Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-13
A BIG SNOW STORM.
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to about Il inches. The wind
reached the velocity OF twenty-six miles
an hour at midnight, but subsidized to
about twenty miles this morning. OF
Cape Henry the wind was blowing fifty
I've miles yesterday. The railroads lead
ing into Washington have been block
AIDED by the Snow, fallen trees,
telegraph poles and wires, so that
the movement OF trains has been
greatly impeded II not taltcge her sbsn-
doned. Late this afternoon, however,
one or two trains struggled in over the
Baltimore and Potomac Railway, hut no
attempt at regularity is thought Of. At
the Western Union Office IL Is learned
that In It's Effects upon the wires the
storm was the worst ever known here.
Washington has been
COMPLETELY ISOLATED
since Sunday night at Z O'Clock. Hardly
8 single wire north, south, east or west Is
working, so that such trsins as may be
out west creep along without orders,
The wind has kept up high velocity all
day and at O'Clock Tonight had not
sbsted. The SKY is now perfectly clear
and 1t is growing colder. The morning
and evening papers of to day appear
without telegrsphic Information.
@ A TERRIBLE TALE.
ST. Paul, MINI, March IA Whine
peg special 10 the Pioneer Press says: A
terrible blizzard is raging on the north
shore of Lske Superior and trains on the
Canadian Pacific ara completely block
AIDED, NJ trains have arrived there from
Montreal since Thursday. It is reported
that trestle has given away at North
Bay, throwing Canadian Pacific passen-
ger train Ito rocky chasm. The report
is not yet confirmed.
WOMAN FROZEN TO DEATH.
NEW YORK, March u. 9P There is
no abatement in the storm. The ther-
mometer has fallen to 10. Frozen ears
and feet were never 50 numerous. The
drug stores have been filled with patients
ali day and evening. 4 woman absO'
lute.y fri Zs to death Tonight at the
corner of Broadway and Fulton streets,
populsrly supposed to be the busiest foul
corners on the earth. In hundreds Of the
streets loaded wagons ere abandoned
The horses are taken to the nearest sta
bles, where the wind ha'
blown the snow into drifts,
There are countless accidents from
slipping. The Aston house alone turned
awsy 800 Would-0e guests. The othel
hotels have similar experiences.
ABSOLUTELY SHOWED UNDER.
NEW YORK, March II, l0P The
state Of New York Is absolutely showed
under. The Oldest persons never saw it
equal. Not ore train WAS dispatched b!
either the Erie or Csntrsl Railroads. TO-
day, something unprecedented. Tele
grams from distances Of 200 miles hayt
the same story to tell, namely: ut is TIT
worst storm ever known Eere."
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
NEW YORo, March II the police su
IhoIities say the storm. has not beel
equaled since 1858 Most Of the polio
telegraph wires 1ell down esrly and IN
policemen were obliged TO tramp man
miles carrying important dispatches
Early in the day Chief Shay of The FIR
department held q consultstic
with Superintendent Murray regard
ing extra precsut on to be taken j
promptly sounding fire alarms. Order
have been is.uet to sill p hcemen t
notify occupants Of the nearest epgin
house of fire Immediately sfter souudir
the alarm. Full forces OF flremen hsv
been kept on duty all day aud as man
extra horses as could be procured al
quartered at the various engine houses.