The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18
UNDER THE RUSH
IF THE BLIZZARD
New York Shivers in the
Binding Storm.
MANY PF0Pl lNlllPEO
MANY PEOPLE INJURED
Trains DELAYED AND HARBOR
SHIPPING MOTIONLESS
GRAF WA DERSEE AGROUND ON A sH0AL
One Death Reported From Exposure and Much
Suffering Among the Poor, Snow at
Richmond and Sleet at Mort TX
Cold Wave ia Tex IS.

New York, Feb. 17-Wth all the fury
of the winter descended upon New York
today. For many hours snow came
down SO heavily that buildings block
away were only dark blurs
A wind out of the northeast, blowing
- to 80 miles an hour, whirled the snow
about in thick, binding clouds. About
10 inches had fallen by midnight and it
was still showing fercely,
Great was the menace to shipping be-
cause of the binding storm and the in
shore wind. The last ship to arrive in
9his port today was the Campania, which
passed quarantine at $3.50 "a. III.
The American Liner st. Louis was
due this morning, but she was not re-
ported up to midnight. The Touraine is
due tomorrow. but II is not expected that
she will reach port on time. The last
Slip out was the Etruria, which left her
: pier ut s Il. M. The Graf Waldersee
which attempted to pass out went
aground near Romer Shoals at p. III.
Hnrbor shipping was almost at u
Standstill. Fog bells were ringing and
Gerryboats were creeping about. running
on slow schedules. On land trains were
delayed and in T.ny instances stalled
by the storm, the high wind causing the
snow to drift.
AS Il result of the storm the poor or
1he city suffered greatly and the de-
partment of charities had to extend its
utmost energies to relieve the supffer-
ers \ great many accidents were re-
ported by the police, and ambulances
from the various hospitals were cOntin-
ually on the go throughout the day. As
vet but one death from cold and ex-
posture has been reported.
As many as forty people suffered from
fractured limbs from falls.
Throughout the suburbs of New York
in Long Island and about New Jersey
everything pointed to Il partial block
AIDE by the snow.
THE STORM AT RICHMOND.
Richmond Va, Feb. 17.-Snow has
fallen quite steadily here and throughout
the State totay. 1t now hes on the
ground here to depth of about four
inches
Woodstock reports a depth of twenty
inches. At Hleathsville. Northumber-
land county, a regular blizzard is said
TO be prevailing.
COLD WAVE IN THE LONE STAR.
Houston, Texas, Feb. IA cold
wave is doing considerable damage i'll
the coast country to truck farming anG
fruit. Strawberry farmers have SUI
fered the greatest, as the plants We're
blooming. Shipments will be three
weeks late and the crop cut in half. The
cabbage crop is also affected disastrous
ly, shipments having just begun. Cat
tie are being cared for and there will
be no loss. One negro is reported frozen
10 death in Burleson county.
A WILD, BAD NIGHT
Norfolk. Va, Feb. lit began rain
ing here this morning, and was followed
by sleet. Tonight it is showing and
raining and the wind is blowing about
30 miles an hour. Disasters at sea are
expected tonight.
STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 1.-THE heav-
lest snow storm since the blizzard OF
last year. and the first genuine fall of
the season has been in progress in the
State of Pennsylvania since last night.
Throughout the State the fall of snow
varied from two to ten and a half inches.
At a late hour tonight the force of
the storm had been spent and the Their
mometer began to fall, indicating a ces-
sation by early morning.
Il had dyspepsia for years. No medi-