The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-21

lutely % sne mercy Of tho elements. II pso-
pie who read Of tho terrible blizzard In the
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island they can form some idea OF the extent
OF the knock-down blow New York has re-
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cold and exhaustion at the. corner Of
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now twelve hours since tho storm subsided.
and New York H. still snow-bound. Not
The only means OF travel in the city itself Is by
the elevated railroads, which have at last got
into some kind Of running order On the sur
ice is frozen solid over the tracks to depth Of
several feet and snow-piows are useless.
Even the great BROOKLYN bridge failed for a
and Ns% q people walled so
River on solid ice-bridge which had
formed between the two cities. New York Is
fuel from day TO day. and tho scarcity OF the
necessaries OF life looks ominous. No milk
reached New York yesterday. No coal came in,
erine il No meat came in from the West. Up
town people we're using condensed milk, and
bakers gave notice in many cases that the
be Delivered. The blockade in the streets was
so bad that when a fire alarm sounded III
took fifty men with shovels and four horses 10
pull one OF the engines out OF a snowbank
Dozens of railroad trains are snow-bound in
huge drifts on all sides OF tho city. aud no idea
can as yet be formed OF the loss Of life. About
half dozen deaths are reported In this city,
among them Mr. George ID. Baremore, n we'll
known down town merchant, who was found
dead with his legs sticking out OF huge drift in
Fifty-fourth street, within three blocks OF his
home Hundreds OF people had portions OF
their bodies frozen. and number are reported
missing. but until the snow-bound trains are
beard from no accurate estimate can be given
OF the loss OF life The actual snowfall was
over three feet, and the main avenues OF trafhc
are full OF abandoned wagons, street cars, oin-
nibuses and other vehicles. Hundreds OF people
are sleeping in cots in downtown hotels. and
Calls are charging as high as $50 for carrying
citizens a couple OF miles.
A WILMINGTON Del.) dispatch says: "A
number of vessels and tugs have been sunk
at the Delaware break water and twenty-five
lives lost Two bodies have already been
recovered. 1t is believed the loss of life along
the coast will be terrible"
LEGAL complication has arisen in New
Jersey, where Legislative measures have be-
come Laws, not having been vetoed within the
five days limit On account Of the blizzard
the Governor was unable 10 reach the Capitol
for nearly week. He WAS stormbound at
his home in Elizabeth. The elements pre-
vented his compliance with the constitutional
requirements.
TIE contest over the will OF the widow Of
A. 7. Stewart instituted by Rosalie Butler, a
relative, on the ground that Judge Hilton,
chief beneficiary under the will, exercised
undue restraint over the testator, was begun
before the Surrogate at New York.
MURDER and suicide under remarkable
circumstances occurred at Benton, Maine.
Darius Nj. Warren had been arrested for caus-
ing the death of his wife, and upon asking to
see his two daughters, aged eight and three
years respectively, he was led into their
chamber by the officer having him in charge.
Before the officer could interfere Warren drew
revolver and shot the elder girl through the
forehead, the younger through the back, and
himself through the heart All are dead ex-
cept the youngest child. and she will die.
A BosToN dispatch of Saturday says: @Com-
munication with the outside world has just
been re-established after q total suspension
for five days While the storm has not
been as severe in New England as in
New York and New Jersey, it has neverthe-
less been the worst visitation OF the present
century. Boston for two days was dependent
on the Atlantic cable for news from New
York, and then only got half-dozen stock
quotations, which had been sent to London.
For five days every railway in New England
was completely blockadei, and no attempt
was made TO run trains