Democratic messenger., 1888-03-17
The Big ST.
It's Ravages Alor
Atlantic Coas
Loss Of Life & Pro
Snow Banked Up as
80 Feet in New York |
Railroads Blockad
q
ROUGH ON MAR
Snow Hill Catches the
Of the Storm and is
sed as Usual.

I uuOut tut WiHuONS uiiI aIOuNt
ney tops which continued 10
severity till after midnight wi.
cd the climax and nearly ever
the town rocked like n cradle |
est inhabitants cannot rccoll
terrible storm. Many of oi
! abandoned their warm and
beds 10 80 down stairs and shs
the dead coal fires in the lowe
In one home il is reported Il
Ing Of the house was Of such |,
10 produce sca.sickness. and I
and u daughter were the yicti
uneasy sensation. They surt
ever, and have entirely rcco
the effects ofthcir sickness.
/ Although the wind did not
such severity the following da
u number of trees were uproot,
falling Of limbs male IL daI
travel about. For the first
the construction of the railro
place no mail was received at
Information received by ,elegr'
us that the mail train ON the
iion of the road was blockade,
Of snow from eight 10 ten feet
our tram was there helping iu
track.
During the storm the roof oi
lrwin's factory, situated near
was partly blown or aud the
blown down
Oui posiOllicc was well file
Of the afternoon aud evening E,
anXiously awaiting the arrival
but they were compelled Ia rel
homes late ut night, iisappoin
anticipation. Many of th
back 10 the days when the nr5
ricd by stage, and thought ol
when they were too oiicn fore
its arrival with the same resu
occasion. The following dan
had subsidized considerable bu
manned cold. The mail train
following day (rues,lay) alor
late bringing two dsys mail.
We are informed that the
been blown out of our bay TO
tent us to allow persons to ".
tance of u mile ON dry sand, u
oyster beds exposed to the co
will cause in many eases, hca
our oyster planters. We can,
relation exists between this
the Dakota billiards. hut we
are ties of relationship which
care to have exhibited in IA /
manner in this section.
THE STORM Ei.sEwi
From what can he learned
the storm was general in
States and nothing so yiol
experienced along the wi
coast. Railroads generally "
by great drifts Of snow all
Tuesday and Wednesday.
lines ol the whole East
down and even commune
the cities Of New York an
was impossible for two ,la,
City has been shut in from
world by insurmouniablc
snow while within her =; -
of the storm is seen an eve
poor have suffered NUT h
hunger.
All kinds of accidents
Engines have colli,lcd oi
while others have been bu
trains loaded with men
great snow dritls and pas
Us irainmcn compelled TO
and pick 10 ex,ricate the
its freight Of human lives
being frozen or starved To
On the water the am,
done by the gale is incs
lives we're lost and many
has gone Ia the bottom ms
high aud dry upon land.
At cRlsfIEIi
"A number ni vessels are
hor. Many small houses
the dwellings Of Thomas
neon Brown and Char
blown of of their iounda
SALISBURY, March i3.--
storm that ever Occurrc
ragging since saturday
New York express on
Philadelphia and NorEol
here at LIZ II. M, was wr
a station below here. cat
over u tree which was b
tracks. Much damage "
part of the roof on the
Church was blown or: q
/ the courthouse. Sever
platc.glass windows in t
building aud in the Tim
were blown out. an,l nun
houses were blown sev
The large iron sm0kcstas
son X Co.'S factory were
distance from their place
has been done in the ives
crn parts Of the county.
ATELRGRAM PROM 81
saysa tugboat within tho
sunk out of sight. The,
puny's steamer sunk near
One tug Is ashore. Twe
vessels Of various kinds
II Is the greatest disaster
ic,l by the heaviest loss u
In this harhor. II Is e
lives were lost. though
have as yet been TecOycre
At oSAScd
trees were up.ro0led. win
boats blown ashore aud
damage 'lonc IN shipping.