St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-10
YESTERDAYS STORM.
Heavy Snow Storms and Howling Biz
yards in Illinois, Iowa, WiscOn-
sin and Michigan.
Business Practically Suspended in Chicago
And All Railroads More or Less
Blockaded.
Minnesota and Dakota Skipped by the
Storm King-Thunder Storm in
Southern Illinois.
AT CHICAGO.

AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-At noon the storm was
continuing with unabated force, and in this
city business of all kinds was nearly sus-
pended. The snow lies to great depth on
the streets. Street cars drawn by horses are
moving only with great difficulty, and in the
freight yards and in railway stations freight
handlers and train employees are engaged in
an attempt to clear the tracks. Passenger
trains only are attempting to leave. At the
signal station news was rather conflicting
aud confused. This much was authoritative,
however: The storm has come from the
south. II arose in the Gulf of Mexico yes
terday, and has been travelling little east Of
north since. The wind is blowing with .
velocity OF about twenty miles an hour.
II has gone far to the northwest
the weather being especially fierce in the
lower lake region from here to Buffalo. 1t
has taken fits flight to the st. Lawrence region
In a nottheasterly direction. This morning
the storm had not reached the northern end
of Lake Michigan, neither will it reach as far
northwest as Duluth, but taking In Wiscon-
sin. While it is showing here and all along
the lake region, the storm has produced rain
In the Ohio valley, this being so large
storm, said the signal officer, as to include
all kinds Of weather In its wake. While
showing iercely In Buffalo, for instance, 1t
is raining in Pittsburg, but a couple OF hun
dred miles south, the rain extending as far
south as northern Mississippi. The actual
me asurenent Of the snowfall has not
e possible by reason OF the excessive drift
iig, Eat al least six inches fell between the
beginning Of the storm last night and 9
this morning. Although the temperature
this morning is five degrees higher than yes
terday morning II is rapidly growing colder
In the northwest region, especially in Mani
toha and Dakota and Northern Minnesota,
frigid wave is spreading. At Fort Garry last
night the mercury had reached Al below zero
and at st. Vincent 80 below. This exces-
sivey cold wave is moving eastward and
may be upon US tonight. In this city at
noon the mercury stood 20 above.
AT SYCAMORE, ILL.
At six o'clock tonight there were no signs
OF abatement in the blizzard. In the country
the snow covered fences, aud public schools
are closed.
AT JACKSON, MICH.
The snow is reported three feet deep on
the level and piled many feet higher in
sheltered places. The fall is the greatest
within twenty years.
At JANRsvILLE, WIS.
The storm continued with heavy fall of
snow and furious gale. 1t Is the severest
for years. All freight trains are abandoned.
AT M'GREGoR, IA.
The air continues full of show and strong
wind blowing. Railroad traffic is suspended.
wINoNA, MINI,
reports no snow falling there, but heavy
wind is blowing and drifting the snow already
fallen, making it necessary to abandon night
trains.
Reports from every direction in the great
storm area are 10 the same general effect.
Business everywhere is practically suspended
and the country roads impassable.
AT wENoSA, ILL.
Tue IllinoisCentral train is struggling along
with double headers several hours behind
time. The east bound passenger on the
Chicago & Alton branch Is laid up at Black
stone with no prospect OF being able to move
within twenty-four hours.
AT BELoIT. WIS.
The blizzard is very severe. The temper
ature is at about zero. No trains have reached
this city to-day over the Chicago d North
western or Milwaukee & st. Paul, either from
Chicago or Milwaukee.
AT DIXON, I'LL.
TIE Illinois Central and Chicago & North
western trains are blocked. Fourteen nches
OF snow has fallen.
AT NATION.
In southern Illinois there was q heavy
thunder storm last night, accompanied by
hail and sleet.
AT oTTUMwA, IA.
The snow commenced falling at D. N.
yesterday and has continued ever since. 1t
dEfted badly. Probably ten inches has fallen.
IL Is colder with high wind this evening.
No wabash trains in or out. The Rock Island
train is in from Keokuk. The down train
from Des Moines due at IL q. N. is not in
The trains on the Burlington arrived from
the east late, but none from the west
AT MILWAUKEE,.
A severe wind and snow storm set IN at
an early hour this morning and continued
throughout the entire day and well into the
night.
~ NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 9.-suow fell In
southern Nebraska light and no blockade or
delay In local travel
AT GALEyA- ILL.
GsLESA, IL, Feb. 9.-The severest snow
storm Of the season set In a. O'Clock SUM-
day evening, and it has been showing stead
ig since with strong northeast wind. The
regular morning train from the east or west
has not Jet arrived The fast mail arrived
i've hours late The Chicago & Northwestern
started cut ibis morning behind q snow plow
and re4ehed Caneaster, Wis, Oh time.
AT ALeosA, Ia
Special 70 the Globe.
ALeoxA, Ia, Feb. ga blizzard com
meneed vhfriiug the suoz about ?. N,
drifting It in all conceivable shapes. L Is
sall blowing from the north. The thermom-
eter marked l5o below. Freight trains are
AL suspended, and passenger trains are a.
behind dine.