New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05
THE STORM WIDESPREAD.
EAST ASD WEST THE BLIZZARD RA'iN'-
TRAVEL INTERRUPTED

TRAVEL INlfkkilIF.
Schenectady. y. Y. Feb. "A blizzard accom-
panied by binding snow ard intense coh' set ~
about p. m. yesterday ''"sce "i'
ana traffic much delayed.
Joclport " T. Fob. 4.-ThS city was struck Dy
a blizzard about midnight The Thermometer at
D. m. registered zero drop Of % degrees from yes
tcriay afternoon.
Rome. " Y Feb. 4.-Thc worst storm OF Inc
season struck this city last evening ard continued
all night making travel difficult ana delaying Trains
Two freight trains the Central road were held
here all night.
LYONS y. Y. Feb. 4.-The Thermometer wa 20
above zero at noon Yesterday. 13 below at tm'
morning At q O'Clock last night a blizzard stri "
hl, section: binding snow and hlgh winds prcvaiiet''
The traffic on railroads Is practically suspended No
mails have arrived to-day. snow Is dni'ed 50 D"uIS
that milkmcn cannot enter town.
Vtca Feb "A blizzard struck Utica about .
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. The wind blew gale
and tie snow In the air obscured objects twenty
feet away The storm continued until early uhS
morning. bat damage of any consequence III 'he
citv or vicinity has so far been reported. Railroad
train, are considerably delayed. but the street cars
running time and roads are not greatly OF
generally blockaded.
Dubuque, Iowa. Feb 4-La,t night was IN" coneSt
night Of tho year I'm this city. The mercury stood
IL dcgrcc, below zero midnight, and this morning
showed 20 below The Illinois Central Rallroal l.
,nowbounl and frozen mp in this section trains beng
stalled at Julien Iowa, Just west Of here and Galena
Illinois. the east.
Oshkosh. WIS., Feb. 4.-The blizzard Of Thursday has
boon followed by intense cold. A driving wind has
grratlv augmented the discomfort. Travel and bi'-
nc,, are practically n stands and 1t IS only by
the most strenuous, efforts that street are enabled
to run. and then In irregular manner The rii
road, are moving no freight all the locomotive, beng
pressed Into the passenger service some OF the trains
from the north having three engines drawing them
All train, are late and Wisconsin Central passenger
train +, stalled I'm a cut between this city and tn"
Northern state Hospital. All traffic arrangements are
drmorallz.d. and the country roads are tmpls-abc.
There /, much suffering among the poor. and even
among those of moderate mean, whose supply OF fuel
had been exhausted by the long cold period.
IioughtOn. Mich. Feb. f-Ierrhc bnzlhrdS ruled
for the last two days with the mercury 30 To 40
blow. DRIFT, high a. the tops ot
ro ,cngcr coachcs. Mineral Range and Hancock ana
,umrt passenger trains consisting OF only one coach
AMI baggage car take and three powerful engines
To haul item. The mines are shut down for lack Of
fuel aud the stamp mills for lack Of rock Irainn'n
are having their faces badly frozen. u Is more than
quarter OF a century since there wcN 50 many cen
tinuous billiards and such low temperature.
Grnnd Haven. Mich. Feb. / III" Gamer Roam
okc Of the Detroit Grand Haven and Mw aullcc line
commanded Icy Captain James Martin Will" making
Ills hari0r at 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon In Il
terrible northwest gale. burst her steam pipe which
~ She was unmanagailc She gradually worked IN
toward the beach and settled on the bottom. The
lfc--ayine crew. commanded by Captain Ly,ieht went
10 the rescue possible hut th" Ice formed
30 quickly around the boat that the crew Of eighteen
mon were adj, to walk ashore soon after she struck.
The Roanoke left Milwaukee at O'Clock Yesterday
morning and +, loaded with 1000 tons Of eaStbound
freight. She is owned by Thomson a M1rlin OF
Port Huron. and the only thlng That will save
her from bens total wreck Is for the lee to form
around her and prevent tn" heavy seas from break