The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-10
A GREAT SNOW STORM.
1t BlOckades Railroad Travel In All Di-
rectiOns-Almost Unprecedented
In Its Severity.
Rain, Snow, Sieet and Intense Cold
In Widely Extended
Area.
TIE HEAVIEST STORM.

wave MOVING Eastward.
CHICAGO, Feb AT noon the storm was
continuing with unabated force, and in
this city business of all kinds was nearly
suspended. The Snow lies TO great depth
in the streets. The street cars drawn by
horses are moving only with great difficulty,
and in the freight yards, in the railway
stations, freight handlers and train en-
ployes are engaged in an attempt to clear
the tracks, passenger trains only attempting
to leave, At the signal station the news
was rather conflicting and confused.
This much was authoritative, however;
The snow storm has come from
the South. 1t arose in the Gulf of Mexico
yesterday, and has been travelling a little
east of north since, the wind blowing with
velocity Of twenty miles an hour. II
has gone far 10 the northwest the weather
being especially fierce in all the lower lake
region from here to Buffalo. It has taken
its flight to the st. Lawrence region in a
northessterly direction. This morning the
storm had not reached the northern end of
Lake Michigan, neither will il reach as far
northwest as Duluth bat taking in Wis
consin. While showing here and ell along
the lake region, the storm has produced
rain in the Ohio Valley. Tnis being
so large storm. said the signal officer, as to
include all kinds of weather in its wake.
While showing feTcely in Buffalo, for in
stance, 1t Is raining In Pittsburg, but couple
hundred miles south. The rain extends as
far south as Northern Mississippi. Actual
measurement of the snowfall has not been
possible by ressol of the excessive drifting,
bat at least six inches fell between
the beginning of the storm last
night and o'clock this morning
Although, The temperature early this morn
ing was i've degrees higher oy the thermcm-
eter than yesterday morning, IL is rapidly
growing colder in the northwes. region;
especially in Manitoba and Dakota and
northern Minnesota the frigid wave is
spreading. At Fort Gary last night the
mercury had resched forty-oue degrees be-
low zero. and at st. Vincent thirty y-eight be-
eastward and may be upon Us 10 night. In
this city st noon the mercury stood two de-
grees above.
AS thorough o blockade on the roads has
not been experienced here for years. No
trains, passenger or freight, have gone oat
70 day or tonight on the following roads
Grand Trunk, Ksnkakee Line, Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, Brltinore and Ohio, Louis
Vile New Albany and Chicago, Pan Handle,
Michigan Central Cnicsgo and Alton, Wa
bash and Iowa Division OF the Illinois Cen
tral. The roads have been hiring every Idle
man who could De focnd during
the day to go out on the lines to shovel
snow. The Burlington, Alton aud st. Baul
Roads sent out coo men. Even undsr IA
vorable circumstances, the managers OF the
roads say, the can not expect 10 get
back to schedule time before two or
three days, and If the snow continues
IL drift it will be week or more. The loss
10 the roads in business and the cpst of
clearing their tracks will bs something
enormous On some OF the roads which
nave refused TO fend out passenger trains,
special efforts are being made 70 bring in
stock trims, several engines bsiDg used s..
Paul bTought.in stock train OF fo-ty-hye
cars this aftefns on. The telegraph wires
worklLg heavily In every direction.
at 1870 tonight the storm hsre has
ceased and the stars are shining, although
the snow is still drifting badly. The msr-
curry indicates four deg,ees above zero. At
Wabash, Ind, the storm is 81 its worst
division of the Cincinnati, Wa
bash and Michigan road are
abandoned. The north bound passenger
train stuck in the drift at Granger, aud an
engine sent TO ts relief Jared like wise. An
other train is in the snow seven miles from
Benton Hsrbor.
Advicss from points in Northern Illinois,
Eastern Iowa, Southern Wisconsin, and
Western and Northern Michigan, at IL
clock tonight are to the effect that the
temperature is fsliing rapidly.
The west bound passenger train from Cin-
cnr atl to Chicago. on the /, st. l.. and p.
Road, wss showed in at ST. Anne, Ill. All
Isins on the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
Rcsd ere abandoned. The highway about
kans akee is impossible by reason of the
snow,
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Faxtor, Illinois. on the Lines of Snow ard
Rain.
CHICAGO, Feb The Inter Oceans special
dispatch from Paxton, ILL.,, which is about
100 miles south Of this city reports the storm
of last night very severe in the way of wind
and snow, with the very rare accompani-
ment of heavy thunder and lightning, This
place appears to have been near the border
lines of the snow and rain belts. At Syca-
more, H., at 6 o'clock to night there were
I signs of abatement IN the blizzard. In
toe ceurtry sDow covered the fences and
was crifted TO depth OF four feet
in the principal streets, and the puoiic
schools were closed. AZ Jackson, Mic1.,
tae snow is reported three feet deep on the
level. snd piled MANY feet high IN drifts in
sheltered places. Tee fell is the GREATEST
within twenty years. Al Jonesviile, Wis,
The storm continues with q heavy isll of
snow and furious gale. Il is the severest
for yesrs. All freight trains are abandoned.
az MoGregor. Iowa, the air continues fuil Of
seow. ard strong wind is blowing Rail-
road traffic = suspended and travel greatly
impsdsti Winona. MINI reports no snow
Telling there, but heavy wind is blowing
AID drifting the snow slresdy fallen, making
u necessary to sbaLdon tue night
trains. Reports frou every drecuon
ID regard 10 the great storm are to the same
general effect Bdsiness every where Is p,ac-