The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-15

week will elapse before the lines to New
York can be fully restored. Mails from
Philadelphia are coming in slowly. Phila-
delphia papers of Tuesday morning were
received here to-day, but no New York
journals have reached this city since Sun
day last.
WASHINGTON OUT OF THE TIE Up
WASHINGTON, March IA, II P. M-The
improvement in the weather, which began
this morning, has continued throughout
the day and tonight the streets of Wash
ington have resumed their usual appear
ance. The warm sunshine and wind have
removed most of the snow, and communi-
cation within the city limits is now almost
as unimpeded as before the S orm. The
favorable change in the weather has en-
abled the railroad hands and telegraph re-
pairers to work TO better advantage and
with greater rapiditv, and the situation to-
night is much improved
The railroads and telegraph lines west
and south of this city are in lair condition,
and there is comparatively little delay in
communicating with Western and Southern
points. So far, however, as New York is
concerned the situation remains unchanged.
No trains had arrived from New York up
to 10 o'clock tonight and none were ex-
pected.
DELAY OF THE MAILS
The last mail from that city left there
Sunday night. A few Northern mails have
been forwarded from here since then, but
none of them seem to have got beyond
Philadelphia. Much delay in dispatching
the mails from here has been caused by
want of postal cars, most Of those on the
Pennsylvania line being snow-bound at va
rious points. Information was received at
the post office here to-day to the effect that
there was long line of postal cars side
tracked at Philadelphia, and it was expected
that some or all of them would reach
here tonight. Several trains have arrived
to-day from Philadelphia and local traffic
between Washington and Baltimore on both
the Baltimore and Potomac ard Baltimore
and Ohio roads is being carried on with
little interruption,
One train was dispatched from here to
Philadelphia to-day with the mail for New
York.
The water in the Potomac which fell to
an extraordinary low stage under the in
fuence of the strong winds from the North
is three feet higher to-day, and
vessels which yesterday were aground
have foated Reports are coming in
slowly from the surrounding country and
show that the storm ragged everywhere in
this vicinity with great fury. Country
roads have been rendered almost impassa-
BILE by snow, uprooted trees, and other OBJ
structions.
PHILADELPHIA's PROSPECTS.
PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-Snow was
falling heavily here this afternoon, but the
temperature was decidedly warmer, and
the snow melted as fast as it fell. The stu
alton, SO far as the railroads were con-
cerned, was much more hopeful. The
Pennsylvania railroad officials report their
main line to the West open through, but
that the New York division was yet closed
with no prospects of getting trains either to
or from that city to-day. The Chicago
limited express, which at other times
is started from New York was made
up here and left for the West
shorty after noon. The fast express
for the West left about half an hour later,
and in addition to those for the farther
points also carried passengers for the larger
way stations. Travel has also been
opened with the South, and trains
arrived from and departed for Baltimore
and Washington during the forenoon
The situation on other lines centering
here has also improved and with a continu-
ance of moderate weather the officials be-
lieve that travel can be resumed to all
points by tomorrow. Telegraph commu-
nication with New York, Baltimore and
Washington is still interrupted, and the
only way to reach those points is by way of
Cincinnati and Pittsburg, over very pre-
cariouS wires
WILL BE OPEN TO-DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, March IA, II P. M.-Com-
munication by rail with New York will un-
doubtedly be opened tomorrow on both
routes. There remains but small gap to
be cleared on the Bound Brook route and
on the Pennsylvania Company'S routes now
Diggers working from both ends toward
the middle have approached within four
teen miles of each other. The rail-
road telegraph wires have been in part
restored and the weather has greatly
moderated. The telegraph companies have
also made considerable progress in restoring
communication in various directions. The
branches of all the large railroads are being
neglected and some of them will not be
open for travel within the present week un-
der the most favorable conditions. 1t is
estimated that at least 1000 poles are down
between New York and Washington, and
the forces of the Western Union Company
are being concentrated between the two
points for the purpose Of
constructing a temporary line. 1t
is thought that direct communication.
will be established by tomorrow night.
The efforts of the newspapers to obtain
news during the temporary isolation have
been remarkable and unique. Every posi-
BILE avenue has been used for gathering in
telligence, and as an illustration of the
means employed, it may be stated
that dispatch from Boston,
which was received by way of Great Britain
and the Atlantic caoles at New York and
thence telephoned to this city, was pub
lished here this morning. From points in
this immediate vicinity special messengers
have brought in occasional piece news, and
in this and other ways equally as primitive
in their natures the public has been kept
fairly we'll informed of current events.
LOST VESSELS
PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 2 A. MA
sea captain who arrived from Delaware
hreakwater to-day expresses the opinion
that all sailing vessels which attempted to
come inside the capes of Delaware since the
storm began have been lost
The iron pier at Lewes has parted in the
middle.
MANY vessels are known TO be lost. AS
vet details are lacking.
large steamer attempted to como in
Monday, but turned about and went to sea
again.
A special to the Inquirer confirms the re-
mort of the loss of vessels d life at Della
ware Breakwater, and says that % people
were either drowned or frozen to death.
number Of vessels of all
descriptions were sunk. Several were
so badly damaged that they are now prac-
tically valueless, while many were stranded
so far on the beach that it viii very likely
require weeks to float them.
4 collision occurred during the storm
NfonJa1, ierbt hetveen the tug George ].