The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
WINTERGALES AND SNOW
HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AT
MANY PLACES.

Horses Killed and Men Badly Injured
by Fallen Electric Wires at Pittsbur2
Electric Cars Stop Running by Or
der of the Mayor Havoc Played on
the New Jersey Coast.
PIrTsBURG. Pa. Dec. 1.-THE snowfall
to-day is the heaviest in several years.
Wires are down all over the Pittsburg, Al
legheny and Birmingham region. Horses
were killed and several men badly injured
this morning by contact with electric light
wires. The situation is SO desperate that
the department of public safety has ordered
all electric street car lines to stop
running for ths present. There has been a
tremendous snowfall in the Allegheny
mountains. AT Bedford it is one and half
feet deep on the level. Railroad wires are
down and there is much anxiety for fear
of accidents. The Pittsburg and West
ern railroad is showed I'D
completely. No freight trains whatever
were running on any roads, and passenger
trains that struggled through were late
from one to six hours. Business in the city
is almost entirely suspended, an example
being the fact that no quotations were
posted at the petroleum exchange
during the day. owing to the lack
of telegreDhlc communication. The
police patrol and fire alarm systems of
wires are badly crippled and the switch
board at the city hall was burned out this
morning. Electric light wires were pros
trated carly in the day, and those dependent
upon them are without light. All the street
car lines in South Pittsburg were tied up,
and the inclined planes were not running.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE gale last
night and to-day has done and continues to
do much damage to summer resorts on the
New Jersey coast. The surf has torn big
gaps in the bluff at Long Branch along
Ocean Avenue
At Asbury Park it is tearing up the
Ocean board walk and ripping the timbers
from the fishing piers.
At Atlantic City the meadows back of
the town are overfowed for miles, and
Baltic avenue is submerged at several
points, the houses on both sides being sur
rounded with water. William Bowkers
Inlet house and pavilion has been COM
pletely demolished and swept out to sea-
The high tide is washing the ocean front,
but no damage has been reported.
IN TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE, TENN, Dec 17.-Snow.
which began falling in this section yes err
day, has continued to fall with more or less
constancy ever since. Upper East Ten
nessee has from four TO eight inches on the
ground, the mountains thirty miles north
OF here are covered to about the same depth
and the mountains along the Ten
nessee and North Carolina bor.
der have from six inches to two
feet of snow. None of the Norfolk and
Western trai reached Bristol on time to-
Gay, ana reports received here state that
that road is buried in from one to three feet
OF snow. In Southwest Virginia the snow
has drifted badly and is said to be very
heavy about Marion, Va There is very
nttle snow on the ground here, but it is still
falling tonight. Snow has fallen to-day
south and west of Knoxville, but has melted,
as the ground was not frozen and the
weather Is very warm.
THE GALE IN GOTHAM
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE top of Daly's
Iheater, at Thirtieth street and Broadway.
s1d two lamps in front of the theater, were
ulown down by the high wind to-day. One
man was injured and taken TO hospital
Ohe OF tns iron smokeStacks on tue post
oince bulldlag connecting with the boiler
culihney was blown down is afternoon,
auu Went Crashing through the glass ceiling
oser the mailing room, injuring quite
severely John j. Mahoney, letter carrier.
One other employe was slightly hurt.
Inc storm to-day has seriously interfered
win river and harbor business. Several
Ialal and smaller boats sank at piers in
uoln tne North and East rivers, and the
niGn tide and gale have combined to make
ng;dlfhcult for ferry boats to run into their
slips safely.
The Liberty Island boat was not running
stoy. Many of the outgoing passenger
steamers. which were to have sailed to-day.
9re az anchor in the lower harbor
CRUSHED IN BY SNOW.
h4ANoKE, VA, Dec. 1.-THE roof Of the
TVTracSsmlth shop of the Roanoke Machine
~ hfKs Iel In under the heavy weight of
sne snow at O'Clock this morning One
ns ,nan Oh the night force was killed and eight
,h eie seriously injured. The damage to
s 1e building and machinery is estimated at
10000. It is insured. Work will be re-
suoao sunlea az an early day. 1t is the heaviest
onssorf9 sno. p for years. Over two feet of
'-O" nas tallen and the storm continues.
FLOOD ON VANCOUVER.
s.IcIoRIA. b. c., Dec. 1.-THE Cowichan
astoG cG Oh Vancouver Island Is being dev-
rSoNu rIS.a'eu by disastrous food. There was a
ssccceuolnenaliy scco0o heavy rain for some days,
mali panied by snow, which rapidly
MrSe and on the top Of all was cloud
Tt TTSis1 The whole country is under water.
"o miles is covered.
ABLIzzARD AT BRISTOL.
s to oAaNoxvILLE, TENN, Dec. ia speciel
mo- Soue Journal from Bristol, Tenn, dated
ESoclock Tonight, states that blizzard
foeeelng fooe sag there tonight. The snow is one
ionr teep on the level and in places is drifted
trs,l rSr leet deep. Snow is still falling, and
-HS are having trouble to get through.
H. TRAINS BLOCKED.
besSn nNVILLE, VA, Dec 17-There was
tbro.y., ,snowstorm last night and to-day
thssnout Tho this section. In Patrick county
hscn Low Is eighteen inches deep, and the
road io os the Danville and New River rail-
run fro - 50 badly blocked that trains cannot
''om Patrick Court House.
RAIN FOLLOWS THE SNOW.
ioIIiaI o2IIitAUNToN, VA, Dec. 17.-Snow ceased
ieef S tuIS evening after a fall of three
In "hlch was folloNed by rain All