Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-02-08
IH[ EAST HAS A BLIZZARD
at; ALONG ATLANTIC COAST.
s.,nping Was, Demoralized - Many
Z wrecks Are Reported-Wind Blew
as Miles an Hour-RatIroads Tied
Up and wires Are Do~n-Chicago
Gets Her share. NewuDN

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New York, Feb 4.-The strong gale
fam the west northwest, which began
WV last evening, continued through the
uight and this morning. The maximum
,.ao,itv- of the wind was 65 miles. an hour.
InFfder near by, marine stations reported
he sea rough, and from different points
oloup the coast there came news Of wrecks
and vessels ashore. OC4 IFIEA {
The tugs John E. Berwind and E. :.
Atwood which were sent to the stranded
steamer Cavour, at Long Branch, were arp
able TO return to port and both sank about
II miles east of the Sandy Hook lightship.
The crews we're rescued by the GerrFrn
s+oomer Barceloha.F b. K q y la-Al
Fire Island reported a, ship, ashore at
Point Lookout and a barge in distress
near the Forge River life saving station.
The barge was anchored about two miles
off shore and was rolling badly. Those
on shore could not tell whether there
was any one on board the barge.
Wire island also reported that the beach
i've miles east of he Bellport life saving
station was covered with wreckage, and it
was believed that a coal barge had been
lost.
Intense Cold.
Philadelphia, Feb. g 4.--But little snow
ha, fallen in this section of the state dur
iop he last "a hours, but. the high wind
2kas dene considerable damaget to telegraph
and telephone wires. Reports from coal
REGIONS stated that the cold is intense, in
many places the mercury having fallen 80
agrees in II hours. 5tralHan hr- ~
Balnegat reports that an unknown five
mested schooner, with all sails torn away
except the jib, passed that station, boUnt
north. The wind at the Delaware break
water, which reached velocity of nearly
50 miles an hour last night, had fallen
to 35 miles an hour at 8 a. m. today.
'ol rugs Unable to Help Her. a
Atlantic City, n. j., Feb. 4.-There is
no change in the position of the British
steamship Clayerdale, which stranded on
Brgantine shoal in dense fog. iigh
wind prevails and the wrecking tugs have
not teen able to render assistance to the
distressed vessel @i - q
Electric Cars Abandoned. Il
Rochester, n. Y, Feb A. Rochester is
all but snowbound. All railroad trains
sAFe-b behind schedule time from one to six
ehculsa while electric ears have. been aban-
dohed On all excepting some Of the prin.
eipal short routes in the city.
In Central New York.
Ltca, n. Y, Feb "A fearful blizzard
kpevails in central and northern New
{rhttsee r Feet Of snow in Eight Hours.
3 Malone N. T., Feb. 4:-No storms N
aelent years in northern New York has
Afeached such proportions as the one now
prevailing. 1t commenced at noon OIL
V6un1ay, and in less than eight hours three
feet o. snow had fallen. For 10 hours s.'e
Rpmd has been blowing gale. Train
service is greatly delayed.
Worst OF the Season.
~ Newark, n. j., Feb. 4.-The worst storm
p the season is raging in Wayne county.
etIalns are delayed and all country roads
Are blocked. Oh
/ Eight Beeio}wS aat Chicago.
nv 0@eago, Feb. 4.-Chicago suffered SC
3 Verely from the cold wave, the mercury
4 W ! o'clock being 8 degrees below zero
qua at ! o'clock below. An inmate OF
R'ue old Peoples home was FROZEN TO death.
! eai John R. Davis of Gloville, ILL.,, WAS
/ tMeh to the hospital with his hands 50
/ 10y iSezep that tamputatioIl may o be
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