The morning call., 1894-02-13
WEST OF THE RIVER.
Railway Traffic Everywhere Inn
peded by the Snow.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-The storm abated
about noon, with four inches of slushy
mixed sleet and snow on the ground. Tele-
graphic and telephonic communication is
seriously interfered with. Reports from
Southern Illinois, Southern and Central
Indiana, Missouri and Arkansas all tell
the same story. The situation promises
TO be aggravated by a sudden drop in the
temperature and the covering of the
ground with coating of ice. Traffic is at
a standstill. The telegraphic situation is
the worst for a long time. There are no
wires south, and very few in any other
direction.
Fort Scott, Kan, reports the heaviest
snow in many years.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train is
snow bound near Moran. Ind. Three
engines were sent to its relief. 1t Is be-
lieved they will be also showed in.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. ia dispatch from
Guthrie. o. T., says last night the mer-
curry registered deg. below zero. This
morning thaw set in. but this afternoon
another cold wave swoOped down on the
Territory. sending the mercury down to the
zero mark again. The suffering through
out Oklahoma and Indian Territory must
be great Nothing Can be learned owing
to the severe weather and the condition of
the roads. Trains due on Sunday have
not yet arrived. There are showed in be-
tween Red Rock and Cross, and as the
country is not we'll watered or mbered,
to say nothing of provisions. the passen-
gers are certainly in a precarious condi-
tion.
OMAHA. Feb. 12.-The blizzard in Ne.
braska ended this morning. The Missouri
Pacific. owing to the great fall of snow,
had much trouble iE setting its trains
through, but the worst is over aud six
trains will be run regularly tomorrow.
Train /, which should have arrived early
this morning, was held at Leavenworth
over night and left that city at A. NJ, ar
irving at Omaha tonight. Train ., which
left at 10 o'clock last night, was held at
Baker, Kans., on account of freight
train being engulfed in the snow south OF
that point. The Nebraska local, held at
Weeping Water, did not get into Omaha
until / o'clock. four hours after the
scheduled time. Passenger train 8 left for
the south at noon with two engines, which
will probably pull IL through on time. The
freight trains that should have gone out
laat night were held ever, but were sent
v.
gang CT men is at work opening up track
for a train standing near Superior. Netr.
The Belt Line was rot affected by the bliz-
zard and the Burlington, Elkhorn and
Union Pacific were little hampered by
snow and their trains were generally on
time.i
DURANGO, Colo. Feb. 12.-Snow has
fallen continually since o'clock on Satur-
day morning. Ii is now twenty-six inches
On the level.
TOPEKA. Kans., Feb. 12.-Trains which
left Denver yesterday spent the night at
Cimarron, tied up by the storm. All west
bound Colorado trains are snowbound at
Newton. There is seven feet of snow be-
tween Horton and ST. Joseph. Here in
the city the storm ragged with great vio-
lence. The snow is foot deep. and it is
still falling and drifting before a fierce
west wind. The blizzard is very severe in
the western part OF the State. The mer-
curry is 10 degrees above.
WICHITA, Kans., Feb. 12-Train service
has been abandoned since yesterday on
account of the snowstorm. The Missouri
Pacific and Frisco trains have been stuck
at Flint Mills since yesterday. The storm
has been extremely severe, and the snow
is from one to fifteen feet deep.
EMPoRIA, Kans., Feb. 12.-This is the
worst storm ever known. The snow is two
feet deep and has drifted TO twenty feet In
places. Railroad traffic is stopped. Trains
are showed in az various places Thou
sands Of head of cattle are exposed. and
great portion Of them will die of hunger
and exposure.
MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, Feb. I2.-It,has
been showing and drifting since early last
night. There is no abatement
KEoKUK, Iowa, Feb. ia blizzard has
been raging since last night. The snow
has badly drifted.
GUTHRIE, FEB. 12.-Reports come from
the strip of great suffering am ong home