The morning call., 1894-12-28
foot of snow has fallen since midnight.
1t is being drifted by northerlY gale.

lOOG OF Snow mas 1ellen sluce lDlubisn D.
1t is being drifted by a northerly gale.
HoRNELLsvILLE, n. Y. Dec. 27.-The
biggest snowstorm in fifteen years came
to-day. The streets are filled so that
traffic is almost stopped. Freightcars
have jumped the track in the yards. and
switching is almost an impossiblllty.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27-Another snow
storm prevails here tonight Trains from
the East were all late to-day. Tonight
the outgoing trains In every direction an
ticipated trouble. More apprehension is
felt over the probability of food when
the snow melts than over all the inconve-
nience that can come while the snow re-
mains. After a heavy snow in 1884 the
river reached seven y-twO feet
PITTsBURG, Dec. 27.-1he snowstorm
which started last evening proved the
heaviest known here in several years. Up
to 10 o'clock this morning twelve inches of
snow had fallen and it is still showing.
Streetcar travel in the city is seriously
interfered with, and in some parts OF the
city the telephone and telegraph wires are
down. The blizzard was general over this
section and especially severe in the ALE
gheny Mountains. where the snow drifted
and impeded travel. Through trains from
the East are four to seven hours late. and
from the West they were nearly as much
behind time.
DUBOIS. Pa, Dec. 27.-The storm,
which began at dusk last evening, con-
tinued without abatement. The ground
is covered to the depth of twenty inches.
Traffic on the Pennsylvania Valley road
is practically al standstil. The tele-
graph and telephone wires are Frustrated.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. PA sleet storm,
following last nights fall of snow.
wrought great damage to telegraph and
telephone circuits within radius of fifty
miles of this city. The Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies are badly
crippled on every circuit. The snow is
four To eighteen inches deep over Penn
sJlvania to-day.
Six horses and two mules were killed
today by coming in contact with deadly
eleclric-lghu wires blown down by the
storm.
One of the most thrilling experiences CO.
incident with the storm was that OF Cap
tain Foster and crew and four men on the
tug Israel W. Durham. They were COM
ing from Delaware City. When off
Thompsons Point tie tug foundered.
4HO uOH, WIN Idu olIdUpcu lilo-UIS-
servers around their bodies, leaped into
the icy waters. They eventually clam ered
on to the top of the pilot-house, which
was ali that remained above wafer. They
were compelled TO remain there through
out the fercest part of the storm until
dawn, more dead tnan alive. They were
picked up by another tug. The men are in
serious condition.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-All incoming trains
at this point bear evidence of the storm in
the Mississippi Valley, those from the
south being espe eialIy covered with snow
Con ductors report Il inches of snow at
Paducah. Western ;rainmen do not re-
port a. heayv fall.
CHICAGO, Der. 27.-The mercury fell
with tie snow here to-day, and the storm
devel ped into yeritable blizzard. Rail-
way trains were generally on time. but
street blockades were numerous.
MARTINS FERRY. Ohio, Dec. 27-John
MUrrland was found frozen this morning
At Gleims Run, near his home. He was an
old soldier and worked in the Elson glass
factory. He started 10 walk nome from
here last night and was caught in the
storm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. - From the
Weather Bureau view. the chief charac-
teristic OF the present storm has been the
rApidty of is development and move
ment; thus the result is being largely due
to a barOmetric pressure in Montana of
81 3 inches, the highest recorded by the
Weather Bureau. Rain or snow has fallen
generally east of the Mississippi, while
from west of that river the cold weather
and high winds are advancing. Bismarck
leads the cold-weather stations with %
deg. below, and it is Is deg. below at
many points in the far Northwest. Storm
signals are dis played all along the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts. Damage to shipping is
feared as the winds velocity will range
from forty to seventy miles an hour.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 27.-As far as heard
from the blizzard which struck Kansas
two days ago has prevailed throughout the
State to-day with more or less fierceness,
but no bad b'ockades have resulted.
OMAHA, Dec. .27-Tbe temperature has
been lowering around zero all day.
TORONTO, Ontario. Dec. pa blizzard
struck this city early this morning, de.
moralizing the street-railway traffic fol
three hours. The velocity of the wind
decreased toward noon, but the snow is
still falling. In the eastern part of the
province there is d heavy snowstorm, with
the thermometer lowering around the
bulb.