Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-13
AWFUL STORMS.
THE WORST BLIZZARD KNOWN
EAST AND WEST.
New York and Washington Snow
bound-Woman Frozen on the
Street-Rumored Calamity.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nrooRD.us1os.
EAST AND WEST.
How,ing Billiards Along the Atlantic,
and Back in Michigan

How,ing Billiards Along the Atlantic,
and Back in Michigan.
Icopyigt, 1888, by the California associated Fress.l
New YORK, March 12th.-A snow-storm,
which is to be historic has prevailed for
twelve hours, and at ! P. NJ continues with.
out any indications of abatement. Travel
is generally stopped about New York City
and even bridge traffic is sus-
pended. The street railroads in Brooklyn
are generally blocked and all trains are
stopped on the Brooklyn road. Few of the
ferries are running and few passengers are
able to reach this city from either New
Jersey or Long Island, and business in gen.
eral has been interrupted for hours. The
few ferry-boats running have pushed
through storm so dense that it is impos-
sible to see fifty feet ahead, and navigation
is decidedly dangerous.
A FEARFUL GALE.
The wind has been blowing a .;s.le for
hours. Pedestrians have been prohibited
crossing East-river bridge on account of the
hazard attending such an attempt. Only a
few persons have tried to make the haz-
ardous trip.
Rain fell heavily until after midnight,
and heavy snow suddenly followed. All
daybreak over eighteen inches of snow had
fallen on level. Such storm has not
occurred in this city in the recollection OF
the Oldest inhabitant of this section.
AN EMBARGO ON NEWS.
The wires are down in all directions, and
news has not been received since morning
from even Philadelphia An embargo is
on Washington. No wires are up between
this city and Boston, and only two between
this city and Chicago.
DANGER TO OCEAN CRAFT.
There is probability that marine disasters
will be reported. Long Island Sound is
filled with shipping which is moving, and
the air is so thick it is absolutely impossi.
BILE to detect danger near at hand without
the most incessant use of bells and whistles
and some anxiety is felt concerning coming
steamers from Europe.
fleet of all sorts of vessels has sought
anchorage wherever anchor could be
dropped from New York along Long Island
Sound to New Haven.
Probably 10000 business men are de-
tained on Long Island and New Jersey,
HARD Now-sToRM.
NEW YORK, March 12th.-The hardest
snow-storm of the year Is raging and at s
o'clock there was one foot or over on the
ground. A high wind caused drifts, which
IN lne upper part OF the city were three and
four feet high. Traffic was also suspended
Thousands of passengers were blocked on
the elevated roads. The horse-cars are un.
able to move.
People who left uptown by the elevated
road were unable to get further than Eighth
street by that route. Many of the more
venturesome descended to the street by lad
ders and walked the rest of the way down
town: The people in suburban towns
found it almost impossible to reach town
so severe were the drifts.
A BLIZZARD IN MICHIGAN.
NEGAUNEE (Mich.), March 12th.-The
two days blizzard just ending has been the
worst of the year for railroad men. The
Chicago and Northwestern train due here
at o'clock yesterday, stuck at Mason, and
is still there in drifts with the engine dead
The southbound train is at Brampton
having been shoyeled out two or three
times.
On the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
the Mackinaw division is closed to traffic
with the west-bound express and snow
plows all showed in on the eastern half O
the division. No eastern trains were started
from Marquette.