Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-04
SOUTHERN SNOW STORMS.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC. IMPEDED
IN TENNESSEE.


A Mantle or White Nearly Two Fee6
Thick Covering the Ground Business
at standstlll and Schools Closed
Mountains About Mexico Capped
With White.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. 3.--The snow
storm Of yesterday and last night wae
one Of the severest ever experienced iu
this State. The storm continued uncess>
ingly from daylight Tuesday till days
light to-day, fully "A hours, and prevailed
throughout the state. Turnpikes and
roads in every direction are impossible,
and it is probable that mails for points
of the railroads will be delayed sew
eral days. Reports received from
points in Upper and Middle Tennessee
say the snow drirted badly in that sections
ehectually stopping all mail-carriers and
travel generally. All stage coaches are
snowbound, and DO not hope to be able "a
travel for several days. All the city
schools adjourned to-day, IL being impOs@
sible for tho children to reach the builds
ings. The average depth OF the snow
here Is 20 inches.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
Business was practically suspended durs
ing the entire day, and railroad traffic was
almost completely suspended. There are
bnt few trains running. A passenger
train on the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road arrived here two hours and a half
behind time, and had two engines.
This train went through to iouls<
vile. AL }sher trains on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad ara
unable to move on account OF blockadess
The train which left here last night on the
st. Louis division is snow bound at Guth<
rie, Ky. On the Nashville and NOrth<
western railroad all trains, both passen@
ger and freight, have been abandoned.
A TRAIN sNowBoUND.
A train leaving here last night is snow<
bound at Waverly. The Chattanooga
train, due here at 0:20 O'clock this morn@
ing, arrived at l 80 O'Clock. This is the
only train that has arrived or departed on
this road to-day. The heaviest snow was
found at Tullahoma, which place the train
left at O'Clock this morning. The engine
was buried under the snow up to the
steam-chest all the way. The snow at
Martin was reported to We y inches deep.
No trains were running 10 or from
that place. In various parts OF west
Tennessee the snow was reported to be-
from % to 30 inches deep, bus no serious
damage was done. This Is the first time
there has ever been a general blockade on
the Tennessee roads.
INDIAN TERRITORY wHITENED.
GALVESTON, Feb. 3.-Meagre intelll.
geDce from North Texas up TO midnight
last night reports heavy snOwstorm pre-
yailing over Indian Territory and extend~
ing south and west intoeTexas. At Eu<
faula, a station on the Missouri PACIFIC
railroad, about midway north and south
in the Indian nation, the snow was q
inches deep at sundOwn. Trains from the
North are delayed and telegraphic CONS
municatiou is interrupted.
Harold reports that 1t IS showing in
the Panhandle country, which, at this
season Of the year, means great suffering
and loss among stock. The extent OF thu
storm through Texas will probably not be
known for a couple OF days. IL is blus-
terlng and raining here, but no cold wave
anything like that OF the January blizzard
has yet reached Galveston.
HEAVIEST FALL IN THIRTY YEARS.
HARRIsoNBURd, VA, Feb. 3.-The
heaviest snow storm since 1857 began at
O'Clock this morning and continued all
day ia binding clouds. 1t is now eigh-
teen inches deep on the level and drIfted
from Six to ten feet. Travel on the coun-'
try roads is almost impossible. West
bound trains are two hours late. Tho
mercury is - deg. above zero.
RICHMOND IN THE FLURRY.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 3.-The severesk
snOwstorm for several years prevailed
here all day. The snow tonight is from,
6 to inches deep. The thermometer has
fallen % deg. IN the last "a hOurs. The
6:20 Northern train on the Richmond, /,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad 10
delayed here.
SNOW AT sTAUNToN.
sTAUNToN, VA, Feb. 3.-The heaviest,
snow OF the season fell here to-day. At 81
O'Clock, when IL stopped showing, the
ground was covered to an average depth
of eighteen inches. All trains are de-
layed.
EIGHT INCHES AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Snow began
falling here about 3 o'clock this morning
This evening the depth ranges from 8
inches on the level in sheltered spots to
drifts of enormous size. The storm ex-
tended as far west as Kansas.
SHOWING IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. 3.-Special dis
patches report the heaviest snowfall ever
known throughout the State. 1t began
showing Tuesday noon, and IL is still at it
in Southern Kentucky, where II inches
have already fallen. Tue weather here Is
bright and pleasant, the snowfall being
only about 8 inches.
JACKSON VISITED.
JACKSON, Mss, Feb. 3.-Tnere was a
heavy snow storm here last night and
this morning, extending as far south az
Grenada, Miss All trains are delayed
and mail and tslegraphic communication
with the north has been greatly inters
rupted.
MEXICO MADE WHITE.
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 3.--Snow fell "a
a depth Of 4 inches at MeXicalcingo, 4
miles distant from this city, yesterday
afternoon. Tnjs Is the first snow that has
fallen in this vicinity since 1856. The
tops OF all the adjacent mountains are
whitened. The weather is much cooler
than is generally experienced In this lati
tude at this season.
Cremated by HIS Own Hand.
CRrsFIELD, ND, Feb. 3.--Last night z
German known only as George was ar-