Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-05
STORM WAS GENERAL
Snow Has Fallen All Over
Country.
GALE ON SOUTH COAST
STREET CAR TRAFFIC IMPEDED
IN NORTH.
In Some Places Intense Cold and High
Winds Accompanied Snow
Fall.
GALE ON SOUTH COAST

NEW YORK December 5.--A snow and
sleet storm delayed traffic in New York to-
day. The service on the elevated lines was
seriously interfered with and communica-
ton between uptown and downtown by
means of the surface lines was very slow
and difficult
Dispatches from all parts of this state
show that the storm is prevailing every
where with varying severity.
At Albany the snow fall Is very heavy
and all trains are reported from one to five
hours late. Blizzard conditions prevail at
Schenectady, Newburg, Saratoga and other
places in the east and north part of the
state. From Rochester to Buffalo the
storm is much milder. In this city the
storm developed into a blizzard as the day
grew. About an inch of snow fell during
the forenoon. Sound steamers arrived sew
eral hours late and their officers reported
the storm very heavy up the sound.
Telegraph Lines Down.
Telegraphic service east of New York to
New England especially is Frustrated and
northward through New York state the
service Is greatly impeded by the wind and
snow.
The White Star liner Teutonic. which
reached her dock today, completed trip
of seven DAYS and thirteen hours of al
most continual storms. The ship met par
ticulary severe weather last night ap-
preaching port and anchored In the lower
bav. The last bit of the voyage, up to the
dock TODAY. was made in blizzard. Every
day of the trip the passengers were kept
within storm doors and one of the crew
was nearly washed overheard.
Toward
wind continued high.
CATSKILI.. n. Y. December 5.-A fierce
blizzard struck the Catskill mountain re-
gion last night The wind is blowing 80
mile gale and traffic is delayed.
Blizzard in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. December "a
fierce snow and wind storm. amounting al
most to the proportions of a blizzard is
prevailing throughout Pennsylvania today.
Railroad service in all directions is badly
crippled and telegraph and telephone wires
are Frustrated.
Throughout the anthracite coal region
the fall of snow is reported to be very
heavy and it is drifting badly, necessitat-
ing the shutting down of many collieries.
Rain. with a moderately high wind, is re-
ported from Cape May, n. j., the storm
apparently not being so severe along the
coast as 1t is further inland.
George Sherverton, a driver OF an eX-
press wagon in this city, becoming con-
fused hy the snow drove his team into a
trolley car and received injuries from which
he died.
PITTSBURG, Pa. December 5.-During
the night the heaviest early snow storm in
years visited this section. Today there are
Ave inches OF snow on the level, and much
Inconvenience has resulted to street car
and railway traffic. Snow hurries still con-
tinue.
storm began a o'clock this morning. Up
to 10 IN. two and a half inches had fallen
and still showing lightly.
Gale Off Hatteras.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. Va. December 5.-Last
nights storm off this coast was a very
heavy blow. The wind blew in the city
at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and
down off Capes Hatteras and Henry 1t was
bowling hurricane. There was little
warning of the storm and the shipping was
largely out in 1t. The schooners and other
small craft are limping into port today
after n fierce tussle 18th the storm. The
Washington and Baltimore bay steamers
got the full benefit of the gale and were
delayed. The steamer Pennsylvania also
got in late after rough passage from
Cape Charles.
Some concern Is felt for the safety Of the
government collier Arethusa, bound south
with coal for the fleet under Admiral
Dewey. She was reported out Cape Henry
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. and 1t is
hoped that she was safely past Cape Hat
teras before the storm struck her. She
undoubtedly had hard time, however.
The Arethusa Is not very large ship.
Trees were uprooted in Norfolk and Ports
mouth, and in the latter city a large build
ing under construction was blown down.
The lines to Cape Hatteras are down and
consequently no news of any damage to the
shipping at that point has been received
Shipping agents will be worried until news
which they are interested Telegraph COM
munication from Norfolk was interrupted
and the dragging anchors OF harbor craft
cut the cable OF one telephone company be-
tween Portsmouth and Norfolk. No loss
OF life Is reported.
Western Maryland Snowbound.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star