, 1875-02-12
THE POLAR WAVE
Where It Illus Penetrated and
How 1t Has Affected Men
aud Business,
Railroad Travel in Iowa and Wisconsin
Almost Entirely Suspended.

IN CHICAGO,
80 lar ~ personal discomfort ta concerned,
sossnrday vas tho sererest day Of tlls entra
"lhser. ll'o low temperature MAS aggravated
by "a piercing northwest or went wind. which
drove tho light snow he!oro It In clouds, blindtog
the e5es Of travellers, anil forming drifts which
intcrfered materially with Walking. The street.
car comfanies however, kept their cars running,
and Tho West Side one especially was un-
rctnitting in it's iabors, the now suporinten1-
ont proving, in this first day Of trial. his
fitness for hin position. Owing to the temrcra-
turo, the attendance nt lie theatres was very
Email. aud "down town" waa deserted ut m
onrls hour In the evening.
no Eaie cauEed more trouble to tho
rhflruad4 sllan the heavy Hnow-atbrnl OF the da7
previous. lhe suo~ on all the Iines waa drifting
BADLY, ana in aome t,1aces It piled up and feet
deep, causing much delay to tho trainH. All
tho freight trainB stopped running in tho after.
noon, aid will not vontute out again until this
lenllpyto tie Weut and Nor.!awost M we're p , lilo
Withdrawn IN tue o3cning. oyeu tllo regular
Milwaukee trains pTefer7ng not 10 gtart mt.
lho Incoming trans wers all unny hours behind
time: and soverat which wero due dill not arrive
| at all. TauH far no accidents have been feport.
cd, aud 1t IL hoped tiiat mono have happeuoi.
Special Dispoteh 10 TAr Chi:o7o Trians.,
CED'.E nAi1ns, Ia. Feb 1l.-rt has t,ecn blow
ing hald all day. The north anl south roads
funniug hero ata again b1ockaded with SHOW;
also the Chicago Northwestern. West Of hero
report, indicate that tho drifts arc had aud it
will deuotlces be day or two before tra1ns aro
again running.
.r~e;al D,spatea to Tho c1tseaoo Tribune.
SIOUX CIrY. Ia, Fob. t1.-fi,o Dakota SOUTH
ern d Sioux City aad rhctc tsatiroals' traipa
arc now runnn, with regularity. Tie Illinois
CentEal en1 Sioux CITY j. st. Paul Noada ara
still blockade1 and it will be some days be;ura
tho Inter road eau clear for tho passage IT
tra'nA. Weather to.niElt, clear md co.l.
Sn~e7ai Ltntateh u The Ch.eaao 1,,taHs.
NctinEHoA. ia, Feb. ii Another serfib.o
storm paesed over thia section last hight. md
again filled the cuts with unos. No trains are
| Eow beng run OIL tho Clinton, II. Il 1T. Paul nur
Clinton, Dubuque 4 a1inncsota Koads. Thc truu
which LET: lee for st. Paul Yesterday morning
| remaino1 Oh the prairis west OF Lansing from
yesterday At 3 p. N. until this evening. Tho
paase ngefs were bronght back to Lausins in
s'sishs. The D.. G. l. II. Road il B:iii blocked
very cold. It is now forty-lye days Hiucs Nc
had q thaW.
d. !spee,ai Dispatch to re catcaoo Tribune.
DunuQuE, H., Feb. 1l.-.All railroad ofera-
1hiclt ragged OIL tile !ino Of the road west today
With great fury. Tho cuts aro drifted full. No
tranH loft for any point tonight. The river
ros4l trains are tounder1ng through snos-dr,tsp,
at uaEperH Fosry. Tho Chicago train due to-
| night will net arr.vn llnsL morning. Tls mar.
curry was 10 degrees below zero-a: Il p. III.
| srsein' Dis1astth 70 Tie CN.rcrh iritu..f.
DEs AotsEs Ia, Fe6, 1.-The storm l:ns do
lased trains north and west Of hero to-;!ay. On
| tho Eort D,I.e Koad thoy were abnndcaud. Uu
Tue Ruc1; lslanl they arc four or ivo hours be-
hind Tho wind has uow ceased, aru they will
tq-uosrow ba asl a'ghs.
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