The evening world., 1901-12-16
TEMrEn,runE HEADINGS.

Alarming news OF many disasters
wrought by the storm come from
every direction. Trains are stalled IN
New York and PENNSYLVANIA ana sew
eral ships are repor ed In peril from
their rough experience with winters
first violence.
Two men who tramped from =
stalled train through parts OF Penn
.s,lvania wrecked by landslides tell
story OF hairbrcadth escapes on
their own part and OF widespread lie
vastation on every side Many trains
IRE stalled in that section and one
containing fifty passengers is snow
bound in the Adirondacks In Penn
sylvania trains were left helpless. the
tracks swept away before and be.
Lehigh River is raging torrent
Houses and telegraph wires were
swept away like straws and the peo-
pic sought refuge on RATS.
The weather is much more severe
In the West than along the Atlantic
coast. Chicago experienced the coldes,
December weather known since the
Weather Bureau was established. the
mercury dropping to IL degrees be-
low zero.
New York, too. is in the grip OF
winter.
some Thrilling p-rirncs..
Thrilling stories OF the food were
brought 20 Jersey city by refugees this
morning Some 81 them fear tnn' the
passengers OF the stalled trains IN
Pennsylvania may lie undergoing hard
fool supplies on many ~ the stalled
trains are snort. II l. said
Charles D Iiornung. Hroidw'y
tailor, and Walter Dear. 81 Jersey c,ty,
reached Jersey City last evening ovs@l
The I.ehIgh valley after irul,i"ss at
,e,npt 10 reach Buffalo IN The express
train which lat Jersey city Saturday
~ J, " They had some remarkable
Whcn the express train reached Penn
Haven Junction. ten miles beyond Mauch
chunk n the mountains ~ fcnnsN7
y
tremendous landslide swcr, down III"
mountain siir
The tuinblins rocks, mud and upro,
~ trees crashed ipRu the mountains
ani struck tho locomotive with rurh
force that the engine was dcrnllcd ana
!!H forward part rushed
The engineer and fireman escaped and
lnr Siding lana fortunately swept over
pT"ctp!Iuu- rucks over the cars With
,hHlr sleeping occupants, who had No
idea ~ ,hr ruin that was being wrought
\" rrnrk. Either Way.
rlc train could NOT move nu because
Tire tracks had been washed out for i
LONG distance. II could not back down
nisI been swept away The train sas
In the w!lds oi the .Nlcghanlcs. far re-
moved from houses or habltaIons
iofnung And Dear at o'clock y"s'eT-
day morning left the passengers In
the stalled train ana proceeded to tramp
b1Sk t. Penn lfdycn, where they hoped
the aashed-out tracks alcnESd. thr
raging lsehiSh River amid seventy.
milc-nn'hour gale was fraught Hith
peril.
Sissara. bridges were swept sway,
mountain sides had been changed rs
were down on every side. The rain was
stlll coming down in torrents
Many scene. OF Disaster.
AT rem raven JUNCTION. NnicH was
reached after gr.ai haThEhip. and hair
breadth c=canes, liurnuns AMI Dear
found the bridges lni tracks hrp"!r-sly
cntinE'cd. Houses were nnHtiH. down
the turbulent rivers stores were
.waDpcd and the inhabitants were seek.
Ing refuge on RATS
Horrung and Dear managed 10 reach
AIauch Chunk on AN engine \ Msucn
Ihunk the dcsoiHtiun Nn5 HH'ul.
The lower turn vas blocked ani ~"
Lehigh River was SIN rising
The people ran IN terror Ani ihrr"
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