The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-09
SPREAD OVER MANY STATES,
Continuation of the Blizzard in
the East.
The Southern States Have Suffered
Severely.
try Intcrfered with - Reports
From Many Points.


swept over the greater part OF the
United States last night and today still
hovers in the vicinity of New York and
threatens to continue for an indefinite
time. With increasing force and VIC.
lence hourly growing in severity and
ment, the blizzard maintained
its icy sway from Thursday night until
this afternoon and continues in slight
ly milder form tonight. Today aud to-
night the ferries, elevated roads. surface
cars, steamers, boats and pedestrians
have been impsdsd and in great many
cases stopped by the storm. The steam
ers OF the different lines plying between
here and Boston have been seriously
interiered with and the various ferries
have not been merely delayed but
stopped for several hours.
Compared with the blizzard OF 1883,
there has been less snow, but the tenn
perature has been much lower and the
wind is Of greater velocity. The storm
has sbated somewhat tonight.
MONTREAL. Feb. S.--The blizzard has
delayed all trains. The Canadian Pa
cific reports that no trains have arrived
here since yesterday afternoon. 1t has
! practically demoralized street railway
traffic.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-This CITY is
passing through one of the severest
spells of cold it has ever experienced.
The snow has been falling since after
noon and by nightfall the ground was
five inches deep in snow, while high
wind added to the intensity of cold
which was near the zero mark. The
enow continued until 2 O'Clock and
drifted so badly as 10 stop travel on the
suburban street car lines and to render
transit about the CITY slow and uncer-
tain. The Thermometer went down just
below zero in the carly hours this
morning.
General delays in the postal service
severe storm that has been raging dur
ing the past few days.
Mails in the east are delayed between
ak and ten hours.
| PITTsBuRG, Feb. S.-The weather 10
growing colder and the local weather
Office has Issued bulletin predicting the
worst blizzard for years in this section.
Railroad and street car traffic is seri-
ously impeded, all through trains being
late. The supply Of natural gas is very
short.
KANSAS Cry, NO., Feb. S.-The cold
snap 10 broken and the Thermometer is
gradually creeping up again. Before
making the change, however, the low
mark for the last ten years was
reached when at 10 O'Clock this morning
the thermometer was 1879 degrees be-
low. Over Kansas also the weather has
become warmer. Nevertheless many
trains are still snow bound and will be
for day or two. The poorer classes
are still suffering great hardships.
| CLEVELAND, Feb. s. The blizzard
ragged with unabstsd fury throughout
the day, causing more or less delay to
| railroad traffic and decentralization OF
street oar service. A heavy gale from
the west, with the Thermometer slightly
below zero, prevailed throughout the
day. The school authorities held con-
ference and closed all the echools in the
city at noon.
LEXINGTON. KY, Feb. 8.-The Their.
mometer ct the state college observa-
tory registered IA degrees below zero at
O'Clock this morning, the lowest point
since 1872.
HAzELToN, Pa, Feb. ga train lie
snow Duund on the mountain branch OF
the PennsylvaniR road. The train
which left here at II o'clock for Waverly
ia stalled on the Beaver Meadow branch.
Not mill or mine is working. Two
sleighing parties are lost on the noun.
tain road between here and Tam anaque,
and grave fears are entertained for their
safety.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 8.-Dispatches from
all sections of tho state show that yes~
terdsy's storm approached in msgni-
tude the great blizzard. For the frat
time in years serious railroad blockades
have occurred. In this city several
street car lines we're at a standstil this
morning. The thermometer registered
zero.
ERIE, Pa, Feb. 8-The continued cold
weather has caused much suffering and
Inconvenience here. Fully shalt Of
the buildings in the city are heated with
natural gas piped so miles from the gas
regions. The low temperature has him
dered the flow OF the gas and increased
the consumption. Coal and wood could
not be resorted to, for, in most cases,
the stovea are built for gas only. Erie
bay is covered with Is inches OF ice and
water pines in ali parts OF the city are
frozen.
WICHITA, Kas., Feb. S.-Dispatch es
from tbs territory tell OF severe suffer-
ing. The cold snap. accompanied by
great quantities of anow, still prevails
and is driving wild animals from the
woods to the different settlements and
causing much alarm among the settlers.
In "K' county, Oklahoma, last night
Mrs. Abnsr johnson and her three
children while returning home were
hased by pack OF wolves, but reached
shelter before the animals caught nj
with them.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. s. Coldesi
here. with one exception, in % years
Thermometer six degrees below zero.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. 8.-Two ant
twc-tenths below zero, coolest in Is
years. The river lie full OF heavy ics
and local packets remain at tbs bank.
HINTON, w. Va, Fab. S.-Tne Their
mometer is from IA to 20 degrees below
zero in the mountains. Trains ar,
being delayed from to IL hours.
OnArrANooeA, Tenn, Feb. 8--Thrs,
degrees below zero. the lowest sine.
1886.
SPRINGFIELD. O, Feb. Slow pres
sure OF natural gas TODAY compelled tn,
dismissal of most OF the public SCHOOL,
on account OF the cold weather
SOUTH iNGoNIsH, Feb. 8.-Telegrapl
lines are down and buried in the rock
for half 3 mile. Twenty-Five house
ard ahona uara wanhad off tho haaoh