Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-24
THE WEATHER.
Chicago SnOw.BOund.

CHICAGO, Jan. ga terrlD6 snow
storm which commenced here early this
morning continued all day and until 10
o'clock tonight, with unabated violence.
The snow has fallen to depth of prob ably
10 inches on the level, but furious north
east wind has drifted it so that it is difficult
to tell the exact dept. At this hour, 1890
p. NJ, the Snow has about ceased, and the
wind is abating In violence. No trains left
the city on any Of the railroads Tonight,
and hundreds of business men living in su-
burban yillas ses are SNOW Sound in the CITY
The street railroads have run a limited
number of cars all day with four horses to
each.
Reports from south and southwest east
and west show that the storm has been
even more severe in those directions than
here, but the storm appears to have extend
ed comparatively short distance north or
| northwest.
A General Railroad Blockade.
Burlington and Keolluk, Iowa, report
showing heavily all day, drifting badly and
trains on all the roads abandoned.
Omaha reports the weather cold, windy,
but clear and no Snow.
On the Illinois Central road the storm ex-
tends from Chicago to Cairo, 10 to y
inches of snow, and drifting badly.
Throughout Central Illinois the storm has
ragged for the past thirty hours and all the
roads are blocked. No trains arrived at or
left Springfield since this morning on any
road, and the snow lies Is inches deep.
Jacksonville, Illinois, reports similar con-
| diti0n of affairs. A train on the SOu.h-
western road is spow-bound and
Completely Buried
some miles from jackson vile. At Peoria
the storm ragged with terrible furry, and
| the trains on all the roads were abandoned.
| Several trains on the Toledo, Peoria and
| Wabash road are snow-bound al FaiTbury.
Fortunately the cold has not been at all
severe, the thermometer here standing at
q above zero ell day.
MILWAUKEE, JaL. 23.-The storm is
still raging here and west to the Miss ssip-
| pi river but does not extend into Minnesota
yet.
PEORIA, ILL, Jan. 23.-Snow falling
steadily since early this a. NJ, and freight
trains been taken all roads. The p. m.
| train an the Rock Island road which LETT
the city was compelled to return.
DUBUQUE, Jan, ,23.-Trains badly delayed
and many abandoned. NO eastern trains
permitted to leave here tonight, and none
| have arrived.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Jan ga driv-
| ing northeast snow storm. All trains on
| all the roads are several hours late, and on
some roads are abandoned for the night
and cancelled for tomorrow, as the damp
snow is drifting terribly. The blockade
threatens to be the worst we have had this
winter.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23,-The snow storm
which began here last night still continues,
and is the severest of the season.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. pa severe snow
storm has prevailed here since midnight.
1t is now fully twelve inches deep. Rail
road trains are very much delayed on nearly
all the roads.
TOLEDO, Jan. 23-The most violent snow
storm of the season set in from the north
east early this morning, and at dark contin-
ues unabated. The snow is badly drifted.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-A heavy snow
storm, accompanied with high wind, COM
menced here about P. NJ. and continued
until midnight.