Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-15
THE STORM KINGS SWAY.
Vast Domain Of Ice and SnOx-TraIns
Blocked and Travel 0hSiTuCted.

fall of snow in this section was the
heaviest known in years, being II
TO - inches in depth. a high
wind prevailed and the snow DRIFT
ed badly. At Wheeling, ". Va,
the thermometer fell 20 degrees, to
4 degrees above zero, with heavy
snow. The mountains surrounding
Scranton, Pa, were covered to the
depth OF several feet with snow.
All the cOllieries in the Mount Gar
mel region, which had resumed
work after repairing the damages
by the recent rains, we're COMPEL
ed TO suspend by the heavy storm.
The snow blockade on the rail
roads ia almost unprecedented.
No attention has been paid TO
schedules, and all trains are from
one to fifteen hours late. In many
instances trains have been aban.
doned, and on several of the small
er roads traffic has been entirely
suspended.
On the main line of the Pennsyl-
vania Road the trains are from Z to
10 hours late. The limited express
west, which was due here AT .
o'clock last night, arrived at 10
o'clock this morning, having been
snow bound at Gist Station. The
fast line east, which left here last
night, stuck near Penn Station,
and did not get away until this
morning. All the trains.vere pro-
vided with from three to five en-
gines.
On the Wheeling Branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio, the Cincinnati
express, which started from here
last night, returned this evening,
having been bound a few
miles out from this city nearly
fifteen hours. The Southwest
Branch of the Pennsylvania Road
is totally blockaded, and trains
have been abandoned. The West
Penn and Castle Shannon Roads
have virtually suspended opera
tons.
The Fort Wayne, Pittsburg and
Lake Erie, and the Pittsburg, Nc
Keesport and Youghiogheny Roads
are reasonably clear, and trains
are running, but somewhat behind
time. The Pittsburg and Western
and the Pan Handle Roads have
and are still suffering greatly, many
trains having been delayed in.drifts
for hours.
The cold has been intense, the
mercury lowering about zero all
day, Passengers on the bound
trains experienced considerable in
convenience from cold and hunger,
but they were generally disposed
to take things gOod.naturedly.
Great suffering among livestock is
reported.
At the East Liberty yards sew
eral head of cattle are said to have
died from exposure, and many more
are IN dying condition. In Wash.
ington county the farmers were
taken unawares, and whole flocks
of sheep, which had not been pro-
perly sheltered, are reported to
have frozen to death.
OMAHA, NEB., Jan, 10.-The Their
mometer indicated 30 degrees be-
low zero yesterday in exposed parts
of the city, which, with the high
winds prevailing, made the tenn
perature as cold as any remember
ed by the oldest citizens. Rail
road traffic is abandoned and bust.
ness practically at stand still.
No mails arrived yesterday. At
Gaylord, Kan, there have been no
trains for eight days on account of
snow drifts. At Burlington, Iowa,
a terrific blizzard prevailed yester-
day, and the thermometer register
~ degrees below zero. At Kan
sas City, Mo, the mercury was 10
degrees below zero, but the cold
was not felt much, as the gale had
subsidized.
DIES MONIES Iowa. Jan, 10
Henry Terry, teamster, who was
badly frozen at Creston. Iowa, OH
Friday, died Saturday. John Ship
Icy was also frozen TO death near
Bedford, Iowa. William Cook and
his team of horses were found fro
zen to death yesterday near Grimes
Polk county, Iowa.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The cold
weather continues. This morning
at z o'clock the mercury stood at 10
degrees above zero, and at { o'clock
this evening II above.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 10
Specials from down the peninsula
show heavy SHOWS as far south as
Milford. Below that point the snow
turned TO sleet or rain, and at POGO
moke City the rainfall was heavy.
CHARLPsTowN, w. VA, Jan. 10.
One of the most severe. storms
we have had for q number Of years
struck this place on Friday night
and by Saturday morning the snow
had drifted so much rs to make
travel almost impossible. BY noon
on Saturday railroad travel was at
a stand.still. Never before Sin
the memory Of the oldest inhabi-
tant" was such a storm known in
this region. The snow varied in
depth from one to six feet, sspe- |
cially ia deep cuts peculiar to rail
roads. The average depth was
not more than twelve inches, but |
i'll some places, rs in the cuts de-
seribed, it reached fully six feet.
The Baltimore and Ohio Licking !
ton express, encountering one Of |
these huge snow drifts one.balf |
nile east OF Charlest0wn, w. Va, |
was compelled to stop, and its pas
sengers were taken to the City |
Hotel under the directions of the
officers OF the company,where every |
comfort was provided them. After
seeing the passengers safe, all EN-.
JlOyes of the company within reach
we're summoned, and the work of
clearing away the vast mountain OF
snow began. The men worked
lard and cheerfully, and at this
line the track is almost clear.
The Shenandoah Valley Rail
road is blocked with snow. No
rains running at this time. No
loubt all trains will be running
WITHIN % hours. The county reads
m "A riftaJ IN onoh on avfanf that |