The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-02-16
GREAT Blizzard,
Railway Traffic Abandoned In
Pennsylvania.
NATIONAL CAPITAL SUFFERED.
Congress Did Little business Much suf.
fering Among Poor New York Badly
InconvenIsnced - Loss of Lives Re-
ported at several Places.


stantly near zero, the capital was in the
grasp Of the most severe blizzard in its
history.
The snow drifted In banks Of from
FIVE TO eight feet in depth, suspending
all traffic. tieing up the street car lines,
cutting off the city from all outside
communication by rail and causing un.
told suffering among the poor.
Nearly all the retail business houses
closed down and dismissed their clerks.
Delivery wagons which had ventured
out on their routes were in numerous
instances abandoned In the streets, the
drivers unhitching their horses and
making for shelter from the biting
blasts of wind driven snow.
AT the capitol neither house Of oon.
gress had a quorum and only O handful
eg clerks put In appearance at the va.
NOUS executive departments, all of
Aich closed early, dismissing their
forces. AT the CITY hall the same con-
ditions prevailed and no courts were
held, while public schools made no at
tempt to hold sessions, the few pupils
who reached the buildings being
promptly sent home.
The railroad companies were forced
to admit that their traffic was practic.
ally abandoned, the city was forced to
the realization that famine of coal
and provisions was impending. The
price OF everything in the eating line
went soaring skyward.
Viewed from u hygienic standpoint
in its effect On the yellow fever germs,
the freeze in the south Is q blessing to
the people of that section according to
DR.. Wyman, the surgeon general or
the Marine hospital corps.
The railway mail service was para.
lyzed by the storm and mails are at
standstill throughout che Atlantic re
gion. No through trains arrived here
from the west over the Pennsylvania
road during the day, and only one over
the Baltimore ana Ohio, tram No. 10,
from Pittsburg. All others on the lat.
ter line were abandoned save for few
locals. Tie only outbound train started
on the Pennsylvania was an extra. On
the Baltimore and Ohio the only
through traius arriving from the east
were Nos. 26 and 81.
All Chesapeake and Ohio trains were
abandoned, and there were no trains
either sent out or arriving over the
Southern and the Atlantic coast line.
The Atlantic Coast line No 80 was re.
andria, Va.
New YoRK, Feb. 14.-The storm in.
creased in violence, becoming a thor.
ough blizzard. Street car traffic was
delayed and in some cases stopped alto
gether.
1t was legal holiday with the banks
and exchanges and an enforced one III
the business districts gene ally. As
there were no shoppers, the big stores
closed their doors and sent their clerks
home. Last night the streets, even in
the theater district, were almost de.
serted.
Some charitable societies were taxed
beyond Their resources, owing to the
sudden demands made upon them.
OF the $1,000 destitute families in
this city, as estimated by BIair, super
lntendeut OF the outdoor poor, nearly
all were freezing or starving.
Persons employed outdoors have lost
employment temporarily. They mum
Der many thousands and some of them
will swell the list OF destitute.
The TASK Of keeping railroad trains
in motion was almost herculean.
Orders were issued to suspend all op
eratlOns ON the main line and branches
of the Long island railroad unul the
storm suOslded.
All OF the sound steamboats, are tied
up by the storm, and 1t was announced
that none of the Fall River, StonIngton
or Norwich lines would venture to
make trips until the storm ceased and
tho entrance TO He'll Gate was free
from ice.
Mayor Van Wyck notified Commits.
sloner John w. Keller OF the ue yarC
70 arif hnf kA ho- M n.AA
subject to the commissioners draft for
the purpose OF relieving the Door.
Tammany Hall gave half the amount
and Richard Croker and Jas. II. keene
contributed So, 900 each.
The meat supply at Burlington, N.
j., ran ont and, owing to the blockade
existing on the railroad, it was i'm.
possible to obtain a supply. The mills
aud factories there have suspended
operations.
William Mckain, SO years old, living
at fonkers, was found frozen to death
In a snowdrift near TarryEown.
Three death from the cold were re.
ported. They were:
Richard Atcheson, SO years Of age,
frozen to death In the snow.
George Hatzen, an agent at 744 Broad.
way, found dead in snowdrift.
Lee sing, q Chinaman, ~ years old.
frozen to death in Brooklyn.
MIDDLETON N. r.. Feb. l4.-John
Reagan, farmer who was bringing a
load OF feed TO this city, was found
frozen to death, half buried under a
lot OF bags in the wagon.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l4.-The city
was fast locked IN the embrace of the
worst blizzard in the history of the
local weather bureau. Steam and local
traffic We're at q standstill and snow
wrapped streets We're almost deserted.
Early III the day the Pennsylvania
railroad succeeded III moving about 81
per cent OF its regular passenger service,
Dut no attempt was made to move
freight or coal trains. Through trains
to the west " ere abandoned early. the
last one leaving here for Harrisburg.
AZ last reports it was stalled near Lam
caster.
The western trains due here from
New York were both between two and
three hours late, and went no further
than this city. The Pennsylvania linn |
lied, Westbound, was the last To leave |
New York, and 1t was abandoned here |
The Pittsbprg Limited was switched |
oil the main line and brought down |
over the Columbia branch as tar as Ian. |
caster, whore IL was abandoned. All in. |
coming trans from rhe souyh and wesf
Wnlch conJrlved TO reach Broad street |
station were held there.
The ReGdinR railroad posted a notice |
that all train service was abandoned un- |
til further notice. Later number OF |
suburban trans were moved at intervals |
Of an houT or more. No attempt was |
made on the main line. The Williams |
port express got away and two engines |
aud one coach were started foT New |
NnplF nd nj -l,s t,,r |