The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-16
BLIZZARD
SHRIEKING
Through New England and Adj
jacent States,
The Like of Which Was Never
Known Before
According to Language of Con-
necticut Dispatches.
NO VESSELS LEAVE
The HarbOr of New York Since
Midnight.
Ocean Lashed Into a Fury, Dan
gerOus to Shipping.

New York, Dec. ia violent storm
struck this city last night which was
born on the gulf of Mexico The storm
moved very slowly northward during
the day and in the evening was central
1t Norfolk, Va, and still moving slow
~ northward. There was rain along
the southern coast, and at Norfolk
there was 40 inches. Hurricane sig
nails flowed along the greater part Of
the Atlantic coast, for the storm
threatened great danger to shipping.
In this city the temperature was at
freezing point and the wind blew at 81
miles an hour.At Sandy Hook it was AZ
miles and the same at Nantucket. while
at Block Island. which is almost all
ways the point on the coast where the
wind is strongest when there is a big
storm, it was blowing at so miles an
hour.
From Egg Harbor, N. J.. it is report
ed that the storm promises to be one of
the worst ever known. The thermome-
ter has fallen "A degrees and the wind
is blowing 40 miles an hour, and con-
stantly increasing. Constant f1urries of
snow fill the air. Everything along the
coast has been made ready The life
saving patrols have been doubled in
anticipation of wrecks and every man
notified to be on duty. Only wrecks 50
FAR reported is that of the coal laden
schooner Grace K Green which was
abandoned between Long Branch and
the highlands. The crew were taken off
by the Old Dominion steamer York
town.
New York. Dec. 16.-The storm which
set in yesterday afternoon and which
developed into a severe storm of snow
and sleet during the evening. still con
tinues. AT o'clock Sandy Hook re
ported the wind blowing from the north
at 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 is down. preventing
reports from the life savers TeIp-
graphic reports from Long Branch and
Asbury Park say that from those
points nothing has been seen of the
schooner Grace K. Green, which was
abandoned yesterday after the rescue
of her crew by the Old Dominion
steamer Yorktown. The last that was
seen Of the schooner last night she had
four sails set and was apparently drift
ing 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 paid to sched-
ule time
Only two steamers reached quaran-
tine this morning, the Starlight from
Swansea and the AslOun from China
ports. No vessels have left port this
morning. The American line steamer
St. Louis. for southampton; the Red
Star steamer Nordland, for Antwerp;
the White Star liner Majestic for Liv-
erpOOl. besides a number of coasters
are scheduled to sail today but it is
doubtful if they will 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 railways were working
under difficulties. The wind was fierce
and cutting. the snow striking the face
with a singing force. The street rail-
way companies had their sweepers out
all night and this forenoon 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 telegraph ard telephone wires
were but little disturbed by the storm.