The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-14
A Few Telegraph Wires Are Put to Work. bnt
Transportation Facilities fall Kinds Are
Still Embargoed by Natures Power.
The Most General and Damaging Block
adeof Traffic Ever Known in the East.
The Ordinary Necessaries of Life Advancing in
Price, and Only To Be Had by Great Exer-
tions-Fears of Heavy Loss of Life.
THE sNow-BoUND CITIES.
Several Persons Frozen IN New York, and
Whole City in Distress.

Several Persons Frozen IN New York, and the
Whole City in Distress.
New York, March 13.-There has been only
partial resumption of traffic in this city. Ele-
waited railroad trains running ut intervals
but they wholly inadequate for the require
ments. Most business men who have come
down this morning were forced to walk. Sleighs
and carriages were in great demand. The wind
is still blowing furiously, and the snow is badly
drifted, being piled in many places six and eight
feet high. Communication with Washington
and all points south Of New York is still entire
" cut off. No surface cars running. The
snow is frozen so hard that plows cannot
be used, and gangs OF man with shovels and
picks are endeavoring TO clear tbs roads. The
East river was frozen hard this morning, and
many Bnooklynitss walked across it to the New
York aide. Few trains if any, have reached
the different termini in New York and Jersey
City. Many trains are stalled between stations
on the Hudson River and Harlem roads. OH
Gals said, yesterday, that forty trains were
showed in, and efforts to break through the snow
drifts had completely failed. Not train
reached the depots during the day. Most of the
roads report similar condition of affairs.
Passengers suffered great discomfort. Ferry
boats are only run at long intervals. All East
ern wires are down. Communication from Phil
adelphia. last night, by Iong-dlstance telephone,
said that the storm there was the greatest in
over thirty years. No trains are running, and
many are bound near the city. The east
bound Chicago limited express, on the Pennsyi-
vania, is showed in seventeen miles from the
city. Business is suspended.
George D. Barrymore. a wei-Eaown importer
and dealer in hops. at No. Water street, was
found frozen stiff in a snow bank on Seventh
avenue. Barrymore lived with his wife and
family in Osborn fats, at Fifty first street and
Broadw way. He started for his Office down town
yesterday, and it is supposed became exhausted
and dropped by the way unnoticed. The body
of Annie Hslpin Fisher, aged about thirty. was
found last night frozen stiff in hall way
West Thirty. ninth street, where she lived. She
was once we'll known in the social world, but
had fallen into bad habits.
This afternoon things assumed slightly bet
ter aspect but the majority of business houses
are either closed or practically so. Not
face railroad company made any attempt to run
cars Elevated railway trains ran with irregu-
larity during the afternoon, and, with few
sleighs. were the only means of conveyance
Broadway and other great north-and-south
thoroughfares are well-nigh impossible with
mountains of snow shovelsd from the sidewalks.
The majority of the cross streets quagmires
or soft snow, one to three feet deep. Ats
o'clock this evening q fine, penetrating snow is
still falling. No milk has been received in this
the neiRhboring cities of Brooklyn and Jersey
CITY for thirty-six hours. or if received, cannot
be distributed on account of the impossible
condition of the streets. No butchers, milk
mems, Rrocers' or other carts visible. All
provisions are delivered by hand, men founder
inc inFr ei3f
being carried in a thousand places by bag,
basket and bucketful. and, in the poor
quarters on the East Side, the price
is nearly doubled. number Of res.
taurants were compelled to close doors,
being unable to get either fuel or provisions.
Hotels compelled to get of their re-
freshments and vegetables carried by hand. and
some are arranging for relays of men to bring
coal from docks in bags. 1t IL a laborous pro-
cess for the horses to pull cart with half ton
of coal. Hackmen ask $50 to $50 for compare
tive short drive, and gangs OF boys and men
householders imprisoned behind snow drifts 1t
was impossible TO get New York paper to-day
throughout large portion of Brooklyn. and
Jersey City. The public schools are practically
closed. The fire department has warned peo-
pie to be careful, it is almost impossible to
get engines ont. Preparations are being made
to mount them on bob-seds
MIDNIGHT. The situation a. this hour is less
promising During the afternoon. though there
were occasional light spits of snow, the clonds
thinnsd. with occasional bits of sunshine
Toward evening the clouds thicksned and now
is falling heavily again. Railroads
centerine in this city from every direc-
tion made no perceptible progress to-
ward resumption of travel, though managers
of some lines expressed the hope Of being able to
get some trains through tomorrow IL the snow
fall continues however, seems probable, the
situation will be than it was yesterday,
and a prolon CATION OF the blockade for
twenty-four or forty-eight hours will
bring untold privation and suffer
ing and financial loss. Teleeraphic
communication with Phiadelphis, Baltimore.
Washington and other points south continues
totally cut off, except over preearious lines by
way of Pittsburg The lines to New England
points are utterly prostrated, and no intell-
gence is obtainable from that quarter beyond
the fact that the storm which ragged here yestsr-
day has broken over that section with great vio-
lence. Many ferryboats the Hudson and
East rivers have ceased running being unable
20 get coal for their furnaces.
BRooKLYN, n. Y, March 13-The situation
here to-day remained about the same yester-
day. No cars have been run on the surface roads
during the day. and business has been practi-
cally suspended. Trains run the ele-
vated road under eight minutes headway.