Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-16

| COMPLETELY ISOLATED
since Sunday night at z O'Clock. Esrdl'
single wire north, south, east or west i
working, so that such trains as may b.
out west creep along without orders
The wind has kept up G high velocity al
day and st 9 O'Clock Tonight had no
absted. The sky Is now perfectly clea
and 1t Is growing colder. The morning
and evening papers Of to-day appea
without telegrsphic information.
TERRIBLE TALE.
| ST. PAUL, MINI, March IA Whine
| peg special to the Pioneer Press says:
terrible blizzard is raging on the NORTH
shore Of Lake Superior and trains on tht
Canadian Pacific are completely block
AIDED. No trains have arrived there from
Montreal since Thursday. It is reported
! thst q trestle has given away at North
Bay, throwing Canadian Pacific passen-
ger train into rocky chasm. The report
Is not yet confirmed.
WOMAN FROZEN TO DEATH.
NEW YORK, March IL, 9 P. M.-There is
no abatement In the storm. The ther-
mometer has fallen to A.. Frozen ears
and feet were never so numerous. The
| drug stores have been filed with patients
all day and evening. A woman abso-
luteiy froze tc death tonight at the
corner of Broadway and Fulton streets,
popularity supposed to be tne busiest four
corners on the earth. Ia hundreds OF the
streets loaded wagons are abandoned.
The horses are taken to the nearest sta
bles, where the wind has
blown the snow into drifts.
There ere countless accidents from
ell hn AGfn en- "A
away 800 would-be guests. The other
hotels have similsr experiences.
ABSOLUTELY SHOWED UNDER.
NEW YORK, March II. Top M-The
state OF New York is absolutely showed
under. The Oldest persons never saw its
equal. Not one train was dispatched by
eIrher the Erie or Central Railroads to-
day, something unprecedented. Tele-
grams from distances of 200 miles have
the same story to tell, namely: at is the
worst storm ever known here"
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
NEW YoRE, March 12.-The police au-
rhorities say the storm has not been
equsled since 1855. Most of the police
telegraph wires fell down early and the
policemen were obliged 10 tramp many
miles carrying important dispatches.
Early in the day Chief Shay of the fire
department held consultation
with Superintendent Murray regard
ing extra precaus on to be taken in
promptly sounding fire alarms. Orders
have been issued to all pcIcemen to
notify occupants Of the nearest engine
house OF fire Immediately after sounding
the alarm. Full forces CT firemen have
been kept on duty all day and as many
extra horses as could be procured are
quartered at the various engine houses.
CUT OFF FROM THE WEST.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 1S-The wires
are still il very bad shape. T2ere Is but
used, while Washington, Baltimore and
Phila ielphis are completely cut of from
direct communication with the west.
The storm has subsidized this mornirg.
The gual Service Office indicates that
the storm was very violent along the
north Atlantic coast, sweeping over the
states Of NV York. Pennsylvania and
Ohio. Very cold weather Is reported at
many points.
THE SITUATION AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, March Is Baltimore
has been cut of from all communication
with New York and Washington for over
twenty four hours. Hundreds of tele-
graph poles along, both the Western Union
snd railroad lines are broken. Sunday
the temperature fell twenty degrees in
ten hours and by2 p. N. the snow WAS six
inches deep, and all communication We s
cut OF. the wind was blowing furlously.
Travel was dangerous, as lin roofs and
chimueys were flying along the streets.
The tide yesterday was lower than ever
known, being at least twelve feet below
the level Of ordinary low water. At the
county dock, at the foot Of Broadway, the
wafer was SO low that the bottom was
barred. After O'Clock the fire telegraph
system was useless. The old wStch toWe r
system was put into use. At each engine
house q sentinel WSs stationed In the
belfry and was relieved intervals.
BUSINESS AGAIN SUSPENDED.
New YORK, march 13 The Stock EX-
change adopted the following: Resolved,
that it is the sense OF the members pres
ent that all dealings so far as possible be
suspended and deliveries go over till to-
AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March lS.-Though
Intensely cold, Pittsburg suffered little
from the storm of Sunday night Train
men pronounce it the worst storm ever
known in these regions. One tTainman
said: "Between Philadelphia end Down |
pgton the wind almost blew the cars OF
The track. The air WAS piercing cold. |
Telegraph poles, trees and fences were |
blown across the tracks ard the wires |
we're scattered all ever the tracks. One |
II the poles blew down as the train was |
moving along slowly, and knocked the |
off the engine. Later we ran |
INTO network Of wires which wrapped |
themselves around the eEgine, and we |
lad to stop for long time to get re-
sssed."
LITTLE IMPROVEMENT.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March lS.-There
but little improvement to-day. The
tagnAtion Of business caused by the
torn continues. Street csr con pan es
are generally resumed business, with
our-horse teams, and are moving with
light detention. Steam railroad 81 stems
oWever are still 10 ptrelyzsd 'condi-
Ions and very little effort has. been made
D run trains over any Of the roads CEN
sriRg here, attention being mainly given
D attempts to clear the tracks. Trains
ave arrived from Baltimore and Wash
lgton. On the Pennsylvania road train
nc here at4=S0 p. m, for Baltimore and
Teshlngton. On the bulletin board at
lie Broad street station the following an
are made: "Eo trans on
le New York aud Central divisions, and
D trains for Pittsburg and the west to-
Iy."
NO MAIL MOVING. ,
NV YnRR March 10 The ITnitod ,