The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-14
MARCH A ROARING LION.
THE STORM IN THE NORTH STILL
FULL OF FURY.

business Completely Suspended in
New York and Philadelphia Several
paople Frozen to Death in the Streets
of Observation-Disclosures Completely
Blockaded by the Drifts.
New YORK, March 19.--At O'Clock last
evening the storm was increasing 1t was
absolutely unprecedented. All business
vras paralyzed At the Stock Exchange
less than L, 900 shares were sold, the small
est number on record. The produce mar
kets were all nominal. The weather stopped
the courts, and the jurors and witnesses in
smurder case were unable to arrive. Every
street car in New York, Brooklyn. Jersey
CITY, and the elevated trains were stopped
The Brooklyn Bridge and ferries were
almost abandoned. The downtown hotels
were crammed with suburbanites. The
elevated roads run 5000 trains daily
usually Never before were they
stopped. Westerners declare that Dakota
never furnished an equal to New York's
blizzard of yesterday. OF forty mails due
between O'Clock and noon, only two had
arrived by o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At 9 O'clock last night there was no abate-
nent of the storm. The thermometer had
fallen to A. above zero. Frozen ears and feet
we're never so numerous Drug stores were
filed with patients all day and evening.
ONLY PARTIAL RESUMPTION.
There has been only a partial resumption
Of traffic in the city to-day. Elevated rail
road trains are running at intervals, but
they are wholly inadequate for the require
ments. Most business men who went down
town this morning were forced to walk.
Sleighs and carriages were in great demand.
The wind was still blowing furiously this
morning, and the snow was badly dIifted,
being piled in many places 6 and feet high
The East river was frozen hard this morn
ing and many BrOoklynites walked across
it to the New York side Few trains, if
any, have reached the different termini in
New York and Jersey City. Many trains
are stalled between stations on the Hudson
river and Harlem roads. The officials said
Yesterday that forty trains were showed in.
The efforts to break through the snow
drifts had completely failed. Not a train
reached the depot during to-day.
ALL IN THE SAME FIX
Most of the roads report similar con-
dition Of affairs, Passengers suffered great
discomfort.
Ferry boats are only run at long intervals.
All the Eastern wires are down.
Communic& lion with Philadelphia last
night by long distance telephones, said that
the storm there was the greatest in over
forty years. No trains were running and
many were snow bound near the city. The
east bound Chicago limited express on the
Pennsylvania road was showed in seventeen
miles from Philadelphia. Business is sus-
pended and all the telegraph wires are down.
Most people who got TO business in New
York yesterday were unable to get home
last night. Hotel accommodations were
strained to their utmost. Stores and Offices
were converted into sleeping apartments for
the benefit of employees Many girls we're
compelled to accept such quarters. A ma
jority of the theaters closed last night.
A milk famine is threatened If the block
ade is not soon cleared.
A tenement house in West Forty-third
street was burned early this morning.
Twenty families had to run for their lives
Most of them were scantily dressed. They
were given shelter in neighboring saloons.
The bui lding was entirely consumed.
FROZEN IN A SNOW DRIFT.
George Barrymore, a well known inn
porter and dealer in hops at No. 3 Water
street, was found frozen stiff in a snow drift
IN Seventh avenue Mr.. Barrymore lived
with his wife and family in the Osborn
fats, at Fifty first street and Broadway.
be started for his office down town yeSter-
day, and it is supposed that he became ex-
hausted and dropped by the way unnotlced.
The body of Annie Halpin Fisher, aged
about 80 years, was found last night frozen
stiff in hallway in West Thlrty-ninth
street, where she lived. She was once well
known in the social world, but had fallen
INTO bad habits.
The Produce, Coffee and Cotton Elk
changes all adjourned for the day. Last
night was the worst experienced along the
banks of the Hudson and along the West
chester shore of the sound. The mercury
at o'clock this morning, at Dobbs' Ferry,
on the Hudson, and at Port Chester, on the
sound, marked zero. The gales swept with
fearful velocity.
Railroad traffic on Long Island is entirely
blocked. Thousand of men are at work
digging out the tracks. Snow plows cannot
be used. President Austin Corbin is snow
bound at Jamaica He left on train for
brooklyn yesterday morning.
SEVERE on STATEN ISLAND.
The storm on Staten Island is very severe,
and connection with New York has been
cut since yesterday morning.
The pilot boat Hope dragged her anchors
last night and went ashore on the rocks of
fort Wadswortn. The crew is standing by
her, Vessels in the bay had hard time,
Out no other accident is reported.
The United States Court Judge did not
put IN an appearance to-day, owing to the
storm. Not single one out of the twenty
mails to and from points outside of this
Guy has been received or dispatched during
the "A hours ending at ! o'clock this after
noon. The local mails are being delivered
and collected on time.
a number of ocean steamers have been
ylng at quarantine two days unable to
come up the bay to their piers. They re-
port rough weather.
A PARTIAL RESUMPTION.
NEW YoRK, March Is, II p. M-There
ia; nas been only partial re umption of traffic
~ thls city. Elevated railroad trains are
running at intervals, but are wholly in
aauequate for the requirements. Most Of the
ouShess men, who came down town this
nIofnlng, were forced 10 walk Sleighs aud
Sarrlages were in great demand. The wind
L%sIlI blowing furiously, and the snow is
sCiSuy drltted, being piled in many places
ss ~. or eight feet high. When the gavel
~. eu Tor the opening of business at
sS e stock Exchange this morning,
a az brokers' who were on the
a UT gave derisive shout, and made no
ouetnpt to transact business in the first
dJisrter OF an hour only 500 shares were
ol' There are no wires working from the
1change TO any domestic markets. Lon
, doa cables bring many buying orders, but
nsre are no stocks offering. 1t was re-
da5ed by the members present that all
Ing 50 far as possible should be sus-
ps.Ied, and all deliveries should go over