The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-11
Chicago the Center of His Obstructive
FoFces- Railroad Travel There
Almost at a Standstill.
nllpois Legislators Showed In On
Different Lines = Cattle on
Trains Suffer Terribly.
THE STORM-KING.
Chicago About the Center of the Storm
Area-NumerOus Trains Held Fast
In the Chilly Embrace of
King Snow.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Ihis city seems to have
been the center OF the snow area, and for q
distance of about sixty miles it has fallen
to great depth, and is drifting badly. The
most of it was very moist when it fell, which
makes il very heavy, and as hard to handle
almost as sand Having since been frozen
hard and ground fine by drifting, the level
character of the country 10 every direction,
and its freedom frcm forests facilitates its
carriage by the wind, and IT'S lodgment
wherever q railroad cut furnishes q place sor
it to drop into. In consequence OF this, and
OF the extremely low temperature which has
prevailed ali day, it Las put most Of the
railroads in a worse condition, if that
were possible, than they were yesterday.
1t is next to impossible for men
to work. and about as difficult to keep steam
up in the engines. From every direction
reports come OF engines dead" and side
tracked. The Chicago and Alton sent out
no trains 20 day, nor did sny come in. The
track is blocked at Brsceville by q train in
the snow, which left here yesterday. The
Baltimore and Ohio has run no trains since
Sun day. 1t has three ttsins bi0ckaded near
South Chicago. The Nickel Plate has sent
out one train to-day. The Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago is completely
blockaded. The Illinois Central has half
dczen trains in the snow, and it is
impossible to get trains past them. The
Kankakee line is blocksded between Kanka-
kee and st. Ann. The Panhandle had no
trains either in or out The Northwestern
sent out no through trains, and its consoli-
dated suburban traiBs are blockaied az the
city limits. It's train from Milwaukee is In
the snow at Revenswood, a few miles out.
Three trains arrived from two TO eight
bouIs late ever the Pennsylvania Road.
Its trains went out as usual tonight.
The Chicago division OF the Rock Island
Road is in q fair working order.
The Baltimore and Onio is blocked by
train at Hsssett, Ind, and its track is invisi-
bic most Of the way from that point TO Val.
palaso. The Wabash has been out of busi
ness since yesterday. The Michigan Central
bad one train In late to-day. and sent its
usual trains out this afternoon aud evening.
a way tTkiD on the @ b. and 9 left this
afternoon, and tonight il was progressing
slowly. Notrain arrived over this route. The
Chicago aud Atlantic is blocka5ed The
Lake Shore seems to have suffered
less than others, snd It's trains ara running
nearly on time. Suburban trains 10 every
direction are moving slowly but many psr-
sons fear 10 risk the night in Car and re-
main in the city. Cattle ct stock yards are
suffering intensely from cold, the sheds be-
ing unprotected by roofs. and many stock
tlsiDs are showed in on various roads, and
as the mercury goes DO WI the hopes Of shi D.
peJs and cOnsiguees 90 down correspond
ingly. Unless speadily relieved the most II
eooped mp stock viii perish, entailing loss
which eau not be estimated now.
Twelve cars of cattle vera brought to the
yards to day by eight locomotives. "D0u0 2
headers" were started out with trains OF cat
tie for London and Liverpool markets, but
after going short distance il Was fluQd
impossible to make any head Tay and re-
turned to the yards.
Tbirty-four cars of stock on ths Mil Taukee
and st. Paul came in with tVenty-one en-
gines. Thirteen cars Of sheep & few miles
out on the Chicsgo, Burlington and Quincy
were found frozen to death.
At Fifty ninth street this afternoon the
Fort Wayne express was run into head and
( head, by a switch engine going to the relief
Of suburban trains. Train men saved
themselves by jumping. The passengers
we're badly shaken up. Both engines were
wrecked. On the Grand Trunk four engines
spent four hours ia clearing two miles of
track, aud two OF them were ditched. The
weather has been very cold all day. At
o'clock this morning q standard thermom.
eter rasrked 10 below, and 1t remained uu.
changed till noon. AT p. IN. il was / I be.
low. the highest peint OF the day. At ?.
m. il marked 10 below, at D. m 20 bslo 2,
and at 10:30 p. m % below.