Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-12
COLD WESTERN WINDS
Severe Blissards in the Big Cities on the
Lakes.
snew1rifts ia CatcaEo - Suburban.
the Lake Crib at Milwaukee.

CHICAGO. Feb. PA blizzard of the
most approved pattern, with snow, sleet
and an energetic wind. swept down on Chi
cago last night and today ragged with con-
stantly increasing violence. Great snow
drifts blocked the streets, suburban trains
were delayed and snow sweepers were kept
necessarily in use to prevent stoppage OF
the street car lines. traffic on which was
badly delayed. The blizzard Is the most Sc
we're that has visited Chicago for many
years.
At noon the wind was blowing at the rate
OF seventy miles an hour with indications
that the storm would continue through the
night, with the coolest weather of the year
All incoming trains were from one to two
hours late and the roads were becoming
| worse blocked all the time.
The wind rushed around the downtown
corners with terrific force. carrying pedes-
TRANS Off their feet and injuring many.
Mrs. Jane b. Rahney was hurled against
nre plug at Dearborn and Van Buren,
streets and fatally injured. Many carriages
on michigan avenue. where the wind sweeps
straight of the lake, were overturned. but
jured.
Lake Michigan was dashed into a fury and
.ne waves rushed over the breakwater and
swePt eiear across the Illinois Central rail.
VIZ TSP pTssks INTO NO. Lake Esb Front Park. =.
blizzard In full blast. 1t is still showing
with fierce west wind blowing. The snow
Is about twelve inches deep on a level I'M,
Dadly orifted. The mercury is ten above
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Feb 12.-The blz.
throughout the west last night reaches
TINS city at O'Clock this morning. A fierce
gale accompanied by heavy fall of fine
cutting snow Is in progress, and the storm
the street car service was demoralized. only
an occasional car managing to get through
the heavy snowdrifts.
On the Lake Shore road trains were re.
ported az more or less delayed from the
west, with prospect of serious biOckades
before nxhtfall.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. 12.-After con.
tnuing for twenty-four hours, and break
ing all records recorded by the local wea tn.
er bureau, the blizzard suspended opera
ions at III o'clock this morning, so far as
the snow accompaniment is concerned. A
brisk wind still blows from the north, and
though the mercury Is not low being 81
degrees above zero. the indca tons are for
much colder weather tonight. The snow
lies sixteen inches on the level and il had
ly drifted. All street car traffic Is sus-
pended. and the fortunate possessors OF
carriages and sleighs Of every description
have gathered silver harvest in quarters
and half dollars by conveying persons OF
both sexes from their homes to their places
of business. Not one street car line in the
city Is running. All trains, both from the
east and west, are greatly delayed.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Feb. IA wil6
northwest gale Is sweeping over the city
from Lake Michigan and the air is full OF
fine penetrating and drifting snow. This
electric lines manage to make slow progress
but II the storm continues there will prob
ably be ar embargo on travel tonight
There IS an immense sea on the lake, fully
as vicious as that which engulfed about q
dozen men on the water works crib last
spring. .- 3D..
Prior to the storm last night City En-
gineer Benzirgberger consulted u s. Fore
caster Moore In regard to the advisability
of bringing in the men now at work ON the
crib, but it was finally decided that they
were in no danger. There are twenty men
In the crib house at present. but il is thought
that they are all right. Should the worst
come and the crib house be swept away
they can enter the air lock. which is above
the water level. No anxiety is felt for their
safety.
Advices from the interior of the state are
to the effect that the storm is raging every
where and that railway travel is consider
ably impeded.