Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Heaviest Snowfall in Years at Many
Points.
SLEEf And Rain In ST. LOUIS
Street Car Traffic Blocked and
Telephone Wires Suffer.
RAILROAD TRAINS DELAYED

CHICAGO, February 2s.-Local traffic was
blocked in parts Of the city by the snow
storm which started last night, and trains
were badly delayed. The weather bureau
announced TODAY that the snowfall was the
heaviest in years. averaging nearly seven
inches in the middle western states. 1t wa.
stated that the conditions gave no promise
of any abatement Of the storm before to-
morrow.
The greatest snowfall. according TO the
weather map, is in Illinois, Missouri. Kan
sas, southern Michigan, northern Indiana
southeastern Iowa and southeastern Wis
consin- Railroads running through these
states report trains from half an hour to
five hours late. The c., B. and Q. Kansas
City train vss reported five hours late at
Galesburg, and making progress only with
the aid of snow plows. All the roads sent
out their plows and phalangers during the
night In Chicago traffic was carried on
with the greatest diffiCulty-the streets be-
ing blocked by great drifts of snow. A
I1ile of cable cars were tied up the
North Side line for hours, and in other por-
tions of the city the blockade was so ef-
fective that many people were compelled
to wade through the snow on foot to their
places of business.
Outside of Chicago.
Reports received from various cities In
Tennessee. mississippi and Louisiana in
dicate that the storm is general down the
Mississippi valley, although the snow line
does not extend very far south Of ST. Louis
Mo. Heavy sleet storms are reported south
of st. Louis and Certralia ILL.,. with much
damage to telegraph and telephone wires.
while severe wind and electrical storms are
reported from points in northern Missis-
sippi. as far south as Independence La.
AT Wichita. Kan, the deepest snow that
has fallen in that section for years covered
foot 4.
the level.
In St Joseph. Mo-, railroad aud street
railway traffic was demoralized and many
trains were abandoned last night and this
morning. Some Of the street railway lines
were not opened until noon today.
SIect and Rain i'm st. Louis.
ST LOUIS, Mo, February 2S-The snow
that fell yesterday to depth of several
inches Was followed-last night by sleet and
rain, that froze it came down, and COW
cred everything with thick coating of ice
Wires and poles in every direction are down
with the weight of ice and hundreds of
trees are broken. The electric lighting and
power companies suffered considerably by
crossed wires. but We're able 10 keep their
systems in operation.
For several hours street car traffic was
almost entirely blocked Ice covered rails
and broken trolley wires caused the delay
which extended to every street car line in
the city. So far as known, there were no
by live wires and a number of persons had
narrow escapes from death. Railroad trains
were badly delayed.
Trains Late at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. February 2s.-The
southwest is under mantle of snow that
lies from two to three feet deep on the
level. Trains ale late in all directions. tele-
graph and telephone facilities are badly in
terrupted, and at some points in Kansas.
where the wind has piled the snow in high
drifts, outside business has been abandoned.
In Kansas City street car service has been
almost at a standstill since last night
In the immed vicinity of Kansas City
a high temperature prevailed, and no seri-
Gus suffering is reported. From Kansas
and the territories, where the snow was
accompanied by sleet and strong wind.
come reports of damage TO stock. Il was
the fiercest storm experienced in the south-
west for several years.
The snow stopped falling today.