The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-03
RAGING BLIZZARD
CUTS OFF TOWNS
Storm Delays Traffic and Works
Havoc in West and
Northwest. n

Duluth, Mimi, March "a terrific
blizzard has been raging since yester.
day afternoon, demoralizing the street
car service and rendering travel very
fallen and has been drifted to the depth
of several feet in many places. Rail
road trains are all late and many
wires are down. The wind attained
velocity Of fifty miles an hour during
the night.
Gale at Superior.
Superior, Wis, March "a north,
east gale, accompanied by fine wet
snow, which began blowing about 6
'clock yesterday morning. continued
with undated and increasing energy
yesterday, last night and today. The
highest Velocity Of the wind was about
2 am. today, when sixty-fve miles an
hour was reached. Little snow fell, but
what there was, was piled IN huge
drifts. Street cars are running 2g witt
badly. Lake Superior is dashed into
fury, throwing huge masses Of heavy
ice on the Superior shore.
Bonesteel Snowbound.
Special to The Journal.
Bonesteel, S. D., March 3.-The worst
blizzard since the storm Of JAM. IL
1883, has been raging here for eighteen
hours and still continues. Snow has
on the level, and in some places is piled
I to q depth Of thirty feet. Telephones
are imperative, and no news from the
reservation is obtainable. Great loss OF
livestock is feared. Traffic is at stand
still, and it is impossible to travel by
steam or otherwise. ..
Country Roads Blocked,
Special to The Journal.
"a Mlbank, s.. D., March 3.-The worst
snowstorm Of the season is raging thru.
out the northeastern part Of South Da'
kota- Country roads are blocked and if
the storm holds, railroad traffic will be
seriously interrupted. A high wind
and moderate temperature are packing
the snow.
Mitchell Schools Closed.
Special to The Journal.
Mitchell, 8. D., March 3.-With an
uninterrupted snowstorm of seventeen
hours fully twenty two inches have
i fallen and the snow Is now drifting
badly. Five rural mail carriers would
not face the storm today, and aban-
doned their daily duties. The schools
are closed.
Train Held at Pierre.
Special to The Journal.
Pierre, s. D., March 8.-The snow
storm Is the worst Of the winter, ap-
preaching blizzard on the open prai-
.rie, with no sign of letting up. Rail
road traffic is delayed.
" Blizzard In Nebraska.
Special to The Journal.
Lincoln, Neb., March 3.-The west
ern Nebraska blizzard reached Lincoln
last evening in moderate form. There
Is a steady fall Of snow with high wind
and falling temperature. Reports from
central and western Nebraska tell of
the worst storm of the season. At
Broken Bow the wind demolished a
building. At lndianola there is zero
weather, snow has drifted and trains
delayed. The Denver flyer on the Bur
nngton, which left Lincoln yesterday
. morning, as well as the new Denver
passenger train which left this city
Hastings. Rock Island No. 6, due in
Lincoln, is reported showed in at Good
land, Kan, 300 miles west.
Rock Island and Union Pacific pas
senger trains which should have ar
rived in Denver last night were stalled
all night on the prairie in snowdrifts
A wrecking train has been sent out
from Denver by the Union Pacific.
1 Trains Held in Kansas.
Kansas City, March 3.-The blizzar<
that prevailed in this part Of the south
! west yesterday, passed east and Hortl
today. Altho there was high wint
and freezing temperature, no snow wa
= reported today. Several trains from
the west were late, however, and a
Ellis. Kan, west-bound Union Pacif
passenger train that left Kansas OFT
at $40 last evening, was tied up OF
account Of snowdrifts.
Blizzard Reaches Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa, March 9Th
! blizzard which ragged over the west an
south yesterday struck Iowa early tc
. day, carrying the temperature 40 de
grees toward zero. Wind and snow az
companied the cold, but has not in
peded traffic on trolley and stea1
roads.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
San Francisco. March 3-Arrived: Steame
Mariposa, Lawless, from Tahiti; United State
transport Lawton, Pond, from Manila.