The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
ALL ALONG ATLANTIC COAST
shipping Was DemOrnlfxed - Many
Wrecks Are RcpOrted-Wind Blew
G5 Miles nm HOur-RailrOads Tied
Up and Wires Are Down-ChicagO
Gets Her Share.

from the west northwest, which began
early last evening, continued through me
night and this morning The maximum
velocity of the wind was 65 miles an hour.
All the near by marine stations reported
the sea rough, and from different points
along the coast there came news of wrecks
and vessels ashore.
The tugs John E. Berwind and E. s.
Atwood, which were sent to the stranded
steamer Cavour, at Long Branch, were IN
a able to return to port and both sank about
l. miles east Of the Sandy Hook lightship.
The crews were rescued by the German
steamer Barcelona.
Fire Island reported ship ashore at
Point Lookout and 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.
Fire Island also reported that the beach
live miles east of he Bellport life saving
station was covered with wreckage, and it
was believed that coal barge had been
lost.
Intense Cold.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-But little snow
ha fallen in this section of the state dur
ing lie last "a hours, but the high wind
has done considerable damage to telegraph
anl telephone wires. Reports from coal
many places the mercury having fallen 30
degrees in IL hours.
| Barnegat reports that an unknown five
ms sted schooner, with all sails torn away
except the jib, passed that station, bouni
north. The wind at the Delaware bre TX
water, which reached a velocity of nearly
90 miles an hour last night, had fallen
to 35 miles an hour at a. m today.
| Tugs Unable to Help Her.
Atlantic City, N. j., Feb. 4.-There i:
no change in the position of the British
steamship Claverdale, which stranded or
Bligdntine shoal in dense log. A .ligf
wind prevails and the wrecking tugs ha.
not Lcen able to render assistance to tnt
distressed vessel.
Electric Cars Abandoned.
Rochester, N. Y, Feb. A. Rochester il
all but snowbound. All railroad trains
are behind schedule time from one to 81,
hours, while electric cars have been aban
doned on all excepting some of the prin
cipal short routes in the city.
In Central New York.
tica, n. Y, Feb. A fearful blizzarl
prevails in central and northern New
York.
Three Feet of Snow in Eight Hours
Malone, N. Y, Feb. 4.-No storms u
recent years in northern New York ha
reached such proportions as the one nov
Prevailing. 1t commenced at noon Oh
Sunray, and in less than eight hours thre
feet of snow had fallen. For 10 hours Il.
wind has been blowing a gale. Trail
service is greatly delayed
i Worst of the. Season.
Newark, N. j., Feb. 4.-The worst storm
OF the season is raging in Wayne county
Tlains are delayed and all country road
ave blocked.
Eight Below at Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-Chicago suffered Sc
verely from the cold wave, the mercur.
at ! O'Clock being 5 degrees below z.,r
and at ] o'clock below. An inmate O
the Old Peoples home was frozen to death
an. John r. Davis of Gloville, ILL.,, VIA
taken to the hospital with his hands 8
badly frozen that amputation may b
, necessary.
Fatal Explosion in Mines.