Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-03
SEVERE STORM IN THE STATE
Wind and Snow Storm is Reported IN TIE
Northwest
WIRES ARE DOWN WEST or LONG PINE
Black Hills Train Delayed and storm
- NovtnE East. BringfnE snow
Three t1 six Inches
Deep.


grarn- "A severe wind ana sn1wstJr-n mas
been raging AL night The snow has dr1fted
IN many places SIX feet deep. u is very
wet Ind packing solid. Business IS prac-
ucally suspended.
NORFOLK. Neb March "A severe
storm has struck northwestern Nebraska.
snow is falling steldily west mi Clear
water. Wire communication is cut on
west OF Long Pine. The storm Is work
ing east with snow three 70 six inches deep
and a high north wind
The Black Hills trains are delayed. but
lack Of wire Communication prevents
definite report
NORTH PLATTE Neb.. March --iSpe-
cial Telegram. Last night caught the tail
end OF a genuine Wyoming blizzard. snow
began falling about $50 .. IN. ana COM
unued AT intervals during the night. ac-
companied by a strong wind that dr1fted
and swirled Vhe snow in true blizzard
style. The wind continued its rampage to-
DAY. Fortunately. the temperature has
not fallen to a suffering point and. As most
Of the ~tockmen are well provided with
feed and have corrals and sheds 1t is not
likely that cattle will suffer TO any great
extent The storm is 1usJ ending.
Burlington Trains Held.
LINCOLN. Neh March The western
Nebraska blizzard reached Lincoln this
evening in moderated form. There IS a
steady fan of snow with high wind and
falling temperature. Reports tonight from
central and western Nebraska towns tell
OF the worst storm Of the season. At
Indianola there is zero weather snow has
dr1fted and trains are delayed. The Den
yer flyer 0n tLe Burlington. which left
Lincoln this morning. as vel as the new
Denver passenger train which lef- TINS
city f1ur hours earlier are botu held a.
Hastings because il is not deemed prudent
10 allow them 70 proceed in the face Of
a tremendous high wind and drifting snow.
Between Hastings and McCook the storm
IS also severe. Rock island No "a due in
Lincoln this afternoon. is reported showed
in al Goodlsnd. Kan. 5pj miles west.
SCHUYLER. Neb. March SPECIAL
Telegram Shorty after noon snow COM
menced falling here and the wind in
creased I'll a blizzard was raging in a few
hours. The storm is the hardest one this
winter and viii 90 damage TO the live
stock il II continues much longer
BROKEN BOW. Neb.. March 2-,speciaI
Telegram.l-A severe wind. almost hurri-
cane. accompanied ny plenty OF sleer and
snow. has been raging here an night and
dav. Mails from the west are consiuera bly,
delayed. a new building belonging 10 J
c. Bolen. on the North Side. was almost
demolished by the wind during the night.
Trouble in wyoming.
CHETENNE. Wyo.. March The mort n
bound passenger train on the Cheyenne *
Northern railroad, the Wyoming line Of
the Colorado * Southern system. which
left Cheyenne Al SIS a. M. reached Iron
Mountain. forty-six miles north Of this city
al midnight, having been delayed sixteen
hours by The storm. 4 snow pillow ana relief
f train were sent from this city to the rescue
I Of the passenger train, which had beer
stalled by The drifting snow There werl
I thirty passengers On the train.
All telegraph wires entering Cheyennt
were down last night save one on the
Burlington 20 Sterling. Colorado linemen
who were sent out Yesterday over the Cu4or
Pacific. were obliged TO wait at Archer
until daybreak, as they could not see tn,
wires and poles in the storm last night.
Rapid recovery from the effects If IN,
storm was made today. About anne inches
OF snow fell IN this vicinity The storm
was accompanied by d high wind and il
some regions the mercury dropped TO neari,
zero. stock losses viii Dee small. a. cattI,
and sheep are in good condition.
: special train with wreckng uuta
left here al l2.I5 for the scene Of IN,
wreck and the injured We're brought Z,
Cheyenne tonight Fhe passenger coache!
stopped on tine very brink Of the cnasu
and not d single passenger was injured
The trestle had been partly burned.
The IRE il Is believed. was started by
tramp
Western Train DELAYED
DENVER. March SIX ana one-hal