The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-12
BLOW OF TaE BLIZZARD.
The Weather Extremely Severe
Northern New York.


WATERTowx, N. Y, March 1l.-Bliz-
zard weather prevails throughout Northern
New York, though unaccompanied with
any serious hardship. Since O'Clock yes
terday afternoon about two feet of snow has
fallen, aud high wind has
made immense drifts, which in
some cases on the highways
and railroads are impossible The Their
mometer at o'clock this morning registered
about l7s, a fall Of 23' since the storm
began. The barometer was rising. The
city schools were butslimly attended to-day
and in the country districts many were
closed. The numbering and sugarmaking
industries have been in errupted.
SYRACUSE SHOWED UNDER.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, March ia wind
and snow storm which set in in this city
yesterday afternoon developed into q bliz-
zard, which to-day laid a complete embargo
on traffic and business. The break Of the
day disclosed the fact that enough snow had
fallen during the night to effeotually block
ade all the horse and electric car lines. The
city was virtually left without means
All the country roads lead
ing into the city were so badly
drifted that 10 was absolutely impossible
for the farmers to come in. and as a result
the city is on the verge of a milk famine.
The storm is raging with undated fierce
ness tonight. The public schools were dis
missed to-day. Trains kept moving all day
without regard to schedule. The Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg road to north
srn points was abandoned.
NEGROES CAUGHT IN THE STORM,
UTICA, N. Y, March 1l.-This city is
fairly buried in snow drifts, over ten feet
N hinhf haipn MI
was at stand-stilI to-day. The street car
lines were tied up. The schools, in some
instances were closed this afternoon. Two
persons were found in the streets
overcome by the storm. The train
service was almost discontinued Three
carloads Of negroes from Tennessee, who
passed through here yesterday on their way
to work on the Adirondack railroad, about
whose safety fears were entertained, are at
Lowville. They entertain the opinion that
'de day OF judgment am come"
oswEGo sNow-BoUND.
OswEGo, N. Y, March 1.-THE blizzard
has complete possession of this town. All
the railroads are blocked. No mails have
been received. The wires are down No
trains are running in or out Of Oswego to-
day. Railroad cuts are filled to the top.
There are immense drifts in the principal
streets ten feet deep. Nearly all business
has stopped. 1t is the worst storm in
years.
DEATHS IN THE WEST.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Reports from
outlying points in Minnesota, Iowa and
North Dakota show that quite number OF
people caught in the blizzard were frozen
70 death, and a great quantity Of stock
also perished. The casualties were not
all from freezing. however. At.Humboldt,
Ia, the gale capsized John Dwenson with
bis load OF hay aud broke bis neck. 1t de.
molished G. ID. Shellburn's 200.foot long
barn. 1t threw John Oleson upon the
ground aud broke his skull.
AT Devils Lake, OAK, a man named
Wilson was found frozen to death near his
employers house. Four farmers in that
neighborhood were caught near their home
but before they reached shelter they were sc
badly frozen that they will lose their feet
hands, noses or ears.
AT Topeka, KAN, reports are coming II
of great damage to winter wheat By the
blizzard. Some of the reports say thou,
sands of acres are black and wiited'
Especially is injury noticed on the bottoms
A BLIZZARD IN AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, March ia blizzard is raging
in Northern Austria and Hungary. The
snow has made the roads impassable. Many
railroad lines are blocked and some train:
are imbedded in snow. Traffic In Vienna
was suspended for few hours this morning.
American visitors declare that the storm /,
fully equal in severity to a western "bliz
zard." The streets are covered with deer
snow.