Warren sheaf., 1898-12-08
DAMAGE BY STORM.
blizzard Causes Havoc in Ohio, Penn
= sylvania, Maryland and
Other States. 80

Columbus; O., Dec. 5.-All day ter
rife storms ragged all over the state,
particularly in the northern part. Rain
and sleet fell here, and the streets were
deserted. A special to the State Jour
nal from Lima tells of conditions ex-
isting there, saying: The severest
storm in years has prevailed here. do
ing many thousands of dollars worth
of damage to telegraph, telephone and
electric, light companies. Poles have
given way under the weight of the
wet snow, and hundreds of wires are
down and crossed so as to make them
useless. The city was in darkness
Sunday night. Trains on all roads are
late, and a rear-end collision between
Cincinnati, Dayton & Hamilton trains
resulted on account of ! the binding
storm. Another special from Findlay
says: The heaviest snow storm known
in years has ragged here. Street car
traffic is entirely suspended. and all
railroad trains are very late.
Toledo, o.. Dec. 5.-The worst storm
on Lake Erie is in progress. A heavy
snow has nearly cut this city off from
the outside world. Wires are down in
every direction. Dozens of boats are
in the bay, and the safety of many of
them is feared. The wind is blowing a
gale over the lake.
Philadelphia, Dec. 5.-=A heavy rain
storm which began here Saturday con-
tinued all of Sunday with increasing
violence, accompanied by winds of al
most gale velocity. Shortly before mid
night there was a; clear sky. At it's
maximum the wind blew AZ miles an
hour. Telegraph wires from this city
south were rendered almost useless on
account of the heavy winds. Trees,
swinging signs and chimneys were
blown down, but no great damage is
known to have resulted
At Atlantic City great damage was
caused to wires. Several private resi-
dences on the Meadows were complete-
ly surrounded by water, compelling oc-
cupants to use boats in going to and
from buildings.
In the mining regions of northeast
ern Pennsylvania the snowfall has in
some places reached a depth of six
inches, with no signs of abatement.
Traffic has been seriously impeded.
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 5.-The most Sc
we're wind and rainstorm that has vis-
tied Baltimore for many years pre-
vailed Sunday. and did thousands of
dollars damage. Sixty miles an hour
is the wind velocity given out by the
weather bureau, the highest for 10
years. Fully 800 houses in the city
and vicinity were unroofed, chimneys
innumerable were blown down, trees
uprooted and poles leveled. Telegraph,
telephone, electric light and trolley
poles were blown down like so many
ten pins.
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 5.-The severest
cold weather of the winter prevailed
Saturday in this section of Texas. Con-
siderable snow has fallen to the north
and east of Dallas. High winds have
prevailed and telegraph companies are
seriously annoyed by wire trouble.
Heavy losses in the live stock region are
sure to result from the blizzard.
Scranton, Pa. Dec, 5. - SUNDAYS
heavy windstorm blew down a signal
.,ole on the New York, Ontario & West
ern railroad at Peckville. A few min
utes later passenger train that was
hurrying to this city through the blind
jrg snowstorm crashed into the pole
and the engine and tender left the
track and rolled down an EN- mbankment,
killing the fireman, David Davis, of Car
bondale. 1
GILLETT IN MEXICO.