The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-13
BLIZZARD'S BACK
pRoKEN AND TRAvEL REsUMEp
On The BailrOads-Th Severity OF the storm
In I0Wa, where TEAlpH were BIGokRdsd
For u Day and = Halt-stook EfaISu
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Florida.

CHICAGO, Jan. l9,-The mercury re-
NAMED below zero all day in this city,
but the tendency was toward warmer
weather this evening, The Western rail,
road trains are beginning to arrive again
with nearly their Toutsd regularity. Gen.
orally speaking the greatest damage done
to railroad traffic has been done East.
All Western roads are open, but the main
roads on the eastern aide OF Chicago
are hampered by the etIeCtsoi the weather,
Assistant Superintendent Brown, OF the
ChiCsgo 4 Northwestern road, said that
throughout Iowa the recent storm was the
most severe that hasBtruck that part olthe
country for many years past. West Of
MarshalltoWn and the Missouri river
deep snow drifts formed and snoWed in
several trains, two Of which arrived last
night, day and hall late. Owing to the
exerions OF gangs, who worked day and
night for three days, the line is now re-.
ported clear, The train which left here
at 1880 last night Is now moving through
Iowa on almost schedule time.
The ChiCago 4 Rock Island report that
every day last week there was blockade
west Of Des M0ineH, and railway serysnts
had to work In the teeth OF a wind that
almost cut the skin of their faces, All IA
now clear to Council Blutfs. On the
Lake Shore there was a serious block for
milea east Of Lsporte, but now the tracks
are reported open throughout.
II dou't," said a Chicago & Northwest.
ern official, remember seeing more ter.
rible snow storm than the one that has
been raging In Iowa during the last few
days, First there was a heavy snow fall
and then the most intense cold that has
been known In Iowa In this generation,
the Thermometer registering in many
cases as low as 30 degFeeS below zsro, and
the result OF the combined efforts Of the
cold and snow has been to mako drifts
that were almost solid blOCks, tons in
weight, wherever there was a depression
in the line.
Last night two trains that were showed
up Tor . day and half at State Centre
arrived safely in ChioSgo. Naturally some
Of the passengers were wild at having
been so long detained, with nothing but
snow banks to look upon, but the majority
took the matter phllosophically, and were
thankful that they had been able 10 get
through anyhow alive.
VI course there were cards on board;
and during the long hours Of waiting
good many cosy little games at poker, sev.
en- up and euchre were played, A man
who was on the train told me he rather
liked being Bnowbound and wanted to
know where he could find another
train that would be detained for q day
and a half. There were dining cars on
the trains 80 that everybody had plenty
to cat. Those who could not pay, and
there were good number OF these, Just
to show you how hard the times arc,
werc liberally treated at tho expense OF
the company"
The raising Of the blockade Bwolled the
arrivals Of cattle here to $4,000 head, con-
siderod the largest receipts at any peint
in one day known 10 the trade. As q re.
suit there was . drop Of 80 to 60 cents per
100 pounds weight in prices.