Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-04
A Severe Storm.
THE SNOW A FOOT DEEP IN THIS
CITY AND STILL FALLING
TRAVEL IMPEDED.

CITY AND STILL FALLHaG-
TRAVEL IMPEDED.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
Snow commenced falling before day
light on Wednesday morning and con-
tinued all day, and the greater part of
tde night. This morning it was over
one foot deep In places where it had
been undtsturbed by the wind, but in
exposed places, where the wind had O
sweep, IL was drifted In some instances
fo1r or five feet deep. Those who were
obliged TO face the storm on Wednes-
day and hoped for something better to.
Cay were doomed TO disappointment, as
this morning 1t is still showing with
not much sign of a cessation. Toward
oight the wind, which had been blow
ing steady all day increased in violence
and sent the fine, light snow into every
crack and crevice. or piled IL In fanias-
tic heaps on the streets and sidewalks
Railroad travel was impaded, and all
the trains arriving In this city especial
ly those from the south, were behind
t me. The cars on the City Pa alsenger
Railway we're run with four horses yes
terday afterooon and evening, but even
then had great difficulty in getting
along. No attempt was made TO get
the cars out this morning, and passen-
GERS are being conveyed on sieds from
the Middle Depot TO the p, W. g. b.
Railroad station.
The turnpikes and reads outside the
city are blocked in many places, and
unless there is q great change before
{ t1-morrow, many country people WHO
came In with their produce will bs pre-.
vented making their weekly trip to the
city. The railroad tracks are being
kept open with sweepers, but all
trains are being run with two locomo
tives. The storm Is one of the worst
Experienced In this city for years and
causes considerable obstruction I'd
business of all kinds. The temperature
has fallen and q cold wind Is blowing.
The storm seems to bs general In It's
character, as the following will show:
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.--What
proved to bs the heaviest snowfall OF
the winter in this locality commenced
about O'Clock on Wednesday MORN
ing. and continued until late last
night.
The wind during the day was from
the northeast, but not of great volume,
so that there was but little drifting OF
the snow except at street corners. II
Is estimated that tie snow fell to the
depth Of about nine inches on q level.
In the less frequented sections Of the
city, where there were no Car tracks,
the streets last evening presented the
appearance of unbroken country roads.
The different street car lines had their
sweepers, with 8 or 10 horses attached,
at work as early as 10 O'Clock in the
morning, and, although they were kept
running, the snow got ahead of most of
them towards evening, and the result
was q great interruption to travel on
nearly all the lines between and
lo'clock, and on some of the roads trave
was entirely suspended. The Market
street cable road ran it's cars with
Ipsrhaps more regularity than the others
but occasional delays were experienced
from one cause or another. Many o.
the roads "doubled up" their team
toward evening, consequently fewel
cars were on the street, but the mum be
was sufficient to acc ommOdate the trav
81, as but comparatively few person.
ventured out.
But little pavement cleaning wal
done during the day, as efforts in tha
direction was labor in vain, as the
falling snow quickly covered then
again, except in the business section OF
the city, where constant travel had
beaten down the snow, pedestrians
were compelled TO wade through the
snow nearly knee deep.
The train from the West, due at
| Broad Street Station at 80 last even
ing, was thirty minutes late, and the
lexpresa from Washington an hour and
q half behind time. The local and New
York trains were arriving on about
their usual time. At the Ninth and
Green streets dispatcher office it was
stated last evening that all the trains
arriving at that point were on time
The trains on the different New Jersey
roads arriving in Camden were said to
be considerably behind time, that from
Cape May being one hour late.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb. "a eevere storm
prevailed here all of yesterday, nearly
10 inches falling. Railroad trains are de-
ilayed, as the snow has drifted badly In
| places.
| PARSONS, Kan, Feb. 8 "A furious
snow storm, which commenced here
Monday, continued all day yesterday.
s syeral inches of snow have fallen, and
railroads are experiencing great trouble
in moving trains.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, FEB. 3.-Severe
snow " storms are reported from points
in Southern and Western Kansas, and
railroad trains are seriously delayed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3.-It
showed here continuously yesterday,
aud the violence of the storm has no,
aha ell. 1t has already reached depth
of 10 iuches, and Is the heaviest snow
tall for several years.
GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 3 -Meagre
| in tellIgence from North Texas up to
midnight last night reports heavy
snow snow prevailing over Indian Ter.
ritory and extending south and west
into Texas. At Eu ufaula station ,on th 4.
Missouri Pacific Railroad, about mid.
| way north and south in the Indian Ma
tion, the snow was FIVE inches deep q,
sun down. Trains from the north are
delayed and telegraphic communics.
ton is interrupted.
The extent of the storm through
Texas will probably not be known fol-
couple of days. 1t IL clustering and
raining here, but no cold wave like that
OF the Janusry blizzard has yet
reached Galveston.
BALTIMORE, Feb. IA binding
snow storm has prevailed In this city
and vicinity since one O'Clock this
morning, and up to two O'Clock this
afternoon there Is no indication Of an
abatement. Already there Ia heavy
fall Of snow, obstructing street cars
and causing almost q cesss tion of ordt.
nary business. With additional ice In
the river and hArbor, navigation is
more difficult in consequence OF the
thick snow fall.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Snow began
| falling here at an early hour this morn
/ ing, and at noon had reached the
Idepth of six inches. The storm ceased