The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-09
SOUTHERN BLIZZARD
The Land Of Dixie Fast in the Grasp
Of the Ice King
EVEN GULF COAST FROZEN HARD.
More or Less Complete Tie-ups Are
Reported from Louisville to New Or
leans as a Result of the Three Days"
Storm of Snow and Sleet.

Louisville, KY, Special-Telephone
and telegraph service over q wide
area of the South was almost COM
pletely crippled by heavy sleet Sunday.
Railroad service also suffered. and IN
some towns the lighting and street
car facilities were suspended. The tie
up was the most complete in many
years, and although telegraph conn
panies and railroads have large forces
of men at work it may be two or three
DAYS before normal conditions prevail.
The storm which covered Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Indian Terri
tory, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana,
and Georgia, had prevailed intermlt-
tenly for three days, and the wires
broke under the accumulated ice. The
fall Of snow and sleet, varying from
one to three inches, extended as Tar
north as Louisville.
|. For several hours Atlanta and New
Orleans were cut of from the rest OF
the country. All wires were down
from Memphis to Natchez and New Or
leans, and the telegraph companies
sent messages for these points to New
York and down the coast, but even
this service was interrupted for
time. Two hundred poles went down
in the Mississippi. In Chattanooga
the streets were filed with broken
wire, and lineman was killed by 4
live wire The lighting and street car
currents were turned OF to avoid fur
ther danger to pedestrians and line
men.
Norfolk City Of Ice.
Norfolk, Va, Speclal.-Norfolk is q
city of ice. The cold that has con-
tinued for several days has frozen ev-
cry piece of water in this section, ex-
cept the main harbor, and thousands
of people have enjoyed good skating
here for the first time in years. A
drizzling rain froze as 1t fell and hum
dreds of people are skating In the west
end Of streets. Hospitals and police
report a great number of injuries, due
to falls. The sleet storm Is general
throughout this section and probably
will ruin the growing crops on the big
truck farms.
The three-masted schooner, d. NJ.
Anthony, ashore near False Cape, Is In
danger of going to pieces. She floated
at high tide Saturday night, but when
back on the shoals before a tug could
reach her, and now it seems she will
be total loss.
Philadelphia Port Frozen.
Philadelphia, Special-An almost
complete suspension OF the coastwfse
trade out of this port has followed the
general freeze up Of the harbors. There
are number of vessels, but none will
charter until there Is some probability
of their being able to get out OF the
Delaware river, which Is impossible at
this city. Very little coal iS being re-
ceived at this port in consequence OF
the extreme cold in the mining re-
gions, and great delay is being experf
enced by steamships under charter for
the West Indies in getting their car
goes.
More than fifty vessels were held
fast in the ice on the lower bay and
a number of ocean steamships which
attempted to force their way through
the obstruction at the Delaware capes
were compelled to return to sea and
anchor for the night.
Worse In Atlanta's History.
Atlanta, Ca, Special.-Never before
in the history of Atlanta has the ice
king held such a grip oa the city as
he did Sunday. Traffic Is completely
at a standstill, the street car service
closing down az nicht fall. The entire
electric light service except that In
the immediate center Of the city Isl
dead.
It has been either sleeting or rain
ing since Friday afternoon, a heavy
rain falling and freezing as it fell Sum
day afternoon. Sunday night three
inches Of solid ice covers the streets.
The telephone and telegraph service Is:
badly crippled. Every wire between
here and New Orleans Is down.