The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-18
A TERRIFIC STORM.
Business Seriously Interrupted
and Travel Suspended.
Buildings UnroOfed and Telegraph Lines
Frustrated in ali Directions.
Great Damage Reported Along the Atlantic
Coast = Railroads Buried Under
Sl0W-NumerOuS Accidents.
special to THE MORNING CALL

New YORK. Dec. 1.-THE storm to-day
seriously interfered with river and harbor
business. Small boats were sunk and
to have sailed to-day were unable to.
Telegraphic communication south and west
is seriously interfered with.
A portion of the roof of Daly's Theater
was blown off this afternoon and Que IN an
was severely injured.
One of the iron smok stacks on the Post
office building was blown down through the
ceiling over the mailing-room, iujuring Sc
verely a number of carriers.
Numerous accidents in the way of falling
signs, etc., which were detached by the
wind have been reported, but none of
serious character. A heavy storm is pre-
vailing along the New Jersey coast to-day.
At Atlantic City the tide was the highest of
the season. At Ashbury Park and Long
Branch great damage was done. Poughkeep-
sic reports a heavy storm of snow, hail and
rain along the Hudson all day and tonight.
Trains are delayed. The heaviest SNOW
storm for years is raging at Lockhaven, Pa.
At Baltimore the wind is blowing forty
miles an hour, accompanied by rain. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reports snow
ten inches deep on the Harpers Ferry Divis-
ion. The telegraph service is badly Grip
Pied AT Staunt0n, Va, three feet of snow
fell. All trans are blocked.
ROANOKE Va.), Dec. 1.-THE room of
the blacksmith-shop of the Roanoke Ma
chine Works fell under heavy weight of
sEow this morning One man was killed
and eight seriously injured. The damage to
at 100000. Over two feet of snow has
fallen here and the storm continues
PITTsBURG, Dec. 1.-THE telegraph, tele-
phone and electric-light wires are down and
business is practically suspended. On the
railroads no freight trains were running.
and the passenger trains that struggled
through were late from one to six hours.
The pecuniaTy loss resulting from the storm
cannot now be estimated but it will neces-
sarily be very large.
This city being almost the storm center
has suffered more severely. The monetary
damage is very great in all branches of
trade, especially the railroads and street.
car lines, which have practically suspended.
paralyZing business aud causing the total
stoppage of operations in the Oil and Stock
Exchange.
Through the breaking of electric light
wires three horses have been killed, two
drivers knocked unconscious. and street-car
hlled with frightened passengers set abaZe
in n moment. Police switch-boards and
telephones have been burned out, and as
a result the outlying districts are Isolated.
Millions Of tons of coal arc lying in the back
water from the dam, ana should a rapid
thaw ensue the greatest damage will be along
the rivers.
Reports from country districts show great
er damage, owing 10 the lack of facilities
for TRANSFORMATIONS At Raifnr1 pa fna
Of snow Is reported. with q complete BLOCK
ade OF the lum Der business along Blue and
Laurel Ridge Mountains. West Virginia
and Eastern Ohio have suffered greatly and
the situation Is growing worse A sudden
flood is the greatest calamity now feared
At IL o'clock tonight snow was still fall
ing ana had nearly reached the two-foot
line A few roofs have been crushed in by
the weight of the snow.
AsHEvILLE On. c., Dec. IA binding
snow-storm has prevailed here last night
and to-day and is still raging
Three hundred and fifty delegates, repre-
senting every section of the South are
present at the opening of the Southern
Interstate Immigration Convention, which
began to-day.
storm last night and to-day was the severest
experienced In this locality since the
memorable blow of September, 1889.
The telegraph wires are prostrated in all
directions. and only meager reports of
damage have been obtained. In this city
many houses were unrOofed and other dam,
age inflicted. Reports from Cape Nav
and other places on the New Jersey coast
report great damage to railroads by wash
outs.
KNOXVILLE (Tenn.), Dec. 17-Snow has
been falling In this section since yesterday
The Norfolk and Western road is buried in
from one 10 three feet of snow. In South
west Virginia the snow drifted badly