Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-15
GREAT STORMS.
The Storm Sevcrest on the Coast f's@
of Schnoner's Grew Lost.

of n Schooner's Crew Lost,
RosToN, Feb. II. The snow storm which
began in this vicinity late yesterday az
ternoon was rot IN itselt as severe as tn =
last heavy snow s. o-m, but the high
WIND, snow and low temperature COM
Dlhei TO make one of the roughest and
most disagreeable nights of ths winter
At Fall River heavy northeasteriy
gale blew the snow % miles an hoar
New London reported the fiercest storm
OF the winter, the clouds of binding snow
Delng so dense that all vessels in the har-
Dor We're shut out from view. Tug
Thomas j. Scully reached port just before
noon, it being hazardous for her to keep
on down the sound. Tug Gertrude from
Fall River brought in wrecking schooner
Fly and dragged half dozen barges to
an anchorage where they might ride out
the storm The gale increased during
the night and ragged furiously, indicating
disaster to any craft that 10 caught ou,
side a harhor.
The blizzard struck Newport with
great fury and large fleet of barges
and schooners which left there vest rdaY
morning will have hard time to reach u
secure port.
People Blown About and Injured and
business Blocked Gcncraliy
| CHICAGO. Feb. ID Chicago was visitel
/ yester lay by the widest hurricane ever
experienced in this city The wind wa.
strong all night but along toward t
o'clock it suddenly increased in force and
an hour later a small cyclone was on the
city. by q o'clock snow was IA ling. and,
with sncW and wind and failing ther-
mometer, Chicago was being treated to a
first class blizzard Tie storm abatsd
about o'clock last evening and was 10
I lowed by a cold snap tlat sent iha mer-
curry down below zero
All meth ds Of transportation su Terod
| from the bliZzarl Street cars plowel
their way through the drifts drawn by
/ four horses. The cable trains were T. .
/ qUrntly bl-clled. TIE rec of Ia. lurr,-
caac made travel on the elevated ttain,
1 uneoni or,able. On nearly all IA tlrosd,
/ inc m NJ trHins were from HGlf au hoIf
to eight hours late.
TIE force OF the wind "a it roar,l ]
through tne streeta was feiriui. Str1u .
men ree.al before it and many were airlS.
| lifted oif their feet. Ole. woman was
! caught by the storm. and dashed usains,
a water plug and two OF her ribs brokea
/ On Jackson street, near Michigan avenue
] % ifi'tli W as MI 1ClNtHil AlpNu ny lllt WIKI
End his overeoat sprealing to tn, gale
and acting rs a sail he IS carri Il a.ou.;
the smooth pavement for several var ls
The lake was like the sea in n tempest.
| The gale from the northwest piled the
water in tremendous waves on the shore.
Tne billows beat over the brsakwa er,
and piers. At Lincoln park tht sea wa /
was practically under water.
/ Te'euhone and telegraph wires gufIare I
ircm the iorm. Many wires were torn
from th il fasteu.nEs, and po e. blown
down.
In the central district OF the aity The
stoym was at its worst. The gale swep
from the aorth and east wi,h fearsu
velocity. The streets between the lig
business blocks bacame patas for the
tempest.
u wn on the lax trout the storm had
full play. In thn odtlying districts bust
ness was practically suspended Drifts
Of snow from 1--WE to ten feet hsgh were
piled up against the front door, o. llaay
store'.
Many acc,dent7 we're rcrort d 10 the ro-
/ lice In spite IF thu arfa we tthpr a,d
the awful coad ton OF TIE stree the am
/ bulanccs were Kept busy ii lar e ptr5 Of
day.
All day long Capt Byrne fcundi neces-
scry to have six stalwnrt police ofiicers
station at the entrance to the al ev lust
west Of the mus ,nit upic to pr te;,t tn ..
lives ot those pas.iaI The wind bic ],
gale down tae ALLEY be ind this high
bulldl g, ana re 'l9 going to the / d.
/ MICS Ce :tra' dept ani coming from 80
were for time IOWA !rpr Their feet
/ aod many nG:.o" J. escaped serious in
/ juries