Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-15

TINE T1lAW CONTINUE.
she Vast PsDes % SasW-UaaursaAs
fsurinG In Loads % Delayed 0uss.
ness Mea-Nere Tales % SafssrinW
and Deash.
NEW YORK, March 1S--The weather This morn
ing II again warm and bright The prospect rs
.nAt tnere win be much thawine. Great banks OF
olrs snow are Sun piled on either side Of Broad
OF men are stil hard at work shovelIing ana cart
~, De, taeir task Is q stupendous one
ann ths nus, esang into the city are all moving
sb,s part OF the state reached New YORK
aS SUNS s ,n Ior the nrst time since saturday.
Sums on tne surface cars are running
TIE WORST STORM on THE crSrrxv
Pnfsffklp. MASS, March l6-Tbe snow storm
nov nov prevaing here Is the worst OF the CENTURY
NOT even sleighs can pass on any mad IN mis-
county. Not train has moved on the Ro-ton ana
Albany road, between Springfield and Alhany. dur.
ihk Tue past twenty nours. one pas<encer train
Is stalled I2 miles east OF here with seyenty.1Wa
Passengers on board, who are SUFFERING exfy,.rnslx
ior 10 tse want Of food and fuel rhe Fltchburs rosd
truckman named John 0'Brfen. 0f Pittsneld can
not De found, and it is supposed that he has been
SEw JERSEY RAILROADS RUNNING AaAN.
NEw YORK, March la-Almost all the New
jersey towns within 10 miles OF New York now
nave some sort OF railroad communication with
tnis city. This morning thousands OF business
men made their first appearance since SATURDAY.
over 100 were showed in al Roseyte. on tne
Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad and hun
uIeus We're compelled 20 stay IN the carr over
twenty -four hours, although their homes were
WITHIN Tour miles. The cold was intense and food
food supply Is running very short In these Jersey
towns, and but little fresh meat and no milk eggs
hsmss ot san De obtained al any price Tbs
sual- as tne supply here Il decidedly short
THE FIRsr NAIL PROM BALTIMORE
a., Ine nrs. mall from Philadelphia and BaltimorU
since MONDAY morning came In this forenoon.
rHE ERIE GETS THE FIRST TRAIN TO NEW YORK.
SEw YORK, March 1.-THE Erie rnad was the
INST 10 get train In. At o O'Clock this morning
the chicago express which has been showed la
Ance Monday al Monroe came In The passengers
are all well The Pennsylvania hopes 20 gel a
train through 20 Philadelphia to-day.
,ann,a Business I mas once more been seriously at
cross-streets are still blocked with huge drifts OF
snow, and the STRENGTHENING department mas not
yet turned IT'S attention 10 them. An attempt Is
being made 70 melt the snow by lighting great
ponnres, but the effect Is not perceptible The
sun is shining brightly and the slush is deep In
many places.
BosToS's COMPLETE ISOLATION
CalcAao, March LA special dispatch from
Boston, via London. says: IL Is nrty years since
| Ing and afternoon papers OF Tuesday were devoid
OF all telegrapnc Information. No trains arrived
In The city. and those which had been sent out
were practically lost. Along the coast a terrinc
sea was reported, particularly on the north shore
Every telegraph wire Is down. with the exception
OF one between worcester and South Framlngham.
There are no telegraph connections west of Nest
Millytne, b miles from Boston and but for the r-
would be as far removed from the rest OF the
worlo, as lar as Geographic communication goes,
as II II were situated IN the desert OF sahara.
The FIRST raRoUGH TRAIN REACHES Prr1sBURs.
PlTTsBURG Pa, March l5.-The frst through
train from Philadelphia over the PennsylyaniA
road reached here this morning. IL carried only
not a pound frofa New York Another train is ex-
pected TINS evening from New York, but railroad
officials can give no definite Information. Pas
sergers who had been on delayed trains tell
OF great sunerings. one said that a num-
Der OF congressman were route 20 WASH
showed up INDUCED In a game Of poker and drank
whisky until tneir supply was exhausted At
points between Harrisburg and Philadelphia
houses were completely covered and the only signs
OF habitation was the smoke curling from tne
Snimnyys nSa s, In, In many places the occupants Of
out.
There are about I25 tons OF mail matter due
here from the East, and the postmaster Is taking
all possible measures with the limited capacity
At his command, 10 handle II promptly when n ar
| riyes The weather Is bright and moderaung.
Three Days without FooA.
TERRIBLE ExrERIESCEs OF PASSENGERS ON A sorsp
STEAMER WHICH WAS REACHED.
CHICAGO, March ia dispatch from New Haven.
Conn, Conn.,, says; The steamer Fam city brings word q
The great snow storm mas severed all connections
| between Connecticut and the metropolis for the
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any railroad throughout the state, and telegraph
| connection between~this city and the outside
storm Trains are stalled all along the upe In IN
| many cases they became snowbound far from sta
tons or at places where supplies could not be OBJ
tained. Reports have been coming OF terrible suf-
fering throughout the state and especially ON the
| coast.
| MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST
| by accident and exposure 10 the storm. Snow has
| been falling almost constantly since sunday
| morning. The steamer New Haven OF the OLD
fan lAffl
| am. on Monday bound for New York There wer0
twenty -nve passengers on board, two OF whom
were women. Capt Post was In command. The
storm grew more furious the steamer pro-
ceeded down the harbor. and the Passengers be-
came terribly frightened Capt. Post let 20 his
| swept over the steamer, washing away eyeryIhine
movable above deck The furniture Of the cabin
was utterly demolished The anchors were kept
out until O'Clock on Monday afternoon, when the
strain on the steamer became so great that ths
cables were slipped, the captain
DECIDING TO BEACH THE STEAMER
IL being the only hope for the safety OF those ON
board. The engines were kept going. and the
steamer struck at about O'Clock on Monday
evening. on the West Haven sh0ra The boats
were manned and all hands were ordered 90 make
for the shore, which was about 800 yards on The
terribly frightened passengers huddled into the
purser OF the steamer, narrowly escaped drown.
Ing. He was knocked overload, bur his compap-
ions rescued hin, after desperate efforts. The
real surerings OF the party began after reaching
the shore.
THE THERMOMETERS WAS DOWN TO ZERO
and nothing but deserted summer cottages a mile
on could be seen. One OF these was reached ths
door broken In, and the half frozen men CARRYING
the women In their arms, found temporary shelter
The bannisters ana staircases were torn down
ana Ares started No food could be obtained and
twelve OF the strongest men volunteered 10 brave
the storm and obtain help and food IRON the city,
They faced the binding, furious blizzard and es-
capped with their lives They Travelled three miles
In the heaviest part OF the great storm The en-
tire party was completely Frustrated when they
reached a farmhouse near the city. Ten OF thea
had
THEIR HANDS AND FEET FROZEN
so badly that amputatton may be necessary. The
other two escaped with frozen faces and ears No
one would venture TO the relief OF the remainder
OF the party for fear OF losing their lives They
have now been In the deserted cottage for NIFTY.
six hours without food, and their condition must
be depl0rable. party OF men will start for the
shore to-day with provisions.
N0nsofOus Marine DSsAsseru,
TWO sCHOoNKRs SUNK AND rwRNrY-oxR yEasrra
ASHORE NEAR LIVES, DEL
LEwKs DEL, March LA terrific gale from the
north-northwest, with snow, ragged here Monday
and Tuesday. TWO schooners are sunk and N
vessels ashore, including the barkentine Zephyr,
which is totally dismantled; the barkentine Eva
Lynch (Br.); the schooners Flora A Newcomb, A
p. Cranmer, Lizzie w. Hall, Index, J. w. Anderson
Paul ana Thompson, VIM. q. Bartlett Providence
Isabel Alberto, Elliot L Dow, Earl B. Mason. and
the Hester A seward; the pilot boats Turley and
Tunnel; the tugs Crawford ana Tanesi, both TO-
tally wrecked. The steamboat pier is cut In three
pieces. A tug. with barge, Is reported aground
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