Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-08
ARCTIC WEATHER.
4 BLIZZARD SWEEPS OYER THE CITY.
intense Cold and Heavy Snow Drifts
AForetaste of Western Bliz-
zard-Temperature Falls
Below Zero Great
Suffering.
TRAINS DELAYED-vEssELs SUNK.


the coast OF Florida on Wednesday night
and which shifted to northwesterly
blizzard early in the day yesterday ,strnck
Annapolis about noon, bringing with it
one of the most binding snow-storms
that has ever visited this section since
the blizzard of March, 1883. Towards
night the storm increased, both in in
tensity and volume, until it had culmi-
mated into perfect nOrthwesterly bliz-
zard, with the wind blowing at the
rate of forty miles an hour, with bind
ing snow. So intense was the cold with
snow-drifts from foot to two feet deep,
few people ventured ont. The sidewalks
in many places were banked with drift
snow nearly waist .deep-m aking it
almost impossible for one to navigate
at all. The snow was dry and feathery,
and the high winds carried it in every
direction, filling every crevice with
tleecy drift. Few persons were aware
of the intensity of the storm until they
awoke this morning and found heavy
snow-drifts banked up against their doors
and windows, and everything frozen up
tight. Everybody declared that this was
the coldest morning experienced this
winter. The test thermometer of the
weather bureau observer registered 10
below zero at O'Clock this morning.
AT the Naval Academy, it is said, the
temperature was 40 below zero-the cold
est ever experienced.
TRAINS DELAYED VESSELS SUNK.
No trains had arrived over the Annap-
oils and Baltimore Short Line up to
noon to-day, and in consequence there
were no mails, and Annapolis was en-
tirely cut off from news from the out
side world until after 2 p. m, when the
Baltimore papers arrived over the old
road, which had not been delayed by the
storm much over their usual time. A
train was sent out over the Short Line
from Camden Station, but was unable
to get through, owing to the great snow
drifts it encountered beyond Westport.
a train was also dispatched from the
Short Line station at the usual hour this
morning, but was also retarded in Its
progress by a heavy snow drift at Win
chester's cut, and WAS not able to pro-
ceed for several hours. Large gangs of
track hands were sent ont to clear away
the heavy sn0w-drifts and it is expected
trains will he running as usual before
night.
CUT THROUGH BY THE ICE.
The following bugeyes while in tow of
the tugs Rescue, May Russell and Mas
cot, from Tilghman s Island, for Balti-
more were cut through by the ice be-
tween one and two clock this morning,
when near Sandy Point, in the Chesa-
peake Bay, three of which sank and the
others were cast off Bugeye Dough-
erty, Captain James George; the Emma,
Captain james Faulkner; Nora" Cap
tain Burt Faulkner; James and Albert,
Captain james Byrd; Lille Estelle, Cap
tain Charles Faulkner; the Thomas j., ;
Captain Lee Ford; the Nellie j. LOwery,
Captain Richard Lowery, was brought
into Annapolis this morning by the tugs.
The first two boats were cut through and
sunk, another hadits mast pulled out, ,and
the others had to he abandoned. All Of
the crews, numbering forty-three men,
were taken on board of the tugs and
brought to Annapolis, and were provid-
ed with shelter and food and their fares
paid to Baltimore by Mayor Thomas at
the expense of the city. Many Of the
men were suffering terribly from frosted
feet, hands and ears. Frank Davenport
of the bugeye "Lillie Estelle, said to a
CAPITAL reporter: I'VE were taken in
tow from Iilghman IS Island, Choptank
river, and when off Sandy Point two Of
the bugeyes were cut through and sunk.
The snow was SO binding and the wind
so cutting, it was next to an impossibili-
ty to stay above deck. The wind was
blowing perfect gale and the water was
flying and freezing as fast as it fell, until
the men who were compelled to be OH
deck, were moving icicles. There was
no hope of saving the other boats in tow
as they were all cut through, and were
20 cast them off and let them go to the
mercy of the storm. All the boats hail
ed from Baltimore, and were loaded with
oysters. Ii was the worse storm that
ever experienced. and / never want to
witness the like again. thought we
would all he lost and not a man of us
saved, but there was not man Of the
crews lost-there were forty-three with
the captains taken aboard the tugs and
brought to Annapolis Mr.. Davenport
reports Norfolk freight steamer bound
up the bay with rudder-chain broken and
stuck in an ice-flow. The tug Mascot =
went to her relief.
NOTES OF THE STORM.
Forty-seven of the unfortunate boat
men were sent to Baltimore this after
noon at the expense of the city.
The City Commissioner increased his
street force this morning in order to re-
lieye the crossings and alleys of the hea-
w drifts Of snow.
The first mail to arrive to-day was at
80 this afternoon over the Annapolis,
Washington and Baltimore Railroad. All
trains were delayed over an hour.
The train that left the depot over the
Short Line Railroad, proceeded as far
Reyell's, and was compelled to return
on account Of the heavy snOw-drifts.
Captain Alonzo Evans, Of the pungy
Isaac N. Smith, reported number Of
vessels In distress below Thomas Point.
He thought many would be ashore be-
| fore morning.
Two of the wafer pipes at the State
| House bursted last night from the in
tense cold, which interfered with the
| heating apparatus, aud gas stoves had
| to be resorted to to supply heat for the
! Court Of Appeals and some Of the de
partment Offices.