New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-27
THE GHOST OF A BLIZZARD
AN.ENrIRE CITY SEPULCHRED IN SNOW.

white Yesterday was only the ghost OF the
memorable blizzard of March -. lsss. yct II
caused vast amount of uneasness diScohio''
and distress II had only one rcdeemh@ tea'u'e'
namely. It's prascworthy discrimination IN choos,
! ing the time for appearing. No better day coui"
have been selected. II was the Day ai~i
Christmas. possibly the duest business day IN ali
the wear Business had been thriving Tor weeks
nrior to Christmas Eve but after the tes'iVI'les
of the holiday neither dealer nor customer c"'"
to move a foot or lift n hand. C0nscqu ue"'" many
thousands who on another day would h'N' "c''
Obliged to 20 ont remained ON 'h.S o'''''V'
within DOORS and they bore the "l0i n'ii,'
onorcb Rnt there were other thousands WHO
| could not afford this self-indugenco' ana !" "'
70 Them that the storm brought its depression ""'
misery. .d -. -
| Cbris,mos rcvelIcrs returning homcward at :
o,cIocl, in the morning saw sky overcast 3h'
| sbivorcd i'm an atmosphere only l2 degrees apoNt
| ,oro Some noticed few stray snOwllaKes' All
bonr loter tine old dame WHO lives in the upper ait
| bcgan nicking her geese in real earnest, ana 10
she spread The feathers over the EARN 'hf at
mospherc grew warmer At dayhrcaN 'he Sho"
was mn inch and a half deep, with the temperature
/, deorccs above zero, \ nippng wind, with an
cdce like broad>Word, hummed through 'h'
street, and over houSc-tops, and as the HaN a"-
Vancrd i hummed i'>''l anu ''"' 49, hoIio,o1
| every hour, III 10 @'" ~ ~ ~
that North Dakota had allowed one o'
the worst blIzmrds in its WINTER garae"
to escape and threaten this uhoHeh"i"-
city. ne S,''"nS i'-''T - tIi,aorl tsss
MADE th'' N'N'''''" ""''N' =. ,ho ,hcr.
Then thc Il'' 'o'''n" - nv .,.,,. ,oil
nonei"r went """H' """I'' INV" 90" g.; L,
| TIL the cl'N was III ''N VI 49,, an
,.,.ft,s tNpuf u n n.
yesterday 'he same co'unn "',' "P' 'r' r.a ,,ro
the falling $40" ''Ii'l i''" '"'" ""' -.
Great hopes III 'ne '''''' ''''''',7 49,, ,,o,',..,
/ NJ 10 O'Clock the temperature was ~
above zero ana ' "'''' ,..,,,. I.,,, ch,r,ol
| In the afternoon '"' n'A'' -, '"'' H..
- uArNt ''i''I'' ''' w. ''.'' ,.o.
wind carried II "h'fr''r j HS''' .,l -.
of pedestrians ll h''' '"',''' '"'''''-
| force that >iun- 10 tN' noH'' "'' ''" '''
, of night had iaiI9n securely "''' INV ''
rain ~t III "u' SEQ" ana ''' ''''''''
uon i"'' T'sH''" }" N.u'' =, ,t.o
Ih" lhhap''lHs "' ''"-i''H w
toll, Manager H'lh I'll ''' .;..i
I WIS inclined ]" S'N' '' '''''
snow. and 49, am evidence "i MS d'''
-srI of lis peculiar virtues ne P'TaN'" !" mum
| Ing h.s little locomotives +" traInS "i "N' car
20 when N"w-N got mp III ''' i''''''"- "''.'
started downtown 10 '",u'''' ,,'.
| irls's ~ store i"r i'h l.' '"',
| Eo' seriously cm'"Ii">+'" 'r-'" '' ,.,
hui ~ t'at p'ru'""" P'l" .'''' "' ar
/ ing, Walun- 'h' -I|H"I"- VI "'''. >" -. ..
place, the express Trains 'IPPoN" ~
street men Ia their places ol h'Sinc'' 'h ''' W.
est possible time, were from nan an ho"i 10 niN
minutes late. Then IT happened 'h''' '''oi 'n"-
! 10 the old arTangemrnt-ah eA''''i'"e" '"o'''''
arrangcmcnt-ihc Ninth|lNc' 'hFo"Sh ,'''"S WV
Nhut on p''SN'''-''S VIM -'' VIZ L.
/ uiuth -. benz required !" '"'u-' "
station The result WAS that the paiiorm ""'
| t ..,r.,,,,lcI with Uroplr who, unable Ia
| i'" ''''' .,,,. .l,i,c~cd
/ force Their WAY lHi" I' "'I''"- ''"'' "
.,r1 b' .>DhcurI I'm the blast The ms ndna-c-
! t .l ~ ,tis mint VAS rnrndly I'M
"'", ~. ,t. 1l,,rl,.c Inn. q b'o,k-
! weighed AGAINST. on TIE l'iI'T''' ~ "''
,l .,..r .rr,,l early lu the day oNln- Ia tc lo)ISt
,..,. f ,.c couipluv 10 economic by ,c.dlp-
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