The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-26
Yesterday, at Chicago, the Snow Fell
in "Sheets" and the Wind Blew
Sixty-Five Miles an Hour.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC DELAYED
TELEGRAPH WIRES BLOWN DOWN
AT AND NEAR ST. LOUIS.
Streets Almost impossible in Some
Cities-SuHering in the Southwest
Indiana Not Neglected by Boreas.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Chicago is nearer
being snow-bound tonight that at any time
during the last eight years. The storm
began at about o'clock and at first prom
Used to amount to little, but an hour after
it began to fall the snow coming down
in sheets, which were hurled through the
streets by the gale which was blowing
siXty-fve miles hour. Between and 10
o'clock eight and one-half inches of snow
on the level had fallen, and the streets were
nearly impossible. The street car COM
panies put more men at work than had ever
been employed by them before and man
aged to keep cars moving fairly well. The
cable lines on the north side broke down at
o'clock, and although the trouble was
speedily rectifed, no attempt was made to
move cars with regularity after that time.
In all other parts of the city the cable lines
made good time, but traffic on the horse
cars were exceedingly difficult, and some
of the lines in the outer portion of the city
were abandoned. The gale had materially
decreased at 10 o'clock, but was still blow
ing 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 of any of them
being one hour. Late tonight it was an
nounced that the mails from the East
would be more seriously delayed than any
of those which had come in during the late
afternoon and early evening. The trains
from the East were reported being from
thirty minutes to four hours behind time
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. Street cars and railroad traf-
fic at that point were both badly impaired
Business was at a standstill in Davenport
at 6 O. clock in the evening. All trains were
late and travel through the streets was
very difficult. At Dubuque the snow was
drifted four to five feet deep in the princi-
pal streets and was being piled deeper by
the heavy gale. All passenger trains were
late and several freight trains had been
abandoned Similar news came from other
portions of Iowa.
In Illinois, Galesburg and Quincy reported
heavy snow falls and drifts several feet
deep, which had piled up by a heavy north
east wind. Street-car traffic in both places
was badly impaired The worst of the year
was reported from Rockford. Six inches Of
snow had fallen early in thu evening and
was drifted so badly that the streets were
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
evening, but no serious interference with
the running of trains was reported. The
same information came from many other
places in the State, all Of them showing a
heavy snowfall terrific northeast winds and
general stoppage of street-car traffic. No
accidents from the storm had been reported
up to midnight
The storm had Almost disastrous effect on
telegraph and telephone service in this sec
ton of the country the telegraph service,
particularly west and south of this city
was badly crippled all afternoon and even
ing.