Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-02-18
SNOW AND ICE REIGN
Wide Extent Of Storm Breaks
All Records.
GREAT SUFFERING IS REPORTED
The storm In View York ctty Eassss
the nisrrsrd Of fSss-Three Fe~t ef
snow In Wa.htastoa - Intense
Geld In the southsrn ssates4

NEW YORK, Feb. ll--Nsw York is
almost snow bound Traffic. which MAS
light yesterday on account OF its being
a holiday. was also necessarily 50 to-
Gay. The snowetorrn. which began sat-
urtay aight. yesterday developed into
the worst blizzard IN the city's history.
DurinE the day a northwest gale blew
through the snow banked streets at the
rate ~ Is miles an hour. and et night
fall In velocity Increased 20 90 miles
an hour driving before Il the hne. Icy.
blindinE snow. such a. usually accom-
panies biizzards. Great drifts piled up
In the principal shoroughfares. and
traffic on all the street car lines IN the
city except the Broadway and Third
Avenue rnes was practically az a
standStin The underground trolley
lines were forced 70 stop early IN the
evening. and only few cross town cars
draw - oy four and six horses made 0c-
casionai trips
The railways running into New York
are peralyzes. The Pennsylvania at
tempted 20 set but one train through 20
the west yesterday. while only one
train from this city reached washing
ton Local trafnc has practically cees-
ed Disasters Ia the ice allied haroor
and rivers havs multiplied.
I The huge drifts In the streets have
produced coal famine.
staten Island Is more completely bot
tied up than az any time during the
Z past % years. Everything Is at a stand
stin there. The trolley lines have not
moved a wheel since early yesterday
+ morning, and the steam railroad. which
kept one branch open until late In tht
Afternoon. was forced 20 suspend op.
era tions. The ferry boats connecting thls
city with the island ran about everS
hour during the day. but az night wheT
the ice eoes IA the bay began cioxEins
under fhe counters and keeling tn
boats over until their fr~eboards touch
ed the water. "a was dscided 90 suspend
trips % pr from the island.
The North shore division of th
staten island Rapid Transit railroad
did not move wheel yesterday. as wa
the case with The electric lines.
Engine No. ~ of the Staten Is'an
Rapid Transit railroad with two coach
C. attactod 90 her made ruhawa
race In the morning and travelled wheI
no -otlses.. ems since were nb1c - So. -
plowed through snowdrifts whic
reached SO her headlight until belo
Fort Wadsw0rth. a distance of thrs
miles from where she started. 81
p dashed into train Of summer cat
o. which We're on q siding. Both engit
r and cars were wrecked
Newark ~. j.. Is In the throes OF
water famine and has had 20 fall hac
on the Passaic river for q supply. II
great reservoirs up ia the mountain
Z where the present waterwcrks are 1
r Gated. are fro1sn solidly. and anchor 4
n has backed into the mains which sal
e ply the city. cutting of the supply
faes thar, one-half The uauaF amour
:. The water stored Ia the reservoirs
ne city had been used by noon yesre
day. and the old pumps at the river hs
20 be started. Traffic was blocked
& the snow. and not a train from the AT
q hoy or Long Branch divisions OF q
4, Pennsylvania passed through Sewa
le during the day.