The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-28

pie OF New York awoke this morning
they found the blizzard that ragged
when they retired was still in progress
The storm. which began with a soft
sleet snow on Saturday afternoon, in
creased greatly as the day wore on,
with heavier snowfall, the wind blow
ing a gale at midnight.
There was a slight abatement of the
wind this morning, but the snow still
fell and drifted badly. and the temper
ature dropped rapidly. 1t looked this
morning as though the blizzard would
continue all day, but at 10 O'Clock there
was breaking away in the west, and
finally the storm ceased altogether and
the severest blizzard since the memoir
able one of March, 1888, came to an
end. The wind blew at the rate of So
to so miles an hour during the height
of the storm. Snow fell throughout
New York state. The fall in New York
city, the weather bureau reports, was
about 10 inches; Philadelphia, nine
inches; Boston. six inches; Portland,
Me-, four inches: Albany a little more
than an inch. The lowest temperatures
reported were: New York city. Is; AL
bany, Is.
With the Frightening of the skies in
this city this morning came an Increase
In the velocity of the wind, and the
loose, dry snow was sent whirling and
eddying everywhere. Nearly a foot OF
snow had fallen. but in places 1t had
drifted to a depth of four or five feet
The popularity of the storm was the
encrusting of nearly every window and
the sides of buildings, and when the
storm cleared away the great city was
transformed into spectacle of glisten-
ing white of SURPRISING beauty. Broad
way and the great thoroughfares of
the city presented a fantastic appear
ance. In the great artery of business
activity Of the country there were
drifts on the sidewalks through which
the early morning wayfarer ploughed
up to his waist. On some of the streets
great drifts formed barriers, and in
many instances filled up the trenches
that had been dug by the street rail-
roads for the Transforming of the mo-
tive power from cable to electricity.
As soon as there were signs of abate-
ment in the fall of the snow the street
cleaning department went to work, but
little progress was made. Suburban
traffic was blocked for several hours in
the morning. and after that trains ran
at long intervals. All trains were de-
layed. Some that were due in the early
morning hours had not been heard
from at night. The superintendent OF
mails in the general postoffice reported
the mail train from Boston. due at 6
a. m, had not been heard from, nor
had the mails been received up to
o'clock tonight. The incoming mails
from other parts, he said, were from
two hours to an indefinite number of
hours behind time. Few trains due at
the Grand Central station to-day ar
rived on time.
The shores of the Hudson are Uttered
with wreckage. An order was sent out
from police headquarters TO the various
precinct commanders to have arrested
persons found alone in a condition that
would raise even the suspicion of in
toxication. As a result the police courts
to-day were crowded with eminently
respectable looking persons, who were
let go with a small fine and an admo-
milton to get in out of the snow. Not
withstanding this precaution on the
part OF the police. there were a number
Of casualties. including several deaths
from exposure John Martin. IS years
old. former insurance agent, was found
Eighth street and Avenue b and taken
to Bellevue hospital. Both his legs and
hands were badly frozen. He had lain
down on a bench to die, he said. He
had nothing to eat for several days.
An unknown woman was found un-
conscious IN snow drfft at seventy
eighth street and Avenue A. She was
removed to the Presbyterian hospital.
where her condition was said to be
serious. -
An aged German. Frank Schneider
of Dutchkills. Long Island City. was
found late Saturday night at Seven
tieth street and Second avenue. He
was lying on a snowbank almost un-
conscious and was transferred to the
Bellevue hospital
An unknown woman. discovered in a
basement on the Bowery. was removed
to the Hudson street hospital. and died
there from alcoholism and exposure.
A policeman rescued Dennis Quinn. a
letter carrier. who had fallen helpless
in the snow early this morning. badly
frozen
In Jersey City the body Of Rosanna
~ years of age. was
found on the sidewalk on Van Vorest |
street early this morning. Her skull