Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
Terrible Weather on the At
lantic Coast.
Wind and Snow Work Great
Destruction.
All the Railroads BlOckaded and
Traffic Paralyzed.
Many Buildings Crushed Under Their
Weight of Snow-A Number Of
Serious Accidents.
Associated Press Dispatches.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE storm to-
day seriously interfered with the river
and harbor business. Small boats were
sunk and a number of passengers of
steamers which were to have sailed to-
day, were unable to. Telegraphic COM
munication south and west is seriously
interfered with.
A portion of the roof OF Daly's theater
was blown off this afternoon. One man
was severely injured. One of the iron
smokestacks on the postoffice building
was blown down and fell through the
ceiling over the mailing room, iniuring
severely a number of carriers.
Numerous accidents in the way of fall
ing signs, etc., detached by the wind,
have been reported, but none of serious
character.
A heavy storm is prevailing along the
New Jersey coast. At Atlantic City the
tide was the highest of the season. At
Asbury Park and Long Branch great
damage was done. Poughkeepsie re-
ports heavy storm along the Hudson
all day and tonight. Trains were de-
layed.
The heaviest storm for years is raging
at Lock Haven, Pa. At Baltimore the
wind is forty miles an hour, accompan-
led by rain. The Baltimore and Ohio
railroad reports snow ten inches on the
Harper's ferry division. The telegraph
service is badly crippled.
At Stanton, Va, three feet OF snow
fell. All trains are blocked.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 17.-Telegraph. tele-
phone and electric wires are down, and
h,1c ic nj; ;no IL, loJ A.
railroads. No freight trains were run
ming today, and the passenger trains
that struggled through were late from
one to six hours. The pecuniary loss
resulting from the storm cannot now be
estimated, but it will necessarily be
large.
This city, being almost the storm CEN
ter, has suffered most severely. The
monetary damage is very great. All
branches OF trade, especially railroads
and street car lines, have practically sus-
pended, paralyzing business and causing
total stoppage OF operations in the oil
and stock exchange.
Through the breaking or the electric
light wires, three horses were killed.
two drivers knocked unconscious, and a
street car, filled with frightened passen-
gers, set ablaze in moment. The DO
lice switch boards and telephones have
been burned out, and as the result the
outlying districts are isolated.
Millions of tons of coal are living in
the backwaters from the dams, and
should rapid thaw ensue, great damage
will be done along the rivers.
Reports from the country districts
show great damage, owing to lack Of ia
cilities for transportation. At Bedford,
Pa, two feet of snow is reported, with a
complete blockade. The lumber dis
trlcts along the Blue and Licking noun
tains, in West Virginia and Eastern
Ohio, have suffered greatly, and the sit
uation is growing worse. sudden
flood is the great calamity feared now.
AT IL O'Clock tonight snow is still fall
ing, and has nearly reached the two-foot
line. A few roofs have been crushed in
by the weight OF the snow.
ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 1.-THE roof Of
the blacksmith shop of the Roanoke
Machine works fell under heavy
weight of snow this morning. One man
was killed and eight seriously injured.
The damage to the building and ma
chinery is estimated at 100000 Over
two feet of snow has fallen here, and the
storm continues.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., Dec. ia blind
ing snowstorm prevailed here last night
and today, and is still raging. Three
hundred and fifty delegates, represent
ing every section of the south, were
at the opening of the Southern Inter-
state Immigration convention, which
began today.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE north
east storm last night and today, was the
severest experienced in this locality
since the memorable blow of 1889. Tele-
graph wires were Frustrated in all direc-
tions, and only meagre reports of the
damage are obtainable. In this city
houses were unroofed, and other dam
age inflicted. Reports from Cape May
and other places on the New Jersey
coast, report great damage to railroads
by washouts.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. l7.-Snow
has been falling in this section since
yesterday. The Norfolk and Western
road is buried in from one to three feet
of snow. In southwest Virginia the
snow drifted badly.