The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23
ANOTHER SNOW STORM.
AND THE WORST or THE wrsrEu.

CnHaGo. March i9.-ADother anc
the worst storm Of the season set II
this morning. A fierce wind ac
companied it, but so solid was the
Snow that it did not drift percepti
blv and the wet and solid mass lies
on the streets and pavements like
80 much ice. The steam cars arrly
ed on time as they were nearly here
when the storm began, but the street
cars, after keeping up the battle fol
two or three hours, yielded to tile
inevitable and sought their barns
The snow plows took their place OF
the tracks and attempted to open
the roads, but with little success
for their six or eight horses were an
able to keep the snow from the track
as it fell nearly as fast as pushed
of. The streets were black with
pedestrians during the morning
and later, buses and carriages were
improyised to accommodate travel
rhe telegraph wires are weather.
bound to most of the principal
points. and in the city there was
great interruption in the telephone
and district telegraph business. The
wires look like two-inch ropes, with
their heavy wrapping of snow.
Inquiry at the railroad offices
shows that the storm was not yer
severe in the north, bat extended
west as far rs Omaha, south TO st.
Louis and Kansas City, and east on
the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne
road AS far rs Cresline. Railroad
men say there will undoubtedly be
great delays if the storm continues,
as it is OF the most dangerous char
acter of any this season.
All freight trains are abandoned.
The Northwestern road sent out on
" one train to Milwaukee and no
others except suburbans. The C..
3. d @. trains are blockaded. The
Alton train arrived an hour late
The Illinois Central trains are slow,
but running with some regularity.
The Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne
trains are almost on time. The
Michigan Central is far behind and
sent out only one train tonight.
The Michigan Southern trains were
delayed by a bad wreck fifty miles
from the city. Incoming trains
were all six hours behind time
They sest out only. one train The
Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne justified
its reputation by sending out all its
trains on time. The roads not par
mentioned in the above re-
port haye either abandoned all
trains or run only suburbans. The
wires are being prostrated in nearly
every direction. 1t is impossible 10
learn the fate Of trains which have
gone out and many of them may be
only few miles from the
city. There has been almost a com
plete stoppage of intramural travel
and trafic and tonight not street
car is runningin the city. The snow
is piled up between the err tracks
and sidewalks so nigh and firmly
that it is impossible to crowd the
snow back from the tracks. 1t is q
problem of vital interest to citizens
how long the present state of affairs
is to continue. Nothing bat heavy
rain or very warm weather will af-
ford speedy relief from the embargo,
and there would be a food if either
Of these came about.
ST. Louis, March 19.-The hcavi-
est snow storm of the winter pre-
vailed here all day, with a driving
wind from the west, but the snow
melted as fast as it fell and the
streets tonight are filled with slush
in some places several inches deep.
from different parts in
Ihu etaIe SLY tlIat the heaviest snow
Of the season has fallen since last
night, especially that part of the
State north of the Missouri river.
The average depth of snow is over a
DOT. but in some places it is two
feet deep. Railroad travel is good
leal impeded and business is suf-
ering, but no trains are reported
ibandoned. The snow will prob
IDLY disappear iE two or three days
md freshets in small streams may
,e expected.
MILWAUKEE, March 19.-The
torn to-day is the worst of the en-
ire season. Very high wind pre-
-ails and the snow is very heavy. |
All trains are blockaded, and street |
are-lines and business generally !
MILWAUKEE, March 20-The |
torn is over, but every thingis block
ded. Trains will not be running
'efore tomorrow. Dispatches from
Iowa, FL Paso, Illinois.
,henoa. Decatur, st. Charles and |
ianv otner points throughout the
northwest indicates that the storm
f yesterday was far the most severe
f the season, the snow fall being
rom twelve to eighteen inches,
eavy, damp, close packed and in
lany places drifted badly. At Clin-
on, four passenger trains arrived
'om the West at four O'Clock and
I'LL be compelled to remain until
D-morrow afternoon, when it is
heught the roads will be open to
'hicago. The long freight blockade
nd the impossibility of making
hipments forces the continued sus
ension OF. all mills and factories,
nd makes q serious stagnation of
uslness throughout the Northwest,
5 well as fuel famine and other