Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-18
KING WINTERS CARNIVAL
BIG DRIFTS AND BITTER COLD
IN THE NORTHWEST.

Fifty one Degrees BeIowZerO Registered
by the ThermOmeter-COuntle Pas
senger Trains Stuck In the Snow and
Freight Traffic Entirely Abandoned
Schuyler COlfax's Funeral Greatly I'm
peded- Teleg raphy Paralyzed.
CHICAGO, Jan. flowing to the heavy
snowfall trains last night ranged from
one to nine hours behind time. The fast
mails were generally two to three hours
late, The situation is worse southeast
and east. \ passenger train coming this
way on the Chicago, Lafayette and Gin
cnnati road was, when last heard of.
locked in drifts near 81. Anne, Ill.
Another passenger train on the Louis
Vile and New Albany road, due here last
evening, was caught in a sn0wbank a few
miles from this city, and the people on
board bivOuaced in coaches all night.
Shortly after midnight the temperature
which had previously been comparatively
comfortable, began a rapid descent and
fast went to zero, and the snow that re-
commenced Thursday night was still fall
ing last night.
STOPPED SHOWING AT MIDNIGHT.
After showing almost continuously for
"a hours the storm appeared to have gen.
orally abated throughout the West and
Northwest at midnight, to be succeeded
by rapid drop in the temperature.
Trains have been delayed in every direc-
ton and a number are reported showed
in, and in the absence of telegraphic
communication the exact situation has
not yet been disclosed. The storm has
been unusually severe IN its effect upon
the telegraph service. Communica-
ton with New York was entirely cut of
about O'Clock this morning, and had hot
been resumed up to 10 O'Clock. The chief
difficulty appears to be east of Crestline,
o., and Buffalo, New York. The weather
at all points is reported clear and cold.
Fargo quotes q degrees below zero,
jamestown, Dakota, 80 below, St. Paul
s below, Des MOines 10 below, Omaha
II below, st. Louis at zero, Chicago I
above, and Cincinnati 10 above. Through
out Iowa railroads are reported operating
with great difficulty, and freight traffic
has been almost entirely suspended for
the time being.
No through passenger trains had ar
rived here up to 2:15 o'clock this after
noon on any of the roads from the East,
South and West, except one from the
South on the Illinois Central. Freight
traffic was practically suspended through
out. The telegraph service was slightly
improved this afternoon.
81 BELOW ZERO.
MILES CITY, NJ. T., Jan. 1.-THE Their
mOmeter registered 81 degrees below
zero here at O'Clock Yesterday morning.
Some small losses Of sheep are reported,
hat few cowboys who came in say that
the condition of cattle IS fully as good as
it was at this time last year. During the
day the thermometer averaged about 10
degrees below zero.
THE REPORT AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Dispatches to-
night report heavy gales, intense cold
and great snow storms all over the West
and Northwest, and a good deal of dam
age from the wind. The gale at Buffalo
blew Il miles an hour for several hours.
Chicago is suffering from a partial block
ade Of the streets and almost a total
blockade of the railroads leading from
the city, delayed mails and deranged tele-
graph facilities. Schuyler COlfaX was
| buried to-day in heavy storm, with the
mercury about zero, and all trains car
rying mOurners were delayed several
! hours. The hour of the funeral was fixed
( at 10 O'Clock this morning, but the body
was net placed in the vault until 50'clOck
| this afternoon.
| CHURCH ABOUT TO FALL.
! STEU BENVILLE, o., Jan. 1.-THE First
! Presbyterian Church here was damaged
by the storm last night and is Iiape to
! Iall at any moment. It cost SIC. 900.