Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-05
Most Terrific Blizzard of
the Present Season.
Bio and Little Places in GRASP
Of Snow. Wind and Cold.
Numerous Fires on Lan6-Few Wrecks
at Sea.

,.,1n OF such proportions as that
vhi.h cunlHlcl, ed. yesterday, and con-
,;-urH until early today. Nine inches
-; ynoN fell, p1ralyzins traffic and the
r.,rkna drop III the temperature
l,orght untold suffcing to the city's
NOR The blizzard caused seven deaths
!, New York and vicinity while many
,.,.cr; overcome by the cold. fell and
.rstafncd lrolic:. bones On the icy side
walks.
Tie storm b.gan with an icy Sleet.
which struck to car rails causing
..,nc.lv 4bandunm"rt of railroad and
,roI4.y. schedules and rendering side
Tx. and STREETS almost inpa ssa Bile.
.,nr,s of horse fell and many were o
haiti injured that they had to be
liII.1 \ fine Snow succeeded the slect
.,1 .,i..,d by the wind. son piled III
drifts that shut us' many suburban.
points from the ely.
The drifts ",tuacd a milk famine ana
,ri,. !; ,sr emit of III" usual amount Of
milk was delivered in the city i'll til
n.t'IninS.
OWN. 20 the inability of small gro
c,ls and coal dealers to get their usual
surt,.i"s they ran short and put their
...c,t SUFFERING, iii tn,. poorer districts.
Il j. estimated that the storm vii!
c.st tie Nov York City Railway &C.
OYER SiNNOoo.
General Manager Oren Root, Jr., said
If was the worst storm his company
has had to contend with for 10 years.
The whole transportation system in
IN" Bronx broke down just when the
morning travel was at it's height and
many persons were compelled To tramp
nil ; TO the nearest u stations.
trolley running between Ncw
EochrlI, and Mt. Vernon. cIrryinI; Il
DOZEN people. including sevc!al women
,.,n into a big snow bank and blew out
its fuss. leaving the car without heat
g., l.rht. The passengers We're ma
r.ann.d fr nine hours before being res
cl'd.
m EXPRESS train from PHtchpsue. l..
l.. 10 Long island City on tn" main
In" Of the Long Island Railroad
crash. Il into :. train stalled in Il snow
DRIFT It tnr West Floral park station,
tbs af:"in non. creating terror among
the pass, myers.
tn.r passenger Was 50 badly injured
thu he NAY die
All ,h,. railroads felt IN. effect # the
storm severely. Naay trains We're Soy
era! hours late. incoming ocean lin
crs report a blizzard 1T sea.
>,cw York jan. New York city and
al surrounding country. "Wednesday.
was in the grasp of the most severe
storm o! the winter. Traffic of al kinds
Vas hampercd trolley lines We're tied
UP ANA the streets. swept by Il gale,
iril iu.; before 1t ilue snow drifts. cut
like y%nd ami piled in great drifts, were
I:.ctic;,ly impIssai,ic. Railroad trains
from all POINTS We're delayed from a
t'U minute, ~ three hours and the cle-
waited lines were operated with tn"
greatest difficulty without regard to
schedule.
While t.. snowfall had practically
ca.ra. Wednesday. the gale continued
ana .oirl;nG clouds Of fin" PARTICLES %
Snow swept through tn" streets. sting
4 irg the faces Of pedestrians. lilin- uI'
i il mor&tr"Us drifts and battling all at
tcmnt$ ~ r'Hturr anything like norma
1 tnndtirns. III" remarkable drop il
1 temp, rrtur,. nom well above the frteZ
in= point tn i poiut about t. above. ard
4
4 doors almost iutuIlcrablt and cltaiicd
1 uri"d sud ring.
IL "a Iut. conditions must have b 'cn
4 hyonl description. but up t. an early
4 hour, Wednesday,. 40 disasters h"d
81 been reported. The bark AlEilin" was
4 hioEa trp,h her anchorage OF staten
4 lslan.i and vas dragging ashore. but
3 her anchors finally held her off Fort
a al>wurth. In the harbor the "hl%
4 point where observation could tc had,
a an immense sen was running and SrN-
II rrd %rv.t liners and smaller vessels
a tagged all night at their chains i'll semi
1 hetercd spots. What may have hap
irncd off shore to any lucklcss craft
which had TO face the fury of the sa!"
/ Only time can tell Clearing weather
Which Viii permit of reports being re-
'eNed from points along tn" coast.
'hcret2r" was anNiously awaited.
Bsnning with q cold. cherries drlz-
z' accompanied by a piercing wind
lueStay. after several days OF almost
SNinslike weather. the storm quickly
assumed immense proportions ana ~
ioIe sight half 4 blizzard was i'll pro-
sFsss. Every hour added to the N'"c-
'lE %! tn" Wind. 10 the N"lrn" III Sho"
Ind :" III intensity of the cold AS
early rs 6 o'clock trolley and street
Traffic had begun to feel the effects OF
the Storm il earnest. Ey " O'Clock con
0ltions Were becoming hopeless ana At
Midnight tattic was practically Sus-
4 FrGcd. Tile little horse car ihits
winch regularly cover many Oh IN
4 Hty's streets. We're the first to su'tu'ho'
Then III" troleys gave up the struggle
i ard the elevated lines alone We're Iel'
10 battle with the storm Even tnes
We're hours behind their regular S'"eu-
ules
All over TIE city. morning found tr"'-
Ivy cars blocked in the streets sie"'
V1fts piled against them and prtNe','-
ing them ircm moving al men. ~
Wdny places cars were SEoWDoUh" VIZ,
Passengers who remained in them al
night rather than face the pll@Aa.u III
On attempt 10 walk to their homes
Because - the severity of the slo''i'
nFecmc' commanders iii al! "t siiN p'-
ice stations sent out ncn during Tue