The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-28

NEW lotAh, NOV. -s-~-sN Htu Sic tSstte
Of New York awoke this morning they
found that the blizzard raging when they
retlred was still in progress. The storm.
which began with a soft. sleet snow on
Saturday at noon. increased greatly rs the
day wore on. with heavier snowfall. the
wind blowing a gale al midnight.
There was a slight abatement or the wind
this morning. but the snow stun fell and
drifted badly and the temperature dropped
rapidly II looked this morning as IL the
blizzard would continue all day, but ~
10 o'clock there was a breaking away In
the west ana finally the storm ceased alto
gether and the seveTest blizzard since the
memorable blizzard of March. ISIS, came To
an end.
The wind blew IT the rate o. hfty-nine
90 sixty 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 ten
inches. Philadelphia nine inches. Boston
SIX inches. Portland. Me, four inches aud
Albany a little over an inch.
The lowest temperatures reported were:
New York. Is. Albany. IS.
Heavy Fall Of snow.
With the Frightening OF the skies In this
city came an incrtase in the velocity OF
the wind and the loose dry snow was sent
swirling and sidying everywhere. Nearly
foot of snow had fallen, but In places 1t
had drifted 10 four OK five feet. The Pc
cullarity of the storm was the encrusting
OF nearly all windows and the sides OF tha
buildings and when the storm cleared away
the great city was transformed into d spec
tacle of glistening white. OF surprising
beauty. Broadway and the great thorough
fares OF the city presented a fantastic ap-
pearance In the greatest artery Of busi-
ness activity OF the country there were
drifts on the sidewalks through which the
early morning wayfarur ploughed 10 his
waist. On some OF the streets great drifts
formed barriers across them and I'm many
instances filled up the trenches that had
been dug by the street railroads for the
transforming OF the motive power from
cable TO electricity.
As soon as there were signs Of abate-
ment in the fall OF the snow the street
clearing department went 10 work. but
little progress WAS made. Suburban traffic
was blocked for several hours In the
morning and after tha; trains ran at long
intervals All trains were delayed.
Many Deaths From Exposure.
There were a number OF casualties and
deaths from exposure.
John Martin, IS years old, former In
sirance agent. was found in the park at
one Hundred ard Eighth street and Ave-
nue n and taken 10 Bellevue hospital
Both his legs and hands were badly frozen.
He had lain down on bench TO die, he
said. He had nothing to eat for several
days
An unknown woman was found uncon-
scious in snow drift at Seyenty-eiglth
street and Avenue A. She was removed
to the Presbyterian hospital where her
condition Was aald to be serious.
An aged German. Frank Schneider, OF
Dutch Knls. Long Island City. was found
Saturday night at Seventeen and Second
avenue. Hs found on ii snowhank
almost unconscious and WAS transferred TO
the Bellevue hospital
An unknown woman discovered In a base
msnt on the Bowsry. was removed 20 Hud-
son stree; hospital ana died theza from
alcoholism and exposure.
A policeman rescued Dennis Quinn. q
letter carrier, who h.d fallen helpless in
the snow early this morning. badly frozen
In Jersey city, the body OF Rosanna
t3HtAEAfaiH, y years. OF aES. WAS fDUn1
on the sidewalk or Van yorxst street early
this morning Her skull was fractured.
The body VAS Almost covered with snow.
II il believed She received her Injuries from
a fail.
AT H. m. policeman found Charles
fSch0pp unconscious In the snow I'm Jersey
CITY. Before ne coaala fe carried into a
house ne died Scnopp had started for A
butcher ssop, where ne vas employed and
his death j. attributed 10 exposure and
exhaustion from MS srruggla through the
binding storm.
George Beck. - years Of age. and WTsIl-
lam Alien were also found In Jersey CITY
by the poiics badly ffozen. The former
had been drinking. he was unconscious
and Is likely 10 de-
John Botsn while IN street car. be-
came bxnunakesi b tha cold az Avenue n
and Taird street ard fell from tho usatforrn
of thA car. Ha LAD IN The snow for con-
sadaRas.e time hat aas finally discovered
oy q passertsy and sent to the Besgavua
nssss,itAl In an aGnbuiane.
julius Hvosbusg a homeless man. who
sought shelter IN a barn at Stzvesan. 3.
/. wsa found frozen this morning ant! died
shortly afterwards
The storm psayesi havoc wifh the tsie-
graph wires along the coSst Of Nex Jersey.