Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-28
UNDER DEEP SNOW
New York Railroads Suffering From
Effects of Recent Storm.
BAD CONDITIONS on LONG ISLAND
Ocean Liners Delayed and Some
Smaller Craft Wrecked.
THE STORM ELSEWH Err E

NEW YORK. November 2S.-Points in
eastern Long Island which have been cut
off from railroad communication with this
city since Saturdays storm, are still with
cut train service, and the present prospect
is that the tracks will not be cleared until
tomorrow. The towns in Suffolk county
cast of Babylon have had no train service
since Friday eN ening. The Montauk line of
the Long Island railroad is open to Baby
lon. From Babylon to Greenport, dis
tance of about fifty miles, no train is run
ming and none is promised by the railroad
before tonight at the earliest.
There are two trains stuck in snow drifts.
Ecth were eastbound and were caught on
Saturday night. One is on the Montauk di-
vision, between Bay Shore and Isip. The
other is on the main line and was last
heard of at Farmingdale.
There were but few passengers in the
trains and the railroad officials had them
cared for in hotels The railroad cuts about
the Shinnecock hills are reported TO have
ten feet of snow in them.
Fleet Far Out at Sen.
The storm was felt far out at sea. Many
of the regular liners and steamers which
We're due early Sunday morning failed to
arrive on time, being obliged to keep at sea
until the storm abated. The French liner
La Touraine first encountered the storm on
November %, but came along steadily until
the next night, when the snow and wind
became so binding that at a distance of
seventy miles from port the vessel was
slowed down and barely held her way.
This was continued until, at 5:15 pm,
the vessel was anchored outside the Bat
terry. The Furnessa had the gale, as did
oil tt1 IL 4
the strength of the gale as II, the highest
the Beaufort scale gives. Both, however,
came along without any difficulty, as they
We're running near the end Of the storm.
"A. "A small @ one-topmast schooner is sunk
just east of Barkers Bluff, l.. /. She is
close in shore and well out of water at
low tide, but fills at high tide.
Trains From West Delayed
Trains from the west on all the lines en-
tering Jersey City are from one to three
hours late. This is true of the Pennsylva-
mia road, the Lehigh Valley, the Baltimore
and Ohio, the Erie The West Shore Off
Gals in Weehawken also report all through
trains behind time, and the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western road officials in
Hoboken say their trains from up New
York state are also considerably behind
time.
All the roads are open for traffic The
local trains are from ten to thirty minutes
late.
Trolley traffic in Jersey City is much re-
tarded by the snow, big drifts being on the
tracks in the outskirts of the city.
The train from Boston by the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad due
mere at Il a. m. yesterday reached the Grand
Central depot twenty-five hours late The
passengers suffered greatly from cold and
hunger.
Many Wrecks in BOSTON Harbor.
1hap
to this city at noon after a tour of the
harbor report about thirty-five vessels of
all sizes and classes ashore or sunk in and
rear Boston harbor
Seven large schooners and two Baltimore
coal barges are completely wrecked, aud Il
is estimated that between twenty-five and
thirty lives have been lost. Only one body
has yet been recovered.
More than "a dozen are reported in the
surf at Hull and efforts are being made to
recover them The ocean steamer Ohio of
the Warren line is high and dry on Spec
tacle Island. 1t is very doubtful if she can
be ftoatcd until a channel has been dug.
The ocean going tug Tamaqua is on the
rocks at Rainsford Island, and VIII be a
total wreck.
Snow in the West.
OMAHA, Neb., November 2S.-Snow has
been falling the past twenty-four hours
the fall of last week, leaves a heavy blan-
ket over the state. The indications for Win
ter wheat very much improved as a
esut of this condition.
TACOMA, Wash, November 2S-Thou-
sands of sheep are imprisoned in the noun
tains Pendloton, Ore. Three feet of
snow has fallen III the foot hills there ana
the sheep cannot get through it to the val
leys below This situation results from the
ia haN lSnnt h..i.
sheep on the mountain ranges as long as
possible on account of the dryness and lack
of grass outside. Unless Chinook winds
blow and melt the snow sheep men will be
unable to bring their sheep out without
heavy loss.
Steamer j. j. Hill Ashore.
QUINCY, Mass, November 2s.-The three
masted steamer which went ashore near the
National Sailors Home here yesterday is
the steamer John ]. Hill, bound for Hills
boro N B., from New York
She was anchored in the Nantasket roads
when the storm struck her. She dragged
her anchors and was gradually driven be-
fore the terrific gale until she struck the
shore. The steamer is now high on the
shore and is apparently not damaged.
Two BarRes Abandoned.
PHILADELPHIA, November 2S-The
towing steamer Orion, which plies between
Boston, Newport News and Norfolk, arriV-
ed at the Delaware breakwater today and
reported that The barge Ocean Belle, which,
together with The Enos Soule, was in tow
of the Orion, had been anchored and aban-
doned in a sinking condition ten miles
southeast of Winter Quarter shoal. The
crew was saved. The Enos Soule also broke
adrift and the Orion is row searching for
her.
The Orion and her tow were caught in the
heavy storm of Saturday night and Sunday
and the barges were tossed about like cookie
shells. When 1t was seen that the Ocean
Belle was liable to swamp at any moment
she was anchored and abandoned.
1t is supposed that the crew of the Enos
Soule is still on board the barge. The Orion
lost her anchor chain and hawser.
Nine Vessels Lost.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, November 2S.-
Nine vessels were lost IN the blizzard at
! this port, but nothing could be learned this
forenoon as to the loss of life. 1t is beliey-
| ed that the crews of nearly all the craft
escaped. In several instances no one was
on board. Nsarly all of the vessels lost were
I fishermen.