The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-04
THE WHEN
SNOW In THE SOUTH.
Storm of Unprecedented Violence-Business
Suspended and Railway Traffic Blockaded.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3-The snow-storm
of yesterday and last night was one OF the
severest ever experienced in this State. The
storm cons;nued increasingly from daylight
Tuesday to daylight this morning, full twenty
four hours. and prevailed throughout the State.
The turnpikes and roads in every direction are
impassable. and it is probable that the mails for
points off the railroads will be delayed several
days. At the Signal-service Office it was learned
that the storm was moro severe in Middle than
in East or West Tennessee. The snow at Mem
phis, Knoxville and Chattanooga is not as deep
as il is in Nashville. Reports received at the
Signal-ssrvice station from points in upper Mid
die Tennessee say the snow drifted badly in that
section. effectuay stopping all mail-earriers and
travel generally. Ali stage coaches are
snow bound. and do not hope to be able
80 travel for several days. All the city
schools adjourned to-day it being impossible for
the children to reach the buildings The aver
age depth Of the snow here is twenty inches.
Business was practically suspended throughout
the city, and few vehicles of any character were
running.
The snow caused an almost complete suspen-
sion of railroad traffic. There are but few trains
running. The passenger train on the Louisville
& Nashville road due from the south at 7:20 A.
NJ. arrived at 9:45, with two epx;nes. This train
went through to Louisville. All other trains on
the Louisville g Nashville road are unable to
move on account OF fhe blockades The train
-4<ti i;ss-isft hssa ixst night the St Louis
division is snow-bound at Guthrie, KY. On the
Nashville & Northwestern road all trains, both
passenger and freight, have been abandoned.
The train leaving here last night is snow bound
At Waverly. The Chattanooga train due here at
6:20 A. NJ. arrived at 1870 o'clock. This is the
this road today. The heaviest snow
was found at Tullahoma, which place
the train left at o'clock this morning. The en-
CINE was buried under the snow up to the steam
chest all the way. Mr.. Daley, the engineer says
sometimes the snow plowed up by the engine
few over into the tender. The entire running
gear of the engine appeared to be one solid block
of Ice and snow when IL entered the depot The
snow &c Martin was reported to be twenty two
inches deep. No trains were running to or
from that place. In various parts OF East Ten
nessee IL was reported to be from twenty-five to
thirty inches deep. but no serious damage was
done. The roads hope to partially resume op-
erations omorrow This is the first time there
has ever been general blockade on the Tennes
see railroads.
RIcHMoED Va, Feb 3.-The severest snow
storm for several years prevailed here all day.
The snow tonight is from three to six inches
Deep The thermometer has fallen % degrees in
tho last twenty four hours.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Feb. 3-Trains on all the
roads running into Memphis are from four to
twelve hours behind time on accocnt of the heavy
fall of snow which fell yesterday and last night.
HARBIsoNBURG, Va, Feb 3-The snow is
eighteen inches deep on a level and drifted from
six to ten feet The mercury ia twelve degrees
above Zero
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 3-The snow is
fifteen inches deep here, and the fall has ceased
SrAUNToN. Va, Feb 3.-Eighteen inches of
snow here, and adj trains delayed
CITy OF MEXICO. Feb. 3-Snow fell to the
depth of four inches at Mexicalengo, four miles
from this city, yesterday afternoon This is the
first snow that has fallen in this vicinity since
1856 The tops of all the adjacent mountains
are also whitened. The weather is much cooler
than is generally experienced in this latitude.