The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
Snow, Accompanied by High Wind,
in Atlantic States.
Weather Very Severe Along the New Jersey
and New England Coast.
"A Terrific Storm RACES From Hat
teras to Norfolk, and Fears En-
tertained for the Safety of
Shipping-CoId Wave in the
Southern States.

WASHINGTON, March Z. - About
O'Clock this morning a blizzard like
snowstorm started, and before 9 o'clock
the snow was three or four feet on the
level, and in places was drifted to a
foot or more in depth Street car SER
vice was interrupted badly, and the
forces at the Government departments
were greatly crippled, the snow keeping
many people, especially women, in
doors
The storm first appeared yesterday
morning over Tennessee with great
strength, moving rapidly eastward.
Last night the storm was centered on
the North Carolina coast. During the
night it moved northward, and this
forenoon was central off the New Jer-
sey coast Meantime it has rapidly. de-
veloped into a blizzard, though not
with a severity of the blizzard of last
month.
The temperature at 9:35 a. m. was
Is degrees above zero and the wind
blowing at the rate of forty miles an
hour. The storm is increasing in in
tensity, and is travelling northward
along the Atlantic coast.
The Weather Bureau officials say the
cold wave will cover the Atlantic
Coast States. The temperature. in
Washington will fall II or IA degrees
to about 6 above before tomorrow
morning, and north of here the mer-
curry will fall from 20 to % degrees.
The weather will be very severe all
along the New Jersey and New Eng
land coast. Throughout the West it
is exceedingly cold, the temperature
running a little below zer6, but it will
continue fair through the central por-
ton of the country, and will warm
little tomorrow. Up in the Northwest
the mercury is rising rapidly, and to-
day stands 50 above in Montana
The coolest place on record to-day
is at White River Ontario, SO degrees
below zero, and the lowest temperature
in the United States is s below at st.
Paul Mimi, and La Crosse, Wis. The
course of the storm is very slow, but
it is expected to disappear some time
tomorrow or next day like last
months blizzard off the coast of Labra-
DOR
FIERCE STORM IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March IA fierce
enowstorm set in about o'clock this
morning and continued with undated
force About IL o'clock about five
inches of snow had fallen. Consider
able obstruction to travel has been ex-
perienced. The upper bay presents
wild and wintry appearance. The
storm will no doubt delay any inward
bound steamers due to-day.
The snowfall to-day was 81 inches,
making the total for the winter nearly
a inches. or twice as great as the fall
last winter. Tonight the weather is
clear
BLIZZARD IN ILLINOIS.
PANA 1lI), March IA severe bliz-
Yard, accompanied by a binding snow
storm. visited this section of Central
Illinois last night. In twelve hours
the mercury fell % degrees, registering
s degrees below zero. The heavy snow
fall. farmers say, has been very invlS-
Grating to wheat which, 1t is now
claimed, was not damaged more than
20 per cent. by the severe freeze the
first portion of February, when it was
believed half ruined.
SNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, March I.-Snow
began to fall shortly before o'clock
this morning and continued most of the
day
IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND. March 1T has
showed almost continuously since early
Sunday morning.
IN GEORGIA.
ATLANTA (Ga.), March HEAVY
rains and a cold wave have been fol-
lowed by high winds and snow in many
parts of the State At Monroe several
business buildings were unroofed ard
a number of dwelling houses oio"n
down. Rome and Quitman, Opedke,
Ala, were also visited by the storm.
TERRIBLE STORM ON COAST or
VIRGINIA
NORFOLK March From Hat
teras to Norfolk, terrible storm is
raging. exceeding in intensity that of
February 18th. The wind blew at the
rate Of forty miles an hour, acccmpa-
MED by snow and cold. A big vessel
whose name cannot be ascertained, has
gone ashore at Gulls' Island. near Hat
teras The life savers are on the
scene. but they fear the storm will pre-
vent them from rendering any assist
ance.
The cruiser Brooklyn now on heT way
to Hampton Roads from Havana 10
take on Admiral Schley for Plymouth,
England, is thought to be somewhere
off the coast in the storm. She was
due in the Roads this morning. put mas
not yet been reported. The storm came
up unexpectedly. and fears are ex-
pressed that many vessels have been
caught off the Virginia and North car
DINA coast, and may be in danger ihe
monitor Amphtrite is anchored in the
harbor, Juggling at her cables ana
waves washing her lower decks, but
It is not thought she will go adriet.
There is a large fleet of schooners IN
Hampton Roads which cannot put II
sea- Many regular liners due this
morning have not been reported.
SHOWING IN NEW JERSEY.
CAPE MAY On. j. March THE
snowstorm which began before daylight
this morning still continues. The snow
is about five inches deep along the
coast. The wind has been from the
northwest and is increasing tonight.
CINCINNATI, March THE end Of
the big flood is now in sight, thanks to
the cold weather. At 3 O'Clock tonight
the river here was Sc feet and 8
inches, and rising at the rate of one
inch and quarter hourly. At all