The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-01
VIOLENT STORMS
On Land and Sea Which Cause
Much Damage
BOTH RAIN AND SNOW
Play Sad Havoc With Water Graft and
Railways.
WORST IN THIRTY YEARS.

Hervy Fall OF Snow Reported Through
Central Pennsylvanla blockade In Colo
RADIO.
% LEwEs, Del, March 30.--A severe
gale prevailed here early on Saturday
morning. from east northeast which
during Friday night was very heavy.
About o'clock Saturday morning the
schooner B. +. Fabens from Boston, In
ballast for Philadelphia broke from her
pchor and came ashore opposite the
town. She lies high upon the beach In
good condition with crew all safe and
protected. The schooner A, Powell,
Capt Hunter, with pine lumber from
Wilmington, N. c., for Philadelphia,
was driven ashore at Q o'clock this
morning about two miles above the
town, where the sea made full breach
over her and she is supposed to be full
Of water Some of her men were in the
rigging when the life saving crews
went To their assistance about o'clock
apd succeeded in rescuing the crew Of
six men. The brig Hattie, from Hayti,
with logwood for Boston, went ashore
yesterday afternoon near Ocean City,
Md, with prospect for saving vessel and
cargo good.
A schooner is supposed TO be ashore
about three miles above here, near the
mouth of Broadkill beach. The gale
abated somewhat at noon Saturday.
BALTIMORE, March 3O-The snow and
rain storm, which began here early Sat
IVday morning, ragged with great vio-
ience. Excepting last years great snow
storm which struck this city on March
70, the present record has never been
caualled at this late season Of the year
a great deal Of damage will necessarily
gccrue to the shipping interests in par.
teular.
The American ship Parthia, bound
from New York to San Francisco, was
c1ught in the prevailing gale off the
Atlantic coast, lost three OF her top gal.
liant masts and two yards, and put in to
Hampton Roads for shelter. The Par
thia was on her maiden voyage She
left New York March 20 and encoun-
tored u heavy storm which she struck
In the gulf stream. The wind blew
hurricane and waves piled mountains
high swept over her deck After the
storm had abated Capt. Carter deter
mined to put about for New York
When of the winter quarter lightship,
he was caught in the present storm and
put into the Hampton Roads for shelter
and repairs. All incoming vessels re-
port heavy gales and rough weather
which caused more or less damage.
New York, March 3O.-All.the steam
Slips arriving here report severe weather
u sea The British steamship Manda.
lay from Pemambucco arrived here Sat
urday. On March 81 an immense sea
washed on board and fell on five sailors,
John Levey being swept overheard
The sea was running too high at the
tune TO permit OF rescue, The four
others were injured by the sea.
LANCASTER, Pa. March 80. The turn
pixies and country roads arc blocked
with drifts while the snowfall on the
level In this county measures about
nineteen inches A number of freight
tgains on the Reading & Col mbia rail- |
road have been abandoned on account
q the heavy snow on tracks. All tele. !
graphic and telephone communication
Is badly crippled
PUEBLO, Col, March S0.-The first !
tpin 10 break the snow blockade ar.
r5ved here over the Missouri Pacific at .
t4O p. m. Saturday. Railroad men re-
port it the worst snow storm they ever
encountered. In some places the drifts
Tere fully nine feet deep. After do.
Ipy Of forty-eight hours here the Mis-
5pur Pacific train started eastward. On
ibis train was the special car Newport,
William A. Proctor and Robert
II. Clark, of Ciuninnati and their fami.
les. The Santa Fe trains began arriv.
pg Saturday night No suffering on
my Of the trains because Of the delay
S reported.