The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-26
CHICAGO UNDER SNOW
Nine Inches Fell Last Night All
Over Illinois = Traffic
Impeded.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26, 1S95.-Reports from
allSover the West and Northwest indl-
cate that last nights snowstorm was the
severest for years. From four to nine
inches fell and business and traffic were
everywhere impeded. Most of the trains
from the West and Northwest are late
today and all that are in have stories
to tell of a severe struggle with the
drifts. The snow was accompanied
everywhere by high wind, which in
some places, notably in Chicago, reached
the strength of gale and complicated
the difficulties of travel.
Frof. Moore. of the Local Weather
Bureau. is exceedingly proud of the fact
that he predicted the blizzard many
hours In advance-time enough for all
mariners and transportation companies
to take heed and make ample prepara-
ton. Early yesterday morning the United
the country
Heavy snow and severe northwesterly
gale for next twenty -four hours.
Then followed long list of States, in
all of which Prof. Moores fondest hopes
were realized. In Chicago six inches
of snow lie on the ground in sheltered
spots where the wind could not get in
it's work. but these are few and far be-
tween For the most part the city is
vast white expanse of miniature hills
and valleys. In some places there is no
snow at all. while on the opposite side
of the street a tall man would find him
self out of his depth in the drift. By
diilgent use of sweepers last night all
of Chicago's transportation lines save the
electric railways, find themselves in good
working order this morning. The snow,
which was very wet and fine, chung to
the trolley wires in such quantities that
it was Impossible to maintain a current
in them, and it will be some time before
they are in proper fix again. Some un
easiness was felt for the men at the
water works crib, but reports from there
this morning said they weathered the
gale all right, although it was one OF
the worst ever experienced. If there
was any hope entertained for the lives
of any of the crew of the Inflated Chi
cora it is all abandoned now, for even
the most sanguine admit that no man
or body of men afioat on a piece of
wreck could have weathered such gale
as last nights.
The story of Chicago's experience is
repeated almost without variation by
all points in Illinois. In Wisconsin the
storm was a furious one. The steamer
osceola was for time in some danger
off Milwaukee, but her captain, who had
not recorded the warning of the Weather
Bureau, needed that of the elements and
put back in time to save the lives of his
crew.
Nebraskans welcomed the snow and the
wind as the termination of a long period
of drouth. In Indiana the situation was
complicated by sleet which has effectu-
ally stopped all electric railway travel
at many points. Unprecedented snow
falls were the rule throughout Missouri,
Nevada and Michigan.
One feature of the storm is that no
diSAQrHoAGiV cold weather
experienced. A few degrees below freezing
was the rule, and nowhere did tie ther-
mometer at any time touch the zero
tion will be of short duration. A cold
wave from the Dakotas is now on its
way Eastward The temperature will be
far below zero and the wind will be high
enough to make things exceedingly dis
agreeable. Sunday night this cold wave
will be at its worst, and after that the
temperature may rise.