The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-03-17
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER
PHILADELPHIA Pa, Feb. %, 'Ss

PHILADELPHIA Pa, Feb. %, 'SS
The most terrific snow and wind storm
known to the oldest citizens of Philadelphia
prevailed with all the force and terror
known during Sunday night Monday. 1t
was palalyzer, 1t took us all off our feet
and caused the imagination to wonder
whether old boreas has not taken this por-
ton Uncle Sam for Dakota. Well if one
of those Western billiards. is worse than
our Eastern tempest of Sunday and Mon
day then truly western endurance is to be
commended and recognized as heroic. Even
If bad as our brethren along the Miss. valley
are to be pitisd and connserated especially
when so destructive and injurious as the
storm of Monday. The destruction and
disaster caused is incalculable-million Of
dollars worth of property destroyed and the
damage done to business by virtue of
breaking communication off with the out
side world is equal. r. r. trains and con-
sequent traffic had been effectually blocked
for two days. Trains due to and out of the
city for surburvan towns, to reach destina-
tion to and for took ten and twelve hours.
Some were so completely hampered by
snow drifts and blown obstruction that no
railroad communication was had for two
days. When it is considered that hourly
communication is had day in and day out
with these outlying towns and cities the
inconvenience, loss and damage is impossi-
BILE to be calculated. Besides when it is ana
liZed that the best and most perfectly
equipped railroad-the Pennsylyania--in
the world has had no way to even run our
trains from New York to Philadelphia and
vice versa for two days, the effect and
force of the storm comes readily within the
assertion that it was the fiercest in the
memory of the oldest citizens of Philadel-
phia. All communication with the outside
world were cut off. Telegraph poles, wires
ETC., we're snapped and torn off as though
but pipe stems; awnings throughout the
city were torn into shreds; chimneys tum.
| bed down, window panes broken and iron
poles twisted and bent to look like corn
stalks. Street cara with the exception oi
one or two lines were altogether blcckaded
all day Monday and part of Tuesday. The
inconvenience and loss caused to the poor
working people by this obstruction, for the
street car lines are their sole dependence
except walking for miles, to reach theil
work is very large, and there are over 15C
such street lines.
The whisting and music accorded by the
Kissing and whirling Of the wind through
the thousands of telegraph wires was graph,
ically inspiring of the great and tremendous
velocity and strength of the winds. The
swaying and dancing, the whistling and
bowling of the three or four hundred wires
along the main streets was not only graphic,
but was slight indication of the great and
majestic power of natures forces as directed
by Him who is greater than all things
Perceive it
This rtorm will be remembered as long as
the memory of the present generation will
last. 1t will also serve to arouse that fee.
ing of fellow sympathy for fellow sufferer:
from body of people who never before
knew the suffering and vicissitude entailed
by so horrd a storm. If ii has destroyed
much property and caused much loss, il
will at least have served this good and thi:
counts for some something. This seems
to be the only compensation.
The death of Emperor william; the
Sullivan tornado; and the terror of the
storm have been rather three interesting
eYept? for a space of four days.
OCCASIONAL.