Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-10
SNOW PARALYzEs TRAVEL.
Traffic on the Railroads of the North
west Brought to a Standstin.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Reports from all
| Western and Northwestern points indi-
cate that the heaviest snow storm Of the
season prevails. At noon in this city
| business of all kinds was nearly sus-
| pended. All the railways are from one to
seven hours behind the regular schedules.
The thermometer ranges from 1 to 40 de-
grees below zero all over the West. In
this city at noon the mercury stood 4 de-
grees above zero. All trains have been
| abandoned
As thorough a blockade on railroads
has not been experienced in Chicago for
| years. No trains, passenger or freight,
have gone out to-day or tonight on the
following roads: Grand Trunk. Kanka-
kee line, Chicago and Eastern Illinois.
| Baltimore and Ohio, Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago, Panhandle, Michi-
gan Central, Chicago and Alton, Wabash
and the Iowa division of the Illinois Gen.
/ tral. The roads have been hiring every
idle man who could be found during the
| day to go out on the lines to shovel snow.
Inc Burlington, Alton and ST. Paul Rail-
road alone sent out ZOO men. Even un-
der favorable circumstances, the MANA
gers OF the railroads say, they cannot
hope to get back to schedule
time before three or four days, and if the
snow continues to drift, it will be a week
or more. The loss to the roads in busi-
ness, and the cost of clearing their tracks
will be something enormous. Special eff
forts are being made to bring in stock
trains, several engines being used. The
st. Paul Railway brought in a stock tram
of 40 cars this afternoon.
Telegraph wires are working heavy in
every direction. At 10 O'Clock tonight
the storm here had ceased, and the stars
were shining. The snow was, however,
drifting, and everything was very un-
pleasant.
SHIPPING ORDERS NOT FILLED.
There were shipping order S here for
large quantities of corn, but it was almost
impossible to obtain freight room and but
few orders could be executed. Traffic by
teams on the streets was reduced to a
minimum. An "Owl" train on the Hi
nOls Central Road for Hyde Park got
stuck in huge drift at FOrty-third street
and did not reach It's destination till
O'Clock this morning. Various branch
railroad tracks running to the stock
yards were completely blocked by snow
this morning. Suburban trains on the
Rock Island Road were delayed over
three hours this morning and no freight
trains have passed Blue Island either
way.
A special dispatch from Paxton, ILL.,,
reports the storm of last night as Verv Sc
we're, with heavy thunder and lightning.
Snow covered the fences. The public
schools were closed.
AT Jackson, Mich, the snow is three
feet deep on the level. The fall is the
greatest in twenty years.
AT GAINESVILLE, Wis, the storm c0ntin-
ues. All trains are abandoned.
At McGregOr, Iowa, the air continues
tuIl OF snow and a strong wind is blow
ing. Railroad traffic is suspended, and
travel greatly impeded.
Wenona, Minn., reports no snow fall
ing, but heavy wind drifting that
already on the ground. Business is every
where practically suspended. Country
roads are impossible,
A train on the Northwestern Railroad
is snOWed-in four miles east of Dixon.
STREET CARS STOPPED.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL, Feb. 9.-No street
cars nave Oeen running to-day, and very
few vehicles, on account of the storm
Trains are badly delayed.
CEDAR RAPIDS ISOLATED.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Feb. 9.-Cedar Rapids
for the time being is shut in from the out
side world by a snow bio ckade. All trains
have been abandoned. The weather is in
tensely cold, and the wind is blowing fu-
AlOuoAJs Int ueTcufy was ~ degrees
above zero at noon, below at 6 O'Clock,
and at IL O'Clock tonight u below, with a
downward tendency.
MERCURY TUMBLES IN MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, MISS, Feb. 9.-There was a
sudden change in the weather here to-
day. The thermometer dropped IS de-
grees-frOm 70 to 30 degrees in twelve
hours.
TRAINS ABANDONED
BLOOMINGTON, III, Feb. 9.-The In
dianapOlis line, Lake Erie, and the midi
die division of the Illinois Central aband-
oned all trains tonight on account OF the
storm.
SNOW TEN INCHES DEEP.
OTTUMwA, IA, Feb. 9.-Snow COM
menced falling at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and has continued ever since.
1t has drifted badly. Probably ten inches
have fallen on the level. Trains neither
arrive nor depart.