Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-06
STORMS WORK HAVOC
Furious Gale Sweeps New
England Coast
Blizzard RACES Throughout
Eastern States
Western Europe Also In
Grip of Elements

New York Feb 1.-The gale which has been sweeping the
of Long Island and New Jersey than "a hours
and still continuing though with abated force brought death
and disaster sailors and their craft The reports of loss Of
life confined the end OF Long Island whence
the that several bodies washed ashore It
not known O O'Clock last night where the vessels and
who lost their lives from Wreckage the shore in
the vicinity of Bport L. L. fesavng station and body
came ashore east of this station barge thrashng
about in the afternoon Forge river station The finding
of other bodies reported later from the point
The largest piece Of wreckage the afterquarer and portion
of the Of the barge On this last the letters 90 P
E." The Of the American Merchantmen Scheppe which
ashore Long Beach shoals early yesterday, peril
all day Late reports last night say they still the
stranded vessel though the danger of death has been essened
owing a slight abatement of the storm.
Philadelphia Feb, 1.-The wind storm which began Sunday
afternoon and which reached velocity of so miles along the
southern New Jersey and in the vicinity of the Delaware
breaWaer greatly diminished last night and blowing
about 20 miles Reports from the south Jersey and Della
river points Indicate that vessels exposed the gale
Weathered the storm fairly we'll Two vessels ashore and
steamers reported aground in Delaware bay 80 miles
below this city The British steamer Caverdale, from Asiac
ports York which grounded the Briganne shoa
Sunday is still fast The schooner Edith L. Allen, which
ashore during the night the shoal is still fast the
ground.
New York Feb 1.-The heaviest snOwstorm of the season
has been raging throughout central New York and i'll portions
of Pennsylvania and Ohio A high wind piled the in
huge drifts which block the country roads and fill the the
different lines of railroad All passenger trains the leading
lines four hours late and the of
freight has had be abandoned All traffic the Chenango
branch Of the Lake Shore has been suspended Street traffic
blocked in many places At several points nterurban
stalled in drifts between stations the drifts reaching the
tops of the Intense cold prevails in connection with the
storm.
Abroad Also
London Feb 4-Reports of damage caused by wind and
the continent and in Great Britain continue be
received Carriage and srectcar traffic in Madrid stopped
and railroad trains delayed Some towns in northern Spain
isolated and fruit destroyed In Switzerland
villages off from communications There is
Venice than any time during % years The Tber
feet The lower portion Of Rome is flooded we'll
the Forum Pantheon and Temple of Vesta.
Still Raging III New York
New York Feb 4Reports indicate the storm all over New
York NJ, re of the known for years. No trains
have & Ngo since Sunday night and with the exception of
yesterday from Syracuse arrived. The storm still
continues the wind blowing 40 miles per hour. The heavy
which began Sunday still through the Hoosac
valley and all trains DELAYED.