The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-28
OUTSIDE OF KANSAS.
Yesterdays Storm Extended Over
Eight States.

storm which started last night and
trains were delayed The weather
bureau announced today that the snow
fall was the greatest since the winter
of 1898, averaging nearly seven inches
in the middle western states. 1t was
stated that the conditions give no prom
Use of any abatement of the storm be-
fore tomorrow.
The greatest snow, according to the
weather map. is in Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas, southern Michigan, northern
Indiana, southeastern Iowa and south
eastern Wisconsin. Railroads running
from half an hour to i've hours late.
The @. B. & Q. Kansas City train was
reported five hours late at Galesburg
and making progress only with the aid
of snow plows. All the railroads sent
out their plOWs during the night
IN Chicago traffic was carried on with
the greatest difficulty, the streets being
blocked by great drifts of snow. A mile
of cable ears were tied up on the North
side line for hours and in other portions
of the city the snow blockade was so
effective that many people were com
PEELED to wade through the snow to
their places of business.
Reports received from various cities
in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana
indicate that the storm is general down
the Mississippi valley although the
south of ST. Louis. Heavy Sleet storms
are reported south of ST Louis and
Centralia, H., with much damage to
telegraph and telephone wires while
severe wind and electrical storms are
reported.
Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. PA snow storm,
amounting almost to blizzard, has
been raging in this city since 5 O'Clock
yesterday evening and at 10 o'clock this
morning shows no sign of abatement.
Old inhabitants declare it the worst
storm in this part of the Illinois valley
for % years. All railroad trains are
late. Not a Chicago paper for sale on
the streets at noon. The street railway
companies had their men out with
snow plows and shOVels all night but
the tracks are blockaded so that cars
runs Internationally The thermometer
has stood at about 20 above ever since
the storm started.
St Joseph, Mo, Feb. 28.-The snow
storm of yesterday and last night was
by far the worst of the winter Rail-
road and street railway traffic was de-
moralized and many trains were aban-
doned last night and this morning.
Some of the street railway lines were
not opened until noon today.
Kansas City, Feb. 2S.-The whole
southwest is a mantle of snow that lies
from two to three feet deep on the lev
el. Trains are late in all directions, tel
egraph and telephone facilities are bad
ly interrupted and at some points in
Kansas where the wind has had a clean
sweep and 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 and only the efforts of an army
of snow ShOvelers this morning made it
possible to get about. In the immediate
vicinity of Kansas City a high temper
allure prevailed and no serious suffering
is reported. From Kansas and the ter
ritOries, where the snow was accompa-
MED by sleet and strong wind, come
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fercest storm experienced in the south
west for several years Today is bright
and clear and the snow has stopped
falling.
Special dispatches from Hannibal,
Mexico, Marshall, EIigginsviI1e, Holden.
KnobnOster, Browning, Jefferson City,
Salisbury Adrian and Huntsville, Mo,
indicate that the storm is widespread,
and that railroad traffic is impeded by
a heavy fall of snow.
At Hannibal the worst snowstorm
since 1873 has been raging since noon
Friday The snow is 20 inches deep on
an average, and in places it has drifted
to a depth of six and eight feet. 1t is
still falling.
All passenger trains have been great
ly delayed and some freight trains have
been abandoned
The street cars have not turned a
wheel since yesterday, the streets be-
ing entirely blocked. All outdoor bust
ness has been suspended and many
men were unable to get to the shops
this morning. It is quite probable that
trains on all roads entering this city
will be abandoned tonight if the snow
continues falling. The snow is wet
and heavy. In the vicinity Of Mexico,
Mo-. and Quincy H., the snow has
fallen to a depth of two feet, causing
delay to street car and railroad traffic.
In the latter place business is practi-
cally suspended
St. Louis. Feb. 2S.-The snow that fell
yesterday to a depth of several inches
was followed last night by sleet and
rain that froze as it came down and
covered everything with a thick coating
of ice. Under foot the snow was reduc-
ed to slush
AS a result of this storm which ex-
tended for a distance of 20 miles about
the city the conditions are worse than
at any time this winter. Wires and
poles in every direction are down with
the weight of ice and hundreds of trees
are broken.
The Postal Telegraph company dur
ing the early hours of the day had not
a wire out of the city, while the West
/ ern Union was almost as badly off, its
communication to the south being en-
tirely cut off. Most of the wires of the
telephone company being underground
they did not suffer so badly. except in
the outlying districts The electric light
ing and power companies suffered con-
siderab bly, by crossed wires but are a bic
70 Keep their systems III OPCldtLOH L.
day.
For several hours street car traffic
was almost entirely blocked on some Of
the many electric lines and many per
sons had to walk part, if not all the way
to work. Ice covered rails and broken
trolley wires caused the delay which ex-
tended to every street car line in the
city.
So far a 5 known there were no casual
ties but several horses were killed by
live wires and many persons had mar
row escapes from death
Incoming railroad trains were late
Cleveland, Feb. 28.-F'rom three to sew
en- inches of snow fell within a very
short time throughout Northern Ohio
early today. On the trunk lines trains
were reported from so minutes to two
hours late. Many street car lines in this
city were completely tied up during the
morning.
Bryan. O. Feb. 2s.-One of the heav-