Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-03-17
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Late papers bring tidings of VIC.
lent storms on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday throughout the
entire sea coast States north OF
Richmond, except parts of New
England. Chicago states that all
It's wires were working "to within
o radius of fifty miles ofNew York"
so that Geographic failures were
chiefly coastwise. Immense dam
age has been done wherever the
storm touchcd-but, Of course, III"
estimate can he made. New YORK
city was almost entirely blockaded
and travel and trade in large
measure suspended. Mails were
DELAYED many hours, and telegraph
r. communication with the outside
world cut off. The police were
busy in that city, and those adj
Joining, driving people on to force
movement for life's sake-and res
cuing many who overcome by ex
haustion and cold had lain down to
seek the rest of death. Much loss
in shipping is reported. Roscoe
Conkling very nearly lost his life
going from his Office to the New
York Club Honse. In Union Square
he cot into a snow drift up to his
armpits and with difficulty escaped.
He saws, cit took me three hours
to make the trip, which | always
make in twenty mnutes"-al'
this because he would not pay F5O
charged for a hack to take him
home. Great suffering is reported
among the poor who are in great
need of food and fuel. Many have
died from freezing. The Brighton
Beach Hotel at Coney Island was
swept into the sea on Tuesday
Baltimore was blockaded until
Thursday. Trade was at a stand
still. The movement by trains was
nominal clegraphic communlca
ton was almost entirely suspended
and water travel and trade closed
The first press dispatches frou
New York since early Sunday nigh
reached the city at 1880 o'clocl
Tuesday night. via PittsbuIg.-
From this city to New York thou
sands of telegraph poles were
blown down. Nothing comparable
to this blizzard has ever been known
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poor who need warmth and food
Deaths from the cold have beer
reported. Slowly from down The
bay craft of all kinds have beer
moving up, each bringing tales O
thrilling adventure-many OF mar
row escapes--others of death itself
The steamer Tangier arrived az
Der wharf shortly after Z O'Clock
Wednesday after encounterina
fearful perilS. She left Snow Hill
at 6 a. H., Monday. The weather
was so terrible that Capt. Wilson
steamed directly to Watts Island,
reaching there at p. m. At 5 p.
~, she tried to make Crisfeld but
could only anchor in the river. On
Wednesday morning she left Girls
field for Baltimore. The Eastern
Shore suffered more than the Tau
gier. She left Baltimore on time
Sunday and when the storm broke
was we'll in the bay. 1t was dark,
her officers could not get her bear.
ingS, and in the very height Of the
storm eff Thomas Point dropped
anchor to fifty fathoms of chain.
but the tossing and plunging ship
could not lie held by it. With
great difficulty the chain and anch-
OF was hauled aboard, and she
steamed to Ford's Wharf in the
Annamessix river. Here she de-
family attempted to make stand
but failed. Nothing daunted the
gallant steamer sought Crisfeld
where at last she found shelter
about noon Oh Monday. She
reached Pungoteague Oh Tuesday.
The steamer Sue arrived from the
Potomac at p. M, Wednesday
having left Washington at p. M,
Sunday. She reports the river full
Of craft-very many in a disabled
condition. Hundreds OF small