New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-21
party. The Reading and other railroads
were in as bad shape as the Pennsylvania.
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party. The Reading and other railroade
were in as bad shape as the Pennsylvania
AT OTHER PLACES.
At Pittsburg there has never been such ar
absolute dearth photographic communica a.
ton with the East. Eastward the biz
card rolled down the mountain side and
through the Juniata valley, scattering
fences, breaking telegraph wires, upsettine
small frame buildings and causing great loss
IN various ways. Trainmen pronounced
it the worst storm ever known in theoe re-
glons. Business on the Pennsylvania rail.
road between Pittsburg and Philadelphia
was completely paralyzed.
Everything was blockaded with snow. AL
the freight trains were snow-bound and
there WAS little or no prospect OF their set
ting outfor twenty -four hours. Never before
in the history of the railroads has there
been such blockade.
At Lewes, q dispatch says, one tug
boat sunk out of sight; wrecking company
steamer sunk near railroad pier; one tug
ashore; twenty three sailing vessels OF va
rious kinds ashore. The heaviest loss
that ever occurred in that harbor. It is
estimated that about twenty-five lives
were lost
A report also says that the iron rail
road pier at Lewes parted in the middle
during the storm, leaving some people on
the outer edge OF it whose fate was un.
known.
The fierce wind which struck Washing
ton on Saturday lasted three days. The
work done one day in the way OF repair.
ing the telegraph wires leading to the city
and clearing the distractions from the
railroad tracks was to a large extent I'M
done &c n, by the wind the next day. Between
Philadelphia and Washington linemen re-
moved from the railroad tracks over 700
telegraph poles. The cutoff between
Washington and New York seems to be
hopeless for the present The wind blew
down all the poles along the Metropolitan
branch OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
Telegraph men state that the wreck of the
lines was the worst they have ever known
At the signal office it is said that the
present storm is unprecedented since the
organization OF the SERVICE The TEN pera-
ture was lower than ever before known at
this season OF the year. All wires between
Washington and New York are down, except
one to Baltimore. The only other tele-
graphic communication with the outside
world is maintained by means OF two wires
South and three West.
At Schenectady a train was stalled four
miles out. About fifty members and sena.
tors were on board No provisions could
be obtained for the snoWbound party, for
thirty hours. Rochester millionaire
and a Buffalo statesman cooked for hun
CRY passengers until all were provided for.
Next day relief train took the passen-
gers to Schenectady, where FIVE trains were
stalled, with no prospects OF getting out
"A stock train was showed in near the Roch.
ester train. The stock were all frozen to
death.
For the first time in the existence OF the
telegraph Baltimore was cut of from COM
munication with New York and Washing.
ton for over twenty-four hours. Not only
were the wires down, out hundreds OF tele.
graph poles along both the Western Union
and railr DAD lines were broken. It was the
worst blizzard that has swept that section
in twenty years. The tide was lower than
ever known before.
At Saratoga, railroad travel was entire
ly suspended and not wheel had
moved on any OF the roads for twenty.four
hours. Four feet four inches of snow has
fallen. For sixty hours snow has been fall.
ing.
At Albany the storm ragged for five days,
and only "a out OF 16O members OF tho
legislature were present.
DAKOTA SENDS SYMPATHY.
The following telegram was sent from
Bismarck:
Mayor Hewitt, New York Bismarck
stands ready to give substantial aid to
the blizzard sufferers OF New York. Let
us know your needs.
M. II. JEWELL
Cham Der OF Comm erce
+. II. Kent, proprietor OF the Depot ho-
tel and chairman OF the board OF trade at
Huron, telegraphed a message to Mayor
Hewitt Of New York city, expressing the
sympathy with the blizzard striker people
OF the East, and authorizing Mr. Hewitt to
draw on Kent for $50 for the sufferers If it
is needed.