The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-14
WINTER CYCLONE.
Colder Than The Big Blizzard
and as Much Snow.
WHOLE SOUTH FROZEN UP.
Here the Results Are Serious
South They Are Disastrous,

Yesterday, and Travel on Railroad and
street Car Lines Almost ut II stnndstili-
Elevated and Gable Limos Managed to
Pull Through, but the Under TroiIeys
Had to Give Up the Tight-Storm Cen
tire Passed Us Last Night, and Indications
Are FOR Clear, Colder Weather To-Day.
Take Il map OF the United States, smear IL
with snow from Florida almost to the Canada
line and from the Atlantic coast to the line of
the Alleglanies, sweep it with gales and re-
duce its temperature to an average OF zero aud
you will have a fair Typographical representa-
tion Of Yesterdays blizzard. the most widely
destructive storm ever known in this country.
Through the northern part Of the area. where
the winter season normally means low temper
aturo and heavy snowfall, the blizzard was
merely a severe trial. e~ntailing II great
dcnl OF Inconvenience and some suffer.
ing; in the South it was unprecedented
disaster and ruin. Not only did the snow
fall in the Southern cities WfralyZe traffic
aud suspend business. but the low tcmrera-
ture. breaking records all over that part Of the
country. has probably ruined tho general fruit
crops and has made it almost certain that the
orange groves are frozen. Several years ago.
when severe cold reached the orange bolt. hun
dreds Of growers went to bed at night prosper
Gus and woke up in the morning shivering
paupcrs. The temperatures then were not So
low, nor did the freezing weather reach 50 far
south aS in this storm. What the damage t.
the orange crop will aggregate it is impossible
10 learn AZ present. but the Indications are that
1t will 60 far into the millions.
The blizzard was the result of Il combination
formed by n very cold wave from the North
west and what started ont as a cyclOnic rain
storm from Texas. The pair mel ON the coast
Just as the raihstorm. which had moved east 10
Florida. set out rp the coast. and the resul;
was the frozen cyclone which has afflicted the
country. AS it was the SAINT cyrlone-only at
Il different tenn craiure-it kept 10 its course
and swept uh the Atlantic coast with its ccntre
well out at sea and its western edge. which was
responsible for the damage on land, skirtingall
the Atlantic States. What its eastern half may
have accomplished will lie known within
II" next Two or three days when i'll
bound shipping arrives. The wind power Of
the cyclone was from % 10 80 miles an lnur.
the snowfall WIS from q to more than 20
Inches. and its accomranyiTE temperatures
through the South were generally from > too
below former records. The storm centre WINS
east Of Virginia yesterday morning. and reached
a point opposite this city late in The afternoon.
At lOorlorE the stOlm was central of Con-
n%ecticut. Woods Holl reported the remarkably
low Of 2S.Si. Inbound ships would
probably meet the worst Of the storm last night
orto-daS Oft the banks Of Newfoundland. For
this city the probahilitie, "a issued by the
| Weather bureau last night were that the snow
| would Keep up most Of the night with high
winds from The uorthwes, that to-day it would
clear and he colder
Throughout the StOrm-hoset area tho evils
iIfi1nnt IN n Attiln, apl I,a p,. fall - ,.,u
have manifested themselves. II you have ever
cast "A handful OF dust over n gathering OF rod
ants and watched them struagi. ont from be-
meath 1t you will have some idea Of how the
country is acting under the present avalanche.
over every telegraph wire that still stands tn"
SAM" reports are coming in: trolley and street
ear lines stationary, railroads temporarily out
of business or running with enormous effort
hours behind the schedule. mails returning to
the post Offices whence they were sent. To keen
warm until n chance 10 reach their destination
should be afforded: country roads impasSabln
with drifts and markets consequently short
Of meat and vegetables. seaport owns
contemplating with disgust their frozen
harbors and icc-blocked navigation. suf-
iering FOR the poor. discomfort for
everybody. aud n general. long-drawn wall of
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