Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-19
BuzzARDs GSI|AuE IN
MIDDLE Ewes YVES ANO
NORTH
Chicago Streets are Piled
High With Snow and High
wind Makes Situation
Worse.
IMPEDES TRAFFIC AND
INTERRUPTS BUSINESS
Snow Fall Ranges From Three
Inches In Kansas and Missouri
TO Eighteen Inches In Michigan
Railroads Work Under
Difficulties

Chicago, Feb l9.-The blizzard
which began yesterday morning and
which almost paralyzed trarsporta-
ton in the city and suburbs. Is still
i'm progress today. although the great
est fury of the storm has passed and
the street car company has partially
recovered from the demoralized con
dition caused by the heavy SNOWFALL
and strong winds prevailing yesterday
and last night.
A light snow fell during the early
part of the day and was piled into
drifts by the strong wind Witch has
blown ever since the storm Degan yes
teGday morning. The wind has con-
tinued without abatement and
throughout the day and night piled
the falling snow in deep drifts on the
ear tracks, across sidewalks and in
the streets throughout the city.
The surface lines were tied up in
many places and as a result the Gle
waited was overcrowded. Many resi-
dents of the suburbs were unable to
reach their homes last night and the
hotels were filled.
Some of the streets in the residence
districts and in the suburbs were i'm
passable, while in the downtown busi-
ness district snow was piled in drifts
to such an extent that no effort was
made to clear them away until the
storm somewhat abated. The wind
blew With such fury that it was dam
gerous to cross some of the downtown
streets where traffic Is heaviest, ana
additional policemen were stationed at
the principal corners to assist women
and children.
All Trains Late
This morning every available man
and team that could be secured was
put at work clearing the drifted snow
from the streets This work was I'M
peded by the strong wind which blew
the snow about from place to place
and Il sudden drop IN temperature
further hindered the work.
The storm is general Throughout
the north and middle west and trains
are delayed throughout those sections
of the country Trains into Chicago
are from an hour to twelve hours be
hind the schedule and in several in
stances roads have managed to mann
cain trains with the greatest inconVen-
iencc on account Of drifts which piled
on the tracks for miles, and required
an enormous amount of work to dis
lodge.
Snow Is Drifting
Detroit, Feb. ia blizzard still
prevails with great severity and the
snow ranges in depth from sdght
inches here to eighteen inches in the
southern part of the state. Accom-
panied by a tnirty-mile wind the snow
is drifting Oadly throughout the
country districts and trains are late
everywhere in the state.
Bad in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Feb. ia blizzard
which started yesterday continues to-
day with but slightly abated fierce
ness, About a foot OF snow has fall
en-, delaying trains and interfering
with business.
FAN in Temperature
Kansas city, Feb. ia fall of
twenty degrees IN temperature was
registered i'm western Missouri and
eastern Kansas. A strong wind has
driftei the three inches of snow which
fell yesterday, delaying trains in both
states.