The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-02-18
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which prevailed all day yesterday and last night
along the shores OF staten Island assumed blizzard
proportions this morning. The wind blows with
increased violence, and together with the snow,
which has drifted in many places, has almost pa
ralyzed traffic. Surface cars are almost entirely
stalled the elevated trains running without re-
gard to schedule and ferryboats make few trips
as best they can The upper and lower bay is one
mass OF ice, and several coastwise scho0uors are rc
ported frozen OF quarantine.
None Of the Atlantic passenger liners from Great
Britain aud the continent that regularly arrive
here at the end Of the week had not been sighted
up to q. m. today was there any other vessel
to be seen Al that hour from sandy Hook and the
quarantine observation stations, the report OF the
marine Observers being Nothing but blizEarI--
The Almida. S days out from Shields. has about
been given up as lost. Nothing has been heard Of
her Of any nature whatever since she Saiei, Rud Il
has become general conviction that she found
cred with ali on board.
No doubt a large feet Of steamers has arrived in
the vicinity OF sandy Hook bar and IS waiting ag;-
side for the blizzard to pass,
BLIZZARD N PmLAnELFmA.
PHILADELPHIA. February l2-The storm in this
vicinity has as last assumed the proportions 81 i
blizzard. A bowling snoW storm prevails tcisy.
This is no; exactly new condition, IS the snow
began falling afresh at O'Clock saturday Night
and continued all day yesterday and last night
During the night. however. the wind Increased IN
velocity uufn IL reached speed Of % miles
an hour today This had the eject Of piliHg the
light dry snow mp in drifts until some street, and
roads in the suburbs beosme impossible
RKroErs FRox OTHER CITES
PTTTsBUEs. Pa February Is.-The mercury con
tiRues to hover aboni zero. Last night IL droPFoi
to degrees below and today il Is degree below.
Yesterday aud last night many 81 the large
mills were KEEP; in operation 70 prevent the ma
ehinery from freezing.
There is continued siasnatiaa of river naviga
ton but no further damage to boats and other
Graf, has been reported, There IS much icc III The
ehio and tie upper rivers remain frozen tight.
Coat RsaioSs sSow BovSn,
PorrsvuIk February 2.--The coal region j.
snowbound to the depth of several feet The snnw
has drinei in = manner never cqualei before- Ne;
only IS all outside work suspended bot most Of tho
Industrial establishments also Idle only TAR
tialiy running The Thermometer continues Eve
degrees and more below zero.
Bic DRIFTS N BosToS.
BosToN. February IS.-The heavy snowstoym
which began here on saturday !ncrnaSed IN force
during the night and this morning high north
cas-; wind was driving the snow iato big dfirts aud
filing ia the streets and covering lhe rai!roAd
track with mass Of snow that soon began % delay
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blizzard and today practicattv the whole state Of
Connecticut Is sueerins from a binding saeu
storm.
IN NEW YORK STATE
ApHpES y y February i3-Ihe mercury al o
O'Clock ihiS morning was hFe belo" ana a.
O'Clock hovered around the zero marx i'sht
snow Is a4iias.
BUFFALO. \. Y, February l2,-rhe weather has
moderated what. A. .. r. the Thermometer
at the Weather Bureau registered zero, having
risen from two below since O'Clock last night A
light snow : falling
NEwsrEG. y. Y. February IA foot Of snow
fell here Sunday and aerce storm still rageS this
morning The wind is blowing hard and snow Is
drifting badly, blocking streets and impeiing
travel
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RELIEF ron COLORADO.
Dyxvrp Co,. Fehruarv s-The ipaieatio,s IA
ds, are that the s,or,, ,vb,ch had bsld Colorado
in its embrace for The mast two weeks has
exbaas,ed itself
w,s4ISsro,. d C February 1.-THE pbenoue-
nal yyeather Of the mast week eliminated TO-DAY in
a blizzard-like snow storm which broke ell rec
ords At noon there had been no le,-up whatever
IN the snowfall and the skv gave no indications 81
immediate relief Behind he snow storm Il n cold
vavs 90 that when the snow ahatas zero and he
low Il likely IN add 10 the suffering
Rnsipass in the dsnar,men,s was almost a, =
los ,bsn baIf tho force rsnortiny A.
noon the Treasury Department dismissed the