The record-union., 1894-12-28
RAILWAY AND TBLEGRAPHIC SERV-
ICE INTERRUPTED
Eighteen Inches-The Mercury Be
low Zero in the Far Northwest, the
Record Showing Twenty-Five De-
grees Below at Bismarck.
Special to the REcoaD-uSrox.


of SNOW had falIei, and it is still showing.
Street-car travel in the city is seriously
interiered with, and III some parts of the
city the telephone and telegraph wires are
down. The blizzard was general over
this section and especially severe in the
Allegheny Mountains, where the snow
drifted and impeded travel. Through
trains from the East are four to seven
hours late, and from the West they were
nearly a much behind time.
DUBOIS Pa, Dec. n. - The storm,
which began at dusk last evening, con-
linued without abatement. The ground
is covered to a depth of twenty inches.
Traffic on the Pennsylvania Valley road
is practically at a standstiIl. The tele-
graph and telephone wires are prostrated.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. y. = a seet
storm, following last nights fall OF snow,
wrought great damage TO telegraph and
telephonG circuits within a radius of fifty
miles OF this city. The Western Union
and Postal Telegraph Companies are
badly crippled on every circuit. The
snow is four to eighteen inches deep over
Pennsylvania to-day.
Six horses and two mules were killed
to-day by coming in contact with deadly
electric-light wires blown down by the
storm.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-All incoming trains
at this point bear evidence OF the storm i'll
The Mississippi Valley, those from the
south being especially covered with
snow. Conductors report fourteen inches
of snow at Paducah. Western trainmen
do not report as heavy i fall.
OHIO.
MARTINS FERRY (O.), Dec. 27--John
MOreiand was found frozen this morning
at Gleims Run, near his home. He was
an old soldier and worked in the Elson
glass factory. He started 10 walk home
from here last night and was caught III
the storm.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-Another snow
storm prevails here tonight. Trains
from the east we're all late to-day. To-
night the outgoing trains in every direc-
ton anticipated trouble. More appre-
hension Is felt over the probability OF a
Hood when the snow melts than over ali
the inconvenience that can come while the
snow remains. After a heavy snow III
1881 the river reached seventy-two feet.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The mercury fell
with the snow here to-day and the storm
developed into Veritable blizzard. Rail-
way trains were generally on time, but
street blockades were numerous.
NEW YORK.
SARATOGA, Dec. 27.-The Adirondack
region is being swept by blizzard A
foot of snow has fallen since midnight. 1t
is being drifted by northerly gale.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-There is no direct
telegraphic communication between this
city ana Sandy Hook, owing TO the storm.
All messages are received by way OF Long
Rrannh SanHU Hook yG-i,,
blowing moderate gale from the east
northeast, and the rain continues. The
water along Staten Island shore is un-
usually high, and in many places the
waves made clean breach over the
docks. At Quarantine the waves are
breaking over the stone wall built to
protect the shore. Reports from the in
terror Indicate more or less serious inter
ruption to railway traffic, Central New
ork showing the most general ais
turbance.
TRAVEL MUCH INIPEDED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-News from Bos-
ton is that travel is much impeded by the
storm, street car travel being much de-
layed. Railroad trains are much behind
time. In South Boston the wind carried
away the roof OF the First Baptist
Church this morning and blew down the
big chimney OF the Dawson Safe and
Iron works, but only slight damage by
the gale is reported in other sections.
New Haven reports the harbor full of
storm bound craft. hartford reports
traffic badly delayed. From points
throughout New England there is news
of delayed travel and impeded traffic, but
no serious casualties.
In New York State the snowfall is
heavy and trains are blocked. Country
roads are impossible and street car lines
stopped in cities. No accidents are re-
ported.
CANADA.
TORONTO (Ont.), Dec. IA blizzard
struck this city early this morning, de-
moraliZing the street railway traffic for
three hours. The velocity of the wind
decreased toward noon, but the snow is
still falling. In the eastern part of the
Province there is heavy SnowstOrm,
with the thermometer lowering around
the bulb.
THE MISSOURI PRACTICALLY CLOSED.
YANKToN Is. d., Dec. 27.-The Mis-
souri, River is practically closed at this
point for the winter by ice. The cold
weather OF the past two days has made
ice about two inches thick and has suifi-
cient strength to sustain foot passengers.
This is the latest date recorded for the
closing OF the river. In other years the
river treeze-up has come very much
earlier, and the river has generally re-
manned closed until February or March.
phe present stage OF the water is low.
SNOW IL NEVADA.
CARSON (Nev.l, Dec. 27.-Two inches of
snow tell here to-day, the thermometer
registered 15' above zero, and the barom-
eier showed a pressure OF 80 5-I0 inches.
United States Signal Service Officer Car
penter pronounces snow a phenomenon
under these atmospheric conditions.
VIEWS OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-From the
Weather Bureau view, the chief charac-
teristic of the present storm has been the
rapidity of It's development and move
ment, thus the result is being largely
due to barometric pressure i'll Montana
of 3l.3 inches, the highest recorded by
the Weather Bureau. Rain or snow has
fallen generally east OF the Mississippi,
while from west of that river the cold
weather and high winds are advancing.
Bismarck leads the cold weather stations
with DO below, and it is lSo below at
many points in the far Northwest.
Storm signals are displayed all along the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts Damape To
is feared, as the winds velocity
will range from forty 10 seventy miles an
hour.
a South Dakota Gold Camp.
CUSTER CITY IS. d., Dec. 2T.-Just now
Keystone seems to be the coming gold
camp of the West. They are flocking in
from all directions until every house in