The Irish standard., 1902-03-08
IS AGAIN SNOW SWEPT.
Heavy Snow and Sleet Storms in
New York and Pennsylvania,
and in the South.
DANGER OF GREAT DAMAGE AS RESULT.
Crippled and Trains Are Late or
AbandOned-If Snow Goes OF Sud-
denly Further Floods May Result
-Bltzzard In Ohio.

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-Blizzard in Ohio.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 6. - The
heaviest snowstorm of the winter set
in about midnight and at noon Wednes-
day it was still showing. 1t is now
seven inches deep and the Indications
are for continued snow Wednesday
and Thursday. Street car traffic is al
most at a standstill in both Pittsburg
land Allegheny, while the cars to and
from the suburbs are making but few
trips. The railroads are also suffer-
ing to some extent and trains are all
delayed.
The local telephone wires are in bad
shape, very few of the city lines being
in use.
The storm following the food has
created heavy demand on the Allie
gheny department of charities and the
officials had great difficulty in supply
ing the sufferers with coal and pro-
visions.
Heaviest Storm of Season.
York, Pa, March 6.-The heaviest
Bnowstorm of the season set in here
Tuesday night and the ground is
now covered to a depth of IL inches.
A fine snow, mixed with rain, is now
falling.
All trains on the Frederick division
of the Pennsylvania railroad have
been annulled. Two trains were
stalled on the Columbia bridge. Be-
tween Hanover, Pa, and Frederick,
Md, the entire road is practically
drifted shut.
Other roads are running trains, but
all are late.
Heavy Snowstorm in New York.
New York. March 6.-Another snow
storm which threatens to. do much
damage started at four o'clock
Wednesday morning and at eight
o'clock two inches had fallen. The
snow was wet and heavy and caused
mich inconvenience and considerable
delay to traffic on elevated and surface
lines. On the river the weather was
$50 thick that ferry boats were unable
to run at more than half speed. The
snow was accompanied by moderate
wind. The temperature was not low,
however. the thermometer standing
:at 20 degrees at nine a. m.
Wires Down.
Telegraphic service was further
.demoralized by the storm. The West
.ern Union company lost 20 out of 30
wires between New York and Phila-
'delphia, and ten wires south of Phil
:adelphia between nine and II o'clock.
The company reported that it was
losing wires in all directions on &C.
count of the heavy snow which in
tsome localities was followed by
tsleet. Between Easton and Williams
port, Pa, 20 miles of Western Union
poles are down. Up to 1880 there
was no sign of improvement in the
weather, the snow continuing to fall
heavily.
Train Service DemoralIxed.
The train service on the New York
Central railroad, which was disor-
gained by the floods, was further
impeded by the snow. Local trains,
which up to Wednesday were OPP
Grated on time, we're delayed by the
snow. The Chatham local, due at
1920 a. m. was 40 minutes late. The
trains from the west and northwest
were in bad shape. No attempt was
made to run the Adirondack express.
The southwestern express, in two
sections, both of which are due at
1880 a. M, was very late, the first
section being three hours and 20
minutes and the second three hours
and so minutes behind time. The
Buffalo express, due at 1870 a. m,
was three hours and 20 minutes, and
the Montreal express, due at 1920
q. M, was three hours and ten min
utes late. Of the Chicago express,
due at ten a. M, no report had been
received up to II o'clock. 1t was
stalled somewhere along the line,
: with no means of reporting its
whereabouts or condition.
Fierce Blizznrd in Ohio.
Chillicothe, O., March GA blizzard
is raging here and IL inches of snow
has fallen in the last eight hours.
Street car traffic is tied up and wires
are down, causing serious delays to
traffic.
Ironton, o., March 6.-There are ten
inches of snow and the blizzard still
raging with no sign of abatement.
Street car traffic and C. N. H. & Iron
railway traffic suspended. Fears pre-
vail of flood when the thaw comes.
Severe Storm at Washington.
Washington, March GA COM
bined storm of wind, snow, rain and
sleet prevailed here Tuesday night
and part of Wednesday, and threat
ened for time to assume serious
proportions. During the early morn
ing hours the wind blew from the
northeast at! the rate of &c miles an
hour, and considerably over an inch
of snow and rain was precipitated.
The storm turned into drizzle DUR
ing the day, and the weather bureau
announced clear weather with high
winds by Thursday morning.
Woman Kills . Man.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 5.-Flo
Freeman shot and killed Peter Nc
Caffrey, saloon keeper, in quar-
rel on the street corner at Fifth
and Walnut streets early Tuesday
morning. The woman claims self de-
tense.
To Aid Italian Immigrants.
New York, March Sat it's annual
meeting here, the Society for the
protection NJ Italian TYnmipranfc "a.