The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-26
THE WINDY CITY
SNOW BOUND,
Chicago Visited by q Fast and
Furious Storm.
A Blizzard Sweeps Through
Many States. na5s
GREAT DAMAGE RESULTS.
Cable and Horse Car Linc1 Tied Up by
jack Trost--Thn Wind Attained a &
Velocity Of Sky Miles
Hour.
GREAT DAMAGE RESULTS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Chicago is nearer
being ow-bound tonight than az any
tims dnrng tho laat eigh. years. The
storm began about 2 O'Clock thia after
noon and at first promised to amount TO
hut little, but later il began to onow
and the Wind blew es the rate OF 81
miles an hour. Between and O'Clock
eight inches OF snow on level
cd fallen aud the streets were
nearly impsaseols Tho street car
companias put more raen to work
than had ever bean employed by
them before and managed to keep this
cars movirg fairly we'll. The cable
linea on the north aide broks down and
no attempt Was nado so kasp the cars
moving with regularity altar tha. time.
Ia all other par,a of the city the cable
linea made good titae but traffic on the
horse ear lines was exceedingly dim
chit and aoms OF tho lines in this outer
parts OF the city we're Abandoned. Ihe
aale had materially decreased at 10
o'clock but was still blowing hard.
THE STORM 6ENERAaL.
Reports from all ovs; the nor,hwest
chow the storm to be widespread and
ssve.e. Des Moincs reported the worst
storm OF the year. with snow IL inches
desp on The Level. Street car and Iail-.
road traffic wers both Badly impeled
Bueinesa was at standstill in Dhvenr
port at O'Clock in the evening. AL!
the trains were late and srgvsl on the
streets was very difficult AT Dabuqus
the snow was driftsd four and five feet
deep in the atreets, and Was being piled
dseper by the gale. All psasangor traina
were late. Similar news came from
other portions of Iowa.
In Illinois, Galesburg and Quincy re-
ported heavy falls of snow, which was
piled i rto dseo drifts by hsavy north
east wind. Street car traffic ia both
csas Was badly impsded. Tho worst
storm OF the year was reported from
Rockford. Six nches of suow had fallen
early in the evening and was drifted so
badly that the streets were practically
impossible. Trains were generally on
time, however.
TELEGRAPH LINES FRUSTRATED.
At Bloomington the snow fell from
early morning until late at night. Five
inches had fallen by O'Clock in the
evening. The same information comes
from many other places, all of them
showing fall OF snow, a terrific wind
and a general stoppags OF strset-csr
trafic. No serious accidents had been
reported up to midnight.
The storm had most disastrous effect
on telegraph and likewise telephone nsf.
vice in this section of the country, and
the telegraph particularly west and
south Of this city was badly crippled all
ths afternoon and evening.
OVER IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 25.-A blast OF
wind struck Cleveland tonight, desocnd-
ing upon the streets with terrific force.
A total OF seven miles of telegraph
polss were blown over, cutting off nearly
oil telegraph communication in the city.
ST. LOUIS FEELS IT.
ST. Louis, Jan. 25.-The sleet storm
that prevailed today during the early
hours later turned into snow. which fell
for seversl hours, and this was followed
by southwest gale, which has played
havoc with electric wires of all dsscrip-
tions. Wires and poles. heavily laden
with thick coating of ice and snow.
snapped off and fell to the ground.
Within a radius of 30 miles of st. Louis
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany lost 125 wires. A few wires
to Chicago ana Kansas City are still
in workable condition while COM
muncation is also had with Dallas.
The wires of the Postal company are in
an equally bad condition and very little
business is being done. Telephone
poles all over this city are reported down
and many wires are uselsss as conse-
quencs.
heavy snowstorm, tho worat since
1890. is raging over Central Missouri
the past "a hours. The ground is COW
cred to depth OF 12 inches on tho level
and is drifting badly.
IOWA AND MICHIGAN CAUGHT.
KEoKUK. Jan. 25.--Sinoe early this
morning enow has been falling. Tho
rnow is about two fest daep on level.
A strong wind prevaile and ii Ia drifting
badly. All trains arc delayed and
many are abandoned, No attempt has
boon made to operate street cars since
thia afternoon. Business was entirely
suspended early this evening.