Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-13
LIKE A ROARING LION.
New Haven Visited By A Furi.
 OuS Blizzard,
The Worst Snow Storm Ever
 Experienced In This Vicinity.

ades All Railroads Throughout New
 England-Trains Showed in at Many
 Points and Travel Hmpossible-Great
 Drifts of Shifting Snow in All Dirsc-
 tlOns-Only One Train Leaves the
 Metropolis Since Early Yesterday
 MornInx-Trahc Impossible Befere
 Te-Night-Scenes About the City.
 veritable blizzard
 The most terrific storm ever witnessed in
 this latitude.
 It came upon us at an early hour yester-
 day morning, and all day long it ragged with
 terrific force.
 Business and traffic came to standstill
 In the memory of the oldest citizen the like
 had never before been experienced.
 Night came on, but it's fury had not spent itself. As darkness shrouded all it rage with increased ferocity.
 All sorts of terrible rumors of fires and
 deaths in the huge snoxdrifts were received
 during the early evening.
 All the trains that ventured out during the
 day were showed under, and with but one or two exceptions none reached their destination.
 The railroad men urged the iron horses on,
 but they were powerless to cope with the
 fury of the elements. Horse cars were with
 drawn from all lines at noon. It was snow,
 snow everywhere. Telegraph connection
 with other cities WAS entirely cut off and no
 press dsspatches could reach New Haven.
 The scenes about the streets were such as
 have never before been witnessed. The huge
 drifts were piled five, ten and
 fifteen feet high in places. The fierce
 gale ragged and travel of every. kind was pre-
 vented, the clements having the best of the
 battle all around. All who ventured ou be
 cause of necessity's demands well christened it regular western orthodox blizzard. The surrounding country is badly blocked up. All roads either in or cut of the city are entirely impossible. The prospects are that they 1 will remain SO for two days or longer if the storm does not abate this morning. No l trains have left the Union depot since early yesterday morning, and Superintendent Shepard says none can leave until this even- { ing at the earliest. In his twenty-five years of raiIroading experience, fifteen years of which were spent in the West where bliz- I zards arc of frequent occurrence, he had new | CT before seen so severe g storm and which so effectually throttled traffic. Only one train ! left the Grand Central depot yesterday and that was over the New York Central Where the Storm Originated. The first warning that New Haven was to be visited by the blizzard was at late hour Sunday night when telegraph dispatch from New I ork stated that all connection from Washington was shut off, and that no weather report could be forwarded The storm was located on Saturday last as raging over Lake Superior. It traversed to Lake Ontario and from thence onward in this di- rection. It approached us slowly enough. Sunday evening it rained. Snow fell at in tervals. But the majority of New Haven's good people were not prepared for the sight they witnessed when they awoke yesterday most people were awake, the storm
 began to rage, and continued to increase in fury as the day began to dawn. The working people and those who were obliged to venture out thought the indica- t;ons pointed to one of the worst storms of ths year, but before reaching their destina- tions they termed it the most terrible they had ever experienced and were glad to reach workshop or desk. Those business and pro- fessional men accustomed to being at their offices at eight o'clock or soon after did not put in an appearance until late, very late, and l then began to query as to how much longer the battling clements would battle. Signal Officer Sherman was constantly queried from all quarters of the city while the telephone aud messenger service was available. "Where did it come fromf'
 'Who let it looseE
 ! 'What have we done to our western breth. ren?'
 "ohain it up or do anything to keep Boreas quiet.''
 These were some of the expressions waited ! to Weather Officer Sherman's cara. They ' were all coupled with the query as to where | it originated and how long before it would let up. Mir. Sherman was unable to answer most of the questions propounded, as com munication with Washington was entirely cut off. He gave all the reply that the storm would undoubtedly continue all day and be the worst New Haven had ever ex- perienced. From to 8. m he found that over a foot of snow had fallen on the level, which was remarkably rapid fall. At 3 p. m. two feet on the level came from the sig nal office. and at p. m., when the last measurement was taken, it was over three feet on the level.
 HsW 1t Blocked the Railroads.
 The last train that arrived in this city from