Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-15
THE GREAT STORM.
THE SITUATION NORTH BUT LITTLE
IMPROVED.
New York City Still Cut ORA Milk Fa-
mine-Dreadful Experiences on the
Railroads, 60, 60.
by telegraph to the pIspatch.l


Railroads, 60, 60.
fBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.
New YORK, March 14.-The sun is
shining brightly this morning, and the
weather moderating. Travel on the ele-
waited roads is fully resumed, but the
surface roads are still mpsssable. There
is still no improvement OF the condition
Of the telegraph wires.
The South and East are still entirely
cut of, and there is little if any com
Inunicaton with the East Meagre re-
ports received show that the people liy-
ing in New Jersey towns who started for
New York Monday had dreadful expert
ences. Many trains were snOwed-in n
few miles from the city, and the pas
sengers were compelled TO sleep on them
or wade through the snow to look for
shelter in the villages. Numbers of
persons, it is asserted, persisted from
cold and exhaustion.
At Elizabethport a dozen employees
of the Singer Machine Works started for
their homes. Several were badly frozen.
One man named Ellis WAS picked up out
Of the snow stiff and breathless. He
was carried into the railway station,
where he soon died.
BY strenuous efforts the Pennsylvania
road got Il single track clear to Newark.
Trains were kept running all night be-
tween there and jersey City to keep the
track open. None of the other roads
have been able to move their trains.
Above New York, on the roads of the
New York Central system, the situation
is unimproved.
The Chicago limited vestibule train on
the Pennsylvania road, which was stalled
for day near Harrison, on the New
Jersey meadows, reached Newark last
night. A relief car of supplies had
been sent out in the morning with three
locomotives pulling and three more push
ing.
At South Elizabeth a stock train is
blocked on the siding, and many sheep
and cattle are frozen to death. In the
Pennsylvania freight-yard car load Of
sheep persisted.
MILK AND FUEL FAMINE.
The milk famine is becoming alarm
ing. 1t is almost impossible to get any
thing but condensed milk. One hotel
yesterday paid fifty cents a quart for the
last fifty gallons dealer bad. The meat
supply is getting short and prices are
advancing Sl5 per ton being paid for
coal. There is plenty of it in the yards
in New York and Brooklyn, but the diff
ficulty is to deliver it. Two thousand
businessmen from Mott Haven We're
snowed-in in rear Of Pelhamville, on the
suburb of New York, since Monday
morning.
DAKOTA OFFERS AID.
CHICAGO, March IA dispatch from
Bismarck says: The following dispatch
las been sent from here:
Mayor Hcpih, NeW York:
Bismarck stands ready to give substan-
tial aid TO the blizzard sufferers OF New
York. Let Us know your needs
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
THE SITUATION YESTERDAY II PHILADEL-
PEIA.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1l-Snow is
again falling heavily here this afternoon,
but the temperature is decidedly warmer
and the snow melts as fast as 1t falls.
The situation so far as the railroads are
concerned Is much more hopeful. The
Pennsylvania railroad ofiicialsreport their
main line to the West open through, but
that the New York division is yet closed,
with no prospect of getting trains either
to or from that city to-day. The
Chicago limited express, which at other
times is started from New York, WAS
made up here and left for the
West shortly after noon. The
fast express for the West left
about half an hour later, and in addition
to those for other points also carried
passengers for larger way-stations.
Travel has also been opened with the
South. and trains arrived from and de-
parted for Baltimore and Washington
during the forenoon. The situation on
other lines centering here is also i'm
proved. and with the continuance of
weather officials believe that
travel can be resumed to all points 10y
tonight or tomorrow.
Telegraph communication with New
York. Baltimore. and Washington is still
interrupted, and the only way to reach
those points IS by the way of Cincinnati
and Pittsburgh oyervery precarious wires.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE storm
in this vicinity seems TO be over The
sun shone brightly all day temperature
is rising, the wind dying ont, and the
snow melting rapidly. The telegraph
service South is al that could be desired,
and the situation is improving as far es
the western service IS cOncernd ; but
Philadelphia and New York are still cut
of, and when communication will he
restored is a matter Of great uncertainty.
IL is believed, however, that week viii
elapse before the lines 70 New York can
be fully restored, kilograms from Phila-
delphia are coming ~ slowly. Tho
papers OF Tuesday morning were received
here to-day, but 10 New York journals
have reached this city since Sunday last
AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, March 1.-THE storm con-
tinued here with undated fury until
early this morning. No session Of the
was held yesterday. Very
little business is being done and the only
occupation OF the inhabitants seems to
be shoveling snow.
At TROY.
Troy, March l4.-There is over four
feet of snow on the level and the drifts
sre so high in some places as to reach
above second-story windows.
GROUND TO DEATH IN DRIFT.
READtSG, PA. March 1.-THE snow-stOrm
which has ragged in this section Is the severcst
ever known here. The storm blocked up all
'ountry roads. Oiled railroad cuts, Frustrated
poles, and was unprecedented IN its
ury. All coal trains are AZ a standst'll Be
IRE down. An communication between this city
.nd the outside world either by telegraph or
cam was cut of. In the vicinity OF this city
louses ana barns we're uuroofed George Chris
ian. a Reading railroad signal-toWcr watchman,
walked into drift and was blinded by the storm
lud q train crashed into him and ground him to
Heath. Telegraph communication after being
,ntirely cut OF FOR twenty-tOur hours was par
tally restored again last night
Tho bridge at Albany station, on the Schuylkill |
md Lehich branch, Was entirely demolished by !
he storm. Several wrecks arc reported on the |
Reading and Columbia branch. Trains are |
now bound In all directions and telegraph-wires !
re all down. The snOw-drifts are from six 10 /