Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-14

heavy engines were sent from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad depot this morning to clear
the snow-drifts from the tracks. They man.
aged to get half mile from the edepot when
the rear engine encountered heavy bank
and was thrown from the track into the
street. Thomas Whelan, an extra fireman,
and John Mullins, Yardmaster, were seri-
ously injured. 1t is believed Whelan will
die. The engine was badly wrecked.
STORM STILL RAGING AT ALBANY.
ALBANY IN. Y }, March 13th.-The storm
is still raging. Its equal never has been
seen in this vicinity. The streets are COM
pletely blockaded. Only iwenty-four out
of the 260 members of the Legislature were
present, and it will probably be Wednes-
day before the session will be called.
No trains are running.
LIGHT FARE FOR sNoWBoUND STATESMEN.
SCHENECTADY IN. y March 13th.-The
train which left Rochester yesterday morn
ing is stalled four miles east of here. About
hfty members of the Assembly and Sen
ators were on board. No provisions could
be obtained for the snowbound party until
this morning. They then feasted on ham
and potatoes.
A Rochester millionaire and a Buffalo
statesman cooked for the hungry passen-
gers until all were provided for. This
morning relief train brought the passen-
gers to Schenectady, where five trains are
stalled, with no prospects of getting out to-
day.
TRAINLoAD OF CATTLE FROZEN.
A stock train is showed in near Roches-
fer The StOpk oil fro1an 70
last night
FORTY INCHES OF SNOW AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA On. ", March 13th.-Some
forty inches of snow has fallen here and
the wind is blowing from all points of the
compass.
FOUR FEET AT TROY.
Troy IN. ", March 13th.-It has been
showing here for forty hours, and the
ground is covered to depth of four feet
FIFTEEN-FooT sNowDRIFrs.
AMSTERDAM On. y, March 13th.-In this
city the snow is nearly five feet deep, and
| in some places the drifts are from twelve to
fifteen feet. The snow is still falling and
the wind blowing hard.
JUST AS BAD IN CANADA.
OTTAWA cont }, March 13th.-No business
was done to-day on account of the snow
storm. The west-bound Toronto express.
which left here last night, is stuck between
here and Carlton. The weather is bolster
Gus and cold.
PENT-UP UTICA.
Utica On. ", March 13th.-The storm
has abated, but the extraordinary fall of
snow completely blocks the travel. The
fast mail and Atlantic express, due in New
York early this morning, are at the depot.
M Trains 20 IL, o,,l
pected.
STATEN ISLAND CUT OFF.
New YORK, March 13th-The storm on
Staten Island is very severe, and connection
with New York has been cut off since YES
terday morning.
The Pilot-boat Hope dragged her anchors
last night and went ashore on the rocks off
Fort Wadsworth, the crew standing by her.
Vessels in the bay had hard time, but no
other accidents are reported
DEATHS FROM FREEZING.
New YORK, March 13th.-George D. Bar
rymore, well-known importer and dealer
IN hoops, at No. Water street, was found
frozen stiff in a snow bank on Seventh
avenue. Barrymore lived with his wife
and family IN the Osborn Flats, Fifty-frst
street and Broadway. He started for his
office down town yesterday. 1t is supposed
that he became exhausted and dropped by
the way unnoticed.
Annie Halpin Fisher, aged about 30
years, was found last night frozen stiff in a
hallway.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTsBURG March 13th.-Business on
the Pennsylvania Railroad between this
city and Philadelphia is completely par
alyZed. No trains have arrived from the
E9St lost r,ioht ;.
blocked with snow. All trains are snow
bound and there is little prospect of their
getting out for twenty-four hours.
At some places the snow drifted as high
as six feet, and there are miles and miles
of freight trains waiting to get through.
Never before in the history of railroads has
there been such blockade
The cold weather will be very severe on
tralnmen and passengers, as the thermom-
eter at most places is below zero. No mails
have arrived from the East since O'Clock
ast.evening and it is estimated that sixty
thousand letters are snowoound between
Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
Telegraphic communication is still cut
almost entirely off. There is no trouble
West.
THE CENTER OF THE STORM.
CHICAGO, March 13th.-The wires of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
which were completely demolished be-
tween Chicago and Eastern points by yes
terdays storm are still in very bad shape.
Local officials have as yet no means of
knowing the extent of the trouble.
This morning the meager reports at the
Signal Service Office indicate the storm
was very violent along the North Atlantic
coast, sweeping over the States of New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
4 III
points. At Albany the mercury last night
marked 40 above zero, and New York 1Oo
above. AT Albany and Pitts5urg the snow
fall is reported to be very heavy. There is
no interruption on telegraph lines either
south or west.
AT ZERO.
New YORK, March 13th.-Last night was
the worst ever experienced along the banks
of the Hudson and along the Westchester
shore of the sound. The mercury, at 3
o'clock this morning, at Dobbs' Ferry, on
the Hudson, and Port Chester, on the
sound, marked zero.
The gale swept with fearful velocity.
wAsHINGToN's SAD PLIGHT
WASHINGTON, March 13th.-The fierce
wind-storm which struck Washington last
Saturday night, and which has continued
uninterrupted since that time, shows no
signs of abatement. The day has been
cloudless, but the force and fierceness of
the wind kept indoors all except those who
were compelled to brave it.
WRECK OF THE WIRES.
The work done yesterday in the way of
repairing telegraph wires leading into the
city, and clearing distractions from the
railroad tracks was to a large extent undone
by the wind of last night and to- day. The
force of linemen between Philadelphia and
Washington removed from the railroad
tracks seven hundred poles