The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-28
SCRANTON, PA. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2s, 1894.
The BLIZZARD'S PATHWAY
Havoc Created by the Storm at Vari-
GUS Points.
DAMAGE IN CITY OF CAMDEN
Houses Unroofed, Trees Uprooted and
Canal Boats and Schooners Blown
Ashore-Narrow Escape from Death.
The Gale at Other Points.
BY the United Press

BY the United Press.
Camden, N. j., Dec. 27.-The storm In
this vicinity was the most severe since
the cyclone of 1886. Electrical wires of
all descriptions were torn from their
fastenings and poles were blown down
by the high wind. Market street, one
of the principal thoroughfares was lit
orally blocked with the debris until late
In the day. Mayor Westcott this morn
Ing formally requested the Camden
Lighting and Heating company to not
operate its electric lighting plant to-
night because Of the risk of fire or loss
of life should the current be turned on.
and the plant was accordingly shut
down. The city was practically in dark
ness tonight.
At Seventh and Birch streets seven
two-story houses were unroofed, and
several Of the inmates were injured by
falling bricks and plaster. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shirley, who reside in one
Of the houses, had a narrow escape
from death. They were awakened from
their slumber by the chimney crashing
through the roof and almost burying
them beneath the wreckage. Both were
rescued badly hurt.
Trees by the score were uprooted in
different sections of the city. The base
ball ground looks like the breastworks
Of fort after heavy cannonade, huge
sections Of the fence on every side being
blown down and shattered into kindling
wood
A canal boat was blown ashore and
upset in the Delaware river at the head
of North Third street, and a three-mast
schooner was blown ashore at the same
place. At Cooper's Point several small
boats were torn loose from their moor
ings and have not been recovered, while
several steam launches were capsized
or sunk. Other vessels In that locality
had their masts blown away and were
otherwise injured.
Henry j. Klosslerman, a well known
business man, was struck by falling
tree this morning while walking along
Broadway and had leg broken. The
storm did considerable damage at Had
donfield, six miles distant, but the force
Of the gale was not severe beyond that
point.
The Gale on the Coast.
Cape May, N. j., Dec. H.-The south
east gale Of last night raised a sea
which beat with tremendous force
against shore defences. In two other
places the tide swept over Poverty
Beach, submerging the meadows.
Train service to Five Mile Beach IS
suspended. The wires of the Western
Union company are down. The damage
to the shore is small, owing to the wind
shifting to the westward.
A story reaches here that large
three-masted schooner is ashore at
| Stone Harbor, Seven Mile Beach, and
that the crew were seen early this
morning in the rigging clinging to il
for their lives.
Course Of the Storm.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-The storm OF
snow, sleet and rain, which was borne
up from the south by a fierce gale last
night, covered wide eXpanse of coun-
try and played havoc with the wires
interrupted train service and brought
much discomfort to the residents of the
cities in dts track. The storm started
early yesterday morning in the south.
ern states and spread westward as Il
advanced northward, until the entire
country from Chicago to New York and
from Alabama to the Canadian pro.
vinces was in its grip. This morning
the storm was central off the New Jer.
sey coast and has moved rapidly
northeastward.
The telegraph service to points out
side of Philadelphia was badly inter
rupted, but tonight the linemen ART
rapidly replacing the lost wires. Re
ports received from every section oi
the state show that the snow fall wa:
very heavy and some parts 1t was still
showing tonight. The heavy fall o.
snow in the state delayed train service
on most of the railroads and the troll
ley systems in the different towns ant
cities was greatly interfered with.
So far the only casualty reported wai
the freezing ito death of an unknown
man, whose body was found in tn,
streets Of New York this morning. Nh,
storm will indirectly bring much suffer
ing to the miners in the Hazleton dis
trlct, as the collieries were compelled
to shut down, and 1t is approximate.
estimated that some 10000 men ant
boys will be thrown temporarily out o
work.
Tonight the storm is raging alon!
the New England and Canadian coast
and Nj is showing heavily
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