The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-09
1ERR0RS OF THE Blizzard
Traffic Suspended All Over the
Land.
RANGE OF THERM OMETER,
Pennsylvania Railroad Crippled.
River Frozen at Pittsburg.
Blockade at Alexandria.
New York Harbor
Barely Open.
BY Southern Associated'Press.

entire Pennsylvania railroad system
from New York to Washington in
She East and as far West as Pitts
burg is seriously crippled because
OF snow drifts. In some places,
particularly at NIilhin, forty-nine
miles west of Harrisburg, the snow
has drifted as high as the car tops.
a few trains on the various divi.
sions departed from Philadelphia
this morning, but the drifts inter
xupted their progress at intervals on
every few miles. Thus far no aoci-
dents have been recorded.
The Western, Southern and Paci-
nc express trains which left here
last night at 500 1925 and 1l:2O
respectively, were snow bound all
night IN the neighborhood of Down.
angton. This morning workmen
succeeded in clearing the tracks and
the trains proceeded slowly arriving
nt harrisburg shortly before noon.
1t is not believed that they can get
farther west than Nliiiiin as special
trains have been snowbound there
elnce last night.
On the New York division and on
the Maryland division the situation
as practically the same as on the
main line as regards train service,
although the drifts are not bad.
The high winds blow the snow into
6eaps on the tracks almost as fast
as workmen clear 1t away, auu the
cold Is growing more intense hourly.
Luckily the wires over the Penn
eylvanla road are in fairly good
shape, thus making it possible to
direct the movements of trains from
central points and lessening the pos
elbity OF accidents.
The Heading rond is also in bad
shape, particularly ct Reading and
tn the coal regions.
An eastbouud passenger train on
Che East Pennsylvania road is snow
bound near Lyons station, and is
almost completely hidden from view.
There are only few persons on the
Grain besides the crew.
lhe trains on the main limo be.
tween PottsvIlle and PHILADELPHIA
ere all more or less late. The mail
srnin. which is due in Philadelpnia
ct noon from Pottsville, ls fast in q
big drift neac Hamburg.
PlTrsBuRG, February S.-Tbe
mercury at 6 n. III. to day recorded
degrees below zero. In exposed
places it was several degrees lower.
Indications are for much colder
weather inside of twenty-four
hours.
Trains on all roads entering Pitts.
burg are delayed by snow and
frozen water tanks. Eastern trims
fhls morning were five hours late.
Thl,e those from the West were two
20 three hours behind. Locally the
suffering from the cold is vide
epread, principally on account of
unprecedented shortage of fuel gas.
Coai dealers are overwhelmed with
eush orders and are working night
end any TO meet tho ever increasing
demand. The run on ull of the char.
Hnbie institutions III the city con
unues. Produce dealers report n
scarcity OF supplies, with no re.
celpts, and prices are advancing,
1he extensive plant of the West.
iEghouse Electric Company, at
Brinton, is closed down and tina
thousands of employees are idle ON
acoount OF frozen water and steam
pipes.
@Ieams srs crossing the rivers ON
Ice, drawing heavily loaded wagons.
ahe river men are convinced TINT
rlVer property will be in great dan.
ger OF obstruction when the heavy
ice breaks up. The Ohio river is
closed between Pittsbnrg and
wheeling. The Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers are ice.bound
throughout their lengths.
WASHINGTON. February 9. A
special from Alexandria, Va, saws:
alexandria is completely cut off
from the rest OF the world to -day.
except by telegraph. All the trains
which arrived hers from the South
since last night over the Chesnpeake
eng ONO, the Richmond and Dan.
vile and the Seaboard Air Line oon.
GOT get to Washington because Of
she drifts. The passengers are be-.
ing taken care OF here. All traffic
u suspended on the Manassas branch
OF the Washington and Ohio liyi.
sion oil the Southern Railway. Po.
tomao ao river traffic is completely
suspended. The river is frozen 70
;he Maryland shore. Secretarv
none smith Ia snow bound on tho
Atiantic Coast Line train at Alley.
NEW YoaK, February S.-Tbe
great snow storm that rsqea in th;s
vicinity to-day was worse than thn, n.
iuoo inernofaoie blizzard of March II Is.
80; ~ 'hfes Ways-in wind, tenn.
Refa'use aud area affected. Only