Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-04
STORM KING ReIcNs.
Snow Blinds the Vision From the Rockies
TO the Atlantic

snow Blinds the Vision From the Rockies
TO the Atlantic
New York, Dec 27-There is no direct
telegraphic communication between
this city and Sandy Hook, owing to the
storm. All messages are received by
way of Long Branch. At Sandy Hook
the wind Is blowing a moderate gale
from east northeast and the rain con-
tinues. The water along the Staten
Island shore is unusually high, and in
many places the waves are breaking
over the stone wall built to protect
the shore. Reports from the interior in
dictate more or less serious interruption
TO railway traffic, Central New York
showing the most general disturbances.
The Adirondack region is being swept
by blizzard. A foot of snow has fall
en- since midnight. 1t is being drifted
by northern gale.
Hornellsville, n. Y, Dec. 27.-The
biggest snow storm in Is years came to-
day.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 27.-The snow
storm which started last evening proved
the heaviest known here for several
years. Up to 10 O'Clock IL inches had
fallen and it was still showing. Street
car travelling in the city is seriously in
terfered with. and in some parts of the
city the telephone and telegraph wires
are down. The blizzard was general
over this section and especially Sc
we're in the Allegheny mountains, where
the snow drifted and impeded travel.
Through trains from the east are four
hours late and from the west they Were
nearly as much behind time.
| Philadelphia. Dec. 27.--The sleet storm
! following last nights fall of snow
wrought great damage to the telegraph
and telephone circuits within a radius
of SO miles of this city. The Western
Union and Postal Telegraph Compan-
les are badly crippled on every circuit.
! The snow is to is inches deep over
| Pennsylvania today. Six horses and
! two mules were killed today by coming
in contact with deadly electric light
wires blown down by the storm
The storm which began at dusk last
evening continues without abatement.
! The ground Is covered to a depth of
| 20 inches. Traffic on the Pennsylvania
Valley road is practically at a stand
still Telegraph and telephone wires
are Frustrated.
Williamsport. Pa, Dec. 27.-The snow
storm lasted over IS hours and 16 inches
of snow fell.
WEATHER BUREAU SIGNS.
Washington, Dec. 27.-From the weather
bureau vein the chief characteristic OF
the present storm has been the rapidity
of it's development and movement, this
result being largely due to barometric
pressure in Montana of BIB inches, the
1t.
Rain or snow has fallen generally east
Of the Missippi, while from west of that
river. cold weather and high winds are
advancing. Bismarck leads in cold
weather stations with 90 below and 1t
is Is below at many points in the far
northwest Storm signals are displayed
all along the Atlantic and gulf coasts
Damage to shipping is feared, as the
winds velocity will range from 40 to
10 miles per hour
IN THE WEST.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-The mercury fell
with the snow here today, and the
storm generally developed into, veri
table blizzard. Railway trains were
generally on time but street blockades
We're numerous.
, St Louis, Mo, Dec. 27.-All incominf
trains at this point bear evidence o.
the storm in the Mississippi valley
Those from the south especially are GOV
| cred with snow. Conductors report 1
inches of snow about Paducah. West
ern trainmen do not report as heavy
fall
Yankton, S. D., Dec 27.--The Missouri
: river is practically closed at this poin
T. for the winter by ice. The very col,
weather of the past two days has mad
:, the ice about two inches thick and /
has sufficient strength to sustain foo
passengers.
g TORONTO SUFFERS.
S Toronto, Ont, Dec. 27.-A blizzar
Il struck this city early this mornins
J. demoralizing street railway traffic fo
= three hours. The velocity of the win
decreased towards noon but snow
a still falling. In the eastern part of tn
e province there is a heavy snowstorr
&c with the thermometer lowering aroun
1t the bulb.