The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-14
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ENGLAND'S SNOW DRIFTS.
MUCH SUFFERS G AMONG TEE
PASSENGERS ON TRAINS.

The Cars Not Provided With Facilities
for Heating and the Imprisoned
Travellers Unabe to Secure Food-A
Four-horse Coach Caught and Iis
Occupants Camp in Eut.
LONDON, March 13.--While throughout
the London district thaw has set in and is
causing considerable Inconvenience, there
are no signs Of moderation IN the severity
of the weather In the southwest Of England
A heavy snowstorm prevailed through
out last night in DeyOnshire and Cornwall,
considerably adding to the sufferipgs of the
farmers, and still further impeding traffic
on the railroads. As for the country roads.
they are utterly impossible with huge snow
drifts. This state OF affairs is causing some
uneasiness, for much suffering among the
poorer classes is bound to grow out Of II. In
many places the schools have closed.
A COACH sNow-BouNp.
An incident "a related Of the showing up
of fouF-horse coach load of passengers in
Exeter. They camped by the roadside.
built a huge fire and a rude hut, but had
nothing to eat, and when rescued they were
half starved as well as halt frozen.
mail train was showed up near Dous-
land for two days. The train mon footed il
TO Dousland, but could get nobody TO face
the storm to carry relief 10 the passengers
During these two days the passengers built
fires by tho roadside and heated the
water tank foot warmers, which
form the only means of heating
English railroad cars, and thus did
their best to keep themselves warm. but
with little success. So badly did the ladies
suffer that a number Of them are now at
Dousland confined TO their beds under medi-
cal treatment while several OF the male
passengers suffered almost as much from
exposure and want OF food.
Many similar cases have come to light,
some as bad as the one just related.
WEST CORNWALL ISOLATED.
West Cornwall has been in a state of com.
plete isolation since Monday last. The first
communication with that district was
| opened up to-day.
The unknown steamer reported wrecked
of Start Point was the steamer Marina Of
Liverpool When the steamer struck those
on board took 10 the boats One boat CON-
tanning the vessels officers went down at
once and all were lost
Another boat containing some sailors aud
| firemen capsized twice, but washed ashore
with four Swedish sailors alive. Ono Of
them died from exposure and the other
-
On the railroad west Of Taunton, between
Tothes and Plymouth alone, there are fiye
trains showed up.
THE GREAT WESTERN BLOCKED.
The Great Western railway Is still snow
| blocked. The snow plow which was trying
to clear the line crashed into train buried
| under the snow, injuring the fireman and
engine driver and doing much damage.
The French ship Frere ct Soeur has been
wrecked on one OF the Scilly islands, Three
of her crew were drowned.
A mail train between Plymouth and this
city was dispatched to-day for the first time
since Monday last, traffic on the roa1 hav-
ing been suspended owing to the heavy
snowstorm which ragged here during the
| week.
| FLOODS IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 13.-The foods
which followed the recent heavy snow
storms have destroyed one-half of the wins
ter crops in many places in the southwestern
| part Of Russia The Vistula river has
| overfowed its banks and inundated great
part Of Warsaw. The inhabitants OF that
city are in dire distress, owing to the floods,
the severity Of which can be judged from
the fact that the ramparts which form a
part OF the Notifications have been In part
destroyed by the rising waters.
STORMS IN SPAIN.
MADRID, March 13--Severe storms and
floods have been experienced throughout
the provinces. At Plas ,ncia, in the provinces
| of Caceres, a cyclone has done enormous
damage. The bridge over the river Gerte,
at Plasencia has been washed away.