The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-08
EMPIRE STATE BURIED.

BUFFALO. Feb. s, 1S95-The blizzard
which struck here last night has caused
a partial paralysis of street and steam
railway traffic. The Thermometer this
morning registered five below zero, and
a sharp wind is blowing a fine snow into
drifts.
LoCKPORT, Feb. 8, 1S95-The worst
blizzard within the memory of the pres
erabie snow fell during, the night and a
heavy gale set in early this morning,
paling it up IN drifts. It is now four be-
rapidly, while the wind is increasing.
No trains have reached here from any
direction this morning, and business is
nearly suspended.
ROCHESTER,, Feb. s, 1885, Mercury
remained at zero all night About six
inches of snow has fallen during the last
ten hours and is being driven at rapid
traffic. At ten A. M. thermometer reg
istered six degrees below zero.
A special from Lyons says:-Ther-
trains have arrived or departed from
here on the main line of New York Cen
tral or West Shore upto 1880 A. NJ
BINGeHAMToN, N. Y. Feb. 8, 1885,
electric street railway system of this
city is paralyzed A snow storm has
ragged here since early last evening, ac-
cOIIHpauleu Dy a constantly increasing
gale Trains on all roads are five to six
hours late. Mercury early this morn
ing was ten degrees below, and at 1880
o'clock is still three points under the
zero mark.
AUBURN, Feb. 5, 1ss5.-The mercury
was ten below zero last night with q cut
ting wind and light snow prevailing.
with no abatement in wind or snow
WATERFOWL, Feb 8, 1s95.-The snow
fail OF last night amour ted to about four
inches, and it continues to fall today.
with a north wind prevailing The ther-
nometer ranges from eight to twelve
below zero. The railroads are badly drift
ed and Rome, Watertown & OgdenSburg1h
trains are from three to five hours late.
ROME, Feb. 8, 1S95.-T'he worst blizzard
of the season struck this section last
night About a foot of light snow FELL
accompanied by west wind which piled
The mercury stood at zero all night.
This forenoon there are indications of
cessation of the storm
sCIIENECTADY, Feb. 8. 1896 Snow
began falling here at $50 last evening,
and has continued without a minutes let
up, and is Ntili coming down. At this
hour q0.30 the storm is as furious as at
any time. There has been no train from
the west on the Central since two A. NJ.
when the Atlantic express arrived about
one hour late No trans from New York
or the east yet, except a local from Al
bany, forty-five minutes late. Train
from Saratoga, on the d. & H, due $780,
got in over an hour late, FIRST train on
late. These are all the trains that have
SO drifted it would be difficult TO esti-
mate its average level. but probably ff-
teen inches.
HUDSON, Feb. 8, 1S95.-The thermorl-
etei this morning registered 2 below zei D.
1t showed all night and blowed furiously,
drifting the snow in places to three to.
four feet deep. All railroad and street
railway travel is suspended Ice har-
vesting has been suspended for four days
At 1896 tho storm has not abated. All
buiness is at a standstill.
KINGSTON. Feb. 8, ls95-A snowstorrn.
accompanied by heavy wind and zero
temperature, has been raging here since
yesterday afternoon. Fully three feet OF
snow IS on the ground and in many
places it has drifted several feet high.
No cars have vet been run over the
road have their tracks clear and expe It
70 have cars running by eleven o'cloex;
No trains over the West Shore Railrcad
from New York have reached here sin g
last night about nine o'clock. a south