The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-28
a Number of Deaths as a Result
Of the Late Blizzard.
THE HEAVIEST SINCE 1888.
AtLeast Twelve Lost From Suuken
I Bargos in Boston Harbor.
POUND FROZEN IN THE STREETS.

Dead ana the CONDITION OF UthefS Is
Critical-New York Police Took Heroic
Measures to Prevent Further Fatalities,
and the Plan Was Successful.
New York Nov. 2S.-When the peo-
pie Of New York awoke yesterday
morning they found the blizzard that
ragged when they retired was still in
progress. The storm, which began
with soft, s!eety snow on Saturday
at noon, increased greatly as the day
were on with heavier snowfall, the
wind blowing a gale al midnight. There
WAS a slight abatement Of the wind
yesterday, but the snow still fell and
6rifted high and the temperature drop
ped rapidly
1t looked in the morning as though
the blizzard would continue all day,
but at 10 O'clock there was a breaking
away In the west, Frightening Of the.
light, and finally the storm ceased al
together, end the severestt blizzard
since the, memorable one OF March,
II Is8S. came to an endF The wind blew
ut the rate Of 80 to 60 miles an hour
during the height Of the storm. Snow
Tell throughout New York state. The
fall in New York city, the weather
bureau reports. was about 10 inches;
Philadelphia . inches Boston, inch
rs; Portland. Me-, inches; Albany, a
little over an inch. The lowest tenn
peratures reported were: New York
kity, rs; Albany, IS.
With the Frightening of the skies in
shis city came an increase in the
velocity Of the wind, and the loose dry
snow was sent swiring and cddyng
Everywhere. Nearly a foot of snow had
fallen, but in places it had drifted to
four and five feet. The pecuiarity of
he storm was the encrusting Of nearly
bvary window, the sides of buildings
md trees, and when the storm cleared
lway the great city was transformed
into a spectacle Of gllstenng white of
turpassing beauty. Broadway and all
The great thoroughfares of the city
presented a fantastic appearance. In
lhe greatest artery of business activity
Df the country there were drifts on the
Bidewalks, through which the early
morning wayfarer plowed to his waist
An order was sent out from police
headquarters to the various precinct
commanders to have arrested all per-
Sons found alone in condition that
would raise even the suspicion of in
boxication. As result the police courts
yesterday were crowded with eminently
respectable looking persons, who were
let go with small fine and an ad-
m0nition to get out Of the snow. Not
Withstanding this precaution on the
part Of the police there were number
Df casualties, including several deaths
from exposure. John Martin, Sc years
Old. former insurance agent, was
found In the park at Tenth street and
Avenue e and taken to Bellevue hos
pital. Both his legs and hands were
badly frozen. He had lain down on
bench to die. he said. He had had moth
Ing to eat for Beveraldays. An unknown
woman was found unconscious in
NOV drift at Seventy eighth street 4
and Avenue A. She was removed to i
the Presbyterian hospital, where her
coadition was said to be serious. ~.
An aged German, Frank Schneider, \
pf Dutch Kills, Long Island city, was
found late Saturday night at Seventleth !
stIcet and Second avenue. He was
lying on a snow bank, almost uncon-
scious, and was transferred to Belle
vue. An unknown man, discovered in
4 basement on the Bowery and re-
moved to Hudson street hospital, died
thsre from alcoholism and exposure. A
policeman rescued Dennis Quinn, a let
ter carrier, who had fallen helpless in
Inc snow'eary yesterday morning, bad
ly frozen.
In Jersey City the body of Rosanna
cunningham, ~ years of age, was
[cEnd on the sidewalk in Van Worst
street early in the morning. Her skull
~as fractured. The body was almost
covered with snow. 1t is believed she
'cceivcd her injuries from a fall.
At IL. m. d policeman found Charles
'chopp unconscious in the snow in Jer-
~ City. Before he could be carried
7eo house Sclopp died. He had
s2rted for butcher shop. where he
vas employed, and his death is attrib-
'sGd to exposure and exhaustion from
is struggle through the binding storm.
seorge Beck, 42 years DID, and William
Allel were also found in Jersey City
y the police badly frozen. The for
,cr had been drinking and was uncon-
cicus, and is likely to die.
John Bohan, while on a street car,
ecame benumbed by the cold at Ave
uc S and Third street and fell from
he platform of the car. He lay in the
now for a considerable time, but was
nelly discovered by passerby and
ent to Bellevue in an ambulance.
JULIUS l1ooseberg, u homeless man,
mo sought shelter in barn at Sta
Teton, Staten Island. was found frozen
. death.
Frank Jones, aged 40 years, was found
eS on the Tarrytown road, near White
'lains. He had been blinded and be-
umbed and fell in the-snow to perish,