Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-15

buildings were damaged by the wind
Mills were unr 0ofed and huge trees blown
down. Several persons are reportt d
missing and perhaps are lost in the snow.
There are fears Of loss Of life in the coun-
try districts. Coal and milk are scarce
and poor people are suffering for the nee.
essaries Of life.
FRw WIRES WORKING.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Western
Union has been enabled to partially re-
sumo business on 8 limited number OF
wires working to BuHslo, Cincinnati, De-
troit, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburg and
Philadelphia. Boston has one wire only,
also one wire working to the Sydney
csble station. Throughout the state
there are eight wires working to Albany.
All OF the principal towns can be COM
municated with. City wires are still
down. No idea can be given as to when
business proper will be reinstated. At
the postofiice few mail bsgs have been
received from adjoining towns.
THE BLOCKADE.
SCRANTON, Pa, March II The snow
blockade on the Pocono mountains is so
severe that no trsins will be run over the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad to New York before the end OF
the week. In some places between Mer-
Ger and CrescoW, the tracks are covered
to depth Of twenty FIVE feet. No trains
can be sent over the Jefferson branch Of
the Erie, north Of Carbondale for several
days, and the blockade on the Delaware
and Hudson Road to Honesdale will not
be opened until next week M trains
have been received from New York or
Philadelphia since Saturday, but western
mails are uninterrupted coming via
North Cumberland. Not single colliery
in the Lsckawanns or Mahomirg valley
WAS in operation to-day.
CAPTAINS STORY.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 14.-Cap-
tain Burns, OF the brig Startle, which re-
turned from the Delaware capes to-day,
tells the following story: 1--WE got
here this morning after having
q rough time Of It. believe all the
schooneTs that passed through the cspes
since the beginning Of the storm have
been lost. The Startle and the brig Sim
son were both anchored at the Iron pier at
LeWes. The pier parted and the Simp-
son went down. We were saved. Owing
to the high sea we could not go to the
assistance Of the Simpson, and her crew
all were lest except the cook and stew
ard. The wife Of the captain of the
Simpson was aboard an was lost.
Captain Burns continued; "A lsrge
steamer, think it WAS the Lord Give,
started to come in Monday. Her ms
chtnery WAS disabled and she turned
about and went out again. she was due
here on Monday. l hear that the brig
Crawford has also been lost, but
| do not know whether the report
Is correct. The tug Tsmsel went down
during the storm of Delaware break
water. 1t is believed that the Captain
and crew were washed overheard The
Jug Truen, which was said to have been
lost OF the breskwater during
the storm, reached her dock this
morning. The Captkia reported that
the wind blew terrific gale and that the
cold was intense. He managed to
weather the storm, however, and came
up the river this morning. The tug was
completely incased in ice."
BISMARCK OFFERS AID.
BISMARCK, D. r., March 1.-THE fol-
lowing dispatch has been sent from here
to Mayor Hewitt, New York: Bismarck
8 ands resdy to give substantial aid to
the blizzard sufferers CT New York. Let
US know your needs. TSigued
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.