St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-23
Descends Upon the Unfort-
innate Inhabitan is Of the
East.
Gotham'S Streets Made Almost
Impossible by the Drift
ing Snow.
Trains SnoWbound on All the
New England Rail-
roads.
New York and Pennsylvania
Lines Also Bloekaded by
Snow.

New YORK, Feb. 22.-Fhroughout
this state. New England and Pennsylva-
mia fierce blizzard ragged today. In this
city snow fell continuously from last
night until this afternoon, when the
snowfall gave place to a gale, which
banked the drifted snow in diSagreea-
BILE quantities in many OF the streets.
Throughout the state the train service
in many localities is suspended and the
roads are entirely abandoned. At Cats
kill. Hudson and Saugerties the streets
are practically deserted, aud the roads
leading to the surrounding coun-
try are impossible. Railroad COM
munication has been interrupted
OH all railroads leading to Kings
ton. Trains are stalled on the Ulster &
Delaware and Waikiki Valley railways,
the rock cuts, of which there are many
on both of these roads, being filled with
snow to depth of from eight to ten
feet. On the latter road trains have
been unable to go beyond Forest Glen
since Saturday last, owing to the filling
of a cut, and the present storm has
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All the regular trains on the Boston &
Albany railroad have been abandoned.
A special train for Springfield was made
10 this afternoon. From all over the
state reports of damage are coming III.
and the storm is pronounced the worst
one of the season.
In New England a like condition of
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has been blowing all day at VergeDnes,
vt. The roads are blocked and bust
ness is generally suspended, and the
drifts in the street are from four to nine
feet deep. From Dover, n. H., the
storm is reported as terrible. A high
wind has prevailed, and eleven inches
OF snow has fell since s O'Clock this
morning. The electric road between
there and Somesworth has been blocked
and it has been impossible to get it open.
All trains have double-headers, and
even then are over an hour late. A snow
pillow from Portland got stuck there and
had to be shoveled out. The mail on
the stage which left Stratfoyd and North
wood yesterday morning got there at IL
this morning. The stage could not start
back today At Hartford, Conn.,. it has
been showing since II O'Clock last night
and at 2 o'clock
The Fall Was Over a Foot.
There was considerable snow on the
ground before All trains are delayed
and complete block is now expected.
Many trains are overdue. No cars are
being run today on the electric line be-
tween this city and East Hartford and
Glastonbury. The snoE is still falling.
At Lowell, Mass, fifteen inches of
snow fell up to noon. Business is tied
up. Electric car men worked all night
to keep the tracks clear, but at O'Clock
this morning gave up the effort. Cars
were blocked along the various routes,
and horses pulled them to the stations.
The storm will be more disastrous than
the March blizzard of four years ago. 1t
is still showing and drifting. Woon-
socket, R. l.. reports that today's storm
has again thrown things into confusion,
particularly Oh the New York q New
England's branch between Woon-
socket and Newton Highlands, Mass.
Travel has been almost at stand-still
all day. The first West-bound train ar
rived here seven hours late, and no train
will reach here from Boston via that