The herald., 1894-12-28
WHERE W|NTRY BLASTS BLOW
Snow Interferes With Travel
in the East.
A Blizzard Sweeps Down Over Some
Sections.
An Old Soldier Frozen to Death In
Ohto-The Upper Missouri
River Closed.

BY the Associated Press.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-News from Bos-
ton is that travel ls much impeded by
the storm, street-csr travel being much
delayed. Railroad trains are much be-
hind time. In South Boston the wind
carried away the roof Of the First Bap.
tist church this morning and blew down
the big chimney Of the Dawson Safe and
Iron works, doing slight damage.
New Haven reports the harbor full OF
stormbound craft.
Hartford reports traffic badly delayed.
From points throughout New England
there is news OF delayed travel and im-
peded traffic, but no serious casualties.
In New York state the snowfall ia
heavy and trains are blocked, country
roads impassa BILE and street car lines
stopped in cities. No accidents are re.
ported.
CINCINNATI. o., Dec. 27.-Another
snow storm prevails here tonight. Trains
from the east were all late today. To-
night the outgoing trains in all direc-
tions anticipated troubled. More ap-
prehsnsion 10 felt over the probability Of
flood when the snow melts than over
while the snow Rename. After heavy
snow in 1884 the river reached ~ feet.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Dec. 2.-The
inches OF snow fell in that time. The
street cars are not running and railroad
trains are several hours late.
q h.A n n
Missouri river is practically closed at
this point for the winter by the ice.
The very cold weather of the past few
days hss made ice about two inches
thick, and has sufficient strength to eus'
tain foot passengers. This 10 the latest
date recorded for the closing OF the
river. In other years the winter freeze-
up has come very much earlier, and the
river has generally remained closed
until late in February or early in March.
The present stage of the water 10 low.
SARATOGA, Dec. 27.-The Adirondack
region ia being swept by blizzard. A
foot OF snow has fallen since midnight.
This is being drifted by q northern gale.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The mercury fell
with snow here today, and the storm
developed into veritable blizzard.
Railway trains were generally on time,
but street blocksdes were numerousl
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27.-The sleet
storm following last nights fall of snow
wrought great damage to telegraph and
telephone circuits within radius Of 80
miles OF this city. The Western Union
and Postal telegraph companies are badly
crippled ON every circuit. Snow is from
four to IS inches over Pennsylvania to-
day. Six horses and two mules were
killed today by coming in contact with
deadly electric light wires blown down
by the storm.
MARTINS FERRY. o., Dso. 27.-John
Moreland was found frozen this morning
at Gleim's Run, near home. He was an
old soldier and worked in the Eison
glass factory. He started to walk home
from here laet night and was caught in
the storm.
HoRNELLsvILLE, N. Y, Dec. 27.-The
biggest snowstorm in Is years came to.
day. The streets are filed 90 that traf.
fic 10 almost stopped. Freight cars have
Jumped the tracks in the yards and The
switching is almost an impossibility.
TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 27.-A blizzard
struck this city early this morning, de-
moralizing street railway traffic for
three hours. The velocity OF the wind
decreased toward noon. but snow is still
falling. In the eastern part OF the
province there is heavy snow storm,
with the thermometer hovering
around the bulb.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Dec. 27.-As far as
heard from the blizzard which struck
Kansas two days ago has prevailed
throughout the state today with m ore
or less fierceness, but no bad blockades
have resulted.
WAsHINGToE, Dec. 27.-From wealth
or bureau view the chief tic
of the present storm has been the
rapidity OF ito development and move-
ment. the result being largely due to q
barometric pressure in Montana oi
81. 8 inches, the highest recorded by the
weather bureau. Rain or snow has
fallen generally east of the Mississippi,
while from tho west OF that river cold
weather ahd high winds are advancing.
Bismarck ieads the cold weather sta
tions with % below, and it is Is below
at many points in she far northwest.
Storm signals are displayed an along
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Damage
to shipping is feared, ss the winds We.
locity will range from 40 to 70 miles an