Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-12-28
THE BLIZZARD.
LIS Edse. As Bad On the Ocean Is
Ga Land.


lent snow -stltfG " aeEG sci - Era< IA
dzy nerning resulted in . bad accident
at tAe Pl2iansld street cad IT the Union
railway. The saow covered the tracks
GA = steep grade and when car was
coming toward the city ~ II o'clock
the brakes failed 70 work and the
horses stzmpeaed down the hill toward
the city. Another car WA Just turn
ing into the switch ~ the june
ton crossing and . collision occurred.
Conductor Alexander Waterman cut
his horses loose, but the horses on the
west bound car were instantly killed.
Waterman was thrown from his car aud
his skull was fractured He was other
wise injured and there il little chance
that he viii live, Conductor Atwood,
of the west-bonnd ear, ned both HE
arms broken and WAS injured internal
ly and viii probably die None Of the
passengers were hurt
The three-mssted schooner Bill
Stowe, of Boston, loaded with paving
stones for New York. came ashore
three-auarters Of mile north of Mar
ragansett Pier at noon in the snow
storm. The vessel struck 1000 feet on
shore. The pier llfe-saving crew shot
a line over her, and. with the aid
of residents, including Ex-Governor
Sprague, rescued the crew of six nfen.
These were no sooner landed than
news of another schooner in distress
was received. and the crew loaded their
apparatus and plunged through drifted
snow three miles to Black point There
the threemasted schooner 4. Ii. Hurl-
but. of Gloucester, Captain Thurston,
was in peril. She had left
Woods Holl Friday morning, and
on hearing breakers had hastily
let go her anchors. The captain thought
she could ride out the gale, but at s:a5
o'clock the chains parted and the vessel
struck. Within twenty minutes of the
time the vessel took the ground every
mast had fallen and Captain Thurston,
Steward Hammond and Seaman Law
renee were knocked overheard by fall
ing spars and drowned.
RUTLAND, VT, Dec. 27.-Snow began
falling in Rutland Friday morning and
continued steadily all day. Reports
from other sectors of the State indi-
cate that the storm has been the heavi-
est of the season. Railroad traffic has
been greatly impeded.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 27.-The train
due here at IL o'clock Friday night on
Maine road arrived at 1920 am. Itspcnt
the night at North Berwick and came
in over the Western division. The
train due here at 5 Friday night got
stuck at West Biddeford and was there
at last accounts. The passengers were
brought it on the other train. A hard
night is reported by the passengers, with
little to eat and drink. A locomotive
was sent out from here but could not
reach the train.
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-All the rail-
roads running into New York have
suffered from the storm, but some,
of course, have suffered more than
others where exposed to the heavy
drifts. In Westchester County the
snow is piled up along the tracks of the
Hudson River railroad but has not thus
far impeded travel much.
AT the Pennsylvania depot 1t was re-
ported that Western express-trains were
running from three to three and half
hours behind time. The trains were
being run cautiously, which was the
principal cause of the delay, as the en-
tire force of laborers were out on each
block keeping the tracks free from
snow, and the detention by snow-drifts
had been trifling.
The Erie railroad experienced the
greatest difficulty, and all through
trains were from Eve to six hours late.
Traffic was entirely suspended on the
Jefferson division of the Erie railroad,
the Ninevah branch of the Delaware &
Hudson and on two-thirds of the Scran-
ton of the New York, Ontario and
Western railroads in Pennsylvania.
Several coal and passenger trains were
abandoned by their crews along the
lines and are snow-bound.
Reports continue to be received from
all parts OF New York State showing
heavy fall of snow and consequent in
corruption Of traffic.
The storm is now over and the
weather Is beautiful. The incoming
mails are greatly delayed The South.
ern mail, due at $50 Friday night, did
not get in until nearly I a. m. The
Southwestern mail over the Pennsyl-
vauia railroad, due at 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon. did not arrive
until after midnight. Mails from New
England are from three TO four hours
late. The Western mail via the New
York Central. which should have got
into the Office at. 5:45 . N, was over