Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-18
BoIsTEROUs ELEMENTS.
steame mers Would Not Venture Out-Bus
ness Suspende6


NEW YORK, December l7th.-A violent storm
has been raging all along the Atlantic seaboard
during the past twenty-four hours, and with IN
creasing fury
river and harbor business. Small boats were
sunk, and 8 number of passenger steamers
which were TO have sailed TO day were unable
to- Telegraphic communication south and west
is seriously interfered with.
A portion OF the roof OF Days Theater was
blown on this afternoon, and one man was Sc
verely injured.
One OF the iron smoke.stacks on the postcfice
building was blown down through the ceiling
over the mailing room, injuring severely d num-
ber of carriers.
detached by the wind have been reported, but
none of a serious character.
heavy storm is prevailing along the New
Jersey coast to-day
AT Atlantic City the tide was the highest of
the season.
At Ashburv Park and Long B anch great
damage was done.
P1ughkeepsie reports a heavy storm of snow
hail and rain along the Hudson all day and to-
night. Trains are delayed. The heaviest snow
storm for years is raging at Lock Haven, Pa,
and at Baltimore ihe wind is blowing forty
miles an hour and is accompanied by rain.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reports snow
ten inches deep on the Harper's Ferry division.
The telegraph service is badly crippled.
At S.aunton, Va, three feet of snow fell and
all the trains are blocked.
PIsTsBURG, December -17th.-The telegraph,
telephone end electric-iight wires arc down,
and business is practically suspended. On
the railroads no freight trains were running,
and passenger trains that struggled through
were late from one to six hours. The pecuniar
loss resulting from the storm cannUt now be
estimated but it viii necessarily be very large.
This CITY, being almost the storm center, has
suffered more severely. The none ary damage
is yery great to ell branches of trade, especially
| the railroads aud other car lines which have
| practically suspended, paralyz,Dg business and
| causing 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 q
| street car filed with frightened passengers set
! ablaze in moment.
! The police switch-boards and telephones have
| been burned out, and as a result the outlying
| police districts are isolated.
| water from the dam, and should rapid thaw
| ensue, the greatest damage would be along the
| rivers.
| Reports from the country districts show
| greater damage owing to the lack of facilities
4 for transportation.
At Bedford, Pa, two feet of snow are reported
1 with a complete blockade of the lumber bust
! ness along the Blue aud Laurel Ridge noun
/ tains.
West Virginia and Eastern Ohio have suffered
greatly, and the situation Is growing worse. A
4 sudden food is the greatest calamity nov
1 feared.
Al ii O. clock tonight snow was still falling
and has nearly reached the two foot line.
A few roofs have been crushed in by tn
weight of snow.
ROANOKE (ya.), December 1Tth.-The roof @
the blacksmith shop of the Roanoke Machin