Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-02-15
EAST IS STORM BOUND.
Business Practically at a Stand
still in New Yory.
TRAINS ABANDONED.
State OF Pennsylvania Seemingly Get
ting the Heaviest Dose Of Snow
Ont of This Blizzard.

New York Feb. 13.-The fearful
storm which prevailed all day yester-
day and last night has increased in vio-
lcnce, and, together with the snow which
has drifted in many places, has almost
paralyzed the traffic Surface cars are
almost entirely stalled, the elevated
trains are running without regard to
schedule and ferrybOatS make a. few
trips as best they can. The upper and
tower bay are one mass Of ice.
There are very few people on the
streets today, and it being Il holiday even
the main streets of New York look like
those OF little town. The people liv-
lng IN the suburbs have in some instances
been una bic to reach the city, owing to
Stalling of the surface cars. Trains on
all the steam railroads have been de-
Iayed four or five hours by the storm.
Through trains from the West are from
one to three hours behind time.
The steamer Fuerst Bismarck which
was to have sailed today for Mediterra-
mean ports, VIII not sail till tomorrow
owing to the storm.
Mary Goodwin of Brooklyn, aged 81
years, was found frozen to death on Sun
day An unidentified woman was found
frozen to death in hallway on Forty
seventh street, in this city. on Sunday
morning. She was thinly clad and had
evidently sought shelter from the storm
Fears are entertained that Mail Car
rIers Palmer and Hawkins Of the New
York office have been drowned. The
two men left Harris island for City ISL
and on Thursday morning to deliver the
mails They were in a small boat and
the high wind that was blowing and the
floating ice, made is impossible for them
10 control their craft. Six men in a
larger boat, who attempted to rescue
them, were unable to do so and it is
feared that the light boat was carried
off in the sound and perhaps crushed or
overturned.
Cultured Boston Storm Smitten.
Boston, Mass. Feb. 13-The heavy
Sncwstorm, which began here on Satur-
day increased in force during the night
and this morning 4 high northeast wind
was driving the snow into big drifts and
covering the railroad tracks with 4 mass
of snow that soon began to delay traffic
IN spite of all efforts co keep open the
lines. Thermometer u degrees above
zero.
Reading Road Abandons Service.
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb IS. The Read
ing railroad at noon today issued official
announcement of the entire abandonment
of its train service until further notice
The Pennsylvania railroad is moving
about half of their regular scheduled pas
seHger trains. but has abandon ed freight
and coal trains.
The storm in this vicinity has assumed
the proportions of blizzard This had
the effect of piling the light. dry snow
up in drifts until some streets became i'm
paSSable to trolley cars. The PennSyi-
vania, Reading, Lehigh Valley and New
Jersey Central railroads are all seriously
affected By the blizzard. Trains on
these roads are late and in some in
stances schedules have been abandoned
Shipping remains at standStilI on the
Delaware river. The ice is getting heav-
Ter and there is no prospect Of any ar
rivals az or departures from the port
OF Philadelphia for a supply of an
thracite.
The blockaded condition Of the rail
roads is becoming worse as the day adj
Cances. The Pennsylvania railroad is
making heroic efforts to move its pas
senger trains and thus far has succeeded
an moving about 80 per cent. of the regu-
lar scheduled passenger service of its va
ripus divisions. The through Western
trains reach here from five to eight hours
behind time. The greatest difficulty is
experienced on the Philadelphia. vii
nlington and Baltimore division. On the
Baltimore q Ohio, the Lehigh Valley
and other roads similar conditions of de-
aaY prevail and schedules are curtailed
to the minimum.
Pennsylvania railroad officials say none
of their through trains are actually
stalled. All are moving, but are behind
time, some of them to the extent Of sew
eral hours. The trains are necessarily
proceeding slowly.
Water Growing Scarce.
Pottsville Pa, Feb. 13.-The coal re-
gions are snowbound to the depth of sew
eraI feet The snow drifted in q man
ner never eQualed before. Railroad traf-
nc is suspended except for few mail
trains, which are being forced through
the drifts hours behind time. Electric
railways are completely tied up and
mails to suburban points are being trans
ported on sleighs Yesterday and today
the snowfall at times has been several
inches an hour. The worst difficulty is
threatened through scarcity of water,
dEc to the freezing of streams and reser-
voirs Thermometer degrees below
zero.