The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-28

senger trains We're abandoned and freight
traffic Is at a standstill. The storm down
the Genesee valley has not been as severe
as about this city, however. The blizzard
came so Unexpectedly that cattle have suf-
fered from exposure, and country roads
are well nigh impossible
Quebec, Que. Dec. "a hurricane
which has been raging here all day reached
its hight about S O'Clock tonight Very
ieW Nentured out Of doors, as the streets
are blocked with snow. Trees and fences
were blown down in all directions and
considerable damage was done to prop
erty. Teiegraphic and telephone COM
muncation are demoralized and the city
is in darkness tonight. electric light wires
having become mixed up with the othsr
wires. At midnight the storm is gradually
subsiding.
Glen Cove, n Y, Dec 27.-An unknown
schooner foundered In Long Island Sound,
on Matinacock Point. near Glen Cove.
last night. She sank In five fathoms OF
water and it is believed that the entire
crew were lost.
Atlantic. n. j.. Dec. 27.-In going across
the wead dows this morning a funeral, bear
ing the body of child, was caught by the
rapid rise of the tide and the mOurners
were compelled to abandon the hearse. In
attempting TO regain the road the horses
became unmanageable and had TO be cut
I loose to prevent the carriages from being
/ overturned and the mourners were COM
| PEELED to take to the tops OF the vehicles to
| get out OF the reach of rising water They
suffered acutely from the stinging cold
and wind A special train was sent to
their assistance, but had to return for life
| boats TO reach the imperilled people. They
/ were safely brought to this city about
/ O'Clock this afternoon.
Camden, n. j., Dec. 27.-The storm in
this vicinity was the most severe since
| the cyclone of 1856. Electrical wires OF all
| kinds were torn from their fastenings
and poles were blown down by the high
| wind. Market street, one of the princi-
| pal throughfares was literally blocked
with debris until late in the day. The
| danger of fire and loss of life from the
wires was so great that the electric light
] plant was closed down and the city Is de-
/ pendent upon gas. oil and candles for light
! tonight Several houses were unrooted
and partially destroyed trees by the score
/ were uprooted. and many people were in
/ jured by flying debris.
| Wheeling, W. Va. Dec. 27.-The heaviest
| snow in years fell here last night and this
morning. Snow fell continually from 4
| O'Clock yesterday afternoon, until o'clock
| this morning. Trains are all late and street
car traffic is completely blockaded.
Duluth, Mimi, Dec 27-The coolest wave
/ Of the season struck Duluth yesterday and
/ the mercury steadily lowered with the
This morning It was IS degrees below
zero. This is the first time I'm several
years that there has been no sleighing IN
| December.
Gainesville. o.. Dec. 27.-snow began
falling yesterday afternoon and has CON
tinued at intervals since. The ground IS
covered to a depth OF six inches and slelghs
are running. The mercury stands ABOUT
| 10 degrees above zero.
Cleveland o., Dec. 27.-This city was
visited by heavy snow storm accom-
panied by a high wind last night. Street
/ railway traffic was interfered with ana
| sidewalks blockaded by high drifts.
| ST Louis, Mo, Dec. H.-The mercury is
slowly travelling down the tube and at
! O'Clock this morning registered degrees
/ above zero. The first snow OF the season
is falling, with indications Of continuing
several hours. Reports from points south
of here including Northern Texas, STATE
that the weather is cold, and snow Is fail-
ing in many places.
baltimore. Md, Dec. 2.-Snow, sleet and
rain alternately throughout the night.
filed the streets with slush ana lmpeueu
traffic. Three and a half inches Of snow
fell before 1t turned into rain. rms morn
ing n light snow is falling and there was
| a high wind. All incoming vessels are be-
mind time and those scheduled to depart
are delaying their trips. The telegraph
wires are in bad shape. Meagre reports
from Western Maryland cities Indicate
small blizzard prevailing there.
| Chicago. Ill Dec N.--After short IN
termission toward morning snow Whlch
had been falling during the greater part
of last night began to come down again
with renewed Vigor and an old-fash-
toned snow storm was soon in progress.
Street railway lines are working hard
with snow plows to keep their tracks
clear. The cold early this morning was
| fak. u, ha
thermometer registering 12 degrees above
at 10 O'Clock. All trains from the north
west were reported late this morning.
| At the weather office 1t was stated that
the snow storm was general through the
country, and all points in Illinois report
the worst storm Of the season.
Toward evening the train service on the
northern and western roads improved rap
| idly. and tonight the postof1ce officials
report mails from most sections of the
/ country arriving about on time. On the
/ eastern roads however, the situation Is
! not so favorable. All trains from that
! direction have been from one to three
hours late, and one train is reported as
! leaving Cleveland for Chicago seven hours
late. In some sections Of the Chicago sub
urbs the mail delivery for the afternoon
| was abandoned.
Pittsburg. Pa, Dec IA snow storm
began at o'clock yesterday afternoon
/ and continued until go O'CLOCK TINS
morning Throughout the night heavy
winds caused much drifting. Street rail-
way traffic Is greatly impeded and trains
! on all the railroads are from one and
| a. half to four hours late. The indications
/ are that the snowfall is over for the
| present. The depth of the snow as given
/ by the United States signal officer is
| twelve and one-half inches The maxi
mum temperature was 80 degrees and the
! rofnfrnt1r1f Is degreSs.
! Quarantine, l.. l., Dec. H.-The hail
and snow storm which set In shortly
/ after sundown last evening" settling into
a heavy rain storm during the early
morning hours and accompanied by
fresh northeast wind, caused an unusu-
| ally high sea in the upper and lower bay.
| An unusually high tide washed upon the
| staten Island shores this morning, but
no damage of a serious nature is re-
ported
Scranton, Pa, Dec. T.-Since Z O'Clock
last night a snow storm of blizzard pro-
| portions has ragged continuously through
out Northeastern Pennsylvania, equal
almost to the great storm of seven
wears ago, when this region was iso-
lated for nearly a week. Only local pas