The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-27

with great fury. The street car traffic Il
greatly obstrqcted,
THE ALASKAN ZEPHYR.
Dispatches from the South and East
state that 1t was the severest weather yes.
terday and last night for many years.
Dispatches from Maine and elsewhere
In tho east this morning report the ther-
mometer at various places ranging from
0 TO 43 degrees below zero.
New YORK, December 2O.-Snow has
fallen to a depth Of six or eight inches.
At noon showing still continued. The
lerryage and traffic Is greatly Obstructed.
All the trains from the West are six 10
ten hours behind. The Chicago express
due here yesterday, arrived 70 day, being
delayed Is hours by the storm.
A snow storm which appears 10 be
general throughout the East, still contin-
ues here and at three this afternoon
Broadway was as seriously banked with
snow as 1t was ten years ago. All out.
door businesSia entirely suspended The
wind is still north and fully loot and
half Of snow has fallen on the level, with
heavy drifts. Travel in the suburbs Is
entirely suspended. None Of the princi.
ctpal mails due this afternoon have arriv.
ed and trains have been showed up ut
different points,
The Fall river boat Empire State, due
this morning, has not been heard from
to-day.
The train due from Washington this
morning, together with several other
trains, are showed up at Trenton, New
Jersey. The western train on the Eric
road, due at IL o'clock this morning, Is
showed up at Port Jarvis. Only one out
oftOwn mail. that from Boston, had reach.
ed the pOstOttlce here up 10 3 o'clock.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-Thc
trains on all the roads are delayed.
WASHINGTON, D. O., December Co.
Snow has been falling since 12 o'clock
yesterday. At noon to-day 1t was four
inches deep.
TORONTO, December 20.-A severe
snow storm set in yesterday and continues.
The trains on the different railroads are
all behind time, The weather Is intensely
cold.
BELFAST, December 26.-The weather
is the coolest since 1857. Railroads
blocaded; no trains arrived since Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-A se-I
we're nOtheGst snow storm commenced at
0 o'clock Last evening, and still continues
with unabated fury. There are but very
few passenger cars running. The snow
has drifted very badly in the tracks. and
the sweepers are unable 10 clean them.
PORTLAND, December ga few
sChOoners are reported ashore.
MEMPHIS, December 2G-Tho weather
is still very cold, and the river nearly
frozen over.
TRENTON, N. j., December 2G.-The
snow storm was very heavy here. Trains
are blocked. On the jersey side to Phila-
delphia. Tho snow is two feet deep. The
storm abated at Q o'clock this morning.
BALTIMORE, December ga heavy
snow storm set In yesterday afternoon |
and still continues.
RICHMOND, December 2O.-Snow fell
In this city all day yesterday and nearly |
all last night, with heavy northeasterly
gale.
NEW YORK, December 26-Tho great
snow storm which commenced this morn.
lug still continues tonight. The effect on
business is very damaging as those out OF
town residents arc unable 10 reach the
city. No southern, western, northern or
Erie way mails are yet received. In fact
the only trains arrived have been from
New Haven and MiddletoWn, Conn, and |
they several hours late, and from some
points on the Long Island Railroad, and
from places In the immediate vicinity of
the city on the other reads. The
Boston boats are detained somewhere
in the Sound, and none here
to leave tonight. Many street car lines
stopped running and others and stage
routes, make irregular trips. High winds
caused much drifting but the snow Is
probably two feet deep on the level.
A serious accident occurred on the Erie
Railway this morning, near suGerns;
freight train ran into tho rear oil the
Orange county express which was stand.
ing still to enable another freight train to |
get out Of its way. The rear cars OF the |
express train were completely smashed |
and s. s. Sherman, wealthy resident OI
Kingston was mortally injured, his legs
were broken In four places and bar 0l
iron, a portion of the platform rail, was
driven into his thigh. OF some thirty
passengers no others were hurt.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, December 90
The heavy snow storm Of to-day and to-
night has completely blocked up the
passage oI all trains on the Hudson River
road,