The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-09
SAVANNAH. GA, SATURDAY FEBRUARY o 1895

bl miles an hour against 50 IN the blizzard
of iSSS The temperature to-day was how
cring about zero, while in lSSS it was above.
Five and han inches Of snow fell to-day
against two feet then.
In the area OF the storm. however. is
the greatest difference noted. The blizzard
to-day swept almost the entire country,
instead OF the mere radius of 400 miles
around New York then covered.
The storm swept down on the city early
Last night and by this morning was ia
full possession. It d d not E down softly
and quietly In nice big flakes. On tine
contrary. IL was driven along with blind
ing force by a furious northwest gale
Of bitter coldness. In minute particles that
seemed to be covered with sharp points.
like the end of a needle. ana stung the
faces of belated pedestrians as they toiled
along through the drifts. 1t was so dry
and light that it was piled
up in great heaps ana rgdes
in every sheltered point. for where
ever the gale had full play It swept the
streets and sidewalks clean.
Under these conditions II was no. wonder
that this city was at skies and sevens to-
daySnow was drifted high in the streets.
Traffic on the surface and elevated lines
was impeded, tanks and pipes We're frozen
persons were overcome by the cold and
frostbitten noses, ears and hands were
plentiful.
In Brooklyn but few street cars were
running. and the elevated roads could not
work as well as usual. Outlying wards
and neighboring Long sland towns were
completely cut on IN many instances from
communication with the outer world.
There were large fields of ice in the bay
and several ships were caught in them.
Other vessels were 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 taking
risks.
Traffic on the different ferries was se-
riously impeded by the ice The north
and east rivers were filed with huge mas
ses 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 Thlrty-nnth street fer
ries stopped running on account Of the
ice.
The only serious accident thus far re-
ported, and which was attended with prob
able loss OF life occurred late last night in
the lower bay where fishing schooner the
Emma, cepsized. Four of her crew took
to a boat, and attempted to reach shore.
but have not since been heard FROM
Three others remained in the rigging four
or FIVE hours and then reached shore
nearly frozen In a small boat.
were practically tied up. A few trains got
through, but they were mostly local
The through train on the New York
Central was resumed with the departure
Of the North Shore limited at 4.30 O'Clock
this afternoon, and every effort will be
made to get trains through to Chicago
without delay.
Local trains on the Hudson river divis-
Ion are running 7gularly, and Il Is ex-
pected that tomorrow all the trains on
this line will be running as usual.
All the malls due here to-day were de-
layed. Some are reported standing along
the routes. The mails from the New
England states due here this morning at
6:42 o'clock are reported stalled in Con-
necticut. The western mails from Wash
ington and Maryland are also behind time
The trans-eontinental mail due here at
S:S5 a. m, from san Francisco Is reported
eight hours late. The mails from the north
and Canada are scheduled as two hours
late.
The storm on Long Island was un-
usually severe. Travel is blocked nearly
everywhere. Much suffering is reported.
Reports from Rockaway Beach, Coney
Island, Fire Island, sag Harbor, East
Hampton Greenport, Northport. Freeport
and many other points say the storm is
the worst known IN many years. Fire Is
land reports two schooners ashore near
there. one at Point OF Woods the other
at Lone Hill. The crew of the schooner
ashore at the first named place were
safely landed but at last advices the crew
of the other schooner had not yet been
saved They are lashed to the rigging,
and must suffer intensely
Far Rockaway reports that a steamer
is said to be ashore at Long Beach, but
cannot confirm the statement.
Far Rockaway also reports a serious
railroad accident near that place.
An engine on the Long Island railroad
was derailed and overturned. The fire
man was killed outright and the engineer
was caught under the wreck badly
scalded and held fast until he died. The
temperature at the spot was s degrees
below zero.