Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-16

between here and Bridgeport. The Ess,
Pennsylysnia branch is entirely b ocked
as is the SchuylkilI and Lehigh branch
The bridge ct albany station on the Lamar
brsnch is entirely demolished by the
storm. Several wrecks are reported on
the READING and Columbia branch. Dis.
pstches from Allentown, Bethlehem,
Mauch Chunk, EastoD, Shamokep, Potts.
vile, York sud Lancaster report the
storm unusually severe. Trains are snow
bound in all directions and telegraph
wires all down. Snow drifts are from
five TO teen feet deep throughout L.
Damon, Dsuphin, Lehigh, Bucks, Chester
\ and Busk cOuo'Ies.
COLD DAY FOR POLITICIANS.
JERSEY CITY, N. J March II -Yester-
day was the day set Unfolding the sprlug
elections in many towns in New Jersey.
The rosds being impossible but very few
managed to get 20 the polls. l. Is said in
some Instances the polls were not opened
st sl. Pieces In which the polls were
cpered presented remarkable scenes. Pol
| iticisns who bTeVed the storm wrapped
themselves 10 furs snd rode to the polls
! in sleiGhs. Those who came from any
considerable distance we're nearly over
come By the cold, and several voters had
had to be relieved with stinulants. The
vote was the lightest ever polIed in New
Jersey.
THE GREATEST STORM.
PATERSON, N J March II The snow
storm which set in Sunday night was the
greatest ever known here. The fearful
| gale piled up enormous drifts and did
great damage. Drifts in the streets are
| fifteen to twenty feet high. No news from
the outside world has been received since
Monday morning. New York papers got
through last night after journey OF
thlrty-six hours from Jersey City. Hun
dreds of people who left here for N W
Yor kMondsy morning were snow bound
Ia cars two dsys few miles away and
could not get either wsy or communicate
with their families. Hundreds had nsI-
row escapes from perishipg in the streets
here Monday night. The police rescued
scores of men, women and children who
had to sleep In the station houses. Many
buildings were damaged by the wind.
Mills were unroofed and huge trees blown
down. Several persons are reported
missing and perhaps are lost in the snow.
There are fears Of loss of Life in the coun-
try districts, Coal and milk are scarce
and poor people are sufi4ring for the nee
eessries Of life.
FEW WIRES WORKING.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Western
Union has been enabled to partially re-
sumo business on q limited number of
wires working to Buffalo, Cincinnati, De-
troit, Chicsge, st. Louis, PIttsourg and
Philadelphia. Boston has one WIRE only,
also one wire working to the Sydney |
cable station. Throughout the stats
there are eight wires working to Albany
All OF the principal towns can be CON-
municated with. City wires are still |
down. No idea can be given as to when |
business proper will be Teinstated. At |
the postofice few mail bags have been |
received from adjoining towns.
THE BLOCKADE.
SCRANTON, Pa March Il The snow |
blockade on the PJcono mountains is SO |
severe that no trains will be run over the |
Delaware, LsckaWappa and Western |
Railroad to Nav York before the end Il |
the week, Ia somA places between Mer- |
Ger and CrescoW, the tracks are covered |
to depth of twenty five feet. No trains
can be sent over the Je Rerson branch OF |
the Erie, north of CsrboDdale for several |
days, and the blockade on the Delaware
aud Hudson Road TO HonesdsIe will not |
be opened until next week. NJ trains
have been received from New York or |
Philadelpbia sirce Saturday, but western
mails are uninterrupted coming Wis
North Cumberland. Not single colliery
in the LsckawSnna or Mshoming valley
was in operation to-day.
A CAPTAINS STORY.
PHILADELPHIA, "A r., March H.-CEp-
tain Burns, Of the brig Starsle, which re-
turned from the Delaware capes to-day,
tells the following story; 1--WE got
here this morning after having
a rough time OF It. 1 believe all the
schooners that passed through the capes
since the beginning of the storm have
been lost. The Stsrtle and the brig Sim
son were both anchored at the Iron pier at
LeWes. The pier parted and the Simp-
son went down. We were saved. Owing
to the high sea we could rot go to the
assistance Of the Simpson, and her crew
ell were lost except the cook and stew
ard. The wife of the captain OF the
Simpson was aboard an Was lost.
Captain Burns continued: ga large
steamer, think it was the Lord. Give,
started to come in Monday. Her ma.
about and went out sgain. She was due
DSAS VA O1OA0ols hCaA. tu0b DIlS ]
era WfOrd has also been lost, but
l do not know whether the report
Is correct. The tug Tamsel went down
during the storm OF Delaware break
water. 1t is believed that the Captain
and crew were washed overheard. The
sug Truen, which was said to hsve been
lost OF the breakwater during
the storm, reached her dock this
morning. The Captain reported that
the wind blew terrific gale and that the
cold WAS intense. He mansged to
weather the storm, however, and came
up the river this morning. The tug was
incased in ice."
BISMARCK OFFERS AID.
BISMARCK, D. T., March 1.-THE fol-
lowing dispatch has been sent from here
to Mayor Hewitt, New York: Bismarck
amos ready to give substantial aid to
the blizzard sufferers Of New York. Let
as know your needs. Signed
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.