The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
Minnesota Blizzard Blocks Line
and Loaded Coaches Are
Missing
Temperature Far Below Zero
and Ali Roads Practically
at a StandstiII
Great Damage Done Throughout
Northwest by Forty
eight Hour Storm

= MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Jan. 30
M Passenger train % of the Chi
W cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway company is supposed to
be lost in the snowdrifts on the line Of
the southern Minnesota division be-
tween Kinmane and Fulda. The train
left La Crosse Thursday night when
the As hour blizzard set in, and since
it passed Jackson, Mimi. no tidings
have been received. Passenger trains
on other roads have been run with
great difficulty.
Wires Are Down
Assistant General Superintendent D.
a.. Cheney Of the St. Paul road said
he could not locate the missing train,
as the telephone and telegraph wires
were down in nearly all directions.
The Northwestern train, with so
passengers aboard. due at AIanitowoc
at $50 o'clock Friday night, arrived
two hours late. and after leaving there
became stalled in a snowdrift at
Whitelaw and was held there 10 hours.
WhiIe the temperature was IS below
zero train on the Omaha road ran into
a big snowdrift today near New Rich
mond. After its crew worked two
hours with shovels the train proceeded.
Trains Are Stalled
The two trains were stalled on the
Madison division Of the Chicago and
Northwestern road several hours on
account Of the derailment Of a freight
train
A Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
wrecking train is showed in between
Beaver Dam and Fox Lake
The Pere Marquette car ferry No. IS.
which left Ludington for Milwaukee
on Thursday night. had not reached
this port up to a late hour tonight.
1T is thought that it is laying TO some
where near Milwaukee on account of
the high seas. Ferry No. IS reached
this port today.
Storm Sweeps Texas
DALLAS. Tex Jan. 3O.-Damage from
Gre and havoc wrought from high winds
estimated at about $500, 600 was caused
auring the last two days in Texas and
oklahoma. In the Texas panhandle the
sandstorm was terrific. The gale has
been followed by a cold wave. which
embraces the entire southwestern coun-
try from Kansas to southern Texas and
into New Mexico.
Kentucky Feels Storm
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. s0.-Kentuckv
and other parts Of the south are TO-DAY
in The clutch OF a genuine blizzard. At
knoxville the mercury registered 10 de-
grees above zero. All trains are late.
Below Zero in Minnesota
ST. PAUL Mimi, Jan. 3O.-The cold
est point in the northwest today was
1T Minnedosa. where it was 30 degrees
below zero. At Moorhead, MINI. ii was
IS below. TIA the extreme northwest
the temperatures are moderating. il
being zero at Havre. Mont; 10 below
at NiIiiston. x. D.. and above at Cal
gary and Edmonton, Alberta The wind
IS m0deraung
Traffic Is Suspended
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. Jan. 30
As a result OF The blizzard traffic is
almost entirely suspended in this sec
tiOn OF Michigan. Snowdrifts in some
instances are 20 feet deep.
Colorado Roads Blocked
DENVER Colo, Jan. sO.-snow from
TO 10 feet on the level and drifts
many feet deeper are stiIl blocking
many Of the lines Of the Colorado
railroads. but most of the passenger
trains stuck in drifts at remote sidings
or small stations have been reached
and the passengers are being taken
care Of The Colorado and Southern
passenger train. which has been ma
rooned near Jefferson for two days is
still in the snow but tho. passengers
lave been brought TO the village. The
Denver and Rio Grande broke its three
days blockade on cumbres pass yes
terday and released the snow bound
Durango passenger train.
Great Damage Reported
MUsKOGEE ok. Jan. so.-Great
damage has been done throughout
oklahoma by the terrific storm that
has swept the state the last "a hours.
Business has been practically sus-
pended and people have stayed indoors.
Blizzard Reaches New York
NIcW YORK. Jan. 30.-The center of
The western blizzard reached this city
TODAY. Accompanied by a high west
wind. = heavy fall Of wet snow threat
cned To delay all city transportation
except tile subway.
EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE