The diamond drill., 1888-03-24

a Dose % Western weather Along
the Atlantic Coast

The storm which commenced In New
York Sunday night was general in New
York State, Connecticut and points South.
From all the surrounding country reports
come OF the severest snow and wind storm
ever known In that section. New York was
absolutely snow-bound. Not one train was
dispatched by either the Erie or the Gen.
tral, which Ia something unprecedented.
Telcgrams from distances Of 200 miles have
the same story 10 tell--namely: "Its the
worst storm ever known here" A woman
was absolutely frozen to death at the corner
OF Broadway and Fulton street, popularity
supposed TO be the busiest four corners on
earth. The snow driffs In the business
streets are as deep as IN the country dis
tricts. Grown persons here never saw the
like. Old river men say that no such night
has been known on the river since 1854. The
waves were running high, and the wind
forced the water, In many instances, over
the docks. Every commercial and public
electric light In the city was ordered shut OF
for fear the wires would break and damage
be done 10 pedestrians. The police authori-
ties say the storm has not been equaled since
1855 Most people who got 10 business were
unable 20 get home. Hotel accommodations
were strained TO the utmost, and stores and
offices were converted into sleeping apart
ments for the benefit OF The employees. Many
girls were compelled 10 accept such quar-
ters. A majority of the theaters closed.
liz was the worst ever experienced along
the banks OF the Hudson and along West
chester shore of the Sound. The gale swept
with fearful velocity. Railroad traffic on
Long Island is entirely blocked. Thousands
OF men are al work digging out the tracks.
Snow-plows cannot be used.
Two trains on the Third Avenue Elevated
Road colllded at Seycnty-slxth street station.
One train was at the station unloading and
taking on passengers, with which Ii was al
ready over-crowdeu. owing 20 snow on the
track the train was unable 10 start !. After
1t had been standing about twenty minutes,
a train came rushing down the incline from
Scyenty-fourth street and dashed into the
rear ear. The scene that followed was In
dcscribable. The engine reared up on, the
end Of the last car, and steam escaped In
great volumes, but fortunately rushed upward,
thus saving the hemmed-in crowd on the
forward train as well rs those on that end Of
the platform. The engineer OF the rear
train was killed and number OF passengers
were seriously injured.
Every street-car in New York. Brooklyn,
Jersey City, and all the elevated trains were
stopped. Brooklyn Bridge and the ferries
were almost abandoned. The elevated roads
run 5000 trains daily usually. They were
never before stopped. OF forty mail trains
due between o'clock and l2 only two had
arrived by o'clock in the afternoon. The
snow II frozen so hard that the plows cannot
be used, and gangs Of men with shovels and
.f,Lo 10 ..la la ia
The East river was frozen hard this morn.
ing, and many Brooklynites walked across II
10 the New York side.
A message from Philadelphia over long.
distanced telephone, said that the storm
there was the greatest In over thirty years.
No trains were running, many being snow
bound near the city. The east bound Chica-
20 limited express on the Pennsylvania Is
showed I'm seventeen miles from the city.
Business Is suspended, and all telegraph
wires are down.
George ID. Barrymore was found frozen
stiff in a snow-bank In 7th avenue. He lived
with his wife and family In Osborn fats, 51st
street and Broadway. lie started for his
Office down town and II Is supposed that he
became exhausted and dropped by the way
unnoticed.
The body OF Annie Halpin Fisher, aged
about 30, was found frozen stiff I'm hallway
In West 39th street. where she lived. She
was once well know In the social world, but
had fallen into bad habits.
At Baltimore the tide was lower than ever
known In the memory OF the old wharfmen,
being at least twelve feet below the level Of
ordinary low water, and as n consequences
many deep draught vessels lying In the diff
erent docks were grounded. At tho county
dock, loot OF Broadway, tho water was 10
low that the bottom was barred and persons
could walk dry shod on tho soil thus expos
ed. The Broadway and Locust Point ferry
boats were 40 low down that person could
step from their piers onto the upper decks,
and Il was deemed best 10 decline wagon
traffic until the tide rose again, so great was
the danger of horses going down. the .stccp
grade from the piers TO tho decks Of tho
steamers.