The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-25
THE STORM KING.


THE STORM KING.
His Ravages In Eastern states Trains
Buried In Deep Drifts In the Alleghenies
Damage at Pittsburgh and Elsewhers.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 19.-The great
snow-storm is over. Business has again
been resumed and no more tro1ble is
apprehendcd as long as the snow
lies on the ground. A sudden
thaw or heavy rain, however,
would cause disastrous Hood,
as there are from eighteen inches
to three feet of snow in the mountains
and throughout Western Pennsylvania.
The monetary loss is very great and
will reach away up into the the usands.
Actual figures can not now be given.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
suffered more severely from the storm
Thursday than on Wednesday. All
trains have been late, some of them
many hours. 1t has required from three
to five locomotives to pull all passenger
trains over the mountains west Of
Altoona. To get safely through with
the Chicago limited Wednesday night
FIVE engines were hitched together to
pull that famous train. At tho cele-
of snow Wednesday night plunged down
upon the west-bound track to . depth
of six to ten feet. Soon afterward
the oyster express plowed into the
drifts and stuck fast. Three engines
sent on from Altoona to pull it
out were helpless. A regiment Of 500
snow shovelers was then dispatched
from the Altoona shops and worked un-
til Thursday afternoon before the ten
carloads of oysters and the passengers
were rescued. On the Baltimore &
Ohio road two passenger trains were
caught in blockade of snow and held
all night and half of Thursday near
Sand Patch tunnel. on the west
Of the Allcghanies. The Philadelphia
express west was meanwhile snow
bound at Glencoe and the Cincinnati
express at Finleyville. For some hours
these four trains were practically lost,
as all the telegraph wires were down.
There was considerable suffering from
hunger among the passengers. The
Wheeling division Of this road was cut
off from the world almost twenty-fou
hours by the drifted snow. For two
days the railroads hereabouts have been
able to forward little save perishable
freights.
The half dozen electric railways in
Pittsburgh and Allegheny did practi-
cally no business for forty-eight hours.
Their losses are enormous. The tele-
phone company's loss is $4,000,
no less than 1000 wires being
down. The entire South side
of Pittsburgh. where 10000 people
dwell, is cut off from telephone service,
police patrol and fire alarms.
There were two fatalities Thursday.
James Howard. who was manning .
cable line snow-sweeper, was caught
between the sweeper and car and
crushed SO badly that he can not live.
w. c. Garland while walking along
the street was hit over the forehead by
falling insulator and had his skull hor-
ribly fractured. During the morning
the stable of Charles Schuckham col
lapsed, entailing loss of 1000.
HARRIsoNBURG, Va. Dec. 10.-The
heaviest snow-storm since the year 1857
prevailed here Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The weather was very cold and
the wind blew perfect hurricane.
Buildings in course of erection were
blown down, while roofs and sheds were
smashed in by the weight Of the snow.
The snow is very wet and hea y, and
about twenty-five inches deep on .
level, and drifted in some places from
eight to ten feet deep. In the mount
| aims west of here the snow is said to be
drifted to depth of twenty to thirty feet.
Lock HAVEN, Pa, Dec. 10.--The
snow-storm which ragged thirty-six
hours ceased Thursday morning, leav-
ing nearly two feet of snow ON the
ground. Great damage has been done
to fruit and other trees by the break
ing Of limbs under the weight Of the
snow. The roofs of several barns also
fell in 1t is the heaviest snow-storm
seen here for many years.
| PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 19.-The storm
has covered the trees and wires with
ice, doing considerable damage. The
wires are down all over the city and .
large force of men is at work putting
them up A team of six horses attached
to a street-railroad snow-plow ran
afoul of an clectric-light wire and two
horses were killed. Down in the harbOr
vessels had hard time of it during the
night. No loss Of. life has yet been rc-
ported.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 19.-For two
days and nights the wind has blown .
hurricane on the Chesapeake bay. Tues
day night bowling northeaster raised
tremendous sea that foundered oyster
boats, swept the decks of steamers and
washed away everything movable along
the shores. Early Thursday morning
the wind changed to the northwest
and blew violently from that quarter.
Wednesday night navigation on the bay
was almost suspended. Captains Of
regular bay liners say they.never expe-
rienced such blow or such angry seas.
At Sandy Point big-three-master was
wrecked and nothing has been heard
Of its crew. Three oyster dredging
sloops belonging to Crisfield were lost
and il is believed all hands perished.
Near Fort Carroll two-masted schoon-
er from New York went down, but the
crew was saved. One of the Eastern
i
foundered in the middle of the bay.
Its upper decks were swept, boats
carried away and cabins flooded. The
passengers became panic-stricken, and,
kneeling in the pools of water in the
soaked cabins, prayed for the safety Of
the vessel In this city rows Of houses
were unroofed and chimneys blown Of.
A Private Funeral.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The military
honors connected with the funeral of the
late Major General Terry rendered by
the Secretary of War and Major Gen
eral Schofield, commanding the army,
have been declined by the family, it hav.
ing been decided by them not to have
any military display.
Diamond Robbery In Michigan.
| KALAMAZOO. Mich, Dec 10.-A