Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-13
AT OTHER POINTS.
The storm Passed Through
WashingtO ON on Sunday.

storm that visited Washington
yesterday was one of the most
remarkable known for years, in
fact the capital seemed to have
been the centre Of miniature cyclone
that brought with it a binding success
sion of rain, snow, wind and cold. At
early hours of the day the cutters ran
high, and III many low places the
sewers were blocked, thus flooding
the streets. Heavy rain continued
until alb ,ut 8 o'clock in the after
noon, when it turned to binding
snow which stuck to every
thing it touched and turned 10
ice. AS night fell, heavily-l ,den tele-
graph wires began to come down, and
in many places the streets were
blockaded by them, The police wires
were out of order, and to add to the
discomforts of the night, the electric
lights began to fail. By midnight the
city was almost in darkness, save for
feeble gas jets. At the signal office
to-day it was learned that the storm
was the result of the splitting of the
storm trough that on the day before
yesterday extended south from Michi-
gan. On Saturday night it divided,
forming
TWO STORM CENTERs,
One at Lake Erie and one in
Georgia. The southern center then
began climbing up the coast, striking
Washington yesterday morning. The
centre itself did not reach here until
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
This took until nearly midnight to
pass. The total rainfall amounted to
"a inches"
Off Cape Henry the wind was blow
ing fifty-five miles an hour yesterday.
The railroads leading into Washing
ton have been blockaded by snow,
fallen trees, telegraph wires and
poles, 80 the movement OF trains has
been seriously impeded if not aban-
doned. At the Western Union office
it is learned that the effect upon the
wires by the storm is the worst
ever known here. Washington has
been almost completely isolated since
Z o'clock on Sunday evening. The
morning and evening papers of to-day
appeared without telegraphic infor-
nation. The wind has kept up
high velocity all day, and at 9 O'Clock
tonight it had not changed. The
sky is now clear and it is growing
colder.
EXPERIENCES ON THE RAILROAD.
The efforts of the railroad men to
open communication with the north
succeeded ct 10 o'clock tonight, when
the train which left New York at 8
O'Clock last night arrived here after
hard and tedious trip. Persons who
Were on the train say that their ex-
perience was without precedent in
this part Of the country. After leaving
Philadelphia the train had to grope
It's way. Telegraph poles were uprooted,
and distractions of all kinds were
found across the track at frequent in
tervals. After great labor Whining
ton was reached where the cars were
stopped to await day light. One pas
senger estimated that 800 telegraph
poles were removed from the track
between Philadelphia and Whining
ton.
A later train tonight brought
in Philadelphia papers IL hours
behind time while New York
papers which usually arrive here at
10 AS A. NJ, had not come at mid
night. Western and southern trains
are coming in slowly and report that
the effects Of the storm are hardly
noticeable forty miles west OF here.
One of the southern trains had the
window of car smashed in by fall
ing telegraph pole and several pas
sengers were slightly injured.
IN THE NORTHWEST.
NEGAUNEE, Mich, March 12.-The
two days blizzard, just ending, has
been the worst OF the year for the rail-
road men. The Chicago and North
western train, due here at / O'Clock
yesterday, stuck at Mason, and it
still in the drifts with the engine
dead. The south-bound trains at
Brampton have been shovelled out
two or three times. On the Duluth,
South Shc.o and Atlantic, the Macki-
nav division is closed to traffic, with
the west-bound express and snow
plows all sno we'd in on the eastern
half of the division. No eastern
trains were started from Marquette.
FURIOUS IN CANADA.
WINNIPEG, March ia terrific
blizzard is raging on the north shore
of Lake Superior and trains on the
Canadian Pacific are completely
blockaded. No train has arrived
here from Montreal since Thursday.
The report is current here that q
trestle gave way at North Bay, throw
ing the Canadian Pacific passenger
train into chasm, but the report is
unconfrmed.
coNNEcTICUT's COMPLAINT.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, March 12.-The
storm In this vicinity is very bad. At
II O'Clock no trains had arrived from
Nav York.