Democratic messenger., 1888-03-17
Snow Banked Up as
80 Feet in New z York
Railroads Blockad
ROUGH ON MAR.
Snow Hill Catches the
Of the Storm and is
sed as Usual.

last Suhthy morning anu rainy
tcrnOOn, no one anticipat
rough night as it turned out
bedtime the wind was hear,
about the windows and arounf
ney tops which continued TO
severity Till after midnight wi.
cd the climax and nearly ever
the town rocked like u cradle |
est inhabitants cannot rccolli
terrible storm. Many Of OF
abandoned their warm and
beds TO go down stairs and shi
the dead coal fires in the lowe
In one home il is reported Il
ing Of the house was of such
10 produce sea.sickncss, and
and u daughter were the victi
uneasy sensation. They sur
ever, aud have entirely rcco
the effects oftheir sickness.
Although the wind did not
such severity the following da
u number of trees were uproot,
falling Of limbs male II da
travel about. For the first
the construction of the railro
place no mail was received at
Information received by telegr
us that the mail train on the
tion Of the road was blockade,
Of snow from eight 20 ten. feet
our tram was there helping 10
track.
During the storm the roof %;
lrwin's factory, situated near
was partly blown OF and the
blown down.
Our posiOiiice was well file
Of the afternoon and evening =
anxionsly awaiting the arrival
but they were compelled to rel
homes late a, night. disappoin
anticipation. Many of III
back To the days when the mt
ricd by stage, and thought o.
when they were too often fore
its arrival with the same resu
occasion. The following dan
had subsidized considerable bu
maincd cold. The mail train
following day (Tucsiay) al~r
late bringing two days mail.
We are informed that the
been blown out of our bay TO
tent us TO allow persons to ".
tance Of u mile on dry sand, n
oyster beds exposed to the ca
win cause in many cases, hca
our oyster planters. We can,
relation exists between this
the Dakota billiards hut We
are ties of relationship which
care to have exhibited in u !.
manner in this section.
THE STORM EI.sEwI
From what can lIc learned /.
the storm was general in
States and nothing so yiol
experienced along the wi
coast. Railroads generally "
by great drifts Of snow all
Tuesday and Wednesday.
lines of the whole East
down and even communic
the cities of New York an
was impossible for two da,
City has been shut in from
world by insurmountable =
SNOW while within her z;
Of the storm Is seen ON eve
poor have suffered much
hunger.
All kinds of accidents !
Engines have cOllided OF
while others have been bu
trains loaded with men
great snow drifls and pas
us ,rainmen compelled to
and pick TO extricate the
its freight of human lives
being frozen or starved TO
On the wafer the ann,
done by the gale Is ines
lives we're lost and many
has gone To the bottom an
high and dry upon land.
AT cRIsFIEI
u number III vessels arc
bor. Many small houses
the dwellings of Thomas
neon Brown and Char
blown oil of their iounda
SALISBURY, March Ia
storm that ever occurrc
agging since saturday
New York express ON '
Philadelphia and Norfol
here at lie u. M, was wrs =
u station below here, carS
over tree which was b
tracks. Much damage "
part of the roof on the
Church was blown oil; al
the courthouse. Sever
plate-glass windows in [
building aud in the Ulm
were blown out, and nuI
houses were blown sey
Tho large iron smokesiat
son Il Co.'S factory were
distance from their place
has been done in the ives
crn parts Of the county.
TELEGRAM PROM cI
saysa tugboat within the
sunk out of sight. The
puny's steamer sunk near
One tug Is ashore. TIVE
vessels Of various kinds d
Il Is the greatest disaster
lcsl by the heaviest loss q
in this harhor. Il Il e
lives were lost. though
have as yet been RECOVERED
At oSAScd
trees were up.rooted. win
bOals blown ushOre and