The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-03-12
TERRIFIC SNOW STORM.
THE HEAvIBSTOF THE SEASON.
Railroads Closed and Business Suspended.

CHICAGO, March 4.-The reat snow storm
which began on Wednesday had not abated
this morning, and the indications are that the
suspension of traffic will last nearly week.
The signal service reports that a severe storm
set in at La Crosse, Wis, last evening, and Is
still raging 1t is moving toward Chicago.
In the country around Chicago the traces OF
roads have entirely disappeared, and many OF
the snow drifts are over six feet high. In the
Chicago Post Office over 200 tons of mail
matter has accumulated. To add to the
other discomforts of the storm, milk and
egg famine is upon this city, the entire supply
from the Northwest being cut off.
The receipts of grain in this city during the
last twenty four hours were only eight car
loads. There are nine trains stuck between
Hyde Park and kensingtou, fourteen miles
south of here, and five engines together do
not suffice to break the blockade.
At Waukegan, H., the public schools are
closed owing to the snow drifts in the streets,
which are up to the second story, and It Is
still showing. At Lbertyyille, H., It has
been showing thirty six hours, and the Llber-
tyvilIe passenger train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee aud ST. Paul Railroad has been
showed in since Wednesday Snow is falling
as fast as ever. 1t is reported from Freepors,
ILL.,, that forty car loads of stock are shut up
in snow banks west of there near Elory, on
the Central road. Three engines and gang
OF sixty shoyellsrs weRt to their relief, but
were themselves blocked in, and are unable
TO return. A despatch from Omaha, Neb.,
says no trains arrived there from the East
since yesterday morning. The wind Is high
and the cuts are drifting full.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March "A severe snow
storm has prevailed here since last night.
Wires are down and railroad travel Is imped.
ed. FIVE regiments of the National Guard
from the Western part Of the State, on their
way to Washington, were detained here all
night but left this morning. u Is still snow
ing.
CARBoNUALE, Pa. March The hardest
storm OF the winter prevails here to-day. Sew
eral gangs Of shoyeiiers were sent cut aloEg
the railroads emerging from the city, aad the
roads were opened only to be again dritted
full Passenger and coal trains were stuck
fast in the snow. Tbs storm stJl, continues.
and the wind IS blowing gale. \ terrible
storm Of snow aud hail Is also reported GA the
Delaware. above the Water Gap.
PorCHEEEPsIE. March IA heavy rain
storm prevailed all along the Hudson 70 day,
with high wind. The river was guBsaily high,
aud the piers aud wharvcs were submerged
Toe streams Ia the Interior are rising
Dispatches on Tuesday say that she snow
blockade in the West and Northwest IS nearly
over. aud regular tims Is be3ng made on most
Of tEe roads. The first train arrived at For,
Pierre. Dakota. Tuesday for f0rIy days.
In Chicago the snow Is slowly melting. but
the piles 20 the streets are sn high ibai PEG
pie stalking an one side Csuuot SER those on
the other s4Ir. Even msik TRAINS from neigh.
boring dairy towns are stopped. AID there o.
ia consequence great scarcity oi u'N.