The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-11-30
WORST FOR; YEARS
SNOW, RAlN AND sLEEr STORM IN
THE EAST.
Telegraph wire. Are Frustrated
and Tra@e In the Cities and ON
Railroads IL paraly.ed - The
Storm Severe ON the Great Lakes
The Storm the Worst Of the
Kind Experienced In Chicago for
Many Years.


Chicago, Nov. 2S.-AIixed rain and
snow began falling here yesterday af-
ternOon, and the Wet, clinging mixture
soon made itself apparent in the way
the wires to the various points worked.
Wires to the East kept working badly
the late afternoon. and last
night at o'clock the trouble had
reached this city, and communication
was had with the points to the west
and north with much difficulty. by
10 o'clock little was moving and soon
after IL o'clock the last word was sent
to the Northwest. the snow having
been heavy enough by that time to
shut Off communication in all dlrec-
tiOns. The snow continued steadily
all night. not less than eighteen inches
having fallen by this morning, and,
not only was communication by wire
affected, but also transportation.
Scarcely train was able to get away
from the city on time. although all
tried to do so. The snow was so
heavy. however, that delays were very
evident before the suburbs We're
reached. To-day all wire communica-
tion with the outside world is confined
to single private wire used by a
commission house having offices both
in Chicago and Milwaukee. Such a
storm has not been known for long
time. and business in the city is al
most entirely suspended.
The wind blew gale and the snow
fell in clouds. At times the snow
changed to rain and sleet and then
back to snow again. BY midnight the
streets We're in a horrible condition.
and 1t was impossible to cross any
street III the city without getting
water over the ankles Those who had
to he out found walking extremely
difficult. disagreeable and dangerous.
The cutters in the business portions of
the city are filled with water which
cannot run Off, as many of the sewer
intakes are choked with snow. winch
1t in almost impossible to dig out.
Street railway traffic is greatly de-
layed. and the street car companies
had to abandon some of their minor
lines. devOting their energies to Keep
the main lines open
Dispatches received here show the
same state OF affairs throughout ILL.,
nOis.
Sailors in Peril
The lives of ut least seventy-five
men were in eminent peril ON board
vessels which have blown aground in
Lake Michigan off Glencoe The ves-
sells are steamer ]. Emery. owned by
Capt. Marion Penny. with crew of
eight men: schooner Michigan. with
captain and six men: schooner Nichol-
son. with captain and Grey of seven
men. These vessels went aground be.
tween midnight and daybrcak. They
were discovered early this morning
and the Evanston life saving crew
was at once dispatched to the rescue.
On board the schooncrs the crews
lashed themselves to the masts. Com
munfcatiOn has been established with
the grounded vessels and 1t is nscer.
tained that none of the sailors wera
dead. though all are suffering terribly
from cold and exposure. In all there
were between fifty and seventy-five
people Oh beard the three vessels. the
large majority. however. being OH the
steamer. Signals of distress were at
once given. but it was not until after
daylight that they were seen and an
swered. Great delay was caused by
the breaking of the life boat from
Evanston few minutes after 1t was
launched. Another boat was soon Sc
cured and in short time at least
forty of the wrecked crews were safe
ashore. There were about as many
B.ore vet to be landed. The wofke of
rescue was necessarily slow, as the
t~1 <1,1
life boat had to proceed slowly on ac-
count of large cakes of ice. All these
vessels are pounding badly. and ii is
feared they will go to pieces before
Tomorrow. 1t looks now as If every
one on board would he saved. The
steamer is valued at 100000 and the
scl,ooners at s'5O.OOO each.
The big passenger steamers Jay
Gould. City of Duluth, City of Trav-
erse and Peerless were reported as
missing. but later all were heard from
safe in llarb0rs. The steamer Rapack-
er. which arrived this morning from
Buffalo. was out in the snow storm
last night. The steamers Majesty,
Egyptian and Viking. the latter tow
ing the Moore. also arrived.
HOuses Blown Down.
Cleveland. Ohio, Nov. 22--The great
est storm that ever struck this city,
according to the record Of the weat her
bureau. commenced blowing from the
south shortly after midnight At
O'Clock this morning the wind had
reac ,ed a velocity nf se"cnty-tw
miles an Enur. Several houses We're
blown down and many others un-
rooted. Trees were uprootcd and
signs blown down in all parts Of the
city. The water in the river and har-
bor is at the lowest point reached in
several years. At 8 o'clock the wealth
er bureau reported the barometer still
low and that the gale would probably
continue throughout the day. Tel
graph and telephone wires are badly
Frustrated in all directions. comnuni-
cation with Chicago was entirely cut
off until q late hour this morning
wllen the postal telegraph and cable
reported one slow wire working.
MIss0HFi Felt 1t.
st. Louis, Nov. 2S-The following
company: The blizzard. which set in
here last evening. subsidized this MORN
ing. after leaving six or eight inches
Of snow on the ground. badly crippling
the street railroads and greatly i'm
peding all kinds of traffic. Telephone
wires are broken i'll numerous places.
and telegraph lines were down in all
directions. No damage has yet been
reported In tho city, From dispatches
received last night 1t is learned that
the storm ragged violently throughout
MissOu1'. Arkansas and Texas, In
the later state 1t swept over the
ranches. covering the ground with
snow several inches deep. severely e4:
posing all kinds Of live stock to it's
fury. II the temperature falls much
lower there will be a great loss Of
cattle and sheep. AS It is there is
much suffering. The mercury has'1rot
fallen below freezing point In this vi
cinity, nor has there been anything
like q gale.
Residenee Unvoefed.
Louisville, Nov. 28.-NO loss Of life
has been reported as q result OF last
lights storm, but much damage Was
done along the Ohio river In Kentucky
aid Indiana. In Louisville several
residences were unroofed. chimneys