The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
Vigorous Storm From Louisiana
North Into Canada.
RAILROADS AT A sTANDsTiLL.
Business Paralyzed in New York and
Other Eastern Cities.
Heavy Fall of whiteness In Pennsyl-
vania, New York and New England
Vessels Dashed on the Coast--Splen-
did sleIghtng for New Years Callers.

BOSTON, MaSS., Dec. Zb.--l ne uedSy buUWstorm
which began this morning continued until late
this evening, accompanied by gale OF wind.
The street railroads had great diligently moving
cars, and steam railroads are all behind time.
Although the storm has ragged severely along the
coast no marine disasters are yet announced.
CoBuRG, Out., Dec. 26.--While returning from
dancing party, twenty-five persons broke
through the ice on Rice lake. All succeeded in
getting out but many were severely frozen, and
later Miss Elsie johnson died.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 26.-The heavy snow was
followed today by rain, and tonight 1t froze. All
the wires are going down. The train service of
the various roads is behind time. In the inter-
for of the state snowfalls today ranged from six
to eight inches
PROVIDENCE, r. L., Dec 26--The schooner Bill
Stow, of Boston, and the schooner Hurlbut, of
Gloucester, went ashore during the heavy
storm this afternoon. Captain Thurston, stew
wart Hammond and Seaman Lawrence, of the
Hurlbut, were drowned All the others were
rescued with great difficulty.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Today's snowstorm was
worse for New York than heavy fog Every
thing in the line of steam craft was delayed.
The movement of sailing vessels ON the bay is
entirely suspended.
Point Pleasant, n. j., reports storm OF blind
ing snow raging along the coast from Sandy
Hook to Cape May Telegraph and telephone
wires are down. Wrecks along the coast are
feared.
Reports from all points In New York state tell
of au exceedingly heavy snowfall and copse-
quent interruption of traffic. In the Mohawk
valley the storm was heavy, more than eight
inches having fallen today.
Reports from New Hampshire state that the
snow is the heaviest for several years.
AT Bangor, Me-, and vicinity the day was the
coolest of the season, the mercury reaching 25
below
Several points in Vermont report the storm the
severest in many years. Street cars in the cities
are blockaded and railroad trains delayed.
In this city pedestrians are few and far be-
tween. Surface cars making poor progress,
in spite of the fact that four horses are trying to
do the usual work of two. The navigation of
the rivers and bay is seriously nterfered with.
So far no accidents have been reported.
This storm, which it is promised will be the
worst since the blizzard OF March, lsSS, has been
giving the South taste OF its quality Since
early yesterday morning its center has worked
its way up from Louisiana to Tennessee, the
storm pressure trying to get up to the area
of high barometer In lower Canada.
As New York is in the center of
the track she will have full
share of the depression. The weather bureau
sent out warnings last night to the offices of all
Eastern railroads to look out for heavy snow,
and ordered northeast storm signals to be hoisted
all along the Atlantic coast, from Norfolk to New
Orleans. A lunar halo of 221. degrees radius
was In the heavens last night This, with the
other remarkable feats performed by that lumi-
nary in the last three nights, set every old
weather dog along South street and the Battery
busy prophesying violent storms in the very
near future. Mails today are late arriving, the
most serious delays being to Western and South
ern mails over the Pennsylvania road.
A dispatch from Deal Beach. n. j., says that a
schooner which anchored Off there today was
fQrri a6 hy tha Sfp nd fban had
to be taken OFF by a life-saving crew. She will
probably be total wreck.
LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 26.-The heaviest storm
of slect ever known here occurred yesterday
afternoon and during the night. Shade trees
and telegraph and telephone poles were broken,
and miles of wire are down. The city fire alarm
system is entirely ruined.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 26-It is estimated that at
least seven inches of snow has fallen. 1t has
drifted in many places to a depth of two and
three feet Street car travel is impeded.
BALTIMORE, Dec. Ca heavy snowstorm pre-
vailed last night, followed by rain. Reports
from Virginia and other parts of Maryland ind-
cate very heavy snowfall and much delay to
traffic.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec 26--The storm is de-
LAYING travel on the railroads, trains being late
Electric street cars are rendered useless Ten
inches of snow has fallen, and 1t is still coming.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 26.-A heavy gale is
blowing from the northeast, with the mercury
at 10 above Snow is falling fast, drifting badly.
Trains are delayed.
ALBANY, n. Y, Dec &c Two sections of the
New York Central roundhouse at West Albany
dropped this afternoon under the weight of
snow. Three men were badly injured.
STAUNToN, Va, Dec. 26.-There is two feet of
snow on the ground. blocking the roads
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 26.-This city has ex-
perieneed the greatest snowstorm in years and
this morning travel of all kinds was suspended
The snow is ten inches deep on level. Street
cars are stopped, and pedestrians have hard
time. Through trains from the South and West
are delayed.
UTICA, \. Y, Dec. ga severe storm prevails
throughout the Mohawk valley. Snow is fall
ing, and trains on all the roads are late The
entire system entering this city is tied up
ASBURY PARK, \. j., Dec. ga heavy snow
is stranded of the beach, and will probably be
total wreck.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 26.-Snow has been falling
all day, and is now half a foot deep. street cars
are not running, and railway trains are delayed.
NILKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. GA snow storm is
raging fercely, and snow is two or three feet
deep in the streets. The electric street railways
and horse cars are unable to run. Trains on all
the railroads are delayed and business is praeti-
cally suspended throughout the Wyoming val
ley.
PTTTsBUEG, Dec. 26.-Another big snow storm
is raging here. 1t has besn showing steadily
eighteen hours, and fourteen inches of snow
have already fallen. Trains are all behind time.
Street car traffic all but cable roads has been
suspended.
was 10 degrees below zero last night, and 30
below this