Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-05
MAN TIE OF WHITE
COVERS WIDE AREA
Storm, Sweeping Up Coast,
Paralyzing to Traffic.
BLIZZARD IN PHILADELPHIA
New England Swept and Navigation
at Standstill.
ICE KING HAS FULL SWAY
New York Held Fast for Twenty-Fou1
Mours-Heavy Fall in Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut. /,
.CE KING HAS FULL SWAY

The worst snowstorm of the WIN
ter is sweeping over Philadelphia,
| New York and the New England
J states. Railroad traffic is seriously
hampered, and vessels in port dare
not put to sea. The storm is espe-
cially severe on the coast of Massa-
chusetts, and practically the whole
state of Connecticut is snoMbound.
In the northwest the temperature
continues far below zero. From
North Dakota come reports of peo-
pie perisling from the cold.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February 5.-The
| snow which began in this vicinity early
Monday morning has developed into a genu-
| Inc blizzard, the worst since February. 1899.
| More than twelve inches Of snow has fallen
| and the high wind has drifted it in places
| to a depth Of three or four feet. The storm
| has seriously interfered with all kinds OF
| transportation Through trains from tho
north, south and west are as much as three
1
steam roads are badly disarranged.
Not one train has arrived here on time,
| and most of the outbound trains are late in
leaving the stations. In many parts of tho
surrounding country the snow drifted 90
badly that no attempt was made to run
trains on the schedules, and consequently
many were abandoned or combined with
lofh a,.s atv,c
limits of the city is open, but very slow and
| irregular.
/! Navigation Tied UP.
Because Of the heavy weather navigation
on the Delaware river, with the exception
Of ferry boats. is practically at a standstill.
A number of vessels bound to or from
coast or European ports are stormbound In
the river between here and the sea- The
steamer Noordland, from Liverpool for this
port. which passed in the Delaware capes
at Z am. yesterday. is anchored at Reedy
Island. Del. fifty miles south OF. this city.
Reports from eastern Pennsylvania, Della
ware and southern New Jersey are to the
! effect that the storm is the worst in eight
years In many places the snow has
drtfted SO badly that country roads ara
impossible, steam trains are late and
| freight traffic Is almost at a standstil
| Electric service Is either tied up or very
irregular in many places. The fall of snow
In the mountains Of eastern Pennsylvania
during the last twenty-four hours has
reached a depth of eighteen inches
! At noon the railroad situation had not
improved. The second section of Pennsyl-
vania train 60 from the south, which was
due at 7:0S o'clock. had not reached Jersey
| City, and was not expected for several
| hours Through trains were on an average
| three hours behind time.
Heavy Fall in New York.
| NEW YORK, February 5.-For more than
! twenty-four hours New York has been fast
In the grip of a northeast snow storm Ten
| inches OF snow fell in the twenty-fou
| hours ending at 8 am. today, equalng
but not exceeding the amount within any
similar period for several years. In Broad
| way and all the avenues and cross streets
| containing surface car lines the snow was
piled six feet high between the car tracks
and the sidewalks, but by hard work with
| snow plows and shovels most of the sur
| face lines were kept in operation. though at
snaiPs pace Most of the elevated lines
| in Manhattan were run on their usual
schedules this morning. but the lines Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company in
the remote sections Of Brooklyn were
| badly delayed.
Through trains and suburban locals on
nearly all the railroads running into New
York suffered severely from the snow. AL
| though schedules were badly dlsarranged
| the trains were forced through the drifts,
arriving at their terminals In New York
| and Jersey City from fifteen minutes to an
| hour or more behind the time.
Tracks Showed Under.
The snow was driven by strong wind
/ which In the suburban districts. piled the
snow into big drifts which quickly drifted
| to the tracks again after the snow plow
| had cleared q way for the trains.
The roof of the New York Central rail-
roads round house on the Bronx side OF
the Harlem river, near 161st street, was
crushed in by the weight Of snow early to-
day, and two men who were at work within
were injured.
An army of snow shovelers estimated at
5000 men was put at work on the streets
early today. Although the heavy snowfall
continued this forenoon trafnc conditions
gradually improved in the main thorough
fares.