Telegram-herald., 1891-03-11
SHOWED UP.
England Visited BY tho Worst
Blizzard for Years.
Trains Sass1- 6ss.nd ~ AS Directions
-Mocn Sa4ffsFias amo0s ths
Passengers.



sis1a ~ tie seizoa swept over tie
taitsd Kingdom Moaasy the ~ssd
blo~ing ~ith fearful ysloeltg driving
the sno~ ar0gAd la drifts . OF
feet deep. fns streets are deserted ~
both pedestrians and vehleles. while
railway communication with the
"a baFbs Il london Is almost ca
tiseig cut on Telszraphic CON
manieafiosa with the provinces -
suspe adsd. as the wires are dosa in al
directions L0nton papers present al
unusual appearance. being Sithout
word Of Continental news From al
parts ~ England come stories of de-
ssruction BY the storm shipping suf-
tered heavily. The knglish channel il
simply "A expanso Of boiling. sssthing
- atef. tAs waves dashlng ever the pier
a. pOvsr aud ~ashing everything away.
A terrible blizzard prevails through
GOT the southwest portion 81 England.
as storm . ths severest GA record 10
that part n tho country. Many small
vessels have been wrecked on the coast
The loss II live stock is also reported
- Dc heavy Hundreds Of sheep and
lambs have perished Ia the storm. A
snow storm IA. bs-sn raging In Scot
land ant the aorth of king and for
week past
The railroads OF Kent and sussex are
completely oloekadeds the neighboring
eoantry Is deep with snow. The hnrri-
cane which accompanied the snow storm
piled snow drifts on a. sides. stopping
al trafie upon the railway lines and
upon tho country roads. Two trains
full OF passeng Ia the Midlands were
showed up Monday night. and the
passengers were not rescued until m0Fn-
Tag. The rescued people suffered terri
olysrom cold during the night. owing
o. tho unneatcd condition OF the ears. A
train ou the North Kent railroad. bound
for this city, WAS showed up Monday
aighs add still remains in tho railroad
ntttng. where IL ~as stopped by a
drift. A number OF engines have been
sent 10 the scene. but they have been
unable. a. yet. 10 move the blockaded
train ,ron the cutting Tho Sheer
uess mail car cannot DO found.
IL has been lost somewhere along the
line OF railroad between this city and
Sheeruess. A search party sen. out
after the missing ear rescued the en-
gineer OF tho losr engine He was
found half frozen In a snow drift. Two
clergyman were showed up in a ear
rage on the Favorshaw road Monday
night and were rescued with difficulty
after having suffered terribly.
Reports from tho provinces show
that tho blizzard prevailed from ~.
Georges channel 10 the North sea one
OF the effects OF the severe storm has
been the stoppage OF the South Wales
iron works All road traffic is stopped
and tho trains there are de-
isyed Ia Somorsetshire. Dorset
shire. Hampshire snd Gloucester
shire. there are snow drifts everywhere
many feet deep. rendering field work
impossible. In these counties the mai.
service has been completely stopped.
and IN. farmers suffer immense loss
among the cattle and sheep focks with
which their farms a~e stocked
Taken altogether, the storm has not
been equaled in severity for a decade.
not excepting the terrible weather ex-
perieuced during the latter part OF 1890
Another instance OF snow blocked
train IS upon a road familiar 10 Ameri-
cans who cross the channel from the con
sinent The train which left the
Chariux Cross station az omidnight for
Folxestous was caught in r huge snow
drift outside OF Folkestoue. The pas
sengers were not rescued until O'Clock
when many OF them we're half fTozes.
LoxDON. March t0.-Duriux the
month ~ Decem Der last the sun did not
shine here one day. During the entire
wear % 1890. out Of possible =. $50
hours when the sun should or might
have been visible. 10 was visible only
f.O02 hours. and these were mainly in
the afternoons
LoxooS. March 10 Information has
reached Kharkov that the town OF
Taganrog. on the sea OF Azov. has been
completely buried in snow FOR three
weeks Ter thousand workmen were
Immediately dispatched - the scene by
the government with orders 10 work
day and night opening the roads and a
large sclief party has been organized To
carry food % the starving people.