The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-03
ICE AND SNOW
IN MANY LANDS
Storms in Eastern States and
Across the Ocean.
ZONE OF THE GALES Is WIDE
Billiards OF ALL VARIETIES
AFFLICT HUMANITY.
ZONE OF THE GALES is WIDE

New York, Feb. 2-Since shutdown to-
day gale has been blowing continu-
ally at Sandy Hook. at times the wind
reaching the rate of over sixty miles
an hour The sea outside and in the
New York lower bay is extremely
rough. The steam pilot boat New York,
which is used to any weather, came III
and anchored under the lee of the high
lands.
The electric-lighted buoys marking
Gedney channel and the southwest spit
were purpOsely extinguished tonight
owing to the heavy sea grounding the
cables. On account of their interrupt
ton, the French line steamer L'Aqui-
tame from Havre, and the Hamburg
American line steamer PhOenicia from
Hamburg and BoulOgne, each carrying
many passengers, were forced to an
Choir outside of the Sandy Hook bar
where they are having a rough ride
tonight. The big new freighter, Drech-
enfield, bound to Savannah, was forced
to anchor in Sandy Hook bay. her cap
tain not daring to risk putting to sea
in the face of such a terrible wind AMI
without guidance from the channel
lights.
One Ocean-going tug with two coal
barges was forced to anchor her tow
under the lee of the highlands, as she
could make no Roadway against the
gale, and the barges were in danger OF
being blown seward.
Oswego, y. Y, Feb. "A fierce storm
is raging in this section tonight. Wires
have been badly damaged and trains
are delayed. Since last night seven and
a half inches of snow has fallen.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2.-The weather
is clear in Kansas tonight for the first
time in a week. Snow has fallen for
seven days past, and now is frozen
tight to the ground. The temperature
is slightly higher than last night, but
the cold is yet severe. A coal famine
is being contended with in the western
part of the state, where the snow lies
nearly a foot deep.
Halifax, n. s., Feb. "A blizzard
that promises to be the severest In
years prevails throughout the prov
inces, having been preceded by wind
of almost hurricane force. The new
big steel ferry steamer Scotia broke
pier, demolishing it.
Cleveland. O., Feb. 2.-Seven inches Of
snow fell in this city, beginning since
midnight last night. Similar reports
are received from northern Ohio. The
Akron, Bedford & Cleveland electric
line was stalled at Bedford because Of
the heavy drifts.
Corey. Pa. Feb. 1.-The worst biz
gard of the winter is raging in north
western Pennsylvania tonight. The
PENNSYLVANIA train for Buffalo left
three hours late, drawn by three en-
gines, and may not get through. Inc
road has three snowplows in use Tel
egraphic wires are working poorly and
the country roads are. impossible.
Burlington, VT, Feb. 2-During the
past twenty-four hours seven inches of
heavy snow has fallen. Railroad, tele-
phone and street car service is disor-
ganized and country roads are prac-
tically impossible.
Buffalo. n. Y, Feb. 2.-This city and
western New York generally today ex-
perienced the second big snowstorm Of
the season. 4 fifty-mile an hour gale
drifted the fine snow onto the rail-
road tracks between the huge banks
thrown up after last weeks big snow
fall The street railway company has
kept cars moving only by the constant
use of snow Dlows.
Syracuse. n. Y, Feb. 2.-The wind is
blowing thirty-five miles an hour and
a heavy wet snow is drifting badly in
g. IL
Street railway service is demoralized
on some lines. Railroad trains are late.
London. Feb 2.-The recent gales
have been succeeded by heavy snow
storms in western Europe. and the
shipping along the coast of Spain has
suffered considerable damage. Forty
lives are reported to have been lost
in shipwrecks on the Italian coast. Sew
eral persons were killed by avalanches
| in Italy, rivers there having overlooked
their banks, score of bridges have
| been broken, and many towns are
| blocked By the snow.
The Calais Dover channel service is
| also suspended, the boats now plying
to Boulogne instead. The other cnan-
mel vessels were maintained with diff
| ficulty last night. Dover reports the
/ present unabatins gale to be the most
/ severe in years, and that il is accom-
panied with unusual cold. There has
| been considerable minor damage to
| shipping on the Thames at London.
Montreal, Quebec, Feb. 2.-Montrea
/ is held tightly in the grasp of the wors
/ storm Of the season that has driven TIT
/ street railway companies PRACTICAL!
out of business. Many railway train,
/ are snOwbOund.
! Paris, Feb. 1.-The heaviest snow
! storm of the winter commenced her,
/ early this afternoon and continued un
/ I'll dark. covering the streets of TIL
! city to a depth of several inches, seri
oUsly impeding traffic and forcing tn
! electric street cars to suspend service
/ The snOwstorms continue at man,
points in the provinces. especially il
the south and along the Rivera. Tn
| carnival at Cannes, which should hav'
commenced today, has been postpone
/ on account of the weather.
The violent gales prevailing along tn
coasts Of France have caused number
Of minor shipping casualties. Mucl
snow has fallen at Madrid and else
where in Spain. accompanied by gTea
I NolNtr anu - nc VI AAOSl nave DCNl
| recorded at Seville.
The Alps, in the neighborhood 0
Symptom, are covered with snow TO tn
depth of seven feet, and many Alpin
villages have been completely isolated
Owensboro, KY, Feb. 2.-The street
are still almost Obstructed with ice an
broken wires The electric plant ha
now one circuit on. The street cars ar
not vet running. The damage TO prom