Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-07
VINO, RAIN AND SNOW.
A Great Blizzard Showing Under and Del
uging the Country.

A Great Blizzard Showing Under and Del
uging the Country.
DETROIT, Mich, April 6.-The present
storm is undoubtedly the worst experienced
in this State for macy years. Early this
morning several attempts were made to
run street cara, but the snow drif;ed so rap.
IDLY that it became impossible to keep the
tracks clear and cara are showed up
at various points on nearly all tbs
lines in the city. Qns or two LINES
refused to try strength with the clemens
and their cars are safely stabbed. Tr&Ai =
is almost entirely suspended, it being eX.
rremely difficult to navigate the streets III
any manner. Huge drifts are reported
from all over town and cleaning walks is q
pile Of superAuous work seldom INDUCED
in. At 10 o'clock the signal service re.
ported IA inches on level and at Eoon
the binding sheets Of tine beautiful" are
still Interfering with pedestrisuism, The
entire southern part Of ths State is covered
with sncw. It is announced BY the signal
service that the present entertainment
will continue throughout tonight. Tele-
HTaDu duu lClCpuphO 10 AA ASo ~
layed or entirely stopped.
Later reports from all points Ct the
southern portion of the lower peninsula
are 10 the eject tiat ths Oldest inhabis
ant has bten knocked silly, every one
stating that such G storm has not been
known in years. Dep.h Of snow varies from
few inches to o few feet, In this city tvo
feet was reached this evening, leSE
than tweuty-fcur hours after the storm be.
gan and it still SHOWS Business mas be en-
partially partially paralyzsd, it being i'm
possible for people to get about town.
Alarmed at Cipclunat.
CINoIyNATI, April 6.-The river after De
ing stationary nearly all day began 10 rise
and continued until at 7 this morning il
had reached 81 feet 2 inches. Ret8eer
that time and | il has fallen three-fourtht
of an inch. Dispatches from Msysyille
60 miles above, report the river stationary
At Portsmouth it is falling. But here, 81
we'll as at ell the point heard from up tbs
river. it has showed ell night. Snow II
still falling slowly to-day. Ii has reaches
a depth of nearly foot here A feeling
OF alarm prevails lest this snow may sud
denly melt and cause disastrous food
Only slowly thswing weather can prevent
it.
AT TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, Aprl Ga heavy snow storm
set in Just before midnight and has stead
" increased in violence ever since. Full
10 inches of snow has fallen and the beav.
gale has caused much drifting. Th
streets are almost impssssble and stree
car lines are frequea,lS blocked. Th
railways have not suffered much as yet.
Wrecks On ths Coast.
New YORK, April 6 Dispatches fror
all along the coast report the tides as u,
usually high, wrecksge is reported as CON
ing ashore and the sea is running yer
high. The stranded steamer Capital Cit
was badly broken up BY the storm Of la
night and is rapidly going to pieces. Tb
Jersey meadows end low lands along II
, Hudson are covered with wafer. Advice
FROM the interior of the State show mau
local rains and trains blocked by Lar
slides and wash outs. Country roads aI
reported impssssble.
Communication Cut on.
3 CHICAGO, April Ga heavy snow stor
accompanied BY high winds. has result'
! in practically cutting & all telegraph cor
! uunica,ion between the West and Ne
= York. The storm centre is near Batfs
D and extends north into Canada and sout
( covering Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsbur
Detroit and even south Of the Ohio rivt
!. while the stoppsge sepeared to be col
o plsts to New York. ppto 10 o'clock Il
morning the telegraph officials express
the belief that it would be only temporsr
as they had no intelligence OF wires bel
o carried down. The wires are working 8
= isfactorily to west and northwest. /
4 only wire working between Chicago o
!. New YorL this morning is the one carrHi
!. the Western Union stock quotations. =,
Il the Westsrn Unicn, Mutual Union, Unit
4 lines and Baltimore and Ohio, nessaG
a for the esst we're not received, exc'
(. "sutj ct to delay" which meant deiiv'
"a today. tomorrow or next day. Not 9
= OTTO, .sri-sse v,res, For which sounethi
se ike 100000 per annum u paid by
st brokers, was working. All were d '
Sons Of the eiices not bsPP snipg