New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
A GREAT STORM IN THE WEST.
HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS IN MANY
STATES.
TRAINS DELAYED AND sTALLED-TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE WIRES DAMAGED
EIGHTEEN COAL BOATS LOST
IN THE OHIO.


Chicago. Jan. 26-Reports from oil the West
and Northwest indicate that last nights snowstorm
was the seyerest for years From four to nine
inches fell. and business and traffic were every
where impeded Most of the trains from the
West and Northwest were late to-day. The snow
accompanied everywhere by high wind.
which in some places. notably in Chicago. reached
the strength of a gale. and complicated the dihi-
culties OF travel. in Chicago six inches OF snow
lies the ground in sheltered spots. where the
wind could not get at 1t. but these are few and
far between. For the part, the city is a
vast white expanse OF miniature hills and valleys.
BY dgent OF sweepers last night all Of Chi
cago's transportation lines, except the electric
railways. placed themselves In good working order
this morning.
The story OF Chicagos experience is repeated al
most without variation by all points In Illinois.
In Wisconsin the storm furious one. Ne
braskans welcomed the snow and the wind as the
termination of long period Of drouth. In Indiana
the situation complicated by sleet. which has
efcctually stopped all electric railway travel at
many points. unprecedented snowfall, were were the
one feature of the storm Is that nowhere was
disagreeably cold weather experienced, few
degrees below freezing was the rule and nowhere
did the thermometer 1t any time touch the zero
mark.
Wichita. KAN Jan. 2e-About four inches Of
fell all this part of the State yesterday.
and a fierce northerly blast. travelling at the rate
of from thirty to forty miles an hour. made the
storm the worst Of the winter. The thermometer
about Trains are badly delayed on all
the roads. on the Wichita and Western Railroad
travel Is entirely suspended ana train Is showed
in near Pratt. The st. Louis and San Francisco
has abandoned all trains between Neodesha ana
Burton tram snrnr on ne TS Rok Island main line
west OF Harrington Is also In trouble
Detroit JAN 26.--Not enough snow has fallen In
this city to interfere with street railway ramc.
All the railroads entering Detroit report that trains
m A
ing Dispatches from all parts Of Michigan show
that last nights blizzard was general throughout
the State. AT Alpena the wind reachea seios,,y S
and FIVE feet deep and still falling and business Is
Ssson re40ris 3 the 'nsn Flint a and PeTe
Marquette snowbound Al Benton harbor yss.
selS slonsshore having moved out beyond the hori
The WIND has changed to Y. ne IN wss r.n ah1 trains
on ali roads are late and business Is stormbound
Columbus Ohio. Jan. 26.-Sleet began falling here
at o'clock yesterday afternoon and the streets are
covered with Ice The heaviest gale kI1Tn 1yrs nere f1r
storm storm has prevailed. All trains are delayed and
travel OF any kind is almost impossible
Massillon Ohio, jan 26-The storm OF last night
caused crossing Of wires. not yet located. result
ing in the burning out Of half of the telephones in
town Two hundred miners families are reported , 10
be starving in East Greenvile. quarter from wnich
help has not hitherto been sought
Pittsburg Jan. 2e-There was storm OF sleet.
snow and rain in and near this city last night ana
early this morning. Delays were general on all rail-
roads entering the city. Telegraph and telephone ne
lines suffered much damage, while trolley wires IN
some Instances were so coated with ice that the
traction service greatly impaired y neavy
gorge has formed Parker. In the Allegheny river
and a still larger gorge is backing up the waters
Of the Allegheny River Ford City TO an alarm
Captain Mckinley, OF the Mckinley Coal Compsny. any
rereived a brief telegram to-day from Floyd Bur
Iess cspta,n OF the towboat Tom Reese No. 2 stat
inx thai the entire OF coal consisting OF elgh-
teen boats was Iost In the lower Ohio last night
during the storm. The accident happened near
Hickman KY The money loss Is about $4,000 In
sured