The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-10
WILD WEATHER WAVELET
1T WAS a GUEST FROM THE GULF
That Went Rolling Northward TO the Con-
fines of Manitoba and Chilled Our
Northern Cousins Reports
From Various Points.
TIE STORM STILL RAaRs.

THE STORM STILL RAGRs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9-The west-bound
passenger train from Cincinnati to Chi
csgo on the Chicago, Indianapolis, St.
Louis a Pacific road, is showed in neaf
Stanne, Illinois. All trains on the In
diana, Illinois Il Iowa road have been
abandoned. The highway about Kan
kakee ID impossible ON account Of the
snow.
NO ABATEMENT AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-At noon the storm
is continuing with unabated force, and
in this city business of all kinds is
nearly suspended. The snow lies TO n
great depth on the streets. Street cars
drawn by horses move only with great
difficulty, and In the freight yards in
railway stations freight handlers
and train employees are
engaged ~, in, in an attempt
only are attempting to leave. At the
signal station the news was rather CON
flicting and confused. This much was
authoritative, however, the snow-storm
has come from the south. IL arose in
the Gulf of Mexico yes erday, and Ii as
been travelling a little east of north
since, the wind blowing with the veloc-
ity OF about twenty miles per hour. It
has gone far to the north
west, the weather being especially
fierce in all the lower lake
regions from here 10 Buffalo. 1t has
taken its flight to the ST. Lawrence re-
gion, in northeasterly direction. This
morning the storm had not reached the
nd ~ IpHs ..lg
neither will il reach as for northwest as
Duluth, but taking In Wisconsin. While
showing here and all along the lake re-
sion, the storm has produced rain in the
OHIO valley. The rain extends as far
south as northern Mississippi. 1t Is rap
idly growing colder In the northwest
region, especially in Manitoba, and
Dakoto, and northern Minnesota. The
, fIigid wave reached Fort Gary last
} night, where the mercury had reached
, Al degrees below zero. and az st. Vim
cent 81 degrees below. This excessively
cold wave is moving eastward and may
be upon us tonight.
: WIND, SNOW, THUNDER, LIGHTNING
ETC.
The Inter-Ocean's special dispatcl
from Paxton, Illinois, which Is abou
100 miles south of this city
reports the storm tof las
night very severe in the way of win,
and snow, with the very rare accom-
: paniment OF heavy thunder and yiyi,
! lightning. This place appears to b.
| near the border lines Of the snow ant
rain belts.
A FoUR-FooT FALL.
l. AT Sycamore, Illinois, at o'clock to
: night there were no signs of abatemen
I in the blizzard. In the country tn
| Il l,a 4.
TO the depth OF four feet In tho principa
streets, and the public schools ha,
, closed.
, AT JACKSON, MICHIGAN.
The snow is reported feet deep on tn
level, and piled many feet high II
drifts in sheltered places. The fall i
I the greatest within twenty years.
AT JoNEsvILLE, WIS,
the snow continues with n heavy fal
and u furious gale. II is the severest 70
years. All freight trains have beef
abandoned.
AT MGREGoR, IOWA,
the air continues full of snow and
strong wind is blowing. Railroa,
- traihG Is stopped and travel greatly i'm
e peded.
>. wiNoNA, MINNESOTA,
reports no SNOW falling there, but
Z heavy wind blowing and drifting tn
!. snow that has already fallen, making
y necessary TO abandon night trains,
JUST so EvERYwHrRE.
y reports from every direction show
D tho area to be great and the storm o
the same general effect. Bushes
everywhere Is practically suspended
Country roads are impossible.
8 AT wINoNA, ILLINOIS,
= the Illinois Central is struggling alonI
. with double-headers, several hours late
The east bound passenger o
Q the Chicaso& Alton branch IL laid u
IS at Blackstone, with no prospect G
o being able TO move within twonty-fou
+ hours.
o AT BELoIT, WISCONSIN,
tho blizzard is very severe, with th
temperature at about zero. No train
have reached the city to-day either fror
: Chicago or Milwaukee.
AT DIXON, I'LL.
The Illinois Central and the Chicag
|, Y Northwestern trains are blocked
n Fourteen Inches OF snow has fallen.
: AT NATION,
1 IN southern Illinois, there was heav
o thunderstorm last night, accompanie
I by hail and sleet.
CHICAGO ROADS nLoCKADED.
As thorough blockade on railroad
'"' NV hNNa 'AHtIltuCtu hoio ~
> years, No trains, passenger or freight
have gone out to-day o
: tonight on tho following roads: Tn
}, Grand Trunk, the kankake
, d Chicago & Eastern, tn
/ Baltimore & Ohio, the Louisville, NeN
Albany Il Chicago, the Panhandle, th
: Michigan Central, tho Chicago X Alton
The Wabash and tho Iowa divisions @
tho Illinois Central road have beo
hiring all the idle men VIII
: could be found during tho day TO so on
and shovel snow. The Burlington
! Alton, and the St. Pau
! railroads alone sent out 900 men. Eve
d under favorable circumstances th
l. managers OF the roads sa
they can not expect
$ get back TO schedule time before two o
three days, and IL tho snow continue
: TO drift II will be wee
! or more. The loss TO the road
! In business and the cost OF cleaning Oh
tracks will BIO enormous, o
3 some of the roads, whlo
2 have refused 10 send out passenge
trains, special efforts are being made :
bring In stock trains, on which sovora
engines are being used. The st. Pau
: road brought In n stock train OF forty
\ five cars this afternoon.
TELEGRAPH WIRES
are working heavily In every direC
ton. At 1880 tonight th
storm hero ceased ant
the stars are shining, though snow /
! still drifting badly. The mercury is q
! 4deGrees aboue zero.