The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13

Chicago, Fob. IA blizzard OF tho
moat approved pattern, with snow. sleot
and an energetic wind, swept down on
Chicago last night and to-day ragged
with constantly increasing violence.
Great snow drifts blocked the streets,
suburban trims were delayed and snow
sweepors wore kept inCessantly in use
to prevent atoppase OF tho street car
lines, traffic on which was badly de-
layed. The blizzard Is tho most severe
that has visited Chicago for many ycara.
At noon tho wind WAS blowing ut tho
rate Of seventy miles au hour with in
dicatlons that the storm would continue
through tho night with tho coolest
weather OF the year. All incoming
trains were from ono hour TO two hours
late and were becoming worse biockc d
all the time. Tho wind rushed around
the downtown corners with terrific
force, carrying pedestrians off their feet
and iniuring mauy. Mrs. Jane Brahany
was hurled against fire plug at Dear
born and EanBuren streets and fatally
injured. Many carriages on Michigan
avenue, where the wind swept straight
of the lake, were overturned, but none
oil the occupants were seriously injured.
Lake Michigan was lashcd into fury
aud the waves rushed over tho bronx
water and swept clear across the Illinois
Central railway tracks into Lake Front
park.
So severe was tho storm that at tho
public schools only about one-third OF
tho pupils were present. At many of
the schools teachers we're absent as we'll
rs scholara. At the Hammond school
but IS pupils were present out OF 900.
and reports from other schools showed
similar condition.
Business at tho stock yards is practi-
cally suspended. Few people were
about the yards and no buyers put in
an appearance. One OF the largo obser-
walton windows in the Leland Hotel waa
blown in and aevoral guests narrowly
) escaped injury by the falling OF glass.
All OF the mail trains coming into
, Chicago wero seriously delayed. Several
OF tho city deliveries were abandoned
and the mail service geuerally demoral-
lied. Telephone and telegraphic wires
suffered severely. Many wires wero
torn from their fastenings. poles wore
blown down and many crossed currents
injured the service.
LIVES LOST.
Charles Chash, driver OF bakery
wagon, was probably fatally injured, tho
wind overturning the wagon on Thirty
second street. His leg wua broken and
he received internal injuries. Three
men at the waterworks crib, four miles
out in tho lake, were brought face to
face with death. The landing platform
was smashed by the waves which washed
over the crib structure, drcnching the
imprisoned men. The telephone limo
to the station was uninjurcd and the
mon teiephoned that the building was
being shaken frightfully by wind and
water. No life boat could 1.-Two in such q
storm md no effort was made TO rescue
the mon.
During the afternoon the storm in
creased in violence, the wind Mt times
rising to n velocity OF scvonty-five miles
an hour, and tho snow growing heavier.
1t was tho worst storm Chicago has
over known. and by i o'clock in tho
afternoon business OF all kinds was at q
s.andstill. Trains were terribly dc.
layed during the afternoon, and tonight
most OF the eastern roads did not send
out trains OF any kind.
STUCK IN THE SNOW.
Tho New York limited on tho Eric
limo pulled out at . o'clock with two en-.
gines, and threo hours later wNs twelve
miles from Chicago, stuck iast, und two
additional engines, which had boon
aent after 1t, could do no good. On tho
streets collisions and accidents were
humorous.
Tho gale from tho lako continued
furiously into the night without abate
ment and bDforo it was driven q blind.
ing snow. Drifts five or six feet deeD
formed in the streets along the lake
front rendering them almost impassa-
bic. The high wind caused numerous
fires and it was almost impossible for
tho tiremen to get through tho streets.
The street car tracks were practically
blocked by vehicles aud tho snow was
too deep on tho sides OF the streets to
admit OF any progress ut all. Four and
ak horaes wcro put on each fire engine
and even then with the utmost efforts
one block in five minutes was excellent
progress.
at II o'clock tho storm showed signs
OF dying out and the wind was abating
somewhat,