Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-15

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Ferryboats are only run at long inter-
walls. Ali eastern wires are down
and communication from Philadelphia
last night by long distance telephone
SAID the storm was the greatest in over
thirty years. No trains are running, but
many are snowbound near the city. The
Chicago limited express ON the Pennsyi-
vania road is sDowed in seventeen miles
from the city. Business Is, suspended
and all the wires down.
Many of the people who got down TO.
business yesterday were unable to get
home last night. The hotel aceommoda-
|tions were strained to their utmost, and
stores and offices were converted into
sleeping apartments for the Benefit OF
employees. A majority of the thesters
were closed last night. A milk famine
is threatened IL the blockade ia not soon
cleared.
Twenty families were forced to fee for
their lives BY the burning Of the tene-
ment house on west Forty-thIrd street
last night.
The storm was the worst ever expert
enced along the banks of the Hudson
and along the West Chester shore of the
sound. The mercury at 2 this morning
at Dobbs' Ferry on the Hudson, and.a at
Port Chester, on the sound, marked zero.
The gale swept with fearful velocity,
Railroad traffic on Long Islandis entire
~ blocked. Thousands of men are at
work digging out the tracks, "a snow
plows cannot be used.
George ID. Barrymore, q w~ell-known
importer and dealer in hops, was found
frozen stiff in q snowbsnk on Seventh
avenue. He started for his ofioe yester.
day and IL il supposed that he became
exhausted and dropped by the way nm
noticed.
The sody OF Annie Halpin Fisher,
aged abnnt 30. Was found last night
frozen stiff in o hallway on West Thirty.
ninth street. She once stood we'll in
society. but had fallen low on account OF
bad habits.
Washington, March l3-The fierce
windstorm which struck Washington
last Saturday night, and which has con
ttlnned uninterrupted since that time,
lshows no sign OF abatement. The day
had been cIoudless, bat the force and
iciness. OF the wind has kept indoors all
except those whose who were compelled
60 brave is. The work done yesterday
in the way of repairing the telegraph
wires leading to the city and clearing
| distractions from the railroad tracks
wac to q large extect undone by the
! wind OF last night and to-day. The
force OF linemen OF between Philadelphia
and Washington removed from the rail
road tracks 700 telegraph poles. The
cutoff between this CITY and New York
seems TO be hopeless for the present. at
least, and there appears TO besD chance
OF re-esthblrshing communication as
long as the weather continues so severe
Telegraph men state that the wreck oil
the lines iss the worst they haze even
known. The railroad situation is prncsi
cally unchanged since yesterday.
Three trains arrived Tonight from
Philadelphia after along and hard trip
No trains have arrived from. New York
since the one which cams in yesterday
At the signsl office is is said that the
present storm ia unprecedented since
the origin OF the signal service. The
temperature to-day ia lower than evel
before knowR at this season of the year
Pittsburgh, March I4.-Business or
the Pennsylvania railroad between thit
city and Philadelphia is completely para.
iy9ed. No trains have come in from the
east since last night. Everything il
blocked with snow. All freight trains
ere snow bound, and there 10 little OF
no prospect. of getting them ont for at
least Swensy-fouf hours. At some places
the enow has dFifsed as high as five feet
and there are miles and miles of freight
trains waiting to get through. Never
4 before in She history OF railroads hat
there been such q blockade! The cold
weather. Is very revere on freight brake
men, % most OF them are snow bound
several miles from station or habitation
Passengers on the trains also suffer, Of
thethermometer in most places is below
zero. No mails have arrived from tht
east since 6 O'Clock last evening. Teie
graphic communication is still almost
entirely cut OF, and all messages art
taken subject TO delay. There is M
trouble west end trains sre arriving ani
departing on time.
Philadelphia, March 13-The sever.
~.nsorrn which commenced in this vicinity
Sunday evening still RACES so far as Oh,
drifting OF the snow is concerned, anl
the herculean efforts OF the railway
officials SO far have been frnitless in get,
ting the various lines into successful
operation. The wind has continued Il
blow allday and,the thousands OF labor.
era who have been digging at the noun
tains of snow and ice on the various
lines leading into the city had a dis.
h~eartening task. The loss to the com
naerciel interesta OF Philadelphia canno
be estimated 10 dollars and esnts, AMI
che time which will be required to pu
railroad s1d Geographic traffic. in it
normal condition cannot even be esti.
mated.
Railroad traffic for the present is al
lthost entirely suspended. No wreck
haye been reported to-day On the var
ions roada, bnt number occurred res
terday Fortunately none of then
were attended with fatal results, sl
I'll oagh several train hands received
painfuliniuries. One party OF twenty.
eight railroad men aud passengers hay,
been stuck in q big drift a. Dudley, Oh
The Amboy division &ln New Jersey
aincs yesterday morning and fearing
they were suffering for food on she trail
one Of the train dispatchers organized
relief party, taking . big four hors,
sleigh With provisions. They endeavoret
to force 8 way through the conntr,
roada, buk tfeir success has nor We
been iearneds The sbleSksding OF rail
roads both ia This stahc and New Jerse,
haE ont shtzs fhe supply Of milk ant
pspduesA and the former articles caDno
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