The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-02
Lives Lost 0Rd Business P[OSIIQted
by The Snow SIOIn..
HORST EXPERIENCED IN A QUARTER CENTURY
Electric Lights Shut OFT ns u Prccnu-
ton Against Acctdcnts-Snow
Shovclicrs Killed on RniIrond
Trncks- Schooner wrecked ana
all Hands Lost.
Boston, Feb. 1, 1898.

A northeast snow storm which set in
yesterday and ragged until this after
noon completely paralyzed all
branches Of business and street car and
steam railroad traffic, and shut off the
city from communication by wire with
all places outside the limits of Boston.
The storm was the mcst severe this city
has experienced in twenty-five years,
and caused the loss OF several lives.
besides doing money damage Of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Between l and o'clock this morning
u foot OF heavy, wet snow settled over
the city and leveled wires in all quar-
ters. More than half the electric lights
OF the city went out, and in suburban
towns the fire alarm service was Grip
pied. In Newton broken wires falling
across others started i fire in the cleo
trio room of the elegant residence of
Charles j. Travelli, the wealthy Pitts
burg steel manufacturer, and in two
hours nothing remained of the house
but ashes. Mr.. Travelli's family es-
capped in their night-clothes without
saving anything. Loss about 100000
All the suburban trolley lines were
abandoned at midnight and the steam
railways were unable TO run more than
two or three suburban trains during the
forenoon. All Though trains from New
York and the West, as we'll as those
from the East were from four TO six
hours late.
The city and suburbs we're covered
with broken poles and tangled wires
Many horses were killed in the streets
by stepping upon the ends of telephone
wires which had fallen across the troll
ley wires. Tonight the situation as
sumed such dangerous aspect that
Mayor Quincy ordered that none of the
electric lights be turned on except in
districts where the wires are under
ground 1t will require weeks to restore
the telephone and telegrahpic service.
Not a single telegraph wire out of Bos-
ton was in operation all day, and the
telephone wires were in almost as bad
condition. This afternoon the telephone
service as far as Worcester was es-
tablished. Shipping in the harbor was
disabled greatly during last night and
the early morning. 1t is feared that
many disasters to coast shipping will
be reported when the ;elegraphic COM
mun!cation is restored.
The cente. of the Storm appeared 10
be in the vicinity of New Bedford The
brun, of it fell on Boston and territory
within radius of fifteen or twenty
miles. From mcagre reports received
from the middle and western parts of
the State, the loss there was severe.
Here about twenty inches Of snow fell
At Dedham to-day, three Italians
shoveling snow on the Providence divis-
ion of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road, were struck by a train
and killed. a number Of less serious
accidents are reported.
number of trains met with acci-
dents in various parts OF the State, but
as far as known there were no addition
al fatalities.
\ three-masted schooner thought TO
be the Charles S. Briggs, of Bath. Me-,
laden with coal, was wrecked off Little
Nahant last night. IT is believed there
were eight men on board. and all are
supposed to have been drowned. The
vessel is a total wreck
The fierce northeasterly gale which
was blowing at that time accompanied
by heavy fall of snow, made passage
upon the sea exceedingly hazardous
The vessel struck upon the ledge north
of Egg Rock Light and was smashed
to pieces. Parts of the Inflated schooner
lined the shore to-day. From the mo-
ment THAT she Struck there was no posi-
bic chance for the members Of the crew
10 save thcmselvs
The body of one of the crew, man
''o'L u" sSsitS VI tSt, WIS IOunU this
morning among the w!eckage II was
frozen 20 plank. and was much dis
figured.
THE STORM IN PHILADET ,pIIIA
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 1.-The snow
and wind storm of last night and to-
day was one of the most severe OK
perienced in this section since the big
blizzard All trains are behind time
and several accidents are reported INT
none OF any gravity. The storm was
severely felt throughout Eastern Penn
sylvania. Two Reading railroad
freight trains collided near Tamauua
demolishinG both engines and iniurinC
the fireman. brakeman and conductor.
Traffic was delayed seven hours
a dispatch from Stroudsbure saws
that communication between that pIaca
and other towns near by has been chi
off. a Tobyhanna, the gale was sn
violent that the ice cutting Industry
had 10 be suspended, throwing 500
hands out OF work.
The storm Is very severe up the Della
ware valley and the stage was stalled
just outside of Stroudsburg and COM
PEELED to return with the mail. IJpon
the Pocomo Mountain the wind Is
blowing at fierce rate
y dispatch from Cape May, n. J.,
says: The severe northwest storm
which prevails along the coast tonight
has done no damage. The ocean Is
very rough, but no vessels are In sight.
The wind is blowing with great velo-
city.