St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-17
ANOTHER SNOW BLOCKADE
Chicago Again Shut off From the
Outer World by Snow
Blockade.
Heavy Snow Storm and Blizzard In
Northern Dakota, the Worst Of
the Winter.
New York City Visited by Cyclone, the
Streets Flooded and Much Damage
to Property.

TO property.
The Fiercest Storm of Wind, Rain and Snow
Eyer Experienced in Penn
sylyania.
Chicago, Feb. 16.-The weather In this
city and throughout the northwest has been
intensely cold ell day. At O'Clock this
morning in Chicago the mercury indicated
10 below zero. The sky was clear, but the
air was filed with frozen particles drifting
before keen and cutting west wind, which
aroVe nearly everybody from the exposed
streets and made pedestrians seek the shell
tered sides of buildings when forced to be
out The storm signals Of the government
were flying all day, and notwithstanding the
influence OF bright sunshine the mercury
only struggled up a few degrees 1t reached
its highest point, below zero, at 4 O'Clock
this evening. Al 6 o'clock it had fallen
to g below, and at 9 O'Clock
it was 109 below. Reports from
the West and Northwest, from which il
comes, Indicate still lower TEN perature be-
fore morning. Street ear travel has been
slow and tedious, and working people suffered
much delay and Inconvenience going 10 and
returning from their work. The cable car
lines have experienced more trouble within
the past two or three days than at any time
during the winter. The snow of Yesterday
was heavy and hard to handle, and the low
temperature has made the machinery brittle,
so that the traction cable has snapped once
or twice. and the pully wheels have done the
same, forcing the company TO use horses TO
draw its cars for considerable portion Of
the time since Saturday. The result was
several blockades, and much suff ring from
the cold weather by the waiting people.
The trains on most of the railroads
have been greatly delayed during the day,
and the situation seemed to grow worse,
rather than better,a ,as the day progressed. The
roads TO the south and southeast suffered
most. The Chicago & Alton, Illinois Cen
trai. Louisville, New Albany q Chicago, and
some other roads were completely blocked by
the drifting snow, and most of the roads
were obliged to side track the freight trains.
Some Of the east-bound roads refused to
take freight for transmission. Western
roads are being rapidly blocked up with
freight for transmission east, and many
train loads are side tracked beyond the city
limits waiting TO be switched across the con-
necting roads, which are greatly behind
time and irregular from every direction, ana
business is being seriously affected on that
account. Reports from western and north
western points show the following tetppera-
lures all below zero: Omaha Is, Des Moines
Is, Dubuque IS, Fargo D. T. 2S, James
town, D. T. 30, Winnipeg 81. Denver re-
ports 33 above. @
AT EANKAKHE.
RANKAKEE, Ill. FEB. IL. The passenger
train west bound on the Cincinnati, Indian
apolis & Chicago road is snow bound in ten
feet of snow east OF st. Anne, and west
bound passengers are held at Kankalee. A
relief crew stuck in the snow near St. Anne,
on the Chicago,& Eastern Illinois track 4
snow plow and engines are snow bound near
and north of st. Anne, and the east bound
passenger of the Kankakee & Seneca, due
at l, is snow bound beyond Macon.
HEAVY STORM IN DAKOTA.
Special to the Globe.
DICKINSON, Oak, Feb. 16.-Tbe worst
storm of the winter has been raging all day.
it is showing hard and drifting badly, with
the temperature at zero Trains on the
Northern Pacific are all DELAYED several
hours. Reports indicate that the storm ex-
tends hundred miles east and west of here.
THE WORST OF THE SEASON
has Just passed which was the worst of the
season in this section. Six inches of snow
fell and drfted. Much difficulty is exper-
fenced in getting trains through, several be-
coming stalled. The storm changed this
afternoon to rain, which fell in torrents for
several hours. 1t is now colder and the
storm IS clearing.
THE FIERcEsT EVER WITNESSED.
WILK.sBARRE, Feb 16.-The tercest
storm of wind, rain and snow ever witnessed
here began this morning and has beer rag
ing ali day. but somewhat calmed down
this evening. Thirteen inches Of
snow has already fallen. and If
the storm continues railroad trains
coming down the mountains will be block
AIDED. in Pittston the root of the Casino
skating rink, a mammoth structure. fell and
the building was entirely demolished. There
was no one in the building at the time. Scri-
Gus damage to buildings is reported from the
country districts.
RAILROADS BLoCKADED.
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb .l6.--A blidding snow
storm began about O'Clock this morning.
Trans were stopped, and In some instances
wrecked, telephone wires prostrated and tele-
graph wires will not work.
CYCLONE ~ NEW YORK..
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The heavy rain
storm here to-day gave place to a wind storm
in the evening. During the day Theodore
Ernest vas blown from the roof Of 148 Frank h
lin street and killed. William Howe, a
cartman, and Samuel Walters were
fatally injured by a flying sign.
large iron shutter Of the new
Mortimer building fell on the roof Of the
stock exchange and made large hole. Snow
and rain prevailed along the Hudson river.
North OF Poughkeepse trains are blockaded
by snow. Tne Hudson and other rivers in
the state rose very high and much damage
was done. The storm was very severe along
the Atlantic coast. At Atlantic CITY. N. j.,
%. 900 damage was done. Cape May reports
fearful storm swept the coast last night and
this morning. a portion Of the storm bal
wars was sent nyiDg across the drive by tbe
raging suri aDd storm. At Wilmington, Del,
Mary keClsfferty was drowned In attempting
TO cross Squirrel run. The streets Of this
place are flooded. Similar reports are made
from other places.
Held to the Grand Jury.