Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-11-26
WORST BLIZZARD In YEARS
Lake Region and Mississippi Valley
Visited by One Of the Worst
Storms Ever Known.
CHICAGO APPARENTLY STORM CENTER
Wires Generally Frustrated by Snow
and Traffic MISUNDERSTANDING
Gale on Lake Michigan-Sus-
pension Bridge Shocked.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-At $3.50 a. m. the re-
ports received at the weather bureau Of
fee here indicate that fair weather will
prevail on Wednesday. 4. a.
The total depth of snow fall since SIM
day has been about 1873 inches. This is
the heaviest snowfall in Chicago for
twelve years.
As result of the blizzard, business of
every sort is greatly crippled in Chicago
to-day.
At 1880 the Western Union Telegraph
company had established connection
between this city and st. Louis, and was
accepting Associated Press news and
general business.
TELEGRAPH TIoKERs SILENT.
At $50 practically not tick of a
''sounder" has heard in the city, the tele-
graph offices being silent.
Old operators said that they had not
known such a state OF things in thirty
years.
The general decentralization was due to
the heavy wet snow, which broke the
wires down in all directions. A few re-
mained in tact, but were useless on ac-
count of being crossed and grounded.
At 10 O'Clock, the Western Union Gold
& Stock Telegraph company said:
"There was never more complete tele-
graph blockade than exists to-day. Up
to 9 O'Clock there was no wire out of this
city further than the stock yards. The
blockade is CONF plete in every direction"
BLIZZARD AT ST. LOUIS AND SOUTH.
st. Louis.-The blizzard, which set in
morning, leaving from six to eight inch
es of snow on the ground, badly Grip
pling street railways and greatly imped-
ing traffic.
Telephone wires are down at numer-
ous places, and the telegraph lines are
down in all directions.
Dispatches received late last night
show that the storm throughout Missouri,
Arkansas and Texas was more severe
than any for many years.
In Texas, if the temperature falls much
lower, there will be great loss of cattle
and sheep. As it is there is much suffer-
ing.
WILD NIGHT IN CHICAGO.
Chicago.-This dispatch is sent by the
Postal Telegraph d Gable company on
the only wire working out of this city at
3 o'clock.
The storm which ragged here last night
and early this morning was one of the
worst that ever struck the city. The
wind blew gale and the snow fell in
great clouds. Street and railway traffic
is greatly delayed.
The dispatches show the same state OF
affairs throughout Illinois.
QUINCY reports howllng blizzard,
with the snow falling fast. Telegraph
and telephone wires are down il all di-
rections.
Peoria says that the storm is still rag
ing and serious damage is feared.
At Fairbury, ILL.,, sleet caused consider
able damage.
ROWLING GALE ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
On Lake Michigan the gale was severe
and the sea is running very high. Com
paratively few vessels are out and it is
not expected that there will be much
loss of life. No vessels left the harbor
last night.
The storm blew down the telephone
and trolley wires in Chicago and from
the latter serious accidents were narrowly
averted. As it was, three horses were
killed from coming in contact with the
trolley wires.
Several fires occurred during the night
and made great trouble for the depart
ment as delays were occasioned in the
transmission of the alarms.
TERRIBLE NIGHT TO FIGHT FIRE.
Chief Sweeney said "The only one
thing We did not have to contend with
was freezing water. II has been one OF
the worst nights, except for this feature,
I ever saw in which to fight fire."
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES IN PERIL.
Uhicago.-The lives of at least twenty.
five men are in imminent peril on board
vessels, which have been blown aground
in Lake Michigan off Glencoe.
The vessels are the steamer j. Emery
Owen, Capt. Marion Denny; the schooner
Michigan and the schooner Nicholson.
These vessels were discovered aground
early this morning and the Evanston life
saving crew was at once dispatched to
the rescue.
The crews have lashed themselves tt
the masts, and, from the fact that they
can not be seen through powerful glasses
to move, is believed that many hav'
frozen to death.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE STRAINED.
Niagara Falls.-The cataract is greatl!
augmented in volume by the westerl!
wind which has attained a velocit.
soarcelv paralleled here. Suspension
bridge has been sub jected to tremen
dous strain. The Erie freight sheds wer
blown down.
STORM At PuT-IN-BAY.
Putin Bay, Ontario. - Last night
storm was very destructive here. Severa
buildings were demolished. A deck han,
on the steamer Messenger was blow
overheard and drowned. The Sand Suck
or is adrift in Lake Erie with two men o.
board.
=. GREATEST GALE IN YEARS.
Cleveland, Ohio.-The greatest gal
that ever struck this city, according T.
the records of the weather bureau, com
menced blowing from the south shortl
after midnight.
Att q. m. the wind had raised to seven
ty-two miles an hour.
Several houses were blown down, man
buildings unroofed and trees uprooted.
The water in the river and harbor is q
tho lowest point recorded in sewers
years.
Ats O'Clock, the weather bureau r,
poeked kha harom ater atill very low An