The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-13
RAGING OF The STORM
Tbs WcTs! BllNlrd Chicago Eyer KnsH
Strikes That City.
ALL THE EAST GETS SOME
Traffic impeded From the Missouri
to the Atlantic ic-WrecS In Chi
cago and a Critical oItua-
tlon In Mllwaukes.

CHICAGO, Feb. l2.-During this after.
noon the storm increased I'm violence, the
wind at one time rising 10 velocity of IS
miles an hour and the SHOW growing
heavier. II is the worst storm Chicago
has ever kno'Sn and by 4 o'clock this
afternoon business of all kinds was at q
standstill. Trains are greatly delayed
and to-right most of the eastern roads
did noe start their trans. The New York
limited on the Eric pulled out at o'clock
wi.h two engines, and threo hours later
was twelve miles from the city. stuck fast,
and two additional engines sent after 1t
could do no good. The incoming New
York limited on the same road is stuck in
snow bauk a mile from the depot and
six engines gave it up as bad job. The
Rock Island started ono passen-
ger train and got il back
atter running something over n
milo in three hours. A wreck occurred on
the Lake Shore road at Seyenty-ninth
street, owing TO the impossibility of the
engineer TO see ahead, and ono man was
badly crushed and several freight cars
sp.intered. On the streets collisions and
accidents have been numerous, there
being many instances of pedestrians and
vehicles overturned by the wind. The
| new ADDITION TO the postoiilce Is badly
u'nageu' inc windows oeing blown IN
anu 'ne giass rooi snatterei. onow an
men deep mas covered the iioor and water
soNened the plaster, causing II to fall.
ne gale from the lake continued TO blow
iuriousiy well into the night. Drifts six
OF more ieet deep winch formed in many
streets rendered them almost impossible.
Inc high wind caused numerous iires and
Is almost Impossible Tor hremen 20 get
through the streets. Az ii O'Clock the
storm showed signs OF dy.hg out aud the
wind was abating.
NEW YORK req, l2.-The blizzard
scheduled by tao weather prophets 10
reach here Tonight has arrived on time.
In TACT II LAS struck the city several hours
IN adve nee OF the time predicted by cx-
pert photographers. Tonight the streets
are covered with snow several inches
aeep, all traffic is impeded, railroad trains
are behind time and mails from all parts
OF the country delayed. The street rail-
ways are operated with difficulty and
traffic on the river has been greatly i'm
peded. The snow commenced early this
| afternoon and has continued many hours.
high wind accompanies tho blizzard,
aud Weather Prophet Dunn says 1t will
| reach velocity OF 90 miles an hour be-
fore midnight. He predicts that severe
cold weather will follow the storm.
| NYAcE, n. Y. Feb. 12.-The snow storm
has taken the form of a blizzard in Rock
land county. Tonight terrific wind is
4 hlpWinrr and drifts travs.linn in,
some portions of the country.
BUFFALO, Feb. IA cold wave has
swooped down upon Buffalo and Western
New York, followed by a heavy fall of
snow. \ water famine was threatened,
hough men have been kept at work re-
moving the slush ice which drifted into
| tie inlet tunnel that supplies the city
from the river. Dispatches from Niagara
Falls announce an ice bridge formed and
| solidilied. In the passage of the ice flows
down the river great amount OF timber
was brought down and is frozen tight in
| rde bridge. 1t is unusual to have the
bridge form in February. Aivices from
other nearby towns indicate that this end
of the state is being blanketcd with snow
| and the area OF severe cold is extensive.
| OMAHA, Feb. 12.-The blizzard in Ne
braska ended this morning. Tho Mis-
souri, Pacific, owing to the great fall of
snow, is much troubled in getting trains
through, but the worst is over and six
trains will be run regularly tomorrow.
Train No. /, which should have arrived
early this morning, was held at Leaven-
worth over night and left that city at 0
a. m., arriving in Omaha tonight. Train
No. ., which left at 10 O'Clock last night,
was held at Baker, Kansas, on account OF
freight train engulfed in the snow south
OF that point. The Nebraska local. held
al Weeping Water, did not get into Omaha
until O'Clock, four hours after scheduled
time. Passenger train No. . left for the
south at noon with two engines which will
probably pull it through on time. Freight
trains that should have gone out last
night wero held over, but sent out this
morning 10 break the way. A gang OF
men are at work opening up the track for
a train standing near Superior. Nebraska.
The belt line was not affected by the bliz.
gard. The Burlington, Eikhorn and Union
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