The morning call., 1895-01-26
SWIRL OF THU SNOW.
Great Drifts Block the Streets
Of Chicago.
ALL TRAFFIC is STOPPED.
And Trains East and West Run Be.
hind Time.
WIDE SWEEP OF A GREAT BLIZZARD.
Reaching From the Lakes to the Rockies
and Threatening a Great Amount
Of Damage.

CHICAGO, Jan. %. = Chicago is nearer
being snowbound tonight than at any
time during the last eight years. The
storm began about 2 o'clock and first prom
ised to amount to but little, but an hour
after it began the snow was coming down
in sheets, which were hurled through the
streets by a gale that was blowing at the
rate of sixty-five miles an hour. Between
2 and 10 o'clock eight and a half inches of
snow on level had fallen and the streets
were nearly impossible. The streetcar
companies put more men to work than had
ever been employed by them before and
managed to keep the cars moving fairly
well. The cable lines on the North Side
broke down at o'clock, and although the
trouble was soon rectifed no attempt was
made to keep the cars moving with regu-
larity after that time. In all other parts
of the city the cable lines made good time,
but traffic on the horsecar lines was ex-
ceedingly difficult, and some of the lines in
the outer parts of the city were abandoned.
The gale had materially decreased at 10
o'clock, but was still blowing hard. The
average speed of the wind during the storm
was ffty-two miles an hour. The mails for
the most part came in on time, the greatest
delay being one hour. Tonight, however,
it was announced that the mails from the
East would be more seriously delayed than
any of those which had come in during the
early evening. The trains from the East
were reported from fifty minutes to four
hours late.
Reports from all over the Northwest
showed the storm to be widespread and Sc
we're. Des Moines reported the worst storm
of the year, with snow twelve inches deep
on the level. Streetcar and railroad traffic
were both badly impeded.
Business was at standstill in Daven-
port at 6 o'clock in the evening. All trains
were late and travel on the streets was very
difficult.
At Dubuque the snow was drifted four
and five feet deep in the principal streets,
and was being piled deeper by the gale.
All passenger trains were late and several
freight trains had been abandoned. SINH
lar news came from other portions of Iowa.
In Illinois, Galesburg and Quincy re-
ported heavy falls of snow, which was
piled into deep drifts by heavy northeast
wind Streetcar traffic in both cities was
badly impeded.
The worst storm of the year was reported
from Rockford. Six inches of snow had
fallen early in the evening and was drifted
so badly that the streets were practically
impossible. Trains were generally on
time, however.
AT Bloomington the snow fell from the
early morning until late at night. Five
inches had fallen by o'clock in the even
ing. The same information came from
many other places, all of them showing
fall of snow, terrific wind and general
stoppage of streetcar traffic. No serious
accidents had been reported up to mid
night
The storm had a most disastrous effect
on telegraph and likewise telephone service
in this section of the country, and the tele-
graph, particularly west and south of this
city, was badly crippled all the afternoon
and evening.
inches of snow fell to-day and high wind
is raging. Snow is still falling. All trains
and streetcars are tied up tonight.
KEoKUK, Iowa, Jan. 25.-Since early this
morning snow has been falling. At this
hour I'll :30) the storm shows no sign of
abatement. The snow is about two feet
on a level. A strong wind prevails and it
is drifting badly. All trains are delayed
and many are abandoned. No attempt
has been made to operate streetcars since
this afternoon. Business was entirely sus-
pended early in the evening. 1t is the first
time this winter that Keokuk has been Wis
tied by snowstorm.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 25.-The biz
Zard from the northeast struck this city at
shutdown. 1t is the worst of the winter.
Six to eight inches of snow have fallen
and is badly drifted. Trains are late on
all roads and streetcar traffic is abandoned.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 25-Heavy gales
and binding snowstorms are reported to-
night from all parts of Southern Michigan.
Railroad and street cars are delayed.
AsHEvILLE, Ala, Jan. 25.--A cyclone
struck the western portion of this parish
this morning, blowing down trees, fences
and telephone wires. The house of Mr..
Sqien was blown to pieces, one of his little
children killed and another seriously in
iured.
At Crowley heavy wind and rain
storm prevailed. The residence of d.
Miller at Port Leger was completely de-
molished. Miller was killed and his chill
dren were badly but not fatally injured.
A number Of buildings were unroofed and
others demolished.
NASHVILLE Tenn, Jan. 25.-A cold wave
arrived tonight and the temperature
dropped 90 deg. in three hours. Snow is
falling and the effects of the western
storm are felt with increasing high winds.