New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-04
HEAVY STORMS ~ THE WESE

CulCAGO, Marcn 3.-Thc storm reported to
have moved rhucaso from the northwest last night
continues rage tins morning.. II there any meaning
In th phrase the Worst Of n" scasou" 1t applies
trthiu.y present one. IL ia impossible 10 say
how much snow has really fallen. ~ II has rested IN no
two places alike In Wisconsin. Iowa and lluUs.whero
the ralrna IL have recovered fom tho storm OF sat
uriay aud sunday, IA feared the present snow VIII
intordrt travel Tor u week.
There /. a Inu-t hopeless, blockade Of the traffic in this
city, and the incU ung trains this morning were delayed
from seven to cish. huurs. Two trans on tho Illinois
Central Road ar .uoWed IN between here and kensIng
ton H. aud the Chicago, Milwaukee aud ~ Paul RAN
70 has been Obliged to abandon all itS trains between
Chicago Milwaukee, until the Cessation of the Storm
OF witch prc.cnt there is not the slightest inIicaOn
Trains on the Chicago. burlington aud Quincy Road IN
addition To- the snow de aged by the burning OF the
station al GLlcshurg. Ill., wlrh occurred lhls morning.
AID which involves i0ss Of 5000 ,,
Wisconsin complete tnan NJ any tm' during the
winter; and rnr"ah men say that the tracks VIII DO
much harder to clear TINS time than betOre.
The CnragO, Milwaukee and 81 fAul KahfOah mas
EiKnorn. Wis. snys: Never before has the work OF
ploushS seemed more futile "a The racks are COW
places for hundrrIS oi yards WIN wafer
and snow. 80 that shovos ar tho only means aFa"o"
Dnhnqnr Iowa rcpor- A furious storm is raging
insIrIng another railroad blockade, during which no
trains can be expected as tnose vest and east were all
abandoned laHt night ~
A dispAtcn from sioux CITY says: The present storm
Is particularly dscouraglnG. Snow has been blown nY
city. All roads within 200 mlles-ras north AMI
wcst-of sioux CITY. arc bock"dcd some OF them ever
Nothing Ike the present been In Chicago
I'M, Walter The snow IA falling and drifting last tnat
efforts 10 keen sidewalks passabc 10 pedestrians
| has been abandoned, ANA they plunge along through
drifts win diflicuity
u t. noon no trains arrived this morning from The
| West and only two rom tue East Al,
storm AMI i"e sirrets were ainott deserted except By
snow plougn which kept moving III order 10 keep tue
Dispatches from Western Iowa note the cessation OF
the Storm there. Dut ~ scoisln ana lhhoiS II coh'"
Hes IA able prrAlslrnCy.
4 sprc,a from E,ain. H.. sImmarzrs The situation
thGs: mo tiaIus; 10 mails; no chicago papers; ho
A special from Madison. Wis, speaking Of tho storm
"n,,1, Hn ir,. feet Of snow has fallen aud the
DRIFTS sixteen 10 eighteen feet hiGh'
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Match Sat noon tue storm CON
unuea with Gntbitcd fury. All The trains and street.
have stopped running, and business Is AT stand
still IL VIII require w.rks time 10 open the railroads
III this STATE
MILWAUKEE,. March a--rar storm. which began last
MIA at y n'cl1ck, was general I'll over Wsconsn II
has r,yrd without 4 noin.nl's cessation aud Is the
hcayi.,; snowfall ever Luo|u IN Wisconsin and the
Northwest Report, IRON AL thc teegraphc points III
Wl.con-in SHOW tha IL from 10 feet on the
level, aud drrs reported covering HOUSES 'ecgiap"
roc', traius, otc. Tho euiS on AL the laIio"7 arc
filled.
Adspatch 10 The Daiy Republican states that there
IA great IEcon\ euuo ia all places IN ob aiuInS food
and fuel and III some places actual tuHrrliI Nj "a
sae railroad nam - uIng the entire Sta.c, every
line brug N oiuay III ckrd nid all business lpenird
| No attempt T." clear inc tracks VIII De naie un'h
after IN. stori rrs.s ard Tonight It Is still raging
| paI "A ever. galway nen estimated ma luily
trains can b. resumed regularly. Mails an over tho
tate arc stopped Telegraph wires c'ntlnnd TO WORK 10
most puiaIs. The oldest inhabitants oil Mlwutkee ana
| tbroughout the State SAY nothing even approach
| ing a., present storm has ever been known.
| From "A n0st every interior town come dispatches
nnnoncin distress among the people, ana stalng thi
unless III storm that supplies can lie go' III
within fnw lys there VIII great suffering nnd NC
ina danger uf starvation among people l,Jiauu ion
neI.hb,rs ami Assistance. Al " the railroads nave
,os.u.r and nther trains sOWCd In various pOhIs