New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-04
A WIDESPREAD SNOW STORM.
HEAVY FALL REPORTED IN MANY STATES.
sLEET AND A BLIZZARD IL THE wEsT-TRAvEL Dr.


LAYRD.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3 (SpeciaO. Owing to the
blizzard which settled down the city and vicinity this
morning railroad traffic has been suspended The
mercury began to fall rapidly last evening and at
o'clock this morning registered 12o below zero Inc
seet which fell through the South ana South
west have mpedcd travel greatly. The Iron Mountain
train for Texas which left yesterday morning Is at
Neeleysvle Ark Just below Poplar Blu1. snow bound
The nOrth-b0und train IL delayed at Judsona, ArK.' ny
snow. Two other trains are held at Poplar Bnh HcaNy
SHOWS and seet are reported away down me ne OF tc
Iron Mountain and ut places where SHOW ~ ecelIHE 'S
frs, Introduction Even the Cairo Short Line ana Louis
nois No trains have left Cairo since last DlSht ana
eight locomotives are of the track there
CINCINNATI Feb. 3.-HeHvy snow through Tennessee
has severely hampcred traffic the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad
wAsXeToN, Feb 3-snOw ceased falling ling here her nn at
the heaviest storm Of the KIND III many years.
CuDo ILL., Feb IA severe snowstorm prevailed
here ali Yesterday. nearly Inches falling hai.-
road trains arc delayed, as the snow las drl'ed D""y
in places
PARSONS. Kan. Feb 3.-several inches OF snow have
fallen here and railroads having great trouble IN
moving trains.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. 3-sever9 snowstoTms are
reported from points In southern ana western h"Sas'
ami railroad trains are seriously delayed
NASHVILLE Tenn, Feb. St showed here continu-
ousy yesterday, and the violence OF the gale has not
aud is the heaviest suOw fall Tor several years
HAERsoSBURG. Va. Feb 3.-Thc snow storm began
at O'Clock this morning and continued Az day IN
level aud drifting from six TO ten feet Travel on the
county roads Is almost Impossible NestDou"d trains
we're two hours late.
srlUNToN, Va. Feb. 3Tne heaviest snow OF The sea
son Tell here to-day. o'clock when 1t stopped snow
ing he ground was covered to All average depth oI
eighteen inches. All trains are delayed
BALTIMORE, Feb. "a binding snow storm has pre-
vailed In this cy and vicinity since o'clock Already
there is an obsrucuom O streets cHnsing almost ces-
river and harbor navigation is difficult In conse-
quence of the thick snow fall.
PmnADKLrlI,. Feb 3 CSpecah.- The most severe snow
storm OF tne winter early this morning Tonight
the snow il from csnt inches deep the streets
and horse are blocked IN all directions
GALVESTON. Tex. Feb. 3.-Repors from North Texas
tell heavy snoHStorm IN Indian territory ana * *
Pan Haudle country which at this season OF the year
means great suffering and loss among stock.
DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE SNOW
The city was given over TO snow yesterday
10 the depth OF two and half inches for the day time.
It began falling in lazy way in the morning, had
clustering squirt after noon, and settled into a
straightforward time by nightfsll Although the thor
nome ter began st 80 above zero at d A. m ran down
to 40 at o. and climbed up to l5o again at $3.50 p M,
people seemed to nave an idea that 1t was extremely
cold The bulls" aud the " bears" who took the up
town train after their day OF labor buttoncd their over
coats ght turned up their collars aud had the appear
ancc with delicate constitutions exposed to tho
scvercst blasts OF weather Tue wlnd waN III Inie
temper for fcS hours, and II blew the snow about IN
n uncertain way which tended To rum" the most mega
tive tcmpcrS The did not come IN great ndk's,
bur Ia mat tormcutu needle pUrt compact form which
makes the blush scarlet when tue wind IL strong be
hnd IT, All the surface railroads felt the en- nge Inc
horses " ere dOub number 20 that broadway pre-
ncd an uubrokcu lDc Of horses ana cars Ine
Fiftave. stages had as hard time OF 1t AS they couia
ak for, aud the bOr-es steamed nightly.
The weather mat took matters easily and announced
clearing weather and cold for to-day. The storm
was general he declared ana the storm centre of
tuesday had moved eastward to Alabama