New-York tribune., 1899-02-14
MUCH SNOW N PENNSYLVANIA.
TRAFFIC AND BUSINESS GENERALLY STs-
PENDED-sNOW FALLING SEVERAL
INCHES An HOUR.

Fastor Penn Feb. l3-The weather records ~
Faston and Of Northampton County do not contain
a parallel or tho present blizzard and its paralyz-
ing effects Snow has fallen steadily since Satur-
day evening Toward midnight last night the
blizzard set in and the fa of snow since that time
has boen unprecedented. Tho wind 10 blowing p
gale and the thermometers register from above
zero IN the city TO , and below IN the suburbs.
Trolley traffic ls at n st1ndstill Early trains on
the Ilehlgh Valley system were from one 10 two
hours late. The road is still open from New-fork
70 Buffalo II IS reported by Superintendent Sprggs
Office Coal and freight traffic has been sus-
rended and all efforts have been directed 10 keep
ing the rond open Two engines attached to car
or two are being run up and down the road with
this purpose in view. Shovelers have been put 70
work I'm the dangerous cuts. Tho Philadelphia
train ,s stalled on the Bethlehem division OF me
PhUadelpha and Reading road. The Belvdere
division trains, two passenger ana local He'sn'
are stuck near Regelsvlle, y. j.
HARRISBURG Penn. Feb 13-Harrisburg Is snow
hound Twenty inches ~ snow have fallen during the
mast twcnty-four hours Traffic on the trolley lines
IS seriously impeded. and all the railroad ines are
blocked Passenger trains on the railroads are
from four 10 eight hours late. There have been no
trains from Plttsburg since last night and tho
train due hero from philadelphia at o'clock had
not reached hero at noon.
Tho snow has dritted ten feet high IN some parts
OF the city and business is practically at a stand
Still
Lancaster. Penn Feb. 13-Lancaster Is almost
isolated this morning No train has arrived here
on the Pennsylvania road from tho West since .
o'clock this morning. The newspaper train from
the East due here at $50. arrived at 10 o'clock.
The Philadelphia and Reading started q train
away this morning. drawn by two engines At
Dllerville II struck 4 snowbank which deraied
both engines and the entire train The road Is
entirely tied mp. one section ~ the fast line cX-
press from tho west on the Pennsylvania road is
last IN the snow ~ the tunnel cut near Eliza
hethtown and the other near Columbia The
trolley lines in the city are running but all the
tracks leading 20 nelghboring towns are covered
by huge drifts. and II is probable that they Will
not be opened FOR a couple OF days.
Pottsyllle. Penn. Feb. l3-The coal region Is
snowbound TO the depth OF several fcct The snow
has drfted In manner never equalled before Not
only IS all outside work suspended but most or
the Industrial establishments are also idle or only
partially running. Railroad traffic is suspended.
except for a fcw mail trains that being forced
through the drifts. hours behind time. Travel by
team ON country roads is almost impossible Elec-
fric RAILWAYS are completely tied 10 and mails 70
suburban points are being transported on slc.Chs.
Yesterday and today the snowfall AZ times mas
been several inches an hour The worst difficulty
d threatened through scarcity of water. due to
the freezing OF streams ard reservoirs. Tho thcr-
mometor continued five degrees and more below