El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-02
ItSWept Over all New Eng.
land States.
1888 BLIZZARD NOT IN 1T.
Thirty-six Lives lost and Property
and Business Losses of Over g. Mil
lion Dollars was the Record in
Boston for Yesterday.-Traffic
Still BIOckaded.

BOSTON, Mass, February 2.-Thirty-
Fix lives lost and property and business
losses of over a million dollars is the
record of yesterdays great blizzard at
Boston. In the blizzard of 1885, only
three inches of snow fell here, while
txo feet fell yesterday which is the
worst the present generation has
reported ia this city from exposure the
greatest destruction was along the
coast. At Gloucester the storm was
fearful, ten deaths are reported, four
teen vessels are wrecked and thirty
fishermen are missing.
The big steamer Collier Saturn was
seen off Highland Light M onday after.
noon but as there are no tidings from
the vessel since it is feared she is lost
with all on board. News from Glou-
ceste this morning says twenty five
lives were lost in a wreck on NOrmaus
NEW YORK, February 2.-The first
train to reach here from Boston since
the great storm, which has been block
ing all travel, arrived here this morn
ing. The engine and cars were coated
with ice. John McKabb, passenger,
told startling story about the ravages
of the storm 10 Boston. Traffic is en-
tirely blocked in the hub. Horses
were frozen in their harness in the
streets and the electric wires were q
menace to the passers-by as they swung
in the wind with fire sparkling from
their naked epds.
More than q million Inhabitants of
Massach usetts, Rhode Island and New
Hampshire were snow bound yesterday.
Many mills aud factories made no at
tempt to run and mo school" signals
we're hoisted in twenty-eight of the
thirty-Sbree cities in New England,
All vessels arriving in the harbor
this morDing bore evidence of fearfully
rough wealth, = and intense cold at sea.
The big liner. l',oked more like ice
burgs than yes ls. The Metropolitan
steamship liner !,imock has not been
heard from Sh eft Boston Monday
noon and is now ~ over due. Fears
are held for her sa.-ty.
COLD IN CANADA.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. February An
unknown steamer was nipped by an ice
flos off Ferryland and is flying siensls
of distress. 1t is supposed to be the
Jamaica with general cargo from
New York. She will be driven ashore
unless the wind changes. A number
of fishermen in quest of seals are adrift
on an ice foe in Trinity bay, and will
likely perish on account of the intense
cold.
DITTO IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, February 2.-Incoming
steamers this morning report having
experienced terrific weather on the
Atlantic since January 81. A heavy
gale swept the north Of Englaud las t
evening and this morning aud mail
trains are delayed many hours by the
fierce storm.
Storms are raging thrOughout
Great Britain. Trains are badly de-
layed. Worse weather with q further
fall in temperature is predicted.
SNOW PLows AT WORK.
RIvERHEAD, N. Y, February q
Several powerful locomotives, two
mammoth snow plows and small
army of shovelers have worked all
night, but are unable to raise the big
blockade between this place and Green
Port Two passenger trains on the
Long Island railroad are stalled. The
passengers are beirg cared for at
neigh borioe farm houses. The New
York concert troupe is aboard one and
they keep the passengers in q good
humor with their songs.
OMAHA, Neb., February 2.-Last
night severe blizzari developed very
suddenly in eastern Nebraska and tt e
mercury dropped five degrees below
z 70. The wind blew a hurricane.
Today conditions are unchanged
though little snow is falling.
LIGONIER, Indiana, February "A
heavy blizzard is raging throughout
the state. Trains are delayed on all
railroads, snow is falling fast and the