Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-23

DRY GOODS
COMP ANY
SNOW AND A BLIZZARD
PLAY HAVOC IN NEW YORK AND
THE EAST.
Scores Of Railroads Blocked and Trains Tied
Up-BusHess Completely al d Stand.
slill---0ns Death Results.

New York, Feb. %. Throughout this
stntG New England aud Pennsylvania
a. fierce blizzard was raging toduy In
This city snow Tell continuously from last
night until this afternoon, when tho
SHOW fall gave place ~ a gale which
banked md drifted the snow.
Iroughout the state train service in
many localities was suspended and roads
are entirely abandoned At Cntsllill
Hudson aud Smgertics the streets are
deserted and roads leading 10 the sun.
rounding country are impossible Rail.
rund communication has been interrupt
lyl on all railroads leading To- Kingston
Trains are stalled on the Ulster and
Delaware and Waikiki Wiley railroads.
the rock cuts. of which there are many
on both rouds, being hllod with snow To
the depth of eight or ten feet. On tue
latter road trains hive been unable to
80 beyond Forest Glenn siiac Saturday
last, owing To the filling Of cuts and the
present storm has made things much
worse,
Al regular trains ON the Boston and
Albany uulrond are abandoned. From
all over the state reports of damage are
coming IN aud the storm Is pronounced
the worst OF the season,
In New England like condition of
things is reported. 4 blizzard has been
blowing an day &C Ncrgonnes. VI. the
Is suspended mN tle drifts M tho streets
are from four 10 nine feet deep
Al Dover y. H.. the storm ~ reported
as terrible, A high wind prevailed ana
eleven inches of snow fol since y o'clock
this morning \ snow plow from Port.
and got struck there aud had TO be- shovel
ed ont
AZ Hartford. Conn. il has boon yoov,.
ing since IL O'Clock last uish. ana MI ,
o'clock the fall was over a foot An
trains are delayed aud complete LlOcl,
~ now eXrncted. Snow is Aill failing.
AZ Lowell, Mass. ten tclcs of cnoyv
igll up TO noon, Business is lid mn
ihe electric car men w9rkal rll higii
10 keep the tracks clear bdt az \ o'rl 1cl
TINS morning gave up the rfrrt.
Ihis snow storm win be mora dsns-
trOus thNn the March blizzard OF Gmr
years ago, IL Ia sun showing aud di;G
ing
Woonsockct, ~ IT, reports that today's
storm has again thrown thinps ia fo,
fusion, particularly on the New Yorl
ana New England ailrOad branch b,1
tween Noonsockot and Newton High
land, Mass' Travel was almost al
stantstill an day.
At Worcester Mass, this afternoon
lhe STORM increased m severity and M,
temperature took Il slight drop. Supw
has begun 10 drift
~ ehnsAiN0m0 plartarS are pVon
worse. Scranton dispatches saw n,a
nanue of snow whieh row envelores
Northeastern Pennsylvania m,asnres
thirty Inches on level sixteen inches
BENG ahded TO the fall hy he storm
winch began last evening aud continued
Without cessation 70 this nour Railroads
arc everywhere hlockadrl No trains
whatever hnye pissed over the jefferson
htaneh Of the Delaware ana Btdsn,
1rauty railroad 10 Honesdale this weel
ewing % sunday NIGHTS blizzard. s,d
.Re present STORM adds further IN ~
piockHde Fears OF lancer from drifts
On the nountlins arc putting thn n'ja9s
ware, l.acawanna and Western peerle
on thelr guard This Afternoon relief
trains with hundreds 81 section banb.
shup employees and mine workm,.a w.
sons ont "a assist In raising any bia.i'
ade that may arise. lhey MN H. a,nni.
proNisioncd 80 as 10 niieve naese,',.' ".
~ any tfMns thai may Dc stalled.
.sal. s NgsP snow has forced itself h
40 trains have coine FROM N.,- X.,a.
1ooay and tAc blockade on An m. a,InAr