Connecticut western news., 1895-02-14
THE BIG BLIZZARD.
IT PARALYzsp BUSINESS ALL OVER
 THE COUNTRY.

IT PARAlYzED BUSINESS ALI OVER
 THE COUNTRY.
 There Were wrccks on Sea mud IAad, aaa Almost All Railroad Line. Has, of the NI-sissippI Felt the Ensct. of the s,cr,.a. Snow Bound Traius Smashed.
 NEW YORK, Feb a.-rhc storm which has swept over tho greater part of the United States has at last left the vicinity of New York, but the cold wave has talk on its place With increasing force and violence hourly growing in severity. and with scarcely sign of abatement the blizzard n nintaincd It's icy sway from Thursday night until Friday afternoon,
 Reports from the country at large show that tho results of tho storm have bcen rious md widespread. Railroads are tied up. partially or wholly. on almost every line east of tho Mississip l. Disasters to snow stalled trains havo be nnmeroua Several fatal wrec<s are reported from the coastA
 The weather bureau reports that the storm has passed to Canada, hut today cv- cry channel of commerce Is oioRged with cold ice. frost and snow, the wind shl blowing at a tempcstuous rate, and people
 
 or not the blizzard has passed. it Is certain that exceedingly cold weather still pre- vails in this city.
 Tho ferries. elevated roads, surface cars. steamers, boats and pedestrians have bcen impedod and in great many oa 'oa stop ped by the storm The steamers of the different limos plying betw ~~l hero and Boston have been seriously intssfcrcd with, and the various ferries bavc not only en delayed, but altogether stopped for several hours
 last night Tho steamer New Hampshire of the Stonington line, which could not roach the East river Thursday night made another start She was sighted on City island with a broken scrow.
 In Pennsylvania and New Jsr~~y. PHILApKLrHfA, Fob. a.-As far as thls city is concerned the storm is practically over. and the oeld wave hes rct in. A strong northwest wind is blowing at the rate of 3s miles an hour.
 The news from all points In the caste n part of tho state and from Delaware and New Jersey is repletc with disaster and dlistrcss At Ciearaeld In tho mountain region. the home of George Leipold burn. ed durinaa gale. with the thermometer | and tho town was saved by only the most heroic efforts
 All trains on the Beooh Creek railrosd have leon abandoned and two passenger trains on that section Of the Pennsylvania are stuck in snowdriftz Prom hunting don comes the report thnt tho Middle di. vision of the Pennsylvania. the Hunting. don and Broad Top and tho East Broad Top arc all unable to movo trains
 At Bethlehem the LehlRh Valley. ths Jersey Central and tho North pcnnsylva. mia are in the same plight and serious fears are felt for tho safety of a rarty of merrymakcrs who wont out sleighina Thursday night and have not returned !. F. Hocnnineer. an agcd baker in Lan- caster. was fatally frogen while delivering broad to his customers.
 Trains on the Allcrhany Valley and Clearfield roads have hcen abandoned at | Dubois The Cumberland Valley, the South Pennsylvania and the Bsltimorc and Cumberland Valley roads In tho south ern part of the state are In no better shape. snd the coal mines all over tho region are idle on account of tho storm. Adviccs from Dover. Del. say that the Delaware railroad is completely blocked, and that no malls nor newspapers can reach that city before Saturday night Trolley lines N business Is paraiyzed.
 Two sohoon~rs Wrecked Near k@stport.
 EAsTroRT. N Y., Feb 'a-Tbs four masted schooner John D Manning came ashore near Lone Hill life saving station. 1t was discovered by the life saving crow. They went to the assistance of the schoon. or and rest uod all on tho vessel, The orcw consisted of tho captain, i've sailors, two mates and one engineer An unknown three mnstcd schooner loaded with ooal is ashore 1 5S miles east of the same lie say. ing station. The life saving crew has Tons to her assistance Tho mon on board ths vessel are in the rigging. and it looks Rs If they cannot bc saved. Nnrtbport bAr- Dor and Long Island sound are complete ly frozen over
 storm Caused Rear End coIt,.ioa.
 NoRwicH. \. r.. Feb a.--A milk train on the Utica branch of the Delaware, Iaokawanna and Western railroad crashed into the rear end of the Philadelphia OK press two miles above this city, complete. ly telcscoplng the rear coach. Only four passengers wore In the car The wife of Recorder Roberts of Binahsmton and her two ohiidren received in urics which will be fatal In the case of the youngest ased } years A commercial traveller and the expross messenger escaped with scalp wounds Tho blindinR snowstorm is aiv- eD as the cause of the aocidenl
 New York State LIne. Blocked.
 Ro6nEsTER Fob e.-Thls morning no trains arc running on ths Rome Water town and Ordensburp. Falls branch of the New York Central Charlotte branch, Az. burn road Erle. Western ~New York and l nIa Hstf nd Pittsburg and the Jehigh Valley, orde~s wore sont out from tho Rome. wstertown and Ogdensburg office last evening to abandon all trans between osweso and Niagara Falls
 l High Tide st Providence.
 PROVIDENCE, Fob p.-The high tide has done damage in this city almost equal 10 tho great lood of Srptembor. 1sea. Easements wore flooded all over tho city. The Nurnransctt kloctric Lighting com. pany's plant on Elk street was rendered completely powcricss tidal wave ruin ing the bolts and putting out the ilrca Nearly 200 f-ins suffered all day from lack of power, engines and other machinery bs. ing swamped.
 The Crsthlc's Crew In Aberdeen
 LONDON, Fob s--A portion of tho crew of the British steamer Crathie. which ran into and sank tho North German Lloyd steamer Elbe. causing the loss of ssh lives. has arrived at Aberdeen. the home port of tho Crathie These men discredit ths statement that the hbe foundercd within % minutes of the time she was struck
 To End the Broekiys strtks.
 BRooKLYN, Feb ia-As s result of e | ronforcnce hold bctwcen praalden1 I avvis and tho board of directors of tho Brook. lyn c ty railroad and ex.Assembiy man John Graham and Police Just oe TiRh@