The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-14
THB GREAT Blizzard.
Effects of theTemific Snow Storm
in the East.
BUSINESS AT A srANDsTILL
In Philadelphia, New York and other
Ci,ies-.TraIns showed in and Tel.
egraph Wires DowR--Great
Damage Everywhere.

NEw YoRK. March 13.-There has been
only q partial resumption Of traffic in
the city. Elevated railroad trains are
running atintervals, but they are wholly
inadequate for the requirements. Most
business men who came down this morn
ing were forced to walk. Sleighs and
carriages were in great demand. The
wind was still blowing furiously and the
snow is badly drifted, being piled in
many places six and eight feet high.
Several persons are reported to have
perished in the city last night. Com
munication with Washington and all
points south of New York is still entirely
cut of. No surface cars are running and
the snow is frozen SO hard that ploughs
cannot be used, and gangs Of men with
shovels and picks are endcayoring to
clear the roads.
The East river was frozen hard this
morning, and many BrOOklynites walk
ed across It to the New York side. Few
trains, il any have reached the different
termini in New York and Jersey City.
Many trains stalled between stations on
the Hudson River and Harlem roads.
Officials said yesterday that forty trains
were showed in, and efforts to break
through the snow drifts had completely
failed. Not Il train reached the depot
during the day. Most Of the roads slif-
fered great discomfort. Ferry boats are
only run ut long intervals. All the
eastern wires are down. Communica-
ton from Philadelphia last night by
long distance telephone said the storm
there was the greatest jim over thirty
years. No trains were running and
many were snowbound near the city.
The east bound Chicago limited express
on the Pennsylvania road is showed in
seventeen miles from the city. Business
is suspended and all the telegraphs arc
down.
Most people who got to business yes
tertlay were unable 10 get home lust
night. Hotel Accommodations were
strained to their utmost. Stores and
offices were converted to sleeping apart,
ments for the benefit OF employees, and
many girls were compelled TO accept
such quarters. A majority Of the thea
tres were closed last night. A milk
famine is threatened il the blockade is
not soon cleared.
A tenement house in West Forty
third street burned earl y this morning.
Twenty families had to run for their
lives, most OF them scantily dressed.
They were given shelter in q neighbor-
ing saloon. III - y.
PEOPLE pRozES TO DEATH IN TIE CITY.
George D. Barrymore, well known
importer and dealer in ropes, ats Water
street, was found frozen stiff in snow
bank in Seventh avenue. Barrymore
lived with his wife and family in the Os-
born flats, on Fifty-fst street and Broad-
way. He started for his office down
town yesterday, and it is supposed be'
came exhausted and dropped by the
way unnoticed. The body OF Annie
Halpin Fisher, aged aboutS9, was foand
last night frozen stiff, in hallway IN
West Thirty-ninth street, where she
lived. She was onle well known in the
social world, but had fallen into bad
habits.
UNTOLD SUFFERING PREDICTED.
NIidnight-The situation ut this hour
is less promising than during the after
noon. Some lines expressed the hope
Of being able to get some trims through
tomorrow. II the snow fall continues,
however, rs seems probable, the sitna'