The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-14
THE SNOW BLIZZARD
General Throughout Indiana and Rail
Traffic and Business Suspended.

ELKHART, Feb. 12.-Special.-A biz
zard of the worst kind struck this city
at $50 this morning and since then two
feet of snow has fallen. At times it was
impossible to see across the streets
Business is all at a standstill. The mail
and passenger trains are from three 10
five hours behind time, and freight traffic
reported as i'm the ditch. The storm is
the worst this section of Indiana has
seen in fifteen years. Considerable dam
age resulted from broken glass, the win
dows having been blown In.
TT. WAYNE. Feb. 12.-Srecial.-The
snow began to fall at o'clock this morn
ing and at s o'clock tonight was still
coming down. A heavy wind was blow
ing all day and the snow this evening
is piled i'm drifts on the principal streets
six feet deep. Traffic on the TT. Wayne
electric system was stopped at 9 O'Clock
this morning and some OF the cars were
abandoned and are tonight standing on
the principal streets. Railway traffic
west of here was about suspended. The
heaviest portion Of the storm was near
this city. Trains on the Pennsylvania
line that were on time five miles east ar
rived at the Ft Wayne depot two hours
late. Nickel-Plate engines are off the
track and abandoned. Arrangements
have been made to put several hundred
men to work tomorrow and haul the
snow to the river banks.
WABASH, Feb. 1..-Special.-The
worst blizzard in ten years swept over
Wabash county today. the snow drifting
50 that traffic of all kinds is nearly sus-
pended. Trains from the west on the
Wabash railroad are delayed from one
to six hours and freight traffic on the
lines has been practically tied up. East
bound trains are running about on time.
Trains are badly delayed by drifting
snow on the Michigan division Of the
Big Four and telegraph wires are down
i'm all directions. only two messages hav-
ing been received at the Western Union
office today. Unsheltered stock is suffer
ing severely and business is at stand
still.
LAPORTE. Feb. 12.-Special.-One of
the worst blizZards that has visited this
locality for number of years COM
menced before daylight this morning
and prevailed all day. high wind
drifted the snow badly and railway
travel is greatly impeded. Trains on
the Lake Shore and on the Chicago a
West Michigan roads have been more or
less belated. The north-bound l O'Clock
p. m. train on the Lake Erie & Western
road is snow-bound some five miles
south Of here and is now over five hours
late. over eight feet of snow is reported
in the cuts on that road between here
and Michigan City.
BL.UFFTON Feb. 2.-Special--Nells
county witnessed one of the most severe
snow storms in many years today. il
was accompanied by very strong wind
which drifted the snow to a hight OF foui
and five feet on the principal streets
making IL very difficult for teams 20
pass. The windstorTn OF SATURDAY night
Frustrated forty derricSs in the oil neid
south Of this city.
WHITING. Feb. 12-Special.-Th
most terrible storm I'm years rs ragihe
through northern Indiana All tratnc Is
at a standstill and a majority Oh INC
telegraph wires are down. IT has pe-'
showing steadily for eighteen hours ano
The Wind is blowing a gale. IL Is 'h'
worst blizzard ever known in this region
ANDERSON, Feb. -Special.-Snow
fell here last night and today ana
drifted three and four feet high, prac-
tically suspending business Of all kinds
Street cars and streets are blockaded