Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-04
HEAVY SNOWSTORM IN low A
Deep Drifts Delay Trains in All Parts Of
the Stats.
BuzzARD ALSO SWEEPS MINNESOTA
Eighteen Inches of snow Reported
in Parts of the state-Tra fic in
Northern wisconsin
Blocked.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 3.-Reports from
all over the state Indicate that today 5
snowstorm was the most severe of the win
ter Trains are generally reported late, the
conditions being especially bad In the north
western part of the state. At Fort Dodge
and Sioux City the storm attained the
dimensions Of blizzard The snowfall was
quite general throughout the state.
BURLINGTON, Ia. Jan. "A gale swept
over southeastern Iowa tonight bringing
fifteen inches of snow. which driftcd in
many places. delaying trains.
High vino in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-One man was killed
and a score of persons injured and fully
100000 worth of property destroyed by a
windstorm which struck Chicago tonight.
At one time during the storm the wind
reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour.
Many pedestrians narrowly escaped being
killed by flying signs falling chimneys.
Along the north shore, where the wind
seemed to exert it's greatest force. trees
were uprooted, and everything movable
was torn away. In Evanston and South
Chicago, as well as In the city proper the
wind worked great havoc. The greatest
loss was in South Chicago, where an open
hearth furnace, in course Of construction
by the Illinois Steel company was blown
down. Several men We're working on the
structure but all escaped. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The storm did considerable damage in
West Madison street, where Thomas Hen
derson was struck on the head by falling
sign and died few hours later.
Deep Drifts in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. "A heavy snow
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tinues with unabated fury Drifts three feet
in depth have blocked some of the street
car lines and on others traffic is maintained
with great difficulty. The temperature how
| ever is comparatively mild.
Specials from points in Minnesota and
! Wisconsin say that the storm is the most
severe in five years. At Red Wing, Mimi, a
snowfall of eighteen inches is reported and
| the blockade is becoming general
| Menominee, Wis, reports snow two feet
deep. At Cumberland Wis, a terrific bliz-
zard is raging and railroads and wagon
| roads are reported blocked
Reports from North Dakota say that on
both the Northern Pacific and Great North
| ern railroads there are several trains block
AIDED.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 3-The first bliz-
| zard since the terrible storm of November
27-2 in which so many ships were wrecked
| and a large number of lives lost is raging
at the head of the lakes. The weather is
mild aud the snow daipp. and the principal
| trouble viii come. from delay In street oars
| and railroad traffic.
| LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. "a snowstorm,
| the heaviest OF the winter. is causing seri-
| Gus delay to all passenger and mail trains
| today. Trains from Chicago are arriving
| here from three to seven hours late and
| still further delays to mails between La
Crosse and the twin cities are expected.
! MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3.--The first real
| storm of the winter came tonight when
| snow and sleet, united with forty-mile
| wind, is playing havoc on all the streets
| OF the city.
Signs were blown down. windows were
broken, telephone and telegraph wires
were torn from their fastening and pedes-
trians were blown about, while the street
cars and trains were able to maintain
their schedules only with the greatest
| difficulty.
! Emil Tewes, keeper of the light on the
outer breakwater, was placed in jeopardy
through the partial collapse of his dwell
| ing. but was rescued by tug
| storm in Central Kansas.
| htuss Jan. nv SHO"StOEIn
| reached the proportions of a blizzard at sew
eral points in central Kansas tonight. Live
stock is well sheltered however, and no
damage is feared. The snow stopped falling
| In eastern Kansas late tonight and the skies
| have cleared The temperature has dropped
to 90 degrees above zero.
! ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 3-The first severe
snowstorm of the season here has been
raging since early morning. TO the grea:
detriment of railroad and street car service
| AUBURN, Neb., Jan. ESPECIAL )-Clouds
! hung heavy all day yesterday and last
night. About o'clock yesterday morning
! IL began TO snow and about three inches OF
snow is on the ground. This is the only
snow of any consequence this winter, and
for over four weeks there has not been a
flake.
| The snowstOrm Of yesterday failed to In,
! terfcre materially with the running OF trains
| on roads entering Omaha Local officials
! had not been advised last night OF any de,
| lays either east or west attributable to tho
| fall of snow. They We're not advised of thC
progress being made by the trains which