Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-13
A BIG STORM IN THE EAST.

A BIG STORM In THE EAST.
AN UNEXPECTED SNOW AND WIND
STORM PARALYzEs BUSINESS.
The Third Week of the burlington Strike
Opens With the Engineers Encouraged
by Brotherhood Endorsements-Conf1-
dent of Ultimate Success.
NEW YORK, March 12.-Business is al
most entirely suspended on account of an
unexpected snow storm and high wind.
Two trains arrived with mails three hours
late. They came from the south and
west. Letter carriers made two deliy-
cries of mails that had accumulated over
Sunday, but the greater part of this had
to be brought back on account of bust
ness Offices being closed. No such block
ade has been seen in many years. News
paper mail from this city was delayed
several hours. No mail was received
from the Erie road, but the Pennsylvania
and New York Central brought mail at
noon. Fourteen mail trains, some due
early this morning, had not been heard
from at 11:30.
Ihe hardest snow storm Of the year by
far IS raging IN New York city. It be-
gan early this morning, and at 8 there
was q foot or v on the ground. a
high wind caused snowdrifts, which in
the upper part of the city were three
end fes. Zee. high. T-sg s aimes.
suspended. Thousands OF passengers
are blocked on the elevated roads. The
horse cars are entirely unable to move.
People who left up town by the elevated
roads we're unable to get further than
Eighth street by the road. Many of the
more venturesome descended to the
street by ladders and walked the rest of
the way down town. People in the
suburban towns found it almost impos-
sible to reach the city 80 severe were the
drifts.
At, 7:l0 this morning two trains on the
Third venue elevated road collided at
the Seventy-sixth street station. One
train was at the station unloading and
taking on passengers, with which it was
already o~vercrowded. Owing to the
snow on the track the train was unable
to start. After il had been standing
about twenty minutes o train came
rushing down the incline from Seventy
fourth street and dashed into .he rear
Ger. The engine reared up on the end
OF the last car and steam escaped in
great volumes, but fortunately rushed
upwards, thus saving the hemmed in
crowd IN the forward train as well as
those on that end OF the platform. The
engineer of the rear train was killed and
q number OF passengers were injured.
The storm ia general in New York
state, Connecticut, and points south.
From all surrounding points reports
come in of the severest snow and wind
storm in years.
9 p. m.-No abatement in the storm.
Frozen ears and feet were never SO num-
erous. Drug stores we're filled with pa
tients all DAY and evening. a woman
was absolutely frozen to death tonight
at the corner OF Broadway and Fulton
streets, popuiarly supposed to be the
busiest four corners on earth. In. hun.
dreds OF ths streets are loaded wagons,
the horses having been taken to the
nearest stables. The wind has blown
the snow into immense drifts. Countless
accidents occurred from slipping. The
Astor house alone turned away 300
would-be guests, and other hotels have
similar experiences.
Misunderstanding to the tremendous
gale and terrible snowstorm there has
been no arrivals por departures from
this port. Navigation has been almost
wholly abandoned in the rivers and har-
boz. and even boats on the different
erries made only infrequent trips.
The storm ID undated, the wind furious
as ever, but the snow has stopped fsli-
ling, Snowdrifts in the business streets
are as deep ss 10 the country districts.
Grown persons here never saw the like.
But meager reports are in from uptown
districts, but in the lower precincts,
where the reporters managed to strug-
gle through the snow and against the
wind. more than 100 fractures of limb
and COMMISSIONS of skull were reported.
The ambulance horses at the different
hospitals we're completely tagged ont
early IN the night and calls in many
cases could not be responded to.