Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-20
SNOW STORM RAGING
Heaviest Fall Noted in Years at
Youngstown, Ohio.
ALL TRAFFIC GREATLY IMPEDED
Storm Extends From Buffalo,
N. Y, to Points in Ohio.
TELEGRAPH LINES DOWN

YOT NGSTOWN, Ohio, April oO-The
greatest snow storm ever known in this
section has been raging for more than
twenty-four hours. with no indications, this
morning. of a favorable change in the con-
dition. The snow is accompanied by rain
and sleet. placing an embargo on business.
Street car lines here have been tied up
since midnight. not a wheel being turned.
Passenger trains attempting to run
with two locomotives to each train, while
freight traffic is abandoned. Telephone,
telegraph and electric wires are down in
every direction, and the loss will be very
heavy
Fruit trees in orchards were just begin
ming to bud, and are now broken down by
the weight of the snow and will be a total
loss If the snow passes off with rain it
VIII cause a most disastrous flood through
out the Mahoning valley and result In
great damage through the city, where the
channel has been narrowed by industrial
works and railroads
Heavy snow Mt Buffalo,
RCFFALO. y. Y, April 2O-Between
seven and eight inches of snow has fallen
In the city since yesterday morning and
from ten to fourteen inches in the outlying
districts Telegraph and telephone wires
are prostrated.
Street ear traffic has not been seriously
interrupted.
Trains on all railroads centering here
were from thirty minutes to two and one
half hours late. At the post office it was
said that the mail trains from the west
on the Michigan Central and the Lake
Shore roads Were two and one-half hours
late. the Erie mail from New York was
forty minutes and the New York Central
last mail thirty inmates behind time in
arriving here this morning Snow is still
falling throughout this section of the state.
NEW YORK. April 2o-At the Western
Ei"n Telegraph Company's office it was
stated that owing TO the heavy snow
storm from Pittsburg to Buffalo all points
west, particularly through Ohio. were cut
off by the prnStration of wires Chicago,
St Louis and other western points were
temporarily cut off. but IL was expected
that communications would be restored
during the forenoon.
AT the Postal Telegraph Company's Of
fees adyiCes from the west had been re-
crived that there was a fall of about two
f.tt of wet snow between Pttsburg and
Cleveland. which practically cut off COM
nUniCation to the west. with the eXcep-
tion OF a few wires. which they had work
Ing through to Chicago, but these wires
we're totally inadequate to accommodate
thT amount of business handed in.
Pittsburg and Wheeling were the farthest
points west reached by long distance tele-
phone up TO II am.
DUNKIRK. n. V. April 20.-Chautau-
qua county is covered with eighteen inches
of heavy. damp snow this morning. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are down. while
trains on ali roads are delayed.
LOCKPORT. y. Y. April 2O-There has
been a steady fall of snow since yesterday
morning. About twelve inches now cover
the ground throughout Niagara county
Frui trees have been injured by breaking
limb
BilTANIA. y. Y. April 20-SiX inches of
srof have fallen in this section. and it is
still showing. Country highways are in
bad shape. but railroad traffic is not greatly
interfered with