Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-23


EAW YOaK, March 1.-THE sun IS shining
brightly this morning and the weather IS
moderating. Travel on the elevated roads
is fully resumed. Surface roads ars stsn
impossible. There is no improvement in
the condition Of the telegraph wires.
bIeager reports received show people living
IN New Jersey towns who started for New
York Monday had dreadful experience. A
number Of persons, 1t is reported, perished
from cold and exhaustion.
At Elizabethport dozen employees OF the
Singer sewing machine works started for
their homes and several of them were badly
frozen. One man named Ellis was picked
out of the snow, stiff and brsathless- He
was carried into railway station where he
soon died.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE snow is
again falling heavily here this afternoons
but the temperature ls decidedly warmer
and the snow meits as fast as 1t falls. The
situation as far as the railroads are con-
cernsd is much more hopeful to-day. The
Pennsylvania railroad officials report their
main line to the west open through, but
that the New York division IS yet closed
with no prospect Of getting trains either to
or from that city to-day. Travel has also
been opened with the south and trains ar
rived from and departed for Baltimore and
Washington during the forenoon. Direct
Geographic communication with New York
Baltimore and Washington is still inter
rupted and the only way to reach these
points Is by way of Cincinnati and Pitts
burg over badly Frustrated wires.
ESTIMATED LOSSES.
NV YORK, March 14.-An afternoon
paper estimates the business loss, cont1n-
gent loss, and actual peCunlery outlay which
the storm viii occasion in New York city,
st not less that 100000, and loss to the
states involved, S2O,OOO,OOO.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE storm Ia
this vicinity seems TO be over. The tenn
perature is rising, the wind dying out and
the snow melting rapidly. The Geographic
situation is improving as far as western
service is concerned, but Philadelphia and
New York are still cut OF. The mails from
Philadelphia are coming IN slowly papers
Of Tuesday are being received here to-day.
KNOWS HOW TO sY1PATHIzE.
BISMARCK, OAK, March 1.-The follow
ing dispatch has been sent from here;
Mayor Hewitt, New York:
Bismarck stands ready to give substantial
aid to the blizzard sufferers of New York.
Let US know your needs.
CHAMBER OF CoAnERoE.
NEW YORK HARBOR FLEET.
NEW YORK, March 14-Of the twenty
nine staunch boats that make up the hRr-
Dor feet of New York, two are safe In port
and have out-ridden the storm, nine were
wrecked Monday and eighteen, which were
out IN the open sea- remain utterly uun6aru
| of. The experience of men on boats wrecked
was something terrible. It seems almost
miraculous that there should have been no
/ loss of life. There was positively no rest
| for the crews from the time the gale began.
| Added to the ordinary dangers Of heavy
wind were the difficulties caused by rain and
/ sleet, which frOZe the sails into solid sheets.
/ These had to be constantly looked after to
prevent them from cracking into pieces. All
/ wrecked crews landed in yawls near Sandy
! Hook and were given food and shelter IL the
| house of Mrs. w. w. Stewart.
TWENTY-FIVE DEAD.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March IA special
/ to the Inquirer from LeWes, Dell says add
/ tiOnRl adYices were received here to-day
| from Delaware breazWater fully cOrroborat-
| ing the terrible tale of exposure, loss of life.
and damage to shipping which prevailed on
Sunday night during the heavy Storm Ii Is
stated that twenty two persons were drowned
or frozen to death.
LONG GAME OF POKER
ALBANY, March ia number Of men,
| bers OF the state legislature, who have been
! snOWbound near Schenectady, arrived to-
/ poker for thirty-siX hours without sleep.
! Pies cost 81 apiece; sandwiches 80 centss
! hard boiled eggs, % cents; bottle of liquor
was sold at auction on the train and brought
/ $50.
| FOUR FEET ON A LEVEL.
! RONDoUT, n. Y, March 1.-The snow is
/ four feet deep on the level. A sudden thaW
is greatly feared.
Judge Gresham's Decision.