The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-19
WIND BLOWS FIFTY MILES An
HOUR DRIVING SNOW BE-
FORE iT.
CAR SERVICE IMPEDED
Many Minor Observation-Disclosures,
Mo-. Also IN Storms Embrace
Danvilie, H., and Surround
ing Country Snowbonnd.

storm that has visited Chicago In
many years commenced early today
| and tonight Is raging with increasing
violence, and there is no prospect Of
lcssenlng its force before morning.
BY four o'clock this afternoon
seven inches Of snow had fallen, and
III was still coming down heavily. Tho
wind at frequent intervals blew WITH
a velocity Of fifty miles an hour, and
hurled snow through the streets In
such binding clouds that II was I'm
POSSIBLE to see greater distance than
half square and often the range OF
vision would be limited to a few
feet.
A great number OF accidents ~
minor character were caused by COLI
sIons between wagons and between
wagons and street cars, but no serious
casualties have been reported.
At Ave O'Clock when the home-going
crowd was at it's thickest the wind
blowing so heavily and the snow fall
ing iii such binding sheets, II was
positively dangerous to attmept 70
crcss Michigan. avenue at Its inter
section with either Jackson boule-
ward or Van Buren street
These dressings are used by thcu-
sands OF people every night TO reach
their homes In the southern part or
the city, and In the suburbs by means
OF the Illinois Central. 1t was found
necessary to station large number
of police at these corners to assist
women. and often 1t was more than
one officer could do to pilot q woman
across without assistance. II was
crt Of the question for woman To
crcss the street by herself. -
| An officer was stationed half
square west nf the crossing Of Jack
son boulevard and Michigan avenue
with orders to send women back or
to bring them through the Stratford
Hotel, by which means the worst pof-
ton OF the crossing was evaded.
street car companies and elevated
roads Jared well throughout the day
hut the heavy increase Of snow late
In the afternoon made desperate work
for them Every available man and
all snow plows were constantly at
work keeping the tracks clear At dis.
tant suburbs trolley lines were oper'
ated with great difficulty because OF
constantly increasing drifts. and loco.
motion became constantly more dini-
cult, II was estimated at the wea'
ther bureau that the fall of snow
would amount to one Not or more by
morning.
The Illinois Central experienced
great difficulty during the evening in
moving its suburban trains. In some
instances trains remained stalled Tor
hours while the tracks were shoveied
clear. In consequence the crowds
homeward bound, patrons aud other
crowds bound for the theaters. were
greatly delayed In reaching their des-
tinations.
The Illinois Central. Northwestern,
and Milwaukee railroads reported IN
coming through trains three to seven
hours late. The storm center during
the evening was over Springfield. Ill.,.
aud was moving northward with the
probability that Il would pass over
Chicago early tomorrw. Snow fall
Was general IN eastern Iowa aud Ne
hraska, northern Missouri. central and
northern Illinois and Indiana. aud IN
Wisconsin and Michigan
Omaha reported the heaviest fall in
twenty years-nearly fourteen inches
I-entailing much delay. and suffering
10 live stock en- route 10 eastern mar
kets. Several train loads were said
to be more than fifteen hours over
due
Several deaths. many injuries and
much suffering followed today IN The
wake Of the blizzard. Traffic on sur
face and suburban lines is practically
tied up tonight aud downtown hotels
are flied with residents q the outly-
Ing districts. unable to reach their
homes. One Of the most tragic occur
rences in connection with the storm
was the wrecking at Waukegsn of The
fishing boat Anspseh IN which two
men lost their lives and siH others
had narrow escapes from death The
bnat left the hsrbor early tn the dsy
10 visit nets set ten miles out IN LAX
Michigan Caught in the storm on me
return trip the vessel battied with the
elements until il regained the hsreor
Al O'Clock this evening only to BE
blown against the protection wall ant
crushed Captain Rubber. Vish hFe
men composing the crew were throws
upon an ice park -Four nf the men
succeeded in eliuging 10 the ice and
we're rescued. Two slid into The water
and were drowned.
At Hammond. Ind two men siindef
hv the storm we're run down hy =