Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-10
WILD WESTERN WINDS
That Accompanied a Graat Storm OF
Snow.
ToRNApoEs soF GREAT AREA.
The Mississippi Valley Visited bE Ter
rife Storm Sunday
Night. .....
THE PARTICULARS JUST ARRIVING,

CHICAGO, February 9.-The Inter Ocean s
special dipatch from Paxton, Ills, which is
about one hundred miles south of this city,
reports the storm last night as being very
severe in the way Of wind and snow.
At Sycamore, ILL.,, at 6 o'clock tonight
there we're no signs OF abatement Of the
blizzard, In the country the snoW covered
fences, and drifted to depth OF four feet IN
the principal streets, The public schools
are closed.
At Jackson, Mich, snow is reported three
feet deep on level. The fall Is the great
est within twenty years.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, the storm continues
with heavy tall of snow and furious gale,
the severest for years. All freights are
abandoned. .u
At McGregor, Iowa, the air continues full
of snow and q strong wind is blowing. Kail'
road travel suspended. .w
Winons, Mimi, reports no snow ialhng
there, but the wind is blowing and drifting
the snow already down, Reports from every
direction show great storm area and OF tne
same general effect Business everywhere
is practically suspended, Country roads
are impossible.
At Beloit, Wis, the blizzard was very Sc
we're. The temperature is at about zero.
No trains reached the city to-day.
At Dixon, ILL.,, Illinois Central, and Ghl
cagor Northwestern trains are blockaded.
Fourteen inches Of snow have fallen. At
Mattoou, Southern Illinois, there was
heavy thunder storm last night accom-
panied by hail and sleet. ,
At Ottumws, Iowa the snow commenced
falling at p. m. yesterday and has contln-
ued ever since. 1t has drifted terribly. 1t
is colder with high winds this evening. AS
thorough a blockade Oh the railroads has
not been experienced here for years. No
trains, passenger or freight have gone out
today or tonight on the following roads !:
Grand Trunk, Kankakee, Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, Baltimore. and OHIO, Louis
vile. New Albany and Chicago, Pan
Handle, Michigan Central. and Chicago
and Alton. ~.
The Wabash end Iowa disicn of the Hi
nois Central road have been hiring every
idle man who could be found during the
day to 90 out on the lines to shovel snow.
The Burlington, Alton and st. Paul alone
sent out a thousand men. Even under
favorable circumstances managers OF the
road ssY they cannot expect to get back to
schedule time before two or three days and
if the snow continues to DRIFT 1t
will be week or more. The
loss to the roads in business
and cost Of clearing the tracks, will be
something enormous. On some of the
roads which, have refused to send out
passenger trains, special, efforts are being
| made to bring in stock trains several
engines being used The st. Paul road
brought in stock train Of forty-iye cars
this afternoon. Telegraph wires are work
ing heavy in every direction. At LG3O
o'clock tonight the storm here has, ceased
Ssvere Winds.
MILWAUKEE, February "a severe wand
and snow storm set in at an early hour thus
morning and continued throughout the en-
tire day and we'll into the night Reports
Indicate that the storm existed throughout
the entire State and adjoining States, its
fury being most felt through southern Wis
consin, and northern Illinois, and north
western Iowa. Trains on all lines have
been DELAYED from one to four hours, but no
case of absolute blockade is reported.
| Nearly all freight trains are suspended.
| Thunder and Fighting.
JACKSONVILLE, Ills, February 9.-The
worst blizzard of the season began last
night being accompanied BY thunder and
lightning. 1t has been showing all day
tonight at 7 =. NJ the thermometer stand;
at zero and it is growing colder.
At Franklin, this county, a livery stable
was struck by lightning last night; it killed
horse, and two boys we're rendered insen,
sible. The entire village was shaken BY
| the shock.