The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-02
MANY PERISH In THE STORM
Heavy Loss Of Life and Property on
the Atlantic Coast.
new ENGLAND STATES ISOLATED.
Telephone aud Telegraph Wires Pros
trated. and rains Tied dUp-Worstsi
1888 in New York-Meagre Re-
ports From shipping.

was general all along the Atlantic coast
from Virginia north and appears to nave
been the worst since the great blizzard OF
1855. On land telegraph and telephone
lines were prostrated and trains blocked
while meagre reports from shipping indl-
cate that great loss of life and property
resulted. Boston apparently caught the
worst of the storm and much trouOle "@S
experienced with crossed wires.
BOSTON PARALYzED.
BOSTON. Feb. IA northeast snow
storm which set I'm yesterday ana rase"
until this afternoon, completely paralS%-
ed all branches OF business ana the strees
car and steam railroad traihc' ana snul
OF the city from communication ny W"'
with all places outside the clty oI D0s-
ton. 49,
The storm was the most severe TINS
citv has experienced in twenty-five years
and caused the loss Of several lVes'
besides doing a money damage OF nun
dreds Of thousands of dollars. between
/ and O'Clock this morning foot OF
heavy wet snow settled over the city
ana leveued wires In all quarters More
than half tho electric lights Of the city
went out. In the subbu ban towns tne nre-
alarm service was crippled.
Ia Newton broken wLes idhlns dcloss ,,
Others started fire in the olectnc roolIi
of the elegant residence or indrles d;
Traveller. the wealthy Pittsburg steer
manufacturer. and In two hours hotn1ns
remained of the houses but asnes. MI.
Travellers family escaped in their h,Sne y
clothes without saving anythihS' fiN
loss amounts to about SlDOoV.
EIGHT PERISH.
Late last night the bic three mastea
schooner Charles T. Briggs, OF Batl' MS',
coal laden. was dashed TO pieces on the
Nahant coast. and 1t is believed her
crew of eight men perished. The oOdy ol
one of the crew has been recovered.
All suburban trolley lines were aDan-
doned at midnight. and the steam ldii an,
roads were unable to run more than Two
or three suburban trains during the Iors-
noon. All through trains from New ioLh oi,n
and the West as well as thcse IRON, nv
East were from four TO SIX nos ,daS ',,,,,
The city and suburbs are covered VIII Mw,tn
broken pOles and tangled wires. MANY
horses were killed I'm the streets oy step
ping upon the ends of telephone wires
which had fallen across the trolley wires.
Tonight the situation assumed such
dangerous aspect that Mayor quincy or
dered that none of the electric lghts ne
turned on except In districts where the
wires are underground. ~
In will require weeks to restore the
telephone and telegraphic service. Not
a single telegraph wire out OF Boston was
in operation all day. and the telephone
wires were i'm almost as bad condition.
This afternoon a telephone service as iar
as Worcester was established.
SHIPPING DAMAGED.
Shipping I'm the harhor was damaged
greatly during last nieht and the early
morning. u Is feared that many disasters
70 coast shipping will be reported wnen
telegraphic communication Is restored:
The center Of the storm appeared 10 be
I'm tho vicinity of New Bedford, and the
fnrsr fFtstF
within radius OF fifteen or twenty miles
From meagre reports received from the
middle and western parts of the state
the storm there was less severe. Here
about twenty inches OF snow fell.
At Dedham to-day three Italians shovel
ling snow on the Providence division of
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad were struck by "A train and killed.
A number OF less serious accidents were
reported.
A number of trains met with accidents
I'm different parts Of the State, but as far
as known there were no additional fatal
tiles.
GLOUCESTER. MASS. Feb. 1.-The
storm az Gloucester was one Of the worst
In many years. and the damage which lies
In it's wake will foot up about S200000.
About one thousand fishing and other
vessels were wholly or partly wrecked.
Eighteen lives are said to have been lost.
and there may be twelve more which have
gone down on missing vessels. a great
number Of vessels were driven ashore and
more or less injured. They succeeded IN
getting off again.
There was no railroad connection with
Boston or outside towns until O'Clock
tonight.
NEW YORK. Feb 1.-The storm which
began Sunday night swept over New York
state with great fury and to-day was CEN
tral in the New England States. North
ern New York Is snOw-bound ana the
extent Of damage In New England can
not he apprOxlmated.
The up the state residents nave suI-
fered from cold which ranged as low as
twenty degrees and more below zero.
WORST SINCE 1855.
At Albany. Troy. Saratoga, ana many
rfhcr nlqcos IN the state. as much -
two and three feet OF snow has fallen
md reports tonight are TO the erect mat
the blizzard Is still raging. the worst
storm since the memorable one OF ioon'
Residents of this city have had 20 bat-
tie their way 10 bushes against "A gale
Of wind that at times swept along az
FORTY miles an hour and carried sheets or
snow with IL.
Much delay was caused to the railway
mail service. ,-..
Portions of Long Island suffered almost
a. much from the storm as the towns tar
I'd the state. .
snow plows driven by five Of the most
ooWerfll engines on the road are now
battling with the drifts on the eastern
.ection of the road which may be cleared
by tomorrow. rA The
SNOW and wind storm OF last nlsht anu
to-day was one Of the most severe SA-
nerienced in this section since the pls
biizzard. All trains are behind Time dhu
several accidents are reported Ou' no''e
Of any gravity. -. .,,-o,,ot,o,,,
Eastern Pennsylvania. Two keadlhS
railroad freight trains colhded near
Tamaqua, demOlishing both engines anu
injuring the fireman and conductor liai-
dc was delayed seven hours. -.
dispatch from Stroudsburg says that
decentralization between that place ana
other towns nearby has been cut on
Al Tobyhanna the gale was so Nloieht
hat the ice-cutting Industry bad to De
s"s"ended, throwing 800 hands out OF
work. ,,., .so noto-
ware Valley, and the stage was staiied
lust outside OF Stroudsburg. and COM
pelled to return with the mall
IrDon the Pocono Mountain the wlnu
is blowing at a fierce rate.
A dispatch from Cape May, y. j., saws
THE severe northwest storm which
prevails along the coast tonight has done
no damage The ocean Is very rough,
but no vessels are in sight The WIND Is
blowing wifh great velocIv
ON AN ICE FLOE.
ST. JOHNS. y. r., Feb. la blizzard Is
raging here to-day. A large number OF
men have been driven off by an ice foe
into Trinity Bay and Il Is feared there
will be a repetition or the disaster OF sew
en- years ago, when forty perished. The
thermometer shows thirty degrees below
zero and the cold is so terrible THAI some