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Show uu Oi HI if UtiU 111 9 i Storm is Now Sweeping Sweep-ing the Eastern Part of the Country Chicago, Feb. G Snow fell again today Into tho paths shoveled out by an army of workers, and all the work done since tho crows woro set to shoveling at midnight was sfct at naught just after the heavy rail traffic traf-fic of the morning was over. Fully two-thirds of the elevated train service in the city could not be operated and there was hardly a less serious interference with the steam roads. In tho case of the later, however, how-ever, tho results were chieftly In the curtailment and delay of business other than tho total stoppage. By strenuous efforts, street car llnc3 on the surface within the city escaped a tie up but the trolley roads in the suburbs found many drifts lmpass- j able, and. for the time being, went en- tlrely cut of commission. I Instead of growing better Lie situation situa-tion threatened to become worse for freezing temperatures gave promise of havoc with already over strained wires of telegraph and" telephone companies com-panies In all directions. Forester Cox of the weather bureau held out no promise of relief all day. there was liltlo suffering, the temperature temper-ature being less severe than usual in Chicago's heavy storms, but th'e city ' was more -closely storm-bound last, night and today than in similar storms for years. Forecaster Cox's promise of weather weath-er for the immediate future was: "The worst of the storm has passed Chicago to the east. The cities east are due to get a worst attack of it than we have had here. However, this Is one of tho widest storm belts we have had for .some time and Chicago Chi-cago and this territory will got more or less snow all day. Tho wind here generally will be in the northwesL Pittsburg, Feb. G. A heavy snow I and wind storm, struck here early today. to-day. Within a comparatively short time, the snow fall reglstored five , Inches. The wind blew between 35 and 40 miles and the mercury drop- i ped 2G degrees above. The snow fall was tho heaviest of the winter and street car service to many suburban towns was suspended. |