Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-16

Inc reports received ~ the Centrn
| office OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company, In New York, yesterday ~
tsrnoon, show that the late storm wa
Of comparatively local character. II
did not extend further South than Alex
andris, Virainie; Wet further thar
fittsourR and Buffalo; North further
than ssrAloga, and East further thar
Boston. Boston can only be reached by
one wire. and points in the West. by
way OF Chicago, Pittsburg and Buffalo
Great din 1ulty 10 experienced in trans
porting llnemen by rail- to points where
lines are TO be rapsired.
The Pennsylvania Railroad bet Wesn
PhilAdelphia and New York was
opened TO travel yesterday. All roads
ending In jersey City were SEEDING
trains ont about on schedule time, The
New York Ger trail is open west and
trains are leaving on time. ALBANY
reports all roads clear west, but the
New England roads were not yet open.
The hrst through train from Phila.
delphia, over the Pennsylvania Rail.
road, reached Plttsburg yesterday
morning. 1t carried mail matter from
Philadelphia, but none from New York.
Between Harrisburg and Philadelphia
many houses were completely covered
with snow, and the only sign of hab.-
tation was smoke issuing from ohm.
neys.
Five Lshish Valley engines were
trying 10 push Q snow-plow through a
drift on the New Jersey Central Rail
road ut Three Brldger, N. j., on Thurs
day morning, when they oollided with
= snow-bound train. Theodore Alton.
John BallmAn and fireman Frank Derr
were killed, and halt doz an others In
Jured, Including Rosdmaster Oaffrey Of
ERstcn.
Towns In New Jersey within Is miles
OF New York on Thursday secured com
munioation with that city. Thursd Az
morning thousands of business men
made their first appearance since Bat.
urday. Over l, 100 were showed in all
Reeseville, on the Delaware and Laoka-
wanna Railroad, and hundreds were
compelled to stay in the cars over 2Il
hours, although their homts were with.
In four miles.
No news had been received IN to last
night Of the IA New York pilot boats
which were At sea during the great
storm. Pilot boat VIM. II. StArbuck,
which was struck by the steamer jap.
auese, on Monday, is thought TO have
been lost.
- Nv esenhoh NOW maven, OF the Old
OoloOy Line, started from New Haven,
Oonn', Tor New York, on Monday, with
70 passengers, two OF them women.
Monday evening the storm was 80 fur.
Ions that Captain Post beached b yes.
sci on West Haven shore. The passen
gers were safely landed, and took ref.
uRe In a cottage q mlls distant AM
woodwork In the building was used for |
fires.
ReporSs are coming In from the eouu.
Try OF fatalities resulting from the /
storm. Fourteen persons are known 10
have persisted In Essex COUNTY. New
jersey, aud five are missing.
Josn Henrlnan has not bsep hear al
since Monday, when he left Nll1owp.
new jersey, 10 walk 10 R1ritau, OaI
wednesday, neiRhbo found his wifeI
dead In bed and his children starving
Inc street cars we're running in New.
arr, New JerseyI .yestsIday. The body
OF John Roe was found buried In snow
DRIFT ON the meadows.
A despatch from Plttsfeld, Sfassa.
ohuselt', saje the storm Is the IN oBt se.
we're OF the century. Not even sieighs
eau pass on any Of tue roads In The
country.
1t was reported in Baltimore on
Thursday that the oyster schooner
Smirk had cspsizad in Cnoptank river.
near Cam bridge The crew, oonsistnsI
OF seven men, Is believed to have been
drowned,
A fund has been started In Canton.
Dak1tai for the relief of the sufferers
by the recsut blizzard In New York
and new England States. Clothing and
money has besn taken.
Tns msndan Roller Mil Company, atl
Msndap, Dakota, has shipped a clrloah
Of FIRST grade -four to the snff,rera from
the great storm In the East.
Toe Mayor Of Fargo has rendered
and aid.