The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-06
THE WEST ZOE ROUND.
Railroads Tied Up and business ST
pcnded-Awny Bul0W Zero.

Railroads Tied Up and business Sus-
pended-Away Below Zero.
DuBuQup, Ia, feb. 4,-Last night was
the coolest night OF the year in this city.
The mercury stood l2 below zero at
midnight, and this morning showed 20
below, The Illinois Central railroad is
snow.bound and frozen up in this sec
ton, trains being stalled at julien, Iowa,
just west OF here, and Galena, ILL.,, on
tho east.
HouaHroN, Mich, Feb, 4,-Terrlblo
billiards. ruled Tor the past two days,
with the mercury so to 40 below, Snow
drifts are rs high as tho tops OF the
passenger coaches. Mineral Range and
Hancock and Calumet passenger trains,
consisting OF only one coach and bag.
gage-car, takes two and three powerful
engines TO haul them, The mines are
shut down for lack OF fuel and the
stamp mills for lack OF rock, Irainmen
ara having their faces badly frozen, 1t
is more than a quarter OF century
since there were 80 many continuous
billiards. and such low temperature,
OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb, 4.-rhe BLIZZARD
OF Thursday has been followed by in
tense cold. A,driving wind has greatly
augmented the discomfort Travel aud
business are practically at q stand-still,
and it is only by the most strenuous
efforts that street cars are enabled to
run, and then in a very irregular man
ner, The railroads are moving no
freight, all the locomotives being
pressed into the passenger service,
some OF the trains from the north hay
ing three engines drawing them.
ALI trains arc very late, and Wis.
consin Central passenger train is stalled
in cut between this city and the
Northern State Hospital. The country
roads are impossible, no communities
tion having been had for several days.
There is much suffering among the poor
and even those OF moderate means
whose supply OF fuel had been eX-
hausted by the long cold period.
FARGO, N. d., Feb, "A number OF
towns in North Dakota arc experience
ing fuel famine and arc telegraphing
to other cities for aid, The blizzard
has stopped railroad traffic to consid-
erabl0 extent, and coal cannot be
shipped.
Reynolds and Thompson telegraph
that they have no coal and that the
citizens arc compelled to burn railroad
ties and lumber 10 keep warm. The
mercury continues to hover I'M the viCin'
ity OF 40 below zero, and there is at
present no prospect OF change.
SEATTLE WASH, Feb. 4.-rhe wind
began blowing from the south at about
noon yesterday. 1t. was followed by
rain, but at A o'clock n heavy snowfall
began. There is great danger now OF
freshets. They would do tar more dam
age in the valley than the floods of last
fall. About three feet OF snow has al
ready fallen.
GRAND HAVEN, NIcH., Feb. 4,-The
steamer Roanoke, OF the Detroit, Grand
Haven & Milwaukee line, while making
this harbok at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, in n terrible northwest gale,
burst her steam.ptpe, which caused her
to swing to the south OF the piers, and,
as she was unmanageable, she gradually
worked in towards the beach and set.
tied on the bottom.
Tho ice formed so quickly around the
boat that the crew Of eighteen men
were able to walk ashore soon after she
struck. The Roanoke left Milwaukee
yesterday morning and is loaded with
1000 tons OF easbound freight. The
only thing that will save her from be.
ing total wreck is for the ice to form
around her and prevent tho heavy sea
from breaking her up.