The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-02

fhFtn wrapped IN u snowy bnrOuu-An
tense Cold Weather and severe slice
aud snow storms from the Lakes 4
the South Atlantic.
NEW YORK, February 1.-The mos
severe snow storm of the season prevail
tonight. A fine snow has been falling
most OF the day and still continues, accom-
panied with high wind. The mercury
has fallen rapidly for the past few hour
and now at II o'clock marks four degreel
above zero.
PETERSBURG, Va, February L. The
weather to-day was intensely cold, follow,
ed by rain and heavy slset. The streets
and sidewalks were thiCkly covered with
Ice, and the walking was very dangerous
Many trees In the forest were broken
weighed down by the sleet.
PoUanKERPsIE, N. Y, February la
heavy north wind and cold increasing
The mercury dropped 10 degrees in three
hours, and Is at zero tonight, and still
falling. All tho trains arc behind time.
Snow this morning and storm threatened
tonight, The men on the ice harvest were
compelled to stop work, About thirty oil
them are frost bitten.
BALTIMORE, February 1.-The snow
storm which began here last night has
continued without cessation for the past
twenty.iour hours and the snow is still
falling. Thermometer l9' below zero.
CLEVELAND, o., February 1.-The driy.
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ragingluninteruptedly to.dayis almost un.
paralleled for severity. A high, keen
wind drlted the snow badly, and made
street travel exceedingly ditllcult and try.
ing, No railroad trains arrived
from the East until late in the afternoon,
and none from the West until evening,
and the first train from the South Eve
hours late. No trains out I'LL evening,
A locomotive was thrown from the track by
DRIFT on the way from the round house 10
the depot. Two locomotives were derailed
by running together In tho binding snow
at the yard switch.
MILWAUKEE, February 1.-The snow fall
OF the past two days has been general and
heavy Throughout Wisconsin, and greatly
impeded railroad business. In fact it has
blockaded and more or less delayed all
trains on all the railroads.
Snow plowR are now running on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul, the Wis.
consin, Lake Shore 4 Western and all
the lines generally. There is less
trouble on the Chicago 4 Northwestern in
the interior Of the State and more on the
Lake Shore 4 Western as compared with
the other roads, The trains south Of
Milwaukee are just getting OIL Hchedule
time, and north and west OF Milwaukee
everything will probably be clear by to.
morrow evening.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
lines In Minnesota are bloCkaded. On the
HastingA 4 Dakota Division 270 men are
at work clearing the track, and on the
Southern Minnesota Division 200 men
are similarly employed.
The weather Is still threatening. The
freight trains on the Northern Division oi
the Wisconsin Central have been stopped
entirely until the track can be cleared.
The freight acCumulations on tho Mime.
sofa and Iowa divisions OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee 4 st, Paul are very large.
CHICAGO, February 1.-About foot oI
snow has fallen here since dark last night
and 1t Is still showing. This Is the heaviest
fall OF snow this winter. A high wind
prevailed from the Northwest all night
and the snow being dry and light has
driited badly. Many places It ia twenty
feet deep. Trains are badly delayed. The
street cars are running, but RCrapers had
TO be kept constantly on all the lines dur.
ing the night and to-day. Hundreds oI
men are keeping the tracks clear with
Bhovels and brooms. II is a genuine old.
fashioned winter, but differs from old
times in that there was no January thaw.
TOLEDO, o., February la heavy snow
storm with high northeasterly winds, has
prevailed here for the past twenty.foul
hours, and still continues. The snow Il
badly driited, and the movement Of trains
on the various railways Is seriously inter.
rupted, Passenger trains are greatly de.
layed, and on several routes the freight
traffic is entirely suspended.