The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-02-14
ST0R MSWEPT NORTH
In all the States the Worse Biz
gard in Times Record.
LATE TRAINS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
Where the Drifts Hughes. and the
Weather Coldest-Accidents in New
York and Brooklyn-Stree: Rail-
road Matters in BROOKLYN.

road Matters in BROOKLYN
New YORK, February 9.-The great
snow storm that ragged in this vlcinlty
yesterday was worse than that memo
rable blizzard of March 1915, 1855 in
three ways-in wind. temperature and
area affected. Only in snow fall vas
the storm Of 1883 greater than yeater-
days The wind yesterday averaged
sixty miles an hour against fifty IN the
blizzard of 1887, the temperature yester-
day lowering about were. while IN 1883,
it was FIVE above; five and half inch
es Of snow fell yesterday against two
feet then.
IN the area of the storm, however, in
the greatest difference noted. The
blizzard yesterday swept almost the
entire country instead Of the mere ra-
dius Of four hundred miles around New
York then covered.
The storm swept down on the city
early Thursday night and by yesterday
morning was in full possession. 1t did
not settle down softly and quietly IN
nice big flakes. On the contrary it
was driven along with binding force
by furious northwest gale OF bitter
GOODNESS, in minute particles that seem
ed to be covered with sharp points, like
the end of needle and stung the IA
ces Of belated pedestrians as they toll
ed along through the drifts 1t was
50 dry and light that it was piled up in
great heaps and ridges in every Shell
tered point, for wherever the gale had
full play it swept the streets and side
walks clean. Under these conditions
it was no wonder that this city was at
skies and sevcns yesterday. Snow was
drifted high in the streets. traffic on
surface and elevated lines was impe-
dcd: tanks and pipes were frozen, per
sons were overcome by the cold and
frost bitten noses, bars and hands were
plentiful.
Day With the brooklyn Cars.
In Brooklyn but few street cars are
running, and the elevated roads could
not work as well as usual. Outlying
wards and neigbboring Long Island
towns are completely cut off il many
instances from communication with the
outer world. There were lards fields
Of ice in the bay and several ships We're
caught in them. Other vessels We're
frozen fast at their docks.
The narrows were gorged with ice,
and it was impossible for any craft, big
or little to navigate there without tax
ing big risks
Traffic Of the different ferries were
seriously impeded. Both the north
and east rivers were filled with huge
masses of drifting ice, and the utmost
care had to be exercised in taking the
boats across.
Late in the afternoon the Hamilton
South Wall street and Thirty-ninti
street ferries stopped running on &C
count of the ice.
The only serious accident thus fan
reported, and which was attended with
probable loss of life, occurred late last
night in the lower bay, where fishing
! schooner. the Emma capsiZed. Four o.
! her crew took to 4 boat and attempted
| to reach shore but have not been hearC
! from since. Three others remainsI il
the rigging four or five hours and ther
/ reached shore nearly frozen in small
boat.
All of the railroads entering this city
We're practically tied up. \ few trains
got through but they were mostly local
The Through Train Service.
The through train service on tn,
New York Central was resumed Will
the departure of the North Shore limit
ed at 400 o'clock this afternoon, ant
every effort will be made to get tn
trains through to Chicago without de
| lay. Local trains on the Hudson rive
division are running regularly and i
is expected that tomorrow all through
trains on this line will be running a
| usual.
All the mails due here today were de
layed. Some are reported stalled alons
| the routes.
The mails ON New England state
due here at G:42 this morning are re
ported stalled in Connecticut TIL
western mails from Washington an,
MARYLAND, are also behind time. TIL
trans-continent mail due here at So
a. m. from San Francisco is reporte
eight hon,s late.
da are scheduled as two hours late.
The storm en- Long Island was III
usually severe. Travel is blocked near
" everywhere Much suffering is re
ported.
Reports From Alrng the Line.
Reports from Roclsaway Beach. c.
ney Island, Fire Island, Sag Harbol
East Hampton, Greenport, Northpor'
Freeport, and many other points. sa
the storm is the worst known in ma
years. Fire Island reports that t~
schooners are ashore near there, one a
Point of Wood, the other at Lone Hi
The crew of the schooner ashore at tn
first named place We're safely LANDED
but at last advices the crew of tn
other schooner had not yet been savel
They are dashed to the rigging an
must suffer intensely.
Far Rockaway reports that a steame
is said to be ashore at Long Catch, bu
cannot confirm the statement.
Far RociSawaw also reports a serior
accident near that place. An engin
on the Long Island railroad was ds
rallied an overturned. The tirema
was killed outright. The engineer wa
caught under the wreck ard badl
scalded and held fast until he dice
The temperature at the spot was eigl
below.
ATLANTA, CONVENTION CITY.
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