The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09

dead bodies having been found reached
the city this evening. The local news
papers have suspended publication. as
it Is impossible to have them distribut-
ed. The greatest apprehension Is felt
for the poor miners living in the out
side settlements. Several sleighing
parties are missing. but they have prob
ably taken shelter in the houses of
friends.
Chambersburg, Pa, Feb. S.-The
bowling blizzard today tore down a
school house near Shippensburg. The
teacher Miss Hattie Wylie, and three
pupils were seriously injured.
Easton, Pa, Feb. S.-The storm Of
last night and today has left Easton
snow-bound. Trains on the Lehigh
railroad, Central Railroad Of New Jer-
sey, Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
Easton and Northern railroad, and the
Lehigh and Hudson railroad have been
unab . to leave Easton all day. The
Pennsylvania trains are all greatly de-
layed. The street car service in Eas-
ton has been abandoned and the snow
in the street is very deep. The public
schools held no session today and busi-
ness was almost entirely suspended.
Jacksonville, Fla. Feb. S.-Palm
Beach, on Lake Worth, was the warm
est place on the main land of the whole
United States this morning, the mer-
curry falling to 55 above zero at sunrise.
Key West reports GA Every other
point in Florida reports from 2s to IA.
Orange trees are probably destroyed,
vegetables, crops and half a million
quarts of Strawberries, just beginning
TO ripen, are destroyed. Loss Will be
very heavy. Tampa reports mercury
at 90 at daybreak and showing, which
is an unprecedented occurrence in that
Florida latitude.
Great Suffering on the Coast.
Freeport, Feb. S.-During the storm
of Thursday q steamer was supposed to
be ashore on the beach between Short
beach and Seba inlet. The steamer blew
her whistle from o'clock till midnight.
Old bay men report that there were
distress signals. Owing to the severity
of the storm 1T is impossible to go to the
beach. The thermometer is down to
zero, and the wind is blowing about
thirty miles an hour. The telephone
communications between life-savinG
stations at the beach are down.
1t is reported from Fire Island that
several persons are suffering from the
intense weather and many cases of
frozen limbs are reported There is no
coal left in the yards of the village and
if the storm lasts much longer many
families will perish. The public streets
are deserted and many stores are
closed. The snow drifts are from ten
to thirteen feet high.
Buzzards Bay, Mass, Feb. S.-The
blizzard from the south struck on Cape
Cod with all it's fury soon after mid
night. 1t did not snow until late this
morning, and then the wind blew full
fiedged hurricane. No storm for many
years has done so much damage in so
short time and the effects of the gale
are already being seriously felt all
along the cape.
At Buzzards Bay the full sweep of
the elements was experienced. The
railroad bridge has sprung and Is un-
safe for passage of trains. The scene
about the presidents summer home,
Gray Gables, this morning, was wild
The waters came within close proxim-
ity to the estate and immense cakes of
ice are seen nearly on the threshold
of the building. The presidents favor
ite cat boat, the Ruth, was washed
away and is breaking itself to pieces
against the railroad bridge.