Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-16

cial. The road is we'll open, and these
trains will no doubt make rapid pro-
gress toward their respective destina-
tons. The tracks of the company on
the main lines West and southwark and
on the suburban branches are in good
condition and trains are being moved
with something like regularity.
TIE TELEGRAPH SITUATION
does not seem TO have improved very
greatly since last night. The extreme
eastern portion of the State is still shut
of from Philadelphia, but territory
in the neighborhood OF Harrisburg is
being rapidly opened. Facilities to
Pittsburgh are meagre and the wires are
heavily crowded. Through business IS
being transmitted with reasonable
proinptitude. In the direction Of New
York everything is down, and telegraph
communication with that city ia not ex-
pected until tomorrow morning. Pros
trated poles are scattered along various
routes aud largo gaps IN the wires
found everywhere. The Western Union
Company has "A heavy force of linemen
working towards New Brunswick, ~ j.,
where they expect to meet "A like party,
who are working from Jersey City The
only Geographic communication this city
has with the East and South is through
Pittsburgh. The wires to Lewes, Del, |
are still down, and no further particulars
regarding the reported disasters at Della /
ware Brcskwater have been received.
The ice and snow on the streets and /
sidewalks here is rapidly disappearing /
to-day under the effects of the warm sun,
and business is once more moving and /
assuming is normal condition.
FIFrY-FoOT sNow-DRIFTs.
PTrrsBURaH, PA, March 15.-The first !
through train from Philadelphia over the |
PENNSYLVANIA road reached here this /
morning. II carried only thirty pounds |
Of mail matter from Philadelphia and |
not pound from New York. Another |
train is expected this evening from New
York. but the railroad officials can give |
no definite information. Passengers who |
had been on delayed trains tell of the |
suIerings Of passengers at points be-
tween Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
The snow had drifted to the
depth of fifty feet. Many houses were
completely covered, and the only sign |
of habitation was smoke curling from
the chimneys. In many places the oc-
cupants of the houses had not even at
tempted to dig their way out. There IS
about 12j tons OF mail matter due in this
city from the East. aud the postmaster Is
taking all possible measures with the |
limited capacity at his command to han
die II promptly when it arrives. The
weather is bright and modlrating.
MARINE DISASTERS AND LOSS or LIFE.
LEwEs. DrL.. March ia terrific
gale from north-noTthwest, with snow,
RACED here Monday and Tuesday. Two
sohooners are sunk and twenty-one YES
sells ashore, including the barkentine
Zephyr (Which is totally dismantledl,
tie barkcutine Eva Lynch (British),
schooners Flora A. Newcomb, A. i.
Craumer, Lizzie W. Hall, Index, J. W.
Anderson, Paul and Thompson, vii
liam 6. Bartlett, Providence, Isabel
Alberto, Elliott /. Doe, Earl h.
Mason, Hester 4. Seward, and the
pilot-boats Tnrley and Ennul. The tugs
Crawford and Iamesei are both totally
wrecked. The steamboat pier IS cut IL
three pieces. 4 tug with barge is re-
ported aground on the Hen-and-Chick-
ems shoal The tug is totally wrecked.
Many people are frost bitten or disabled
by exposure. The tug George J. Simp-
son drove through the steamboat pier
and disappeared. The steward and mate
were saved and all the others, including
the captain and his wife, lost.
ALocAL blizzard.
New YoHE, March 15.-Reports at
the main flee Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company this afternoon state
that the late blizzard was of compare
lively local character. 1t did not extend
further south than Alexandria west
nither than Pittsburgh aud Buffalo
north further than Saratoga, and east
further than Boston. Boston can only
be reached by one wire by way OF Albany
and points in the West by way Of
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and
Buffalo. IL Is expected that everything
will I've in good shape 10y tomorrow.
Great difficulties are met with III trans
porting lmcmen by rail to points where
the lines are to Ice repaired. This diff
Guilty Will, it is expected, end tomorrow.
MANy FATALITIES FEARED.
NEW YORK. March l5.-It is impossible AZ this
writing O. estimate the extent Of the lOas OF life.
= srea many people are missing, and the snow
will have To he cleared away before all the miss
ing ones ian Pee accounted for Almost hourly
reports are coming IN from the surrounding
country OF fatalities resulting tfOm the storm.
It Sc feared that over twouty lives have been lost
I'D Essex county, y. j.. alone. A list Of fourteen
persons known 90 Oe dead from cold IA pub
il>hcd: thirteen IN New Jersey in the vicinity If
New YORK. aud one on staten island. Five Jer-
seyrnen arc missing. There reports viii nave
90 be- taken VITA allowance, az some II those re-
ported dead ana missing may turn up from
shelter.
FIRST NEW YORK TRAINS IL wAsHINGToN.
WASHINGTON. March 15.--Ihe first trains from
New York siuce Monday arrived ST he Bhltlmcre
and ro'Oma, station iu tuis city between II and
~ O'Clock tonight ono was the regular south
ora express and tho other tho excursion tra!a
for Florida 1ney loft View York OF $50 o'clock
This morning and b-Ough. She first New York
papers Whicn have reached here since sunday.