Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-14

thick snow squat at / O'Clock, one mile re
west Of the NarragAnsett pier life-saving d
station. The crew-seven IN all--were -,
saved by the hfe-saving crew in the
breeches buoy.
About O'Clock Sunday morning the !.
schooner Chillicott Of Ellsworth, Me. went Y
ashore about two miles east of Watch :
Hill Point. One sailor was washed over Z
board and drowned. The Watch Hill life !"
saving crew succeeded in shooting line 4
over the wreck, and got the remainder Of J,
the crew ashore in the life car. -
New HAVEN Jan. 9.-LRst night was n
fearful one on the Sound. The wind blew
terrible gale and the snow was binding a
in its intensity. II is feared thnt many I
vessels have been lost. About 8 o'clock k
this morning the Milford operator tele- n
phoned here that an unknown schooner | n
was wrecked off Charles Island and that r
men were olinging to the rigging. As s
| soon as possible the tug Resolute, with T
| dozen volunteers, left for the scene Of the
wreck. She found the vessel lying in
about four fathoms of water, but there
was no signs of the crew and no bodies l
| could be seen.
The tug Confidence Of the Boston Tow {
boat Company, left Boston, at 9 o'clock
Friday night having in tow lighter, on | {
1 X,
dition to her regular crew of five men,
were Captain Duncan and his corps of
divers. The tug and lighter were bound
for Woods Holl to the relief of the |
wrecked barque Ibis. The lighter was
fastened to the tug by small hawser.
| Nothing has been heard from the tug,
lighter or men since leaving here.
The schooner Millie Trim, Captain
0lstn, from South Amboy, for Rookland, |
Me-, with cargo of coal, went ashore ON
Calf Island Saturday morning at O'Clock
during heavy gale, and became n total
wreck. All hands were drowned except
the captain.
THE STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
AT Pittsburg the snow blockade on the
railroads WIS almost unprecedented. No
attention has been paid to schedules, and
all trains were from one to Is hours late.
In many instances trains have been
abandoned, and on several of the smaller
roads traffic has been entirely suspended. |
On the main line of tho Pennsylvania
railroad the trains Sunday were from
seven to 15 hours late. The limited tx
press west, which WINS due at 0 o'clock
Saturday night, arrived at 10 o'clock Sun
day morning, having been snow-bound |
at Gist station. The fust line east which
/ AOli putuiNNS hAuNh HthE tbu l
station, and did not get away until Sun
day morning. All the trains were pro
Vided with from three to five engines.
The cold was intense, the mercury
lowering about zero all day. Passengers
on the snow-bound trains experienced
considerable Inconvenience from cold aud
hunger, but they were generally disposed
to take things good naturally. Great
suffering among live stock is reported.
At Lancaster blizzard set in at 8
O'Clock Friday night, continuing until Z
o'clock Saturday morning. The snow
: storm was heavy and the wind at times
blew a gale. In some of the country |
roads the snow was five feet deep. The |
! street cars gave way to immense to slcds,
and it was with difficulty they made the |
trips. The Pennsylvania and Reading |
, railroads were blockaded in places and |
nearly all trains were delayed.
At Huntingdon the heaviest snow-storm |
experienced in that section for many
, years commenced Friday night and con-
tinued until noon Saturday, covering the
i ground to depth of 81 inches. 1t was
Immediately followed by terrific wind
storm, which prevailed throughout the
a day, blowing the light snow in huge
. drifts and completely blockading travel
a on the highways and railroads. Trains on
- the Pennsylvania, Huntingdon & Broad
a Top and East Broad Top railroads were
delayed from two to five hours. Saturday
night the wind was high.
:. At Harrisburg Saturday the State
"a Capitol Rink collapsed from the weight of
Il snow on the roof and is total wreck.
The snow has drifted very deep and the
N roads are almost impossible.
X THE HEAVIEST OF THE SEASON AT PTTTsBURG
he .. ALL TRAINS DELAYED.
II PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 9.-The heaviest
D. snow-storm of the season set in at 6
o'clock last night, and at midnight snow
to the depth of six inches had fallen.
Travel on the street railways is greatly
III impeded, aud all trains delayed.
~ AT NEW YORK PEOPLE ON FERRY BOAT ALL
III NIGHr-ANCHoRs DRAGGING AND VESSELS
= IN DANGER.
nd New York, Jan. 9.-The furious north
We east storm of wind and snow that broke
on Staten Island at IL o'clock last night
continued to increase in violence until
o'clock this morning, when the wind
"a moderated.
us The Staten Island ferry boat, Westfeld,
ID Captain Catamour, on the midnight trip
ur from New York for the east shore land
r. ings had terrible time. Nearly all the
I'll passengers had to remain on board all
ms night, and were landed at Clifton Mt s
or O'Clock this morning.
nc After leaving New York at midnight the
te Westiield reached Tompkinsville landing
about o'clock this morning, but the
n. dock lights could not be seen through
=, the snow and the bell oG the dock could
II, not be heard for long time. When the
Nh boat finally touched the wharf every line
~ parted as soon as it was mude fast, and
ia only n few OF the gentlemen passengers,
',, who INSIDE dangerous leaps, got ashore.
~ Several of them lost their hats while
", jumping.
W Captain CGtnmour went among the pas
~ sengers who wero greatly alarmed and re-
'F' stored confidence, assuring them that
they could remain comfortably on the
,re boat until morning. The water was very
ay rough and the ferry-boat rolled heavily.
sre 1t was attempted to moor the steamer
nst off the American docks, but she would not
no stay there under the severe blow, and the
it6 captain started for Clifton Landing. Az
len it was impossible to reach it safely, the
=. boat was started up the stream toward
New York.
As il was opera night, there were more
passengers than usual and about 90 gen.
full tlemen and ladies were obliged to remain
md on the boat until this morning. Captain
Ills Catamour provided the Indies with cots.
to The boats are running very lrregularly
ne this morning. The snow drifts are be,
the tween and 6 feet deep on the streets
till and roads. Telegraph and telephone
ng. wires are down, and railroad travel is
much impeded. Snow-plows are running
to get the roads clear. Vessels in thu
bay have been dragging their anchors.
ght The schooner S. A. Paine, Captain
10 House, is ashore at Clifton and will pre- b
was ably go to pieces if the storm does no
IRIS abate. There is II heavy sea on. Con
siderable damage has been done.
BITTERLY COLD IN NEBRAsKA-IMPossIBLl
ass, TO RUN TRAINs--No BUSINESS AND NJ
and MAILS.
OMAHA, NEB., Jan. 9.-No wintel
All storm has been so general throughout tn,
me state MS that at present prevailing. Tn,
lett thermometer to-day indicated 1872 beloy
the zero in the business portion of the cit.
while on the high plateau the nercur!
at went down to 30'. This with q bite
the north wind made the temperature as col,
use, rs any remembered by the Oldest citizens
ala No trains have run in the state sine
early yesterday and no efforts hav
ing been made to clear the track
because of the impossibility of men work
wed ing i'll the extreme cold and the fact thu
road the drifting snow would fill up any cut