Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-16
Heavy Snowfall Extends as Far
South as Louisiana.
TRAFFIC IMPEDED IN new YORK
Business Paralyzed in the Shamo-
lin, Pa, Mining Region.
SOUTHERN FRUIT KILLED

NEW YORK, March 16.-Nine inches Of
snow and sleet cover the streets of New
York today, and 1000 men are battling with
it in Manhattan. Three Thousand more are
at work in Brooklyn. Traffic has been par
TALLY paralyzed in some sections of the
city since early morning. During the early
hours the Brooklyn bridge traffic was
practically blocked. The sleet on the third
rail supplying electric power to the bridge
cars cut off the current, and general
blockade was the result. The trolley lines
over the bridge were not much better, and
thousands of persons were forced to walk
across the structure In the face of a cutting
wind and sleet Surface traffic was of
course, everywhere delayed, and the 5th
avenue elevated road, which uses the third
rail electric system in Brooklyn, was al
most completely tied up after midnight.
In the crowded streets down town fallen
horses and stalled drays and trucks greatly
impeded business. causing many blockades
Heavy Snowfall in Jersey.
In the outlying districts of the boroughs
Of Manhattan and the Bronx similar condi-
tions prevailed The fall of snow in Jersey
was heavier than in this city. Mail trains
were delayed by the storm, and the mails
were several hours behind in their delivery.
On many Of the suburban lines in Jersey
the trolley wires broke under the weight
Of their coating of sleet and ice tying up
several lines completely. A number of
horses were killed by contact with the live
wires.
No fatalities from the cold are reported
in the city. The station houses and char
table institutions were crowded with the
homeless.
Superintendent White of the genaral de-
livery department of the post office said the
northern and eastern mails are between one
and. two hours late, the western from an
hour and a half to three hours late while
the southern mails are not delayed to any
great extent.
Shows in Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-Special dis
patches to the Picayune report snow
storms at the following points: Louisiana
Columbia, Bonita, Arcadia and Shreveport:
Mississippi-Aberdeen, Columbus, Grenada,
Holly Springs. Oxford, Oklona, Eupelo,
Water Valley. West Point and Utica, doing
much damage to fruit trees and vegetables.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 16-The
mercury dropped to twenty-four degrees in
eastern Tennessee and north Georgia last
night, and everything is frozen over that
section. Fruit growers will lose heavily.
johnson City reports nine inches of snow
which has done much damage.
Seventeen Inches at Shamokin.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, March 16.-SnoW began
falling here yesterday morning. and when
the storm ceased at o'clock this morning
the ground was covered to a depth of seven
teen inches, and this place is now COM
pletcly snowbound Over eco men and
boys residing between here and Mt Car
mel, and employed at the various collieries,
are idle owing to the blockade. The troll
ley lines in this city and between here
and Mt. Carmel are at a standstill while
trains on the Reading, Northern Central
and Lehigh Valley railroads are many hours
behind time. In number of mountain
passes traversed by trains snow drifted
from five to fifteen feet.
The storm was especially severe in the
coal regions, the snowfall being the heavi-
est of the season.
Steamer Lodged In the Ice.
DETROIT, Mich, March 16.--A special to
the Journal from st. Joseph, Mich. says:
The steamer Louisville of Graham & Nor
ton Company, which is due to arrive from
Chicago early today, is lodged in the ice
fields about five miles out. When last seen
she was entering the ice to the southwest.
Four short blasts Of her whistle were heard
sfgnfying need of tug or in distress.
The steamer cannot now be seen owing
to the heavy snow storm prevailing. In
reply to the signals the tug Andy was or
dered out to render assistance. The tug
has disappeared in the snow storm on the
southwestern course and is constantly blow
ing relief whistle, to which the lodged
steamer fails to reply.
Danger of Flood Mt Plattsburg.
PLATTSBURG. N. Y, March 16.-A snow
storm set in over the Adirondacks last
night and still continues, about ten inches
of snow having fallen already A strong
northwest wind is piling it up and filing
the cuts on the railroads so that all trains
are delayed from three to five hours. There
is now about four feet of snow on the
level in the open country and between five
and six feet in the woods, making lumber
ing almost impossible There is great dam
ger of floods If sudden thaw sets in
ATLANTA, Ga, March 16-Freezing tenn
perature was reported today as far south
as line running east and west through
the center of the cotton belt Killing frost
Is reported at Fort Smith, Ark, near Mo-
bile and at Macon. The rain and snow of
yesterday In many parts of the south was
followed by clearing and much colder
weather Fruit men say the trees cannot
stand a continuation Of cold The recent
warm weather had advanced the trees rap