The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-12
THE BLIZZARD BROKEN.
THOUGH THERE is STILL A DEAL or
SUFFERING AND DISTRESS.
Sailors Subjected to Pinchipg HardshIps.
The Railroad blockade Practically
Broken-Eehoes Of the Storm.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE harbor
comfort and peril incident to the late
severe weather. Fourteen boats OF the
New York. and four OF the New Jersey
fleet are still out at sea, and from most
OF them no report has been received. The
crews and pilots on board number nearly
two hundred.
The j. H. Stafford was doing station
duty outside the bar, but on Friday stood
out to sea TO escape being blown ashore.
She has not returned and six pilots, VINO
took vessels over the bar on Saturday,
were compelled to stay on the ships and
make the ocean voyage.
The position Of almost every buoy In
the harbor has been changed by drifting
ice, which is already another difficulty
the pilots have 10 contend with.
cAITAIE AND CELw SAVED.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE Wilson Line
steamer Francisco, Captain jenkins.
which arrived this afternoon from Huh,
had on board nine shipwrecked seamen.
On Sunday last, February 10Th, four
masted schooner was sighted showing sig
nails of distress. The sea was making a
clean breach over the vessel, washing her
fore and aft The steam pumps were
working. but apparently failed TO relieve
the vessel. as she became more water
logged every minute.
After standing by for some time a good
position was secured 10 windward of the
wreck, and the steamer board life-boat
was successfully launched in charge Of
the chief officer, with seven sailors as a
crew The men tugged bravely at the
oars and attempted 10 run alongside the
wreck. but the terrible force Of the sea
breaking over the doomed vessel obliged
them 10 keep alOof.
The weather was intensely cold at the
time, and the wind was blowing a gale
with high, mountainous seas, and il was
impossible to 20 alongside. The captain
and crew of the schooner jumped from
the stern of the vessel and were quickly
hauled into the boat. All hands were
rescued.
The vessel proved to be the four-masted
schooner George A. McFadden. Of Bath.
Me, l,0l7 tons, and commanded by Cap
tain g. +. Wallace. She was bound from
Norfolk for Boston, with a cargo Of coal.
She left Norfolk on February 4th.
COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHED.
WASHINGTON. =. G.. Feb. 1l.-Tele-
phone communication has again been es-
tablished with Indian Head. the naval
provng-Eround. thirty miles below Wash
1ngtOn. whore a number Of officers ard
their wives ana about fifty employees have
been isolated from the rest OF the world
by the storm since last Wednesday, Mes
sages were exchanged between the ord
napce Bureau at the Navy Department
and the imprisoned residents to-day, and
n was learned that. although helpless.
the party had plenty Of provisions and
fuel for long st.ge. The little COM
munity is apparently in cXcellents spirits,
and the proving-srounds in the hollow
below the settlement. several feet under
the snow. advantage has been taken Of
the opportunities for considerable social
gayety.
Attempts Were made to break a passage
down the river with a big Government
tug-boat this week, 10 get fresh meat
vegetables letters and newspapers TO the
officers. but il is not expected that the
tests will be renewed for ten days yet, as
all the hydraulic mechanism for manipu-
latlng The big rifles must be carefully
thaWei out and in some places twelve feet
Of snow must be melted.
The completion OF the battle-ships VIII
be delayed by the failure to test lot or
armor intended for them, which is at the
Washington navy-yard awaiting trans
portation TO the proving-ground
SWEPT INro rHE ocEAN.
HALIFAX. n s.. Feb. n.-Telegraphlc
advices received tonight from South Bay,
Cape Breton, state that the place has
been wiped out of existence by the
storms of last week. The property wash
ed into the sea includes fish houses,
wharves, boats. stores, and fishermen's
dwellings. No lives were lost, but sew
eral families living on the beach were
rescued with sieat difficulty, and saved
with nothing but the clothes they wore.
Green Cove reports that the storm was
the most disastrous ever known on that
coast. Boats and fish houses were nearly
all swept out 10 sea or wrecked on tho
beach. No mail has been received since
February %. and there is no telling when
the roads will be cleared
NORTH SYDNEY. G. g., Feb. 11-Ad-
vices from Meat Cove, G. b.. say the tidal
wave which swept that coast Tuesday
and Wednesday Of last week did grea'
damage TO shipping on ST. Paul Islanth
The waves washed clear over the top of
the Northwest light house. Several stores
and fish houses. with their contents, were |
swept into the ocean. Telegraph wires
were blown down for distance Of twenty |
miles.