Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17

Associated Press Dispatch by Special wires
Now York, Dec. 16.-The severe
storm which set in yesterday afternoon
still continues.
At 0 O'Clock this morning Sandy
Hook reported the wind blowing from
north northeast ut the rate of 40 miles an
hour, and very thick off shore. The
telephone line connecting Sandy Hook
with the life-saving stations on the
Jersey coast ia down, preventing
reports from the life savers
Telegraphic reports from Long
Branch and Asbury Park say that from
those points nothing has been seen of
the schooner Green, which was
abandoned yesterday, after the rescue
of her crew by the Old Dominion
steamer Yorktown. Whom last seen the
schooner had four sails sat and was
apparently drifting of shore. heading
south.
The thick atmosphere, caused by the
snow storm, interferes very materially
with the river and harbor navigation.
and ferry traffic is very uncertain, the
boats OF the different lines running
with very little attention to schedule
time.
Only two steamers reached Quaran-
tine this morning-the Starlight, from
Swansea, and the Astoun, from China
ports. No vessels left port this morn
ing. The American line steamer st.
Louis, for Southampton, the Red Star
steamer Noordland, for Antwerp, and
the White Star liner Majestic, for
Liverpool, beside number of coasters.
are scheduled to sail to day, but they
probably will not venture out in the
teeth, Of the gale.
In the city considerable interruption
of street traffic resulted from the storm.
Elevated railroad trains ran on time.
but the cable and other surface lines
OF street railway were working under
difficulties. The wind was fierce and
cutting, the snow striking the face
with singing force. The street rail
way companies hau the rotary sweepers
out all the night and during the fore
noon, and the full force of the street
cleaning department, men and teams,
was set to work early in the day to
clear the streets of snow. The tele-
graph and telephone wires were but
little disturbed by the storm. Re-
ports from Connecticut and Massa
chusetts and from the interior of New
York State show that the storm is OF
wide range, the snowfall being from
three to eight inches and the tempera-
ture we'll down toward the zero mark.
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 16 The
wind and snow storm which began
early last evening continued through
out the night, and at noon to-day
showed no signs of abating. During
the early morning hours the wind blew
a gale and railroad and street car traffic
suffered considerably. The suburban
trolley lines, with one or two exceptions,
are snowbound. Snow to the depth of
six inches b as fallen.
Reports from the Delaware Break
water state that no marine disasters
have been reported, and that the wind
has fallen to about % miles an hour.
Boston, Mass. Dec. I6. "A severe
storm has been raging since shortly
before midday. The wind is from the
north and blowing at the rate of 30
miles per hour. The barometer marks
20. 76, while the temperature is Is
degrees above zero.
With the exception OF the steamer
Howard, which left here at her ueual
hour yesterday afternoon for Baltimore
there have been no sailings of local
steamers.
THE Howard was built Eby the Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth Co. about a year
ago.
New York, Dec. 16. The American
liner St Louis left her dock at 10
O'Clock this morning for Southamp-
ton. She had not been reported as
passing Quarantine up to moon. The
telegraph operator at Quarantine re-
ports very thick weather and "snow-
ing hard" The probabilities are that
the big liner passed that point at IL
o'clock. 1t is not likelys that she will
venture out to sea in the prevailing
storm. but the probability is that she
will come to anchor 10 the lower bay.
During the prevalence of the blind
ing snow storm this morning a Penn
sylvania railroad passenger train,
westbound, ran upon gang of laborers
engaged in shoveling snow from the
tracks near Waverly, N. j. Moriarto
Zanino was killed outright and
Giuseppe Callotto was dangerously
injured, while four others sustained
hurts that will incapacitate them for
some time.
NO ONE BLAMED.