The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-13
SN0W-STORMS OUT WEST.
OLD BOREAs DOES HIS TORsT IN
MANY STATES.
A Severe Blizzard swoops Down Upon Chi
cage, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Olher
Cities Railway Travel Impeded.

warning from the Weather Bureau, a
veritabIe Manitoba blizzard struck this
city at II O'Clock last night and continued
I'D to q o'clock tonight. Rain, hail,
sleet. and snow alternately swept over
the city before a high wind. At daylight
the street railways had abandoned Efforts
10 run cars till the tracks were cleared
by snow-plows All railway trains that
were not entirely abandoned, were late
the Alton express from Chicago being
eight hours behind time. The snow is
fourteen inches deep. which Is phenom-
inal for this latitude. As time passed the
storm Increased IN severity, and at ,
L. NJ the wind had risen 70 thirty-siy
mile gait. with the thermometer eight
degrees above zero. and filling. The
casualties are numerous but none are
serious. The overhead wires look like
masses of white ropes, and many have
snapped by weight Of ice. Two horses
were shocked TO death by coming In con-
tact with a broken live wire
The storm at Other Points
kilograms from all points South and
West show that the storm is widespread
and disastrous.
KANSAS CITY, MO, Feb. 12-The
worst snow storm in years ragged all over
Kansas and Missouri yesterday and last
night and to-day not a single train I'm
the two States is on time. The snow
averaged from foot TO two feet on the
level. High winds accompanied It, ana
at some points in cuts it is twenty or
thirty feet deep. At many places the
schools are closed The snow was dry
and the telegraph service was not in
jured.
In Wisconsin and Indiana.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Feb. l2-There
are twenty men on the new intake tun-
mel crib. and the wind has raised such
a sea that it is impossible to take them
Off The wind is now blowing about forty
miles an hour and if It rises much more
there will be great danger Of the crib
house being washed into the lake, and all
the men drowned, just as happened last
spring.
1t is showing hard and electric cars are
much imDeded.
FORT WAYNE, IND, Feb. 12-The
worst blizzard i'm years is raging here
to-day. All trafic is suspended and street.
car travel abandoned. The Fn,sburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago passenger train,
No 30, is snow bound at Convoy, o.
Switch engines are unable TO work I'm
the yards I'm this city. and more trouble
is feared 10y the officials here. Al noon
four cars. loaded with pershabie freight,
could not be moved away from the down
town station with four engines.
Worst BLIZZARD for Years in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb 12-The worst blizzard
that has ever struck this city. so far as
weather bureau records show for twenty
three years is raging here. Street traffic IS
greatly impeded, and walking is accompa-
MED with great danger to life and limb.
Many persons have already been injured
hv being blown 10 the ground. and
aGainst the walls and posts by the wind
Tne velocity is sixty miles per hour. the
highest ever recorded for this city. and
an almost double velocity OF wind is
blowing blizzard in the western States.
The storm in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO, TEN, Feb. 12.-The
severe wind and hail-storm of last even
ing was followed by one Of the worst
northers of the season. The counties west
Of here report cattle as suffering severely,
and hundreds Of those in a weak condition
died from exposure A severe storm pre-
vailed for several hours in counties west
of here.
DALLAS, TEN, Feb 12-The thermom-
eter this morning was at IS degrees above
zero, with ice two inches thick. The earth
was frozen as hard as rock. Yesterday
il rained. sleeted. and showed. and last
night a nOrther blew at the rate Of forty
miles an hour
Whole Town Wiped Ont.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12-Advices in
this city to-day and night indicate that a
storm approaching i'm violence to a cy-
clone swept oyer Louisiana and Missis-
sippi last night and this morning. and
left in its wake many casualties and a
vast amount of destruction. Communica-
tion with the points most severely affect
ed is interrupted. as all the wires are
down and only the most meagre reports
have so far been received.
The most alarming report is from New
town, which place is said to have been
wiped OF the face OF the earth.
The conductor on the Illinois Central
train. which arrived at o'clock. con-
firms the report that Newtown had been
swept out Of existence, but he had no
details Of the extent Of the damage or
the number of casualties, which he thinks
is large.
Severe Storm in the East
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The CITY TO-
night Is covered with mantle of snow
several inches thick. Travel OF all kind
is greatly impeded, and the inconvenience
TO pedestrians Is so great that none
but those who are compelled TO- venture
on the streets. The storm is the most
severe one of the season, and is expected
to last until tomorrow or Wednesday
morning. The thermometer is down 10
% degrees. and the wind Is blowing from
the northeast al the rate of thirty miles
an hour Railroad traffic is almost de-
moralized. All trains are behind time,
ana the mails from the South and West
are greatly delayed. Reports from all
points throughout the State indicate that
the storm is general and very severe,
and that traffic is greatly impeded.
Dispatches from New Jersey report a
similar state Of affairs. The storm along
the New Jersey and Long Island coasts
is probably severe. The high northeast
gale prevails, and the air IS thick with
flving snow Mariners of the coast VIII
have a hard night Of 1t, and 1t Is prob
able that several wrecks will be reported
tomorrow. The life-savng crews have
doubled their patrols and are ON the
alert so as TO promptly answer signals or
distress one wreck was reported TO-
night. 1t occurred on Rockaway back
the Arverne Hotel. The ArVerne
life-saving crew can not go 10 the reuel
Of the vessel on account Of the blinuihs
Snou storm and the heavy sea.