Evening star., 1898-02-03
Normal Conditions Gradually Being
Resumed in Storms Track. .
TRAINS RUNNING ON time AGAIN
Earlier Reports of Loss of Life
Lack Confirmation.
VESSELS IN ROUGH WEATHER

NEW YORK, February $50 far as
traffic is concerned, the effects in this sec
tion of the storm last Monday have been
overcome. The Long Island railroad has
succeeded in raising the embargo on its
eastern division. and today trains are run
ming to Greenpcrt for the first time since
Monday evening. Three trains three snow
plcws and several engines that were stall
ed in drifts have been released.
The removal of snow from the streets
of Manhattan borough has. up to this time
cost the city Of New York $54.174 and a
large additional sum has been expended in
the borough of Brooklyn.
Steamers in Rough Weather.
The White Star line steamer Teutonic
Capt Cameron. arrived today from Liv er-
POOL and Queenstown after very stormy
voyage For three days after leaving
Queenstown the Teutonic experienced a
succession of fresh southerly gales with
heavy cross seas; on January 81 the gale
Increased until IL blew with cyclonic force,
accompanied by snow. After nearly twenty
hours the storm sutsided into fresh south
southeast gale, then shifting TO a westerly
gale and lasting up 10 the time of the
steamers arrival at Sandy Hook light ves-
Sci last night.
The Atlas Line steamer Alps and the
Norwegian fruit steamer Douglas were the
only arrivals from West InGia ports this
morning. Both ships experienced very
heavy weather after passing Cape Hat
teras- The wind blew from the northwest
with a high head sea, which caused them
to ice up rapidly, so that their decks, rails
and sides were covered with ice The
weather grew intensely cold, and both
steamers crews suffered greatly from ex-
posure to the wind and sea.
First Mails From the North.
The belated mails from the northern part
of Nay RI tnto hal xha
pest office here at am. today This is
the first mail from the northern part of
the state this week. The eastern mail via
Providence, r. l., got here at 0 am, but
the train from Boston by way of Spring
field had not been reported at 10 am
Southern mails are arriving on schedule
time
Situation In Boston.
BOSTON, February 3.-Boston today has
resumed her normal condition as far
street car and steam railway traffic is con-
cerned. Except a few of the downtown
thoroughfares, however, the streets are
piled high with snow, and the fronts of ex-
posed buildings still coated with snow.
The condition Of the wire systems in the
suburbs of the city is still most discourage
ing. For more than two days linemen have
been engaged in efforts to straighten out
the tangles at various points. but they have
succeeded in doing little more than to open
up circuits to New York. Vermont, New
Hampshire. Maine AMI Rhode Island and
Connecticut are still cut on.
From different points IN this territory
news cf the severity of the storm has
Come in by every mail since the trains On
the various railroads began to run yester-
day morning. The stories from all sections
differ only as to the damage done and the
duration of the blockade.
The tales of wrecks and loss Of life thus
far received from the coasts furnish the
rLye hor tor In fhe ctn aff fbo Sfn
Yesterdays report of twelve bodies being
found on Bakers Island. In Salem harbor,
however. cannot be verified.
Storms Climax Reached.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, February 3.-The
Geld wave which moved into this section
ye: :terday morning reached a climax this
morning with the temperature ranging
from 8 to II degrees below zero. according
to location. Railway and electric car traf-
flc has entirely recovered from the effects
of the blizzard, although trains from dis
tant points are lat. this morning owing to
the intense cold.
Extreme Cold at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, N. Y. February 3.-The
coolest weather Of this winter prevails here
The figures below zero follow: Saratoga
Springs SO; Schroon Lake, 81; Wilton 80;
SchUylersyilles 26.
ROUGH WEATHER ON IRISH COAST.
Atlantic Liners Report Rough VOy-
ages AcrOss.
QUEENSTOWN, February 3.-Incoming
vessels report meeting terrific wind during
the last few days, especially when near the
Irish coast.
The British steamer Glendower, Capt.
Honeyman. from Baltimore. January IA.
for Cork. one of the last arrivals. reports
she was considerably damaged about the
decks from the seas which broke over her.
and she also lost a nfeboat. For some time
she was almost helpless from running out
of coal. and the cargo was broken into and
Fart of the maize was used for fuel In get
ting into port.
The British steamer Apex, Capt. Tate
which sailed from Baltimore January Is for