Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-03-22
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EXTENT OF THE STORM.
Local in it's Character, but
Terribly Severe.

South Jersey is once more in COM
munication with the outside world,
and mail has been received from New
York. All South Jersey lines are open
and trains are running with something
like regularity. The Salem line on the
West Jersey road was the last one to
be opened, but they are now in rail
road communication. No further
trouble is expected, and the great snow
is matter of history, now being a
thing of the past.
The reports received at the central
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
; Company, in New York, Thursday
afternoon, show that the late storm
was of comparatively local character.
1t did not extend further South than
Alexandria, Virginia; West, further
than Pittsburg and Buffalo North,
urther than Saratoga, and East fur
ther than Boston Boston can only
be reached by one wire, and points in
the West, by way of Chicago, Pitts
experienced in transporting hnemen
by rail to points where lines are to be
repaired.
The Pennsylvania Railroad between
Philadelphia and New York was
opened to travel Thursday. All roads
ending in Jersey City were sending
trains out about on schedule time. The
New York Central is open west
and trains are leaving on time.
Albany reports all roads clear West,
but the New England roads were not
yet open, although they expected to
get trains through Thursday night.
The first through train from Phila-
delphia, over the Pennsylvania Rail
road, reached Pittsburg Thursday
morning. 1t carried mail matter from
Philadelphia, but none from New
York. Between Harrisburg and Phil
adelphia many houses were completely
covered with snow, and the only sign
of habitation was smoke issuing from
chimneys.
Five Lehigh Valley engines were try
ing to push snow plow through a
drift on the New Jersey Central Rail-
road at Three Bridges. New Jersey,
Thursday morning, when they collided
with snow-bound train. Theodore
Alton, John Ballman and fireman
Frank Derr were killed, and a half
dozen others injured, including Road
master Caffrey, of Easton.
Towns in New Jersey, within fifteen
miles of New York, Thursday secured
communication with that city. Thurs
day morning thousands OF business
men made their first appearance since
Saturday. Over 100 were showed in
at Reeseville, on the Delaware and
Lackawanna Railroad and hundreds
were compelled to stay in the cars
"a hours, although their homes were
within four miles. The first mail from
Philadelphia and Baltimore arrived in
New York Thursday morning.
Reports are coming in from the
country of fatalities resulting from the
storm Fourteen persons are known
to have perished in Essex county, New
Jersey, and five are missing
AT the Breakwater not thing has
been done toward getting any Of tie
vessels off, and as the wrecking steam
er Tamesi. was lost in the storm, there
is a deplorable absence of wreaking
appliances. Should the weather be-
come worse the damage to the ship
ping would be double what it now is.
1t is already, at low estimate, $780,
600, and in case of a heavy blow, vessels
that are now little damaged would go
to pieces. 1t would not take much of
blow to make the total loss foot up
half million.
Among the heavy loses are the fol-
lowing, the estimates being very low:
Brig Zephr, $4,000; schooner Earl P.
Mason, $15, 1000; schooner Isabel Alber-
to, $15, ,000 schooner Elizabeth NJ. Lee
$4,000; schooner Flora A. Newcomb.
$1,000, schooner Paul s. Thompson,
$4,000; tugs Simpson and Crawford
$4,000; wrecking steamer Tamesi,
5000.
Each train that leaves Lewes during
the week has taken away crowd of
shipwrecked seamen. They are near
ly all destitute, having lost all they
had. Through General Superinten-
dent l. ~ Mills, of the Delaware Divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
free transportation is furnished these
men as far as they want to go toward
their homes on the Pennsylvania Rail
road system. Mr.. Mills is warmly
commended for his course in this
matter.