Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-17
IN ATLANTIC COAST STORM.
The Eastern SeabOard Visited By
Snow, Hail and High Winds.
Street Car Traffic Interrupted in
New York But Few Ocean YES
sells Arrived or Departed-The
Storm Extended Into New Eng
land and Pennsylvania.


land and Pennsylvania.
New York, December 16.-The storm
which set in yesterday afternoon and
which developed into a severe storm or
snow and sleet during the evening,
still continues. At 9 o'clock Sandy
Hook reported the wind blowing from
the northeast at the rate Of ~ miles
an hour and very thick OH shore. The
telephone line connecting Sandy Hook
with the life saving station on the Jer-
sey coast is down, preventing reports
from the life savers. Telegraphic re-
ports from Long Branch and Asbury
Park say that from those points moth
ing has been seen OF the schooner
Grace X. Green which was abandoned
yesterday after the rescue of her crew
by the Old Dominion steamer York
town. The last that was seen Of the
schooner last night she had four sails
set and was apparently drifting on
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 paid TO the
schedule time.
Only two steamers reached quaran-
tine this morning, the Starlight form
Swansea, and the AslOun, 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, the
White Star liner Majestic for Liverpool,
besides number Of coasters, are sched-
uled TO sail to-day, but it is doubtful
that they will venture out in the teeth
of the gale.
In the city considerable interruption
of street traffic resulted. Elevated rail-
road trains ran on time, but the cable
and other surface lines of street rail-
ways were working under difficulties.
The wind was fierce and cutting, the
snow striking the face with singing
force. The street railway companies
had their sweepers out all night and
during the 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 and telephone wires
were but little disturbed by the storm.
As the day wore on. the wind abated
and the snow fall diminished. At
o'clock tn sky began to clear and with
nightfall the gale disappeared, moving
on to scourge New England. About
eight inches of snow fell. The lowest
temperature reached during the storm
was % degrees above zero.
Three deaths due directly or indi-
rectly to the storm have been reported
Up to this time. They are: James Cul-
". an elevated railway emplOye found
dead on the track.
Louis Bressler, a tailor, found frozen
to death in n hallway in Pell street
Morlarto ZanoarO, a laborer, struck
by Pennsylvania railway train, while
working on the track near Wayerly,
Nj.
In addition to these, VIM. Beckley
was found unconscious in a snow drift
in Jersey City. so badly frozen that he
cannot recover. and George W. Fears
was picked up in this city unconscious
from the could; he cannot survive.
The same train that killed Zanoano,
fatally injured Giuseppe CalOttO, a fel-
low laborer.
Reports from Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts. and from the interior OK
New York State show that the storm is
of wide range, the snowfall being from
3 to g inches. and the temperature well
down towards the zero mark.
Philadelphia. Pa, December l6.-The
wind and snow storm which began ear
" yesterday evening, continued
throuhout the night and at noon to-
day showed no signs Of abating. Dur
ing the morning The wind blew gale,
and railroad and street car traffic sur
fered considerably. The suburban trol-
" lines, with one or two exceptions.
are snow bound. Snow 10 the depth Of
six inches has fallen. Reports from the
Delaware breakwater state that no ma
rine disasters have been reported, and
that the wind has fallen TO about 20
miles an hour
Atlantic City, n. j., December 10
A heavy wind and rain storm ragged
along the coast at this point yesterday
and last night The large Casino
building. where the Elks disaster hap
pened two years ago. collapsed carry
ing with It an untenanted cottage nexS
door. No one was in the building.
The storm had reached such height
last night that Observer Brand received
instructions from Washington to warn
mariners MOTTO leave port. IS there was
a storm of hurricane force on its way.
Special instructions We're also issued
to the crews Of the life-saving stations
all along the coast.
Cape Nav. n. j., December ia Sc
we're northeast storm is prevailing
along the coast. and hurricane signals
have been hOisted, warning vessels OF
the DANGER of going to sea. A driving
rain fell and the sea ran unusually
high.
SUMMER IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO December 1G.-In sharp con-
trast with the snow and sleet accompany
ing the gale now sweeping the Eastern
coast. the weather in Chicago to-day was
mild and pleasant to almost record