Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-05
TRAFFIC HALTED
In WIDE AREA BY
DRIFTS OF SNOW

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It has extended far up into South Dakota
and south into central Kansas In Bone
steel and the Rosebud country OF South
Dakota the Northwestern reports two feet
ia thirty inches OF new snow.
Extends 20 Casper.
Around Spencer, Butte. Anolsa and Mo
hraru reports tell Off twenty-eight TO
thirty inches Of new snow and more fall
ing on the main line TO the Black Hills
and into Wyoming. from Norfolk, all tho
way through 10 Casper. there Is from
six to eighteen inches OF snow. with
still heavier fall along the line up to
Rapid CITY.
on the Burlington's main lines across
Nebraska and the branches up state and
along the Union Pacific the same condi-
lions maintain as along the Northwestern.
Everywhere there has been continuous
fall Of snow since Tuesday night.
Nebraska Has "A Plenty.
Tho morning report 20 the railroads in
dicated eighteen inches TO two feet OF
snow at Ravenna, Sargent, Kearney.
Hastings. Stromsburg, Burwell. 81. Paul,
LOup City, O'Neill McCook, Ericsson.
Red Cloud. Republican City. oxford.
Arapnhoe, Holdrege. Superior, Edgar,
Nelson. Alma, Trenton. Bloomington and
dozen other places, with two feet 10
two and one-half through eastern Colo
RADIO and quite as much at many OF tho
stations in the northern portion Of Kan
sas.
Ernest StenEer. general manager OF tho
81, Joseph q Grand Island road. reach
ing Omaha on a morning train, asserted
that over the entire st. Joseph line re-
ports indicated a fall Of from eighteen
inches to-two feet of snow covers ali of
northern Kansas and In many localities
this II on top OF ten inches 20 a foot Of
old snow.
AnnuIs Freight Trains.
On the st. Joseph road General Man.
ager Stonger upon reaching Omaha is
sued orders to annul all freight trains
until tho storm ceases. The passenger
trains viii be kept moving as long as
possible.
Nowhere I'm Nebraska, according TO re.
ports TO the railroads. is the temperatur,
low Temperatures range from "a to q
degrees above zero and the weather Is Sc
close to the thawing point that the SNOW
ia very damp and heavy.
Railroad officials who have TO do witt
the live stock end OF tho business asser
that unless a blizzard should follow In,
storm cattle and sheep losses will b,
light. They assert that everywher,
through the range country there is n,
abundance OF rough feed and shelter fol
practically all the animals.
Fear High water.
/ What the railroad ,,ac g.. a.
high water following the melting OF IN,
snow. They assert that should IN,
weather turn warm and the snow go of
quickly the result would be high water
winch unquestlonably would do a grea
amount OF damage
railroad trainmen coming In from Nh,
east assert that heavy SHOWS fell all owe
Iowa last night. extending beyond IN,
Mississippi river. and that when the,
passed over the lines It was stu snowina
Trains Are stalled.
HASTINGS. Neb.. March 4--(snecis
Telegram)-All records for SNOWMAN 4
central Nebraska have been broken. fifty
four inches having fallen this winter M
TO noon, ana Il il stil showing. A Mis-
souri, Pacific train Is stalled near Juniat,
and no trains ars moving on the north en-
OF the Grand Island road. The Burllne
ton main line is open, but trains are run
ming late.
Southern Lines Tied IN.
BEATRICE, Neb. March 4.--(specia
Telegram.)-The snowstorm which ha
RACED here for the last two DAYS "a
Veloped into blizzard this afternoon
tying up railroad traffic Burllngto
trains west TO Holdrege and east 10 Ne
braska City were annuIled, but the lin
between Lincoln and wymore was open
Trains on the Rock Island and the Unio
Pacific were tied up tonight and unabl
to set through.
snow plows are being operated wher
possible. About a foot OF snow has falle
and Is drifting badly tonight
Tieup T. Threatened
SIOUX FALLS. S. d., March 4.-(specls
Telegram. batter having abated for
time snow again commenced faIlin
throughout this section this afternoon an
tonight again was falling heavily an
drifting badly. Early this afternoon diff
Guilty was experienced In the movement q
trains and street cars and tonight eond
tons rapidly are becoming worse, wit
nearly complete tieop in prospect
The storm IL one OF the worst II IN
winter but the temperature continue
quite moderate. being well above zero