Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-21
Storm, at Chicago and st. Louts.

CHICAGO, March 19.-Another "worst
storm of the season. set in early this
morning and up to this hour (noon) snow
has been falling rapidly, so that it now
lies three to four inches on the level. A
fierce wind accompanied it, but SO solid
was the snow that it did not drift per-
ceptibly, and the wet and solid mass lies
on the streets and pavements like so
much ice. The steam cars arrived gen
orally on time, as they were nearly here
when the storm began, but the street
cars, after keeping up the battle two or
three hours, yielded to the inevitable and
sought their barns The snow plows took
their place on the tracks and attempted
to open the roads, with but little success,
for their six and eight horses were barely
able to keep the snow from
the track, and it fell nearly
as fast as it was pushed off. The streets
were black with pedestrians during the
morning. Later, 'busses and carryalls
were improvised to accommodate travel.
Telegraph wires are weather-bound to
most of the principal points. In the city
there is great interruption Ill telephone
and district telegraph business. The
wires are like two inch ropes with their
heavy wrapping of snow Inquiry at
railroad offices shows that the storm was
not very severe in the North but extend
ed west as far as Omaha, south to ST.
Louis and Kansas City and east on the
Pittsburg & Fort Wayne as far as Crest
line. Railroad men say there will I'M
doubtedly be great delay if the storm con-
tinues much longer, as it is of the most
dangerous character of any this season.
DETROIT, Mich, March ia steady
cool rain here.
ST.. LOUIS, March 19.-Dispatches from
western Missouri and Kansas note
heavy snow fall through that section
yesterday afternoon and last night The
storm reached here this morning and con-
siderable snow has fallen, but it melts as
fast as it falls.
CHICAGO, March 10, II p M-Afairs
in the streets have gone on from bad to
worse on account of the storm, and at
present the snow, which has been falling
rapidly since $50 this morning, is begin
ming to come less heavily and will prob
ably stop falling entirely soon. The re-
suit of the days storm is from six to
eight inches of exceedingly compact
snow, which is so solid that pedestrians
walk on top of it without perceptibly re-
ducing its height The thermometer has
been very near, but a tritie above
the freezing point all day, and
is now slowly rising. The morning
trains arrived very closely on time, but
tonight there are serious delays. On all
lines all freight trains are abandoned
The Northwestern road sent out only one
train TO Milwaukee, and no others, except
suburban. The Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy trains are blocked The Alton
train arrived an hour late. The Illinos
Central trains are slow but running with
some regularity. The Pittsburgh s. Fit
Wayne trains are almost on time. The
Michigan Central is far behind anC
sent out only one train tonight
The Michigan Southern trainsare delayed
by bad wreck fifty miles from the city
and incoming trains were six hours late
They sent out only one train. The Pitts
burg s. Fort Wayne road justified it
reputation by sending out all its trains OF
time The roads not particularly men
toned in the above report have eithe
abandoned all trains or run only suburb
ans The wires being Frustrated in near
ly every direction, it is impossible t,
learn the fate of the trains which hav,
gone out, and many of them may b.
blockaded only few miles from
the city. There has been abou
complete stoppage of interna
travel and traffic, and tonight. Not
street ear is running in the city. TIL
snow is piled up between the car track
and sidewalks so high and firmly that j
is impossible to crowd the snow bacl
from the tracks 1t is problem of vita
interest to citizens how long the presen
state of affairs is to continue. Nothin
but heavy rain or very warm weathe
will afford a speedy relief from the EN-
barge, and there would be flood if eithe
of these came about. >
ST. LOUIS, March 19.-The heavies
snow storm of the winter prevailed her
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