The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-16
THE SNOW BLOCKADE.
It is Lifted and Business is
Resumed.
SAD STORIES YET TO BE TOLD.
Preparations for the Fuperal-
Gene. al News Paragraphs.


New YORK, March 15.-The weather
this morning is again warm and bright
with the prospect of much thawing.
Railroads leading into the city are
all moving and business men in New
Jersey, Long Island and the upper
part of the State reached New York
this morning. For the first time since
Saturday some surface cars are run
ming.
Almost all New Jersey towns within
! fifteen miles of New York now have
some sort of railroad connection with
the city. This morning thousands Of
| business men made their first appear
ance since Saturday. Over eleven
hundred were showed in at R0seviile on
the Delaware & LackaWann9 Railroad
and hundreds were compelled to stay in
the cars over twenty-f0ur hours. The
cold was intense and the food scanty.
The food supply is running very short
in Jersey towns and but little fresh
meat, and no milk, eggs or vegetables
can be obtained ats any price, TIE
chances of getting relief from New
York are small, as the supply here is
decidedly short. The first mail from
Philadelphia and Baltimore since Mon
day morning came in this forenoon.
CHICAGO, March ia special from
Boston via LonGon says: The storm
ragged necessarily for over two days all
over New England. Every railroad out
of the city was blockaded completely,
and the only Geographic communica-
ton is by the Commercial Cable Com
pauy's lines to RocBport, Maine, and
thence by cable to London. Never be
fore was there such complete prostra-
ton of business, and the damage to
property must amount to an enormous
sum. Morning and afternoon papers of
Tuesday were devoid of all Geographic
information, and no trains arrived in
the city.
NEW HAVEN, March l5.-The great
snowstorm severed all connections be-
tween Connecticut and the metropolis.
not train moving on any railroad
throughout the State, and Geographic
connection was entirely cut off. Re
ports are coming in of terrible suffering
throughout the State, and especially on
the coast. Many lives have been lost
by accident and exposure 10 the storm.
The steamer NetO RdUea, with twenty
five passengers on board, was beached
during the gale, on the west shore. The
crew and passengers were safely
landed, but the sufferings of the party
began after reaching shore. The party
was completely Frustrated before
reaching a farm house. Ten OF them
had their hands frozen so badly that
aMputatiOn is necessary.
WASHINGTON, March l5.-The weather
is mild and spIing-like, and the effect
of the storm is rapidly disappearing and
will soon probably be entirely over
come. Good progress has been made
in repairing the wires. Mail commuui-
cation between Washington and Phil
adelpha is now fully established but all
efforts 10 reach New York, either by
mail or wire, are thus far futile. Penn
sylvania railroad officials believe that
their road will be cleared to New York
some time to-day.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 15.-The first
through train from Philadelphia over
the Pennsylvania road reached here
this morning. Another train is eX-
pected this evening from New York.
Passengers state that between Harris
burg and Philadelphia the snow drifted
to depth of fifty feet at many points
Many houses were completely covered,
and the only sign of a habitation was
the smoke curling from the chimneys.
In many places the occupants of houses
had not even attempted to dig their way
out. The weather is moderating.
NEW YORK, March 15.-The Erie was
the first road to get the western express
into the city. At O'Clock this morn
ing the Chicago Express. which has |
been showed in since Monday at |
Monroe, came in. Tae passengers were all |
well. The Pennsylvania hopes to get |
train through to Philadelphia to day. |
Business has been one more seriously |
attempted, but the difficulties are still |
great. Cross streets are still blocked |
with huge drifts Of snow.
NEWARK, n. j., March 15.-Snow is |
fast disappearing. Street cars are
again running. Tne body of John Roe
has been found buried in drift on
No other fatality is yet re,
ported.
PHILADELPHIA. March 15.-The block
ade b tween this city and New York and |
road was opened this
by the arrival Of a train of !
mail cars. The telegraph situation does J
not seem to have improved since last {
night. 81, |
ports are Ginning in from the surrouhd !
ing towns of fatalities resulting from |
b. storm. The names of twenty per
sons have come in who perished AID
several who are missing. Grave ap-
prehensions are felt for pilot boats,
twelve of which ara still at sea.
New YORK, March 16.-Long Islands
snow embargo is melting away, and
with all parts of the
island is gradually being established.
Thn Dead Monarch