The herald., 1898-02-02
II will be late in the day before there is
any communication with Boston.
IN THE CENTRAL WEST

CHICAGO, Feb 1.-Reports from va
rious towns in Michigan, Wisconsin
and Indiana, tell of a severe blizzard.
The wind is blowing a gale and huge
snow drifts are being piled on the high
ways. All trains are more or less de-
layed and in some towns street railway
traffic has been entirely suspended. A
report from Marquette, Mich, states
that the storm on the lake is fearful and
that waves are breaking completely over
Picnic Rocks. something they have not
done in years.
IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-New York City
Is today under snow to an average depth
of five inches. The temperature at s
am. was 90 degrees above zero, but the
weather forecaster said that a cold wave
would strike the metropolis tonight,
which would send the temperature down
Is or 20 degrees.
More than $50 shovelers were working
to remove the snow in the boroughs of
Manhattan and Bronx alone. Local
traffic preserved its normal condition
and elevated roads were run as usual.
With the exception of the lines run
ming to New England the railroads were
not suffering inconvenience. Boston
was entirely cut off from telephone and
telegraphic communication.
The storm, which began Sunday night. |
swept over New York state with great |
fury and today was central in the New |
England states. Northern New York is
snowbound and the extent of damage in |
New England cannot be Appropriated.
Reports from Boston, with which place |
communication was re-established to-
n iph n hot
city had been shut off from New York
for many hours, indicate some loss of
life and an immense amount of damage
to property. Business has been at d
standstll in many of the smaller towns;
wires all over the country are down;
roads are blockaded and railway traffic
greatly impeded.
Portions of Long Island suffered al
most as much from the storm as the
towns far up the state. The east end
of the island has been blockaded by .
drifting snow The Long Island railroad
was completely closed today. Snow d,
plows driven by five of the most power =
full engines on the road are now bat ! !
Ting with the drifts on the eastern sec
tion of the road, which may be clear by ;
tomorrow.
AT ALBANY
ALBANY, n. Y. Feb. 1.-The storm =.
which started here late yesterday still g
continues. There Is now three and a half !.
feet Of snow on the level and the drifts -
are 10 and ~ feet high. The trains on :,
all lines are from one to two hours late. y
Snow is still falling.
IN CANADA f.
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 1.-The ther-
registered 10 degrees below
zero today, with the prospect of going
lower tonight. Il
Reports from places in the provinces II
show that the mercury fell from Is to 25 7
degrees below. Strong winds have been Is
drifting the snow to such an extent as II
to interfere with the railway traffic. f.
HOUSES BURIED W
WATERVILLE, Me. Feb. 1.-Small /,
houses have been buried by the 20-foot ",
1rifts of snow. The Lockwood cotton
mills have closed, the operators being
unable to reach the factory. There has
been no train over the Maine Central le
railroad for "a hours. ir
OFF F-SHORE STORM fl
BOSTON, Feb. IA three masted b
believed to be the Charles S. ii
vas wrecked off Little Nahant last
night. 1t is believed there were eight
men on board. and all are thought to
lave been drowned. The vessel is
.otal wreck.
The vessel is believed to have been
wrecked about 8 o'clock last night She
truck upon the ledge north of Egg Rock
light and was smashed to pieces. From
h l. T.. -
40 possible chance for the members of
he crew to save themselves, as the
'ough sea rendered the saving of life
The body of one of the crew, a man
lbout 80 years old, was found this morn
ng among the wreckage. 1t was frozen
o plank and was much dsfigured.
FISHERS IN DANGER
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. IA blizzard
S raging here today. Large numbers
# men have been driven off by an ice foe
n Trinity bay, and it is feared there will
'e a repetition of the disaster of seven
ears ago, when forty perished. The
thermometer shows 90 degrees below
zero, and the cold is so terrible that some
oss OF life must result. The govern
nent is dispatching steamer to the
escue Of the endangered men.
VESSELS ASHORE
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Feb. 1.-The
most violent storm known here since
S51 swept the shores of Cape Ann last
light and early this morning, causing
eavy loss of life and about 5000 900 dam
ge. More than a dozen vessels are
shore here, at least four more are lost
nd many others damaged.
The water front of Gloucester harbor
nd along the cape is dotted with wrecks
md Wreckage, schooners. sloops and
ther vessels having bene driven ashore
Y the fierce gale.
The schooner Mary A. White of Rock
ort. laden with stone, was sunk in the
arbor. The crew escaped The schoon-
r Bertha Nickerson, which arrived
ere yesterday and anchored off Ten
ound island, is missing.
1t is also reported here that four IN
noWn vessels are ashore at Hough's
eek One of them was rapidly going
pieces late this afternoon. Four
odies were washed ashore at Hougb's
eek 4
The schooners Albert Harding. Sarah =
anes, James Holmes and an unknown =
asset were at anchor near the JeWett =
hey were not seen today and it is be- =
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