The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-20

The worst storm OF the season in
the West.

| Parsons, KS, March 19.-There was
heavy snow fall in Kansas and
western Missouri last night.
St. Louis, March 19.-Considerable
snow has fallen, but it melted as fast as
1t fell.
Milwaukee, March lS.-A terrible
snowstorm has ragged since an early
hour this morning. 1t is the worst of
the season, because Of the snow being
SO heavy with moisture, and very high
wind. The wires are down in places,
and trains are certain to be blockaded.
Chicago, March 19.-Another .sworst
storm OF the season. set in early this
morning, and up to this hour (noon)
the snow has been falling rapidly, SO
that it lies from three to four inches
deep on level. A fierce wind accom-
panied it, but so solid was the snow
that it did not drift perceptibly and the
wet and solid mass lies ON the streets
and pavements like so much ice. The
steam cars generally have arrived on
time, as they were nearly here when the
storm began but the street cars, after
keeping up the battle for two or three
hours, sought their barns. Snow plows
took their place on the tracks and at
tempted to open the roads, but with
little success, for their six or eight
horses, were unable to keep the snow
from the track. The streets were
black with pedestrians during the
morning, and later busses and carryalls
were improvised to accommodate the
travel. The telegraph wires are wealth.
erbound to most of the principal points,
and in the city there is great Interrupt
tion in the telephone and district tele-
graph business. The wires look like
two-inch ropes, with their heavy wrap
ping Of snow.
Inquiry at the railroad off ces shows
that the storm was not very severe in
the north, but extended west as far us
Omaha, south to st. Louis and Kansas
City, and east on the Pittsburg & Fort
Wayne road as far as Crestline. The
railroad men say there will undoubtedly
be greataelays if the storm continues
much longer, as it is of the most dan
gerous character of any this season.
Milwaukee, March 19.-The storm
to-day Is the worst of the entire season.
A very high wind prevails, and the
snow is very heavy. All the railroad
trains are blockaded. The street car
lines, and business generally, are sus-
pended.
Observation-Disclosures in this
city have gone from bad to worse on
account of the storm. Six to eight in
ches of exceedingly compact snow has
fell, which is so solid that pedestrians
can walk on top of it. All freight
trains are abandoned The C. b. s. @.
trains are blocked. The Michigan Cen
trail is far behind. The. wires are pros
trated, and it is almost impossible to
learn the fate Of the trains gone out.
Nothing but a heavy rain or very warm
weather will afford speedy relief from
the embargo. and there would be a
flood If either of these came about.
st. Louis, March 19.-Thc streets
are filed with slush, in some places
several inches deep. Dispatches from
different parts of the state say that the
heaviest snow of the season has fallen
since last night. especially in that part
north of the Missouri river. The aver
age depth of snow is over foot, but in
some places it is two feet deep. Rail-
road travel is a good deal impeded and
business is suffering, but no trains are
reported abandoned. The snow will
probably disappear in two or three
days, and freshets in the small streams
may be expected.