The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
ENGAGEMENT
Worcester snowbound by Blizzard That
Rivals the Monarch of '8S Street and
Steam Railway Lines Tied Up.

The storm that started shortly after
3 o'clock yesterday morning and con-
tinued throughout the day and night
was without question the worst one
that has visited central Massachusetts,
in u years, and in the opinion of a
great many people it outclassed the
big blizzard of 1883. 1t showed and
blowed for over "a hours, and when
The Spy went to press 1t was still
showing and blowing, and the storm
seemed to be 10th to withdraw from
this locality. It hung OH with tenac-
ity worthy of something better than a
snow storm that had effectually
blocked everything out of doors and
had also kept people inside Of their
houses.
Worcester was shut off from the out
side world early in the day, and by
night time the only way to commune
cate with even the suburban towns was
by means Of the telephone and tele-
graph.
The street railroads were obliged to
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The steam railroads felt the pressure
of the storm at noontime, and by night
they could not keep their tracks clear
and trains We're snowbound almost
within shouting distance of the rail
way stations.
The reports from the suburban dis
tricts showed that the condition of
things were even worse there than
they were in the city.
Yesterdays snowfall was much light
er than that of Nov 26 and 81 but the
cold yesterday was intense. 1t was
colder than it has been for the past
week, and the wind reached a velocity
of 23.4 miles per hour on an average
and, according to Observer Knowles, of
the local weather station, at o'clock
it was blowing at the rate of 70 miles
an hour.
The low temperature made things de-
cidedly uncomfortable It's highest
point was degrees above zero. It's
lowest 4 above, according to the Of
fetal readings, but in different places
about town it fell to 2 IL degrees.
The citizens will awake this morning
and find more SNOW than they had an
ticipated to find.
1t will take the trolly lines and steam
railroads several hours to get out of
the tangle.
People who remember the blizzard Of
1883, say that yesterdays was the equal,
and in some respects the superior
The drifts all over town are big ones.
The city is bottled up in every way
and shape, and it will be back break
ing job to place it back upon it's usual
footing.
The local weather observer says that
all signs point to the fact that it will
not clear up until this afternoon or la
ter. If the wind attains the velocity
of yesterday during this morning and
the snow keeps falling, tonight's rec
ords will show a much worse state Of
affairs.
The deserted streets during last eve
ming and the large amount of snow,
made everything appear to be more
dismal than is usually the case dur
ing snow storms.
This storm is felt all over New Eng
land and the middle Atlantic states,
and the south has colder weather than
they have experienced in years.
1t Is claimed that two storms met.
and that they fought it out in the
heavens to their hearts content.
The battle was interesting, but Wor-
cester people hope that storms will
hereafter meet in other climes and that
these will also declare peace at once.