The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-11
SNOW IN ENGLAND.
Railway Trains Stopped in All
Parts Of the Kingdom.
WORST STORMS EVER KNOWN.


IOQD0H, March lo.-The blissasd IN the south
Of England continues, although the weathr IN
London h milder. The railroads Of Kent and
Sussex are completely biockaded, and the neigh
boring country covered deeply with snow. The
hurricane, which accompanied the snow storm,
piled the snow drifts on al sides, stopping all
trafnc on the railroad lines and upon country
roads Two trains full Of passengers in the mid
lands were snowed up last night and the pas
sengeu not rescued until this morning. Il II
reported that the people suffered terribly from
cold during the night, owing 70 the unheated
condition Of the cars. train on the North
Kent railroad, bound for this city, was showed
up last night, and stiu remains In railroad
cutting, where It was stopped By drift A
number Of engines were sent 10 the
scene, but they were unable 70 move the
train. The 6heerness mail car cannot
Be found. II II lost somewhere along
the line between this city and Sheerness. A
search party sent out after the missing car 70
covered the engineer OF the lost engine. He WAS
found half-frosen in the snow. Two clesEymen
were showed up In . carriage on the road last
night and were rescued with much dihaculty
reports froin the provinces show that the
blizzard prevailed from St Georges channel to
the North sea One Of the effects Of the severe
storm ha: besn the stoppase Of the south Wales
were delayed. In Somersetshfre, Dorcetshire,
Hampshire and 6loucestershire there are snow
drift dr,H evsrywhere, many feet deep. rendering
suffer an immense loss In cattle and sheep.
Another instance Of the snow blockade Of .
cross the channel to and from the continent,
was that o. the passenger train which left Char
ing Cross railroad station at midnight, on the
outside Foikestone. The passenger were NOT
rescued until this morning, when many of them
were III, owing g their being almost frozen.
the time they were Imprisoned in the snow
bound cars. On the London, Chatham 4 Dover
railroad, trains were delayed for hourA Maid
stone, sheerDess and sItsingbourne were cut on
In addition to the damage done by the storm
gerously rapid manner, and already has mum
dated the lOw-lying district bordering the river
from Richmond down. Green grocers Of this
city and elsewhere are naturally, suffering from
the dearth Of vegetables, etc. All wagons COM
Ing from the country are showed up along the
roads, and scarcity and rise in price OF such
provisions may be looked for during the next
Work on the docks in and about London il
partially suspended, owing to the SNOW accumu-
lated about them In South Deyonshire the
snow storm continues In violence. Railroads
are blockaded and the mail train bound from
southampton for London Is showed mp. Towns
on the channel Islands also are cut on By snow
from all communication with each other
At Lydd, small seaport town Of Kent, while
the cosstgusrd Iifeboaf vas going 70 rescue the
crew Of an endangered vessel, the lifeboat cap
sized and many of its occupants were drowned.
Near Hastings, Sussex county, I've fishing
smacks were wrecked and three fishermen
drowned, while Others barely escaped. At one
time In the storm II was said the mail boat ply
ing between Dover and Calais on her way 70 the
latter port had foundered. The report turned
out to be incorrect, the mail boat having reached
Calais in safety, but in terribly battered shape
In addition to the blockade Of trains already
referred to, several are showed up at different
places along the roada In all cases the passen-
gers suffered severely Several persons arc
reported missing. and Il Is believed have found
death in snowdrifts while endeavoriug to reach
places of safety. This afternoon only meagre
reports are received from parts of England and
Wales. Lines, according 70 these dispatches,
are generally blockaded. :.
A dispatch from Starwick brings information
that the yacht Sapphire, owned BY McLArr, Of
Glasgow, was driven ashore there during the
gale. McLar was thrown overheard and
drowned. Information received from Cardiff
this afternoon says much damage was done BY
the Storm and adds to the list Of lives lost man
frozen to death in Surrey.
BERLIN, March 1A-Eevere snow storms arc
prevailing on the German coast Railroad
communication 10 greatly impeded, and trains
are showed In at Hamburg, HOlstein and Neck
lenburg. In the interior heavy rains are falling
and causing the rlvef1 to be flooded