The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-13
A FEARFUL STORM.
Unprecedented Blizzard Rages
Throughout the East,
PRACTICALLY STOPS BUSINESS
In New York City and Cuts or Tclc.
graphic Communication with the
Eastern Cities see Traffic is
almost Entirely Suspended.

New YoRK, March 12.-The hardest
snow storm Of the year by far is raging
in New York City. 1t began early this
morning and at o'clock was foot or
over on the ground. A high wind
caused drifts which, in the upper part
Of the city, were three and four feet
high. Traffic was almost suspended.
Thousands OF passengers were blocked
on the elevated roads. The people who
left uptown by the elevated roads were
unable to get further than Eighth street
by the road. Many of the more ven
turcsome descended to the street by
ladder and walked the rest Of the way
down town. People in suburban towns
found it almost impossible to reach the
city.
At 7:l0 this morning, two trains on
the Third Avenue elevated road collided
at Seventy-sixth street station. One
train was ut the station unloading and
taking on passengers, with which it was
already over-crOwded. Owing to the
show on the track, the train was unable
to start. After it had been standing
about twenty minutes, to the horror OF
all, a train came rushing down the in.
cline from Seventy-fourth street and
dashed into the rear car. The scene that
followed was indescribable. The engine
reared up on the end OF the last car and
steam escaped in great volumes, but for
tunatcly rushed upwards, thus saving
the hemmed-in crowd OF the forward
train us well Ms those on the end OF the
platform. The engineer OF the rear train
killed and number of passengers were
injured.
An Albany dispatch says: The snow
storm in this vicinity is the seyerest OF
the season. Horse cars are block and
trains are hours behind. If the storm
continues, OF which there is every pros
pect, there will be general train block
ade before night.
A dispatch from Troy says: About
fifteen inches Of snow has fallen here
and still falling; seventeen inches re-
ported ut Saratoga. The Flitchburg train
came in about an hour late; Bennington
and Rutland train is stalled in the drifts
near Hoosic Junction. A train from the
north arrived about thirty-tive minutes
late. The morning mail on the Hudson
river track from New York was two
hours late. Railroad men believe that
they have not seen the worst OF the
storm, however, and predict very seri-
.,,., sY,.n tf In NripI
Business is virtually ut stand-still.
Downtown houses are almost deserted.
Only two trains arrived with the mails
this morning and work at the pOstOtliCe
was paralyzed. The carriers made two
trims, but in many cases had TO bring the
mail back, owing to business offices be-
ing closed. Postmaster Harrison said he
had not seen such blockade for num-
Der OF years. All the telegraph and
telephone wires in the city are in bad
workingorder. Hundreds OF wires are
down, having been broken by the mass
OF ice and snow. The fcrry-b0ats be.
tween New York and Brooklyn and
New Jersey are running once in an hour
or less.
INCREASING IL FURY.
The storm is increasing and is unprccc-
dcnted. All business has been paralyzed
at Stock Exchange-less than fifteen
thousand shares being sold, the smallest
on record. Produce markets are nomi-
nal.
The weather has stopped the courts,
Jurors and witnesses in u murder case
being unable to arrive.
Every street car in New York, Brook
lyn, Jersey City and the elevated trains
are stopped. The Brooklyn bridge and
ferries have been almost abandoned.
Downtown hotels are crammed with
with suburbanites. The elevated roads
run three thousand trains daily usually,
and have never been Obliged to stop.
Westerners declare Dakota has never
furnished the New York blizzard OF to.
day. OF forty mails due between four
o'clock and noon only two arrived by
two in the afternoon.
The ncwsfrom Europe (whcre also there
are tremendous gales and snow stOrns)
is unfmportant and unintcresting, main.
" relating to the coming obsequies OF
the Emperor.
A dispatch from Troy says: About
fifteen inches OF snow here and still
falling. Seventeen inches reported ut
Saratoga, and trains all late.
A Canajahorie dispatch says: Snow
has fallen in the Mohawk valley for
twenty-four hours and high winds have
banked it in the highways. Railroad
trains are greatly delayed.
MORE AND WORSE.
MpNIGnr-Storm unabated and as
h,r;o,. ,s cver Int tho snow has stop.