The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-29

Augusta-A Heavy snow storm nnd
Dense Fog on the New Jersey
COast-Trains Running Into Long
Branch BIockaded By the snow.
st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 2S.-A special from
Little Rock, Ark says that family
named Norton, consisting of father moth
er and three children, froze to death last
night in their home, near Mount Ida,
Montgomery county, Arkansas. That sec
! ton of the state has suffered lower tenn
perature during the past few days than
ever known before
New York, Jan. 2S.-New York awoke
this morning to face the heaviest snow
fall in this region for some years. 1t
| started in with determination the even
! ing before and kept a continuous down.
fail until the city was buried at 10 a. M
to-day beneath a robe of white over ten
inches deep. But the snow was dry and
| the wind was not strong enough to create
any heavy drifts or other blizzard condi-
| tions. For this reason it readily yielded
to treatment and reduced the discomfort
| to the lowest possible notch.
| The storm started from the South At
| lantic coast along the Carolinas. Moving
| north, it came in contact with the colder
| temperature in this latitude and also
| struck a steady, cold breeze from the
northwest. This made New York the
| storm center. While snow was falling
all over the Middle Atlantic states this
| region got the heaviest dose by far.
| Delays in all sorts of traffic, clogged sur
face lines, congested thoroughfares,
| crowding> and yelling truckmen, nervous
and pushing pedestrians, the loud grinding
of snow plows and the determined work
| of the cart men and shovelers made up
| the regulation tableau that always comes
| with a metropolitan storm.
Four horses to each car appeared on
| nearly all the car lines, but they had slow
| work of it at best through the morning.
Cable lines were troubled by slippery ca
bles which made progress slow and halt
| ing on them, too. SO that large amount
| of passenger traffic was diverted TO the
elevated roads.
Suburban trains were behind schedule
and western trains on all lines were an
hour or two late.
The snow fall in this vicinity was the
| heaviest since the historic blizzard of 1883.
That record breaker, scored 2l2 feet on
level, while the storm of to-day has 1Ola
inches to its credit
The storm effectually closed the port this
forenoon and last night, no vessels ven
turing out or attempting to come in past
the bar During the afternoon, however,
a number of vessels which had anchored
inside the Hook passed out and few OF
shore, came in.
The storm was severely felt in Brook
| lyn. Traffic was almost suspended dur
ing the early hours, and it was well to-
ward midday before the streets of the
city assumed anything like their usual
busy air Trolley lines were kept open
with difficulty.
Louisville, KY, Jan. 2S.-Heavy ice in
the Ohio has caused a total suspension
of navigation. All the upper and lower
| boats have tied up in the canal.
Plainhe.d, N. j., Jan. 2S.-Ten inches
of snow cover the ground here.
Long Branch. n. j.. Jan. 2S.-Reports
! from up and down the New Jersey coast
the heaviest experienced in several years
in this latitude. Outside the wind is
/ strong.
Besides the snow, the weather is so
| thick with the fog that the strongest ma
| rine glass cannot penetrate ii deeper than
! hundred or so yards. An uncommonly
! heavy sea is running at Atlantic High
lands. The surf is riding over the board
walk at Asbury Park and washing sand
| up in ramparts.
The SEW is so deep that all traffic on
wheels is topped. Trains running into
Long Branch are all delayed, and the
wires are down from Barnegat City TO
! Atlantic City.
At Sea Isle City the sea walls OF sew
eral cottages have been destroyed by the
storm. Business is nearly suspended in
| Ocean City, on account of the storm. The
tide is the highest for ears, and the big
gest fall of snow. mixed with fog. en-
velops Egg Harbor.
Augusta, Ga, Jan. 2s.-The blizzard has
reached Augusta in earnest, and for the
past twenty-four hours the coolest wealth.
| er Of the winter has been experienced. 1t is
/ stated in the weather indications that the
worst is over, and the temperature will
| gradually rise, but there is nothing to in
! dicale il in the freezing breeze that is
| blowing The lowest officially recorded
temperature is u degrees above zero.
|
Boston, Jan. 2S-Not since the blizzard
| of 1888 has there been a storm Of such
severity throughout New England as that
which has prevailed during the past TWEEN
| ty-four hours. All sections report heavy
| snow, varying all the way from fifteen TO
| thirty-four inches on the level, while the
| high wind that has been blowing has, in
many places piled up drifts five to ten
/ feet in hight Country roads are every
where rendered almost impossible, while
| steam railroads, electric railway tele-
| graph and telephone service has been
| pretty thoroughly demorallzed. In many
/ places schools have been closed, portions
/ Of mills shut down and business Of all
| kinds practically suspended.
The storm In this city developed into
! very near blizzard and the snowfall
has been about "a inches, causing great
| interruption to street cars and steam
railroad traffic besides practically placing
an embargo upon all ships hereabout
With the exception of two or three
| schooners which came In this morning,
the harbor has been barren of arrivals.
! Ferryboats are making their trips but
are greatly hampered by the thick snow.
All sorts of rumors have been afioat In
regard to vessels being ashore at Nahant.
| Winthrop. Galloupes Island and other
| points below, but dillgent inquiry has fall
ed to confirm any of them.
| Rockville, Conn, reports a fall OF thir-
ty-four inches OF snow, and drifts from
| ave to eight feet deep.
Buffalo ". Y. Jan. Pa heavy snow
storm. accompanied by a high wind and
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