The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-15
BLASTED By THE BLIZZARD.
The Great Metropolis Frost and BE
nulubed.

NEW YORK, March l2.-The hardest
SHOW storm OF the year, by far, is rag
ing in New York city. 1t began early
this morning, ard ut O'Clock was a foot
even on the ground. The high wind
caused drifts which, in the upper part
of the city, were three or four feet high.
Traffic WAS almost suspended. Thou
sands of Passengers were blOckadcd on
the elevated road, and the horse car>
were entirely unable to move.
People who left up town by thc clc-
waited road were unable to get further
than Sth street by the road. Many OF
the more venturrsone descended to the
street by ladders and walked the rest OF
their journey. People III the suburb
towns found it imposS'hlc to reach the
city.
THE STORM INCREASES.
NEW YORK, March 13.--At O'clock
last evening the storm was increasing
1t was absolutely unprecedented. Al
business had been paralyzcd. At the
Stock Exchange yesterday less than
Is. 900 shares were sold, the smallest on
record. The produce markets We're al
nominal.
The weather stopped the Courts. Ju
rors and witnesses in the murder cast
were unable to arrive. Every street
railroad in New York, Brooklyn ant
jersey City, and the elevated train:
were stopped. The Brooklyn bridge
and ferries were almost abandoned
DOWNTOWN hotels were crammed Will
suburbaniteS.
The elevated roads run 5000 train:
daily usually; never before were they
stoppcd. Westerncrs declare that Da
kot;l never furnished All equal to the
New York blizzard Of yesterday. O
forty mails due between o'clock unC
noon only two arrived by , in the af
ternoon. At9 O'Clock at night there
was no abatement Of the storm.
There has been only 4 partial rcsump
ton of traffic in this city. Elevated
Railroad trains are runningat intervals
but they are wholly inadequate for th'
requirements. Most business men Wht
have come down this morning were
forced to walk. Sleighs and carriage
were in great demand. The wind /
still blowing fllriously and the snow j
badly urlited, bcli2 piied III lii''iN
places Sin and eight 1ect hl@h.
AGLOOMI OUTLOOK AT MIDNIGHT.
l. y. m.-The situation ut this hOul
is less promising. Toward evening tn,
ci0GoS .hlcNeneu ana 10" 'he siio"
1aiiih@ hcaFyaSaln. 49,. -.
Inc rali"aHs ceEtelliS III tliiS sit:;
rom every olrcc'i0il li!a"e no pe!cep'i
DE progress toward tle fesuIhptioh o
travel, though tEe managers OF SOM
lines expressed the nope Ol pellS ann
ioSet some tlIiiis .tiio.'S1 , .o,iiioi ~"
II the SNOWMAN CONTINUES, i!o"cn:I' a. a.
seems prooaDie, 'he Sltuatioii Mlii .I ~
worse lll;til II Mas I Hcstti'''ss s'i.', @ ,in'
pr"!ohSalloIl o! tie plIchaoe @ ;i, i1i imv,, i, -,
';nto1d +o W. ,l,.;I..t;o,, iU and .,,tfar;nr ,nf
financial loss.
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TROY, y. L., March !3.-1he snow
continues, having now fallen mere Win
oui :; moments cessation Tor 1orty-eigh
hours. Its average deptn Is 1our leet
but solnc CT the DRIFTS III the streets arr
twelve feet high. AL travel, eHceP
that OF pedestrians, Is ;uspGiiued. Llt1l'
business ana no schools; But local Pa
pers VIII appear as USUAL.
LONG ISLAND CITY AND JAMAICA.
IoyG ISLAND CITY, y. v. Marcl
13-A train with 500 passengers from
Jamaica, r. +, after being in the snow
drifts thirty-siy hours, arrived thi
AFTERNOON. and 500 persons walket
into Jamaica this morning, after pass
inc the night in stalled trains. Drift
in the streets of jamaica are thirty fee
| high.
-Four passenger trains OH the Flush
ING division o. the Long Island Roat
have not been heard from, and are sup
posed TO be near Garden City.
.r,,r, Observation-Disclosures
II f. l ''-' 40 - -r- ,,, -o D.
PITTSBuRG, "a, Marcn ia.-6usl
ness on the PenhsilSania hailToaa, oe
'"eeIi tiiia os t't ~ +n>;I" ' IT,. g..
.,rriInd fr,n1 the East since last night
EVERYTHING is blockaded with snow
All freight trains are snOw-bound, am
there is little or no prospects Of thei
getting out for at least tWcnty-tOu
| hours. At some places the snow ha
driftpd .s HIGH as five feet. and ther