Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02
STILL IN STORMS GRIP
Bitter Cold Weather and Snow ii Northern
New York.
Trains Delayed at Nearly All Point.
in the West and
NOrtA.

BUFFALO. N. Y. March 2.-The snow
storm which began on Wednesday con-
tinues. two feet Of snow having fallen up
to this time. TIE wind this morning Is
blowing at the rate of thirty-two miles an
hour. and the indications are that 1t will
increase during the day and that the snow
storm Will continue Mails are arriving
from ten totwelve hours late. From II 30
O'Clock last night until o'clock this morn
ing about go tons of mail, principally
transfer matter, was handled at the post
ONCE here, the 6usual amount handled dur
ing the night being about ninety tons.
The storm has resulted in the most COM
plete tie-up of railroad traffic this winter.
The local trolley lines have thus far been
kept open. but itais reared that the high
winds will bring traftc of all descriptions
to a standstH1
Reports from North Tonawanda say the
schools have all been closed until the storm
aeates. AT Hamburg and Leroy three feet
Oh snow are reported, while drifts in places
are ten feet deep.
Up to IL O'Clock there had been no mails
from the west over the Lake Shore or
the Michigan Central, with the exception
o. OIL the through mail que at AGO a. m. which
was something over two hours late. The
only mail received from the east was over
Ine Lehigh Valley, due at e:15. This trian
was but little delayed.
a Nooop1,' l., line
Herce blizzard prevailing over this section
Tor th1rty-six hours lifted this morning
leaving the city under a heavy snow.
Inc snow is piled five to ten feet high. and
Teams can only get through on car tracks
OF sidewalks. Business Is at a standstill
ana schools are closed. No through railroad
Trains nave arrived since Wednesday night.
HUDSON. Mass, March 1.-The heavy
rainfall OF yesterday has caused the Assa-
bet river to overflow its banks and as q
consequence two big washouts on the Hud-
son ana Maine railroad occurred, and a
NUMBER of firms have had their stock and
machinery badly damaged
one OF the washout Of the railroad Is
apout one and a quarter miles east of the
hudson Poor Farm. and is thirty feet long
and eight feet deep. The other. at South
Clinton, is thirty feet long and TWENTY-FIVE
rect deep. The train service west of Hud-
son mas been Cancelled and the passenger
service from this place to Boston is very
The water In the Maine street here ia two
feet deep.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 2.-while
there was a. marked improvement in the
railroad service west Of this city today
trains from the east continued to arrive al
the Union station from two to seven hours
late. Heavy snow drifts blockaded the
Tracks east of Cleveland, but the greatest
trouble was caused by the lack of tele-
graphic facilities for moving trains 1t is
expected that all the lines will be repaired
during the day.
- tiiS toCdl, street car lines resumed
operations today with the exception Of the
Broadway and Scranton avenue roads
which were still tied up as a result of the
heavy sleet storm W 'Ae
over 1000 telephones are out of seryice.
with thousands OF miles Of wire Frustrated,
NEW YORK. March ALI the mails
from the north and northwest are from
four to Ave hours late this morning m
account Of the heavy snow storm In the
upper and central part of the state The
ONO mails are also behind time. The east
erh mails are running fairly regularly.