern
part OF the State, although the tempera-
ture is rapidly falling. The snow, which
was not extremely heavy, drfted badly,
and all freight trains the Mankato
branch OF the Chicago and Northwestern
were abandoned to-day, and passenger
trains were from two to five hours late.
Browns Valley Mimi. reports the storm
the worst that has occurred in the last
ten years. heavy fall of snow and
northeast wind blowing about forty miles
an hour make travel OF ali kinds impossi2
Bile. All trains are abandoned on account
of the storm, and no mails have been
received OF dispa tched from Browns Val
ley since yesterday morning. Some farm
ers who left Browns Valley last evening
have not been heard from, but as the
weather is not very cold it is believed that
they have not perished. Snow cuts on
the Great Northern are reported from ten
to fifteen feet deep. At Luverine. Mimi,
the roofs were blown from several build
ings.
OMAHA. Jan. THE railroads were
seriously affected by the storm and near
ly every train arriving in the city to-day
from distance was from one to six hours
late. The trains from the West were the
most seriously affected. although The
trains from the north were all late. Sew
eral instances are reported where engI-
neers stopped their trains entirely dur
ing certain storms while they were on high
aor exposed ground, being afraid TO run
them because there was danger of being
blown off The track while rounding curves
TOPEKA, kans.. Jan. Wind attain
Ing velocity of thirty-six miles an hour
has prevailed throughout Kansas to-day.
1t has been hard on telegraph wires.
Railroad operating wires are broken and
tangled on the praires. To-day the
Western Union was involved in the worst
wire trouble it has experienced in several
months, while the Rock Island had only
three wires over which messages could be
sent.
DEADWOOD, S d. Jan. IA hurri-
cane swept the Black Hills. region all of
yesterday and nearly all of last night.
Michael Butler, log hauler. was killed
mile from the Homestake pumping sta
ton. on the Spearfish river. by the falling
or a tree. Trees were blown across rail-
reads and several trains were wrecked
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan. 7.-Reports
from portions of the Southeast and from
nearly all parts of Kentucky indicate that
the effects of the northwestern blizzard
are being severely felt. Memphis reports
that the wind there has attained a veloo-
ity of forty miles an hour and that tele-
graph and telephone wires are in a de-
moralized condition, rendering communi-
cation with Texas and Southwestern
Louisiana, where high winds also prevail.
very uncertain. No serious damage. how
ever, has been reported