Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-04
TRAVEL GREATLY IMPEBED.
The Snow Storm Causing Auother
Serious Block AIDE oT Business.

ST. LOUIS, No., Feb. 4.-The great snow storm
which prevailed yesterday in the south block
AIDED trains on the Iron mountain railroad
between Popular Bluff Mo-, and Little Rock
Ark, and caused much detention 10 trains ora
other sections OF the road further south. Tho
ST. Louis and Cairo Narrow Gauge road i'm
southern Illinois Is also blocked and the traffic
on other roads In that part of the state Is much
impeded.
PARSONS, KAN. Feb. 4.-The late fall of snow
was much the heaviest ever known in tnis
country. In Indian Territory IL is said Ia 10
much heavier than here, having fallen there To
the depth of two feet on a level Passenger
trains from the south have been badly delayed.
Reports from western Kansas indicate great
suffering OF the people and heavy losses of stock.
The farmers in this vicinity have experienced
considerable loss of stock, principally in hoss
and sheep. Wagon roads are completely block
AIDED, rendering IL almost impossible lorcounIry
people To get To town.
LYNCHBURG, VA, Feb. 4.-Snow has fallen
since Wednesday noon. and IL is twelve Inches
deep. All railroad communication is inter-
rupted Reports from the southwestern portion
OF the state indicate unparalleled snow storms
and report snow from Two TO three feet deep.
THE WORST SINCE 1856 IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.-The snow. which begun
TO fall at one o'clock yesterday morning, con-
tinued up TO eleven O'Clock to-day, when there
was the first indication OF a change. The tall
was about seventeen inches, the heaviest since
1856. Trains from every direction are delayed.
and the navigation ON Cheiapeake bay and its
tributaries entirely suspended, The wind has
changed To the northwest aud the snow Is dTl.t-
ing badly in exposed situations.
DELAWARE SHOWED UNDER.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Feb. 4.-About fourteen
inches Of SLOW has fallen here, and IL l. nOy
drifting badly. Advices nom down the penin-
sua report a generally heavier storm than aG
this place. The temperature was four degrscs
above zero at seven O'Clock this morning. Tic
country roads are almost impassable. Tia
Kent County railroad is reported blockade 4.
Trains are kept running on other peninsula
roads by great eNertion, and are subject IA
delays Of from one To three hours thus far.
HUNTERS POINT, i. l., Feb. 4.-Tne heay y
snow fall on Long Island caused delays OF from
one 10 two hours In the arrival OF trains on thu
Long Island railroad this morning. The Sa !.
Harbor express was stuck near Moriches, thu
Deer Park special had to be dug out near Hick--
VILE and the Greenport express was stopped
near Medford. All of these are mail trains.
TORONTO, ONT, Feb. 4.-Fair, cold weather
continues throughout Canada The tempera-
ture varies in Ontario from to 35 degrees be-
low zero, and in Quebec from IL TO % degrees
below. In New Brunswick IL Is from degrees
above to 5 degrees below, and in Nova Scotia
from b To IL degrees above. The weather il
moderating in the extreme northwest prov
inces, and is ID degrees above in Albef a, but
continues very cold i'm Manitoba.
NEW YORK SUFFERING FROM A DLIzzA RID.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Ibe snow storm which
swept down on the city yesterday I'm true west
tern style continued with little abatement all
night. 1t is regular western blizzard and IL
undoubtedly the worst storm New \ ork has eS-
perienced since 1882, the winter OF the Park
Row fire. The streets are being rapidly filled
with snow aud the street cars are pulled along
the buried rails with great difficulty by the
double teams of horses. What adds To the dif-
cultes of the situation Il strike upon the Broad
way and eth avenue railroad, the Broadway
surface railroad, the 9Th avenue railroad and
4th avenue railroad. No cars have left tho
stables OF the several companies since an early
hour this morning. As result the cars OF the
Elevated railroads have been crowded TO "A dam
gerous extent all the morning. Many business
men have been compelld To walk down town To
their offices. All the mails delayed, espc-
cially those from the south and west. The Bos-
ton m ails were only hour bel ind time.
Some OF the mails have not yet been heard