The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-27


she Is at anchor as no signals OF distress
are visible.
bad Weather Out West.
CHICAGO, Dec. PA heavy snow fall
began here last evening and continued
until late hour. Reports from many
parts In Illinois, Northern Indiana and
the western portion of Ohio, show the
storm to have been general In these sec-
tions.
Nearly Blizzard.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 27.-Throughout
Nebraska light snow fell for tho greater
part of the night. In some portions the
storm assumed almost the proportions OF
a blizzard. The weather bureau predicts
fall of 20 degrees by tomorrow afternoon,
bringing the temperature down to zero.
This is the first decidedly wintery weather
here this season.
Lumbermen Jubilant.
BANGOR, Me-, Dec. 27.-Snow began to
fall in this section about midnight and
has continued up to the present. The
Northern Maine lumbermen and traders
are jubilant, as the snow means thousands
of dollars to them in clearing the lumber
camps OF their products.
Coldest and Stormiest at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, Dec. 27.-Last night was the
coldest and stormiest Of the winter thus
far. Snow is still falling this morning,
but the wind is abating somewhat. The
railroads do not report much impediment
to traffic, though the storm is generala
this end OF the State.
Irregularlty at Troy.
Troy, N. Y, Dec. 27.-sphe snow il now
oversix inches deep, but drifts badly. All
the trains except those of the Belt
Line arc hours late. The street car motor
lines are experiencing great difficulty In
keeping tracks clear and wires up and thu
cars run with no regularity, being some
times an hour apart.
Two Feet on the Level. 2
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, Dec. 27.--Not
only the most severe snow and wind storm
of the winter, but of yeas, has been rag.
ing in this vicinity for the past 10 hours,
and up to the present time there Is no In
dication of an abatement. Snow to the
depth Of two feet on the level has fallen
and with the high winds which
accompanied it the drifts are al
most beyond description. In same
parts of the village the fences are COM
pletely buried 80 that many of the rcsi-
dents have been compelled to literally dig
themselves out of their homes. The
tracks of the Central Hudson and the
Northern Central railroads are blocked,
while the entire line Of the Canadaigua
electric road is completely showed under,
and unless the storm ceasco travel over it
will not be resumed for "a hours. The
suddenncss OF the storm took farmers un-
awares, and the result is that cattle and
other live stock has suffered terribly.
Considerable Damage at Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 27.--The
storm in this section continued with
great severity all night and has done con-
siderable damage. About eight inches Of
snow fell, changing to sleet in the NOM
ing. The cold is intense. "A sharp wind
has broken down wires on all the lines
but not crippled the service as badly as In
other recent storms.
The electric cars are running with din
Guilty and little attention il paid to sshed-
ule time.
Severe I'm New York Harbor.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-There is no direct
telegraph communication between this
city and Sandy Hook owing to the storm,
and all messages are received by way OF
Long Branch. At Sandy Hook the wind h
blowing moderate gale from east-north-
cast and the rain continues. The only
steamer passing inward at the Hook
up to II a. m. was the Clyde Line steamer
Algonquin from Jacksonville and Charles
ton. The American Line steamer Berlin,
for Southampton, passed Sandy Hook at
500. The White Star Line steamer .
lower bay last night on account Of
the storm, reached quarentine
shortly after 8 o'clock this morning
and left for her dock about o'cloch. The
water along the Staten Island shore Is un-
usually high and in many places tho waves
make clean breach over the docks. At
quarantine tho waves are continually
breaking over the stone wall which was
built to protect the shore along the front
of the quarantine lines.
Observer Dunn Remarks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-"It was genuine
cyclone" said Weather Observer Dunn
this morning, in speaking OF the storm
which last night swept across the states
east OF the Mississippi. .It moved up
from the Gulf stream," continued Mr..
Dunn, ''and was central over Philadelphia
and New York. The radius OF the storm
is about GOO miles and is attended 0y
northeast gales. Rain or snow he's fallen
over all the states east OF the Mississippi.
The heaviest'fall was along the border OF
the coast. The snow fall ended here
about 5;40 o'clock this morning, and the