The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-16
WAR ON WHITE FORTS.
RAILROADS SLOWLY GATHERING
DOWN THE BARRICADES.

SIX Carloads of Mail Sent from Phila-
delphia to New York-A Train Pen
etrates the Drifts to Buffalo-Busi-
ness Getting on Its Pins Again
Famine and Fatality.
NEW YORK, March IS, II A. M-The
weather this morning is again warm and
bright. The prospect is that there will be
much thawing. Great banks of dirty snow
are still piled on either side Of Broadway
and all the other avenues and streets. Gangs
of men are still hard at work shoveling,
but their task is a stupendous one. The
railroads leading into the city are all NOV
ing. and business men in New Jersey, Long
Island and the upper part of the State
reached New York this morning for the
fist time since Saturday. Some of the
street cars are running.
OUT OF NATURES BONDAGE.
Almost all the New Jersey towns within
fifteen miles of New York now have some
sort of railroad connection with this city
This morning thousands of business men
made their first appearance since Saturday
Over !, 100 were showed in at ROseville, on
the Delaware and Lackawanna railroad,
cars over twenty -four hours, although their
homes were within four miles. The cold
was intense and food scanty, but no lives
were lost at that point.
The food supply is running very short in
these Jersey towns, and but little fresh
meant and no milk, eggs or vegetables can
be obtained at any price. The chances of
getting relief from New York are small. as
the supply here is decidedly short.
lo1o 81 ,aI
Baltimore since Monday morning came in
this forenoon.
The Erie road was the first to get train
in At o'clock this morning the Chicago
express, which has been showed in since
Monday at Monroe, came in. The passen-
gers were all well.
REsUMING BUSINESS.
Business has once more been seriously at
tempted, but the difficulties are still great.
The cross streets are still blocked with huge
drifts of snow, and the street cleaning de-
partment has not yet turned its attention to
them. An attempt is being made to melt
the snow by lighting great bonfires, but the
effect is not perceptible. The sun is shining
brightly and the slush is deep in many
places.
NOT WIDE IN EXTENT.
Reports at the main Office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company this afternoon
state that the late blizzard was compara-
lively local IN character. 1t did not extend
farther south than Alexandria, Va, west
farther than Pittsburg and Buffalo, north
farther than Saratoga and east farther
than Boston. Boston can only be
reached by one wire by way of Albany and
points in the West by way of Chicago,
Pttsburg, Cincinnati and Buffalo. 1t is
expected that everything will be in good
shape by tomorrow. Great difficulties are
met with in transporting linemen by rail to
the points where the lines are to be repaired
This difficulty will, it is expected end to-
morrow.
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
NEW YORK, March Is, Z P. Mt is i'm
possible at this writing to estimate the ex-
tent of the loss of life. A great many peo-
pie are missing and the snow will have to
be cleared away before all the missing ones
can be accounted for. Almost hourly re-
ports are coming i'll from the surrounding
country of fatalities resulting from the
storm. 1t is feared that over twenty lives
have been lost in Essex county, New Jersey,
alone.
A list of fourteen persons known to be
dead from the cold is published, thirteen in
New Jersey i'll the vicinity of New York,
and one on Staten Island. Five Jerseymen
are missing. These reports will have to be
taken with allowance, as some of those re-
ported dead and missing may turn up from
shelter.
BUFFALo's FIRST TRAIN.
BUFFALO, n Y, March 15.-The first
train to arrive from New York city since
Monday came in at noon to-day.