, 1870-03-16
THE STORM.
The Heaviest Fall OF Snow
Since lS67---1ts Effect
in Chicago.
Danger Of Freshet-PFecauttons
Against Damage to
Shipping.
The Progress Of Trains on Western
and Northern Lines 1mpeded.


q sno1, W. suppsox'susea oJ .uosua ssosm'
end NJ inenes Hote o elnolng-sases 1esset-
d4y. The stotn act In bh1ttly sitter dawn, and ali
sha forenoon the auoW cs1ua down thick and fast
sns .,1-ht m Nv rhs ,,1na t,1rtsl " rraat
nanks wherever the tide met with Auy resistance.
sicsfy sun bleared through the gyaJtsn masses o.
s!oauas w.. @ na.u -Ao u4A-11s
contlnueo WIN unalm!nhaed SUCCESS
The present accumulation Of Bnov 1 the great
ass vn hive en 10, ed in thJs repfon Of countrv
str.s 1as7. ann anch a heavv falt ~ arov "a 1.,a
suSe io'. - ..s- .aa y. sA. ~ lSso
spring Of 1855. when II fell 70 the depth OF two
feet In the last week In March, AID sustained II
teN Tor sle1ghlng PURPOSES uniu the middle Of
50 formidable deposit Of snoW Al the present,
at this late season4 presents an unpleasant pros
pees s9 s or shs loTlaads IN the r.
viii be v1a1ted BY an inundauon the eq1al of
cf suoh sn event, have Issued etriuRent oTdera 10
he % shore. Chicago R,ysr | u sioW 70 anesr. Iti1
les % mouoness nnfll tho nnsaspecs,nS @ preY conss
within easy reach. ana than, w1th terrible aprng,
no t.cape. single vessel aursft on xn!d raging
csuawi" IN hood time and cur entire shipping
would bo endangered.
TIE EDEWALEa
EVERYBODY was aken By aurpr1se with this
slp{m. 1t has come Ike thunder clan our Of q
clear skY. Nobody WIS prepa1t0. Tne ghnyeI
brigade of Email boys who Keep the door pells in
genton Of spoW, had already changed tha spade
ior tho bs1l bat, perhaps snapped II, AID NOT
5curGster Was TO be had for love or rnoueS, res
terday. Hence, few Adawalks were cleared OF
their encumhrancc, even during tho afternoon,
End pedesttlanism wss very much tmpedsd.
A. noon 1t appeared as It days might elapse be.
fore the street csrs could be moved along the rsus
aga,n; Four horses we're a!taehsd 70 tna ponder
Gcrambled along for q block OF t1o but finally
kuccunbed. s,1,tr-hanos were suoat1tote1. and,
III Get tht6 powerful peTHuaGlou, the ploW8 were
draqge; alonly over the trscf, and toHa.ds tae
Hfudle OF the afternoon the cars carried The HeNy
fraye!lerB on their WAY.
Chicago e - tso g s,eat It radlosa % ceuro Of tho
continent 1s peculiarly affected by heavy snoW
stormB- During tne winter the lron herss Is tta
only feeder. and the least oosrnc11on 10 railroad
travel = fe!t N every departments OF onAnesa u
the ciJ. Hence, Wills the storm ragged and tate
a:ous chicago, and fepo5ts can: eaae .fon TaEona @
pacees many nnncleos o. Mies away, saying
soat It Waa raR,ng and tea11pg In tho5o Quarters
AeHlse, Gons.aetao!o An4sty was ie!. taas fau-
fot i rs W0I% r'tt,1 He nneta 'eenHo, nos
lealt, n!su LEV e1Ceptlou61 HaFe PROVED
S untnn1dsd. Iiue. Esstera aud a.. northern
siderable delay; out within . circuit u tWo hun
dfeo mNse from Gnscseo. 30 laf a. could % oscet-
~ e. or!y ssw Trains "a hase Sc, been e. embarked.
aone nave moved sio 81, oaE suu lucy moved.
the EASTWARD TRAINS.
EaStWAlu tne alutm 1na 1ot sAteuu neyn1Q Ely
or = hnndfeo unes* ms Mienlgan Cenesa1. me
qnenay were on: ltue impedeo' aad atf1Sea
within An noot or eWo o. tlme.
;nn TEE .a, souIhsKa aI,s.,a1 5h1s- NJ co,.-
nt 19S a rt Is .a1 ;a.c
thslr depot at i the Usual hour, al aud Likewise d.
Tne s a:s5 % ,. N. train on the Pittsburgh, clno.n-
mai i ST., Louis Road ttormerIy Great E7stern},
hsf n aas s sSa on as:e 9. 1ns
couptered nuge snow oanle but with dau5le er-
gires pushed b1aselY onward and a.rysd almost
THE WESTERN TRAINS
TIE CLIFTON Az Line train due here last even
r. IA h0s le IN nsax al noo5e
snow atornl ia almost ucprecedented and tne ther.
mnmetpr stands ns 6, peIuT z-ro,
TuE EnRfHERE TRAINS. ..r
The frn1n on lhe Wlsco sin DIfi4inu OF the Cb..
caun North 9as:eru Raflrnad :1ne mere at 7:s1 D.
nj ainVed At 10 o;eloct In en:te Of two engines.
INN Cnicaro nrd her reIease Vas only e1ectsd
atter Tue tWo ocou otiges attached to the o1,Ro-
trg tram lens ,i9eiy poEatfo, aid Passengers ssy
1fN. All ALONG The re it wss AnoHfu0 fast and fu-
ficus aLd Nd aocumu!atrd TO tne depth OF two
feet
AZ 10 O'Clock lest Eight both the incoming and
ou;ppl1R trail on The M1lwaukee Dtyls,oa Or me
(.n1carn r. NcrrtTeststn Railroad yFere 6uDE IN
snnW BANK the former at Kanosns aud ths latter
a: IaEe Forest Al la.t acoou1ts tne lpcom,u9
nam N 1sas 81 On The more. and Sas expected aT 81
earl3 hour in the morning.
nv rr1 FcR1pt1 r5sF4
nnrch., or ~ ra.nersI,n W1res aIonc the 1tnas q,
ratrnai1. ar. act ri vnfr,nv eear Ana rrsIeR are
rnn nsIfd ia InoTe WITH cautior 70 a5oId col.
uelor. Partly on this aocounr, tue Micnlgsn Cen
raj I'D nat 5enn mt m 10 o'cfosk train lat
n11ht
REPORTS FROM ABROAD. ....
ST. Pxu1. March 1a.-rnts rea,au Is comp!eteIy
sIpw. bound. a heavy aUow s.orm. on Thursday
light ls>t. accompanied oy hgn wind, b'o1ked un
all the rAInads 40 that they did not ae: fairly dug
cut ansts yesteras,. Lass e.eatDE another driving
stern set u, Rh:ch has lasted, Without lntersup.
tlon. unul roH, And Dds fafF 70 continue
thfopgn fne hieht WIN one exception. nooe or
me railroads as'enPtpd to run ttatns to.daJ. No
ualh sas started fof the East AND none VIII NJ