The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-17
THE TERRIBLE nLIzzARn.

But lew people stirred Out on Monday
Tuesday it continued cold and cloudy
with the blizzard still raging but it
did not hinder many from coming to
PennsgrOve to vote. Tuesday night,
some said, was the coolest sthere was
this winter. On Wednesday morning
the sun shOne out fOr n while but a
snow sguall followed and the cold wind
continued, although n o 50 cold.
Thursday morning old sol came out
and melted the snow some and made
mud and slush where the wind, which
had lulled to Il moderate ~freeze, did
rot reach
The monkey" train lett early Npn-
day morning and got successfully to
Gibbstown where a broken telegraph
pole stopped it. After that was cut
away it encountered 4 snow bank.
Before it got through tue early lmssen-
ger train came up but WAS separately
from the FIRST train by ii SHOW bank.
The passengers walked to the first train
which by buckine and the assistance
OF shOvels got within two miles of
Woodbury.. But few passengers were
Oh the train and they walked to Wood
bury. On Tuesday it vas so cold the
men could only work at short inter-
walls. Water had to be- dipped out Of a
run TO supply the engine. The train
reached Woodbury. Tuesday afternoon
ut 3 O'Clock md returned to Paulsioro
about 6o'clock, where it laid all night.
The tram hands slept in ~tiie,statiuu.
On Wednesday morning the way was
cleared fur it to Rambo where the 6.55
Monday morning passenger train was
stuck i'll the II and frozen up.
1t was put OF Il siding and the fist
train reached Fenmsgrove about l.30
Wednesday afternoon bringing Mon
day mornings mail. A large crowd
greeted its arrival. The cars and engine
were covered with snow and the head
light had been broken off. After coal
ing and watering up the locomotive
LETT to assist the 6.55 train, which ar
rived about q O'Clock with Tuesday
mornings mail. Regular trains resum-
Ell on Thursday morning but no freight
was run. The telegraph wire and
poles III many places were blown down
and have not YET been repaired. The
passengers and tram hands got their
meals with the farmers along the rail-
road.
The heavy north wind blew the wa
ter out of the river so that the high
waters were 40 higher than ordinary
low waters. Cherry Island flats were
bare at low water. The Iow water
OH Monday evening vas the loves
ever seen 10y our citizens. a Phiia.
paper says it was two feet lower than
ever knu~m before. j. y. Summeuli,
Chs. Slmkils, john Dolbow, and
Rpbi. Black, walked ont in the river
from the Cove fully two-tilirds of Il
mile. The sloup w. A. Newell was
driven up on the Cove point aud the
schooner Bessie l.. Stull broke lo,se
from Summerills' wharf and was driven
down near the old creek. Several
iOats were seen aground along the
river.
THE STORM GENERAL
The terrific storm has been general
all uver the Eastern and Middle states.
john Denny left Chan leStul >. &. uli
Sunday. There was Il blow tliele. The frs
snow was at Ietersburg, Va, but no
lelegraphic communications we're brOk-
Ell below Baltimore. Railroad and
teleglaplIic community were broken
all over This territory. \ telegram
from Boston to New York had to be
sent by cable To Great Britain and
return by another linz.
In New Jersey all lie railroads were
blocked. Only olit tialn On the West
Jersey road reached amnlpn "n Monday
and one ,eIt for Woodbury.. The >wedts-
bnru, and Salem railroad was blocked
in many places It's said there Was a>old
drift ,un The road ii, Taluni. where ii
train Was snuw bound, IL mile in leIgiiI
Two tiaius wtie snow Onud nn The
Salem iWad, two on lls l5ridgeton, and
Tour uh the Camden and Atlantic
reads Tn Monday thu IL were eight
trains amt l., engines SltoN inIind ia.
tween Camden and l'emI~itun. the
Monday mUlning traIn iro:n bridge ola
reached Camden "Wednesday afternoon.
the Monday muriIIng train from Al
lanlic City did not reach Camden IN.
til $ O'Clock "Wednesday nigh.
On Thursday The i'Ittsburg, New
York, Baltimore, Atlantic City, West
Jersey trans on the main lines lad
resumed.
Several persons We're frozen to death
in different localities and the paSse,l-
gers on many SHOW uoillld trains had
cold and hunger to endure.
The Storm did great damage to ship
ping along the coast. The loss of
vessels and life at the Delaware Break
water has been awful. II wrecks
were counted ia the beach and YES
sells arriving report having passed
numberuus wrecks. Much suffering
has attended as the cold Vas INTENSE.
Three bodies were washed ashore ut
/. WIS and q men We're in the lOspi-
tai with frozen lnuhs.
Camden had II milk and water fam
inc II. the tide MAS below the city
supply pipes
The ferry boats between Camden
and Philadelphia had difficulty IN rul-
mig in the tow tide. some OF them
rau il ground.
Cmey Island Hotel was destroyed
by the waves.
Great damage was done to oyster
boats in Maurice River Cove
A provision famine threatened Phlla-
delpeia on "Wednesday. Butter, milk,
eggs, and meat we've scarce and sold
at greatly advanced prices.
Hidgeton got communication on
Thursday. 400 men dug nj the sal, m
aud ~SweiesUurO road Thursday and
the first train from Salem came through
on Friday morning,
Fourteen persunS are HI o Wnto lav
persisted i'll Essex county, and five ale
missing.
Dr ED
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