The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-04
Blizzard Sweeps Through the
Middle West States.
WORST ONE OF THE WINTER
Fierce Winds and Driving Snow Pros
trate Telegraph and Telephone
Wires and Seriously Cripple All
Service on the Railroads.

communication with points west, north
and northwest of Chicago and that
swooped down on this city is raging
through many states of the northwest
1t is said to be the worst storm of the
winter thus far
Beginning with rain and sleet the
storm turned into a veritable blizzard
here, with heavy snow and high winds.
Wires Out Of Service; Poles Down.
Between Chicago and st. Paul di-
rect communication ceased for hours.
Between Chicago and Milwaukee poles
by the dozen were reported down.
The telegraph service of the railroads
including the Chicago e. Northwestern.
the Chicago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul,
and the Burlington lines, west of the
Mississippi river was severely Grip
pied at some points. II was reported
that many trains had been abandoned
in northern Iowa. Washouts were
numerous in that section. West of
Kansas City all wire service prac-
tically ceased I'm the early hours of
the day.
Numerous Relays Cause Delays.
Between Kansas City and Omaha no
communication existed and messages
between Chicago and Omaha were sub.
1ect to long delays made necessary by
numerous relays. Repairers and other
employees of the telegraph companies
worked vigorously but Intellectually
during the day. The storm had been
confined for the greater part to the
western and northern sections and
telegraph communication to southern
and eastern points was much less dis
turbed
Minneapolis Nearly Isolated.
Minneapolis, MINI. Jan. 3O.-Wind
blowing from 40 to 60 miles an hour,
accompanying swirlng. binding
snow storm nearly isolated Minneapo.
lis from communication with the out
side world, and tied up traffic and the
ordinary course Of business yesterday.
Train service was interrupted by
the storm, none Of the western trains
having arrived by noon, while not
more than two or three from other
points got into Minneapolis
Edward Arnold. switchman, was In
stantly killed in a collision between
TWO switch engines on the Milwaukee
road
Kneeling at the side Of her he'd I'm
Prairie, Mrs. Nels Nordeen was found
dead yesterday. There was no fuel in
the room, and the snow had drifted In
from the cracks around the window.
John Sims, 35 colored, dropped dead
from exhaustion in a saloon. The man
was poorly clad walked into the
saloon and after standing in front of
the radiator for few moments fell
20 the floor.
Snow and Wind at Springfield
Springfield, H., Jan. 3O.-A terrific
snow storm with a bitter wind and
. rapidly falling temperature, struck
Springfield last night Railroads are
in good shape yet and the street rail
way company is operating cars on
time.
Blizzard Hits Rockford.
Rockford, ILL.,, Jan. 3O.-A blizzard
which threatens to tie up railroad
traffic is raging here. The storm be-
gan early yesterday afternoon and In.
creased in violence until 1t became
impossible to move cars on schedule.
Southwestern Iowa Suffers.
Burlington, Ia, jan 30.-A blizzard
prevails In southwestern Iowa. No
trains are running on branch lines OF
the Burlington system and the main
line trains are delayed. Much damage
has been done to trees and out-build-
ings by the high wind.
Kansas 10 Hard Hit.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 30.-The fiercest
snow and wind storm in years has pre-
vailed throughout Kansas during the
past "a hours. doing considerable
damage In nearly every county. All
telegraph and telephone wires are
down, and but scant details of the
storm are available. All trains are de-
layed. About half of the tin roof over
the west wing OF the Kansas state
house was torn on by the wind yester-
day. and q number Of other roofs
about town damaged
At Saline the roof OF the Rock Island
roundhouse was destroyed. At Wich-
itA several church spires were blown
down, plate glass windows demolished
and large trees badly damaged. Street
car traffic was at standstill. Reports
from Fort Scott say that great dam
age was done to stock on the range
At Omaha the wind threw Gus Mel.
son, a railroad employe In front OF a
switch engine. He suffered the loss
OF both legs The cold storage plant
OF the Newton Ice Company at New.
ton was partially demolished.
Worst Storm Ever Known.
Springfield. Mo-, Jan. 30.-This part
of Missouri yesterday experienced the
most severe blizzard ever known. The
wind attained velocity of so miles an
hour. In Springfield and surrounding
towns much damage was done.
While walking along wagon bridge
In Kansas City. Kan, Charles Bernard,
a nlasterer was blown frCm the atruc-