, 1890-12-27
COVERED WITH SNOW.
Heavy Storms in the Eastern
Part of the Country.
AT New York the Blizzard Of
'88 Is Nearly Equalled.
A Schooner Blown Ashore Off
Asbury Park, N. ].

New YORK, Dec. 26.-The predicted
snowstorm arrived this morning and
pedestrians are few aud lar between. The
surface cars are making poor progress in
spite of the fact that four horses are try
ing TO do the usual work of two. Navi-
CATION OF the rivers and bay is seriously
interiered with. So far no accidents are
reported. This storm, which is promised
to be the worst since the blizzard of
March, 1888, has been giving the South a
taste Of its quality since early yesterday
morning. The weather bureau sent out
warnings last night To all officers of East
ern railroads TO look out for heavy snow,
and ordered the northeast storm signals to
be hoisted all along the Atlantic coast
from Norfolk to Boston. aud along the
gulf FROM Pensacola TO New Orleans.
SCRANTON. Pa, Dec. 26,--Snow has
been falling all day long and is now half
a foot deep. Street cars are not running
and railway trains are delayed.
PrrrsBURG, Dec. 26. Another big
snowstorm is raging here II has been
showing steadily eighteen hours, and there
no indications of a cessation. Between
twelve aud fourteen inches OF snow have
already fallen. Trains are all behind, and
street car traffic on all but the cable roads
is suspended.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Dec. 26.-The
snowstorm is still raging t~iercely. and the
snow is two or three ieet deep in the
streets. Electric street railways and horse
cars are unable to run. Trains on all rail
tIcally suspended throughout the Wyo-
ming valley.
AsBURY PARK. N. j., Dec. ga
heavy snowstorm prevails here, aud a
thrce-mast schooner is stranded off the
beach. She will probably be a total
wreck
UT1cA. N. Y. Dec. ga severe
snowstorm prevails throughout the Mo
hawk valley. Snow is falling, and trains
on all railroads are late The entire sYs
tenn of electric street railroads of this city
is tied up.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. &c "A violent
wind storm prevailed on Puget Sound
yesterday. Several vessels broke from
their moorings, but their was no serious
damage. Telegraph lines we're Frustrated
by falling timber, and Joseph Bell and
Magnus Nelson killed by falling trees.
Plate-glass windows in the city were
broken and a few small buildings blown
down.
WAsHINaToN. Dec. 26.-Washington
has experienced the heaviest snowstorm
IN years, and this morning travel of all
kinds is almost suspended. The snow is
ten inches deep on the level. Street car
riding was precarious and pedestrianism
difficult. Through trains from the South
SPRTNdFrELD. Mass. Dec. 26.-The
storm here is delaying travel greatly, all
the railroad trsins being late aud the cleo
trlc street cars rendered almost useless.
Ten inches of snow has fallen, and it is
still coming.
POINT PLEASANT, N. j., Dec. 26.-A
heavy storm OF binding snow is falling
along the coast, from Sandy Hook to Cane
May. Telegraph and telephone wires are
down, and wrecks along the coast are
feared. Reports from all parts of New
York state show an exceedingly heavy fall
OF snow, and, consequently. the Interrupt
ton of traffic in the Mohawk valley is
unusually severe, more than eight inches
OF snow having fallen today Reports
from New Hampshire state the fall of
snow Is the heaviest IN several years.
AT Bangor, Me and vicinity the day
was the coolest of the season, the mercury
reaching 250 below zero. Reports from
several points in Vermont report The
storm the most severe in many years.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 26. = The heavy
snowstorm last nigit was followed by rain
today. Reports from Virginia and other
parts of Maryland Indicate n very heavy
snowfai and much delay to traffic.