The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-06
FIERCE BILLIARDS.
ON EASTERN COAST
For more than TWenty-FOur
Hours New York Was in
Grip of Severe Storm.
WORST OF THE WINTER
COME STORIES OF COLD
WEATHER AND MUCH SUFFER-
ING BECAUSE OF CHANGE.
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New York, Feb. 5.-More than "a
hours New York was fast in the grip
of a fierce northeast snowstorm. Ten
inches of snow fell in the "a hours,
equalling but not exceeding the fall
within any similar period for several
years. On Broadway and all the ave-
nues and cross streets having surface
lines snow was piled six feet high be-
tween car tracks and sidewalks. By
hard work the surface lines were kept
in operation. Most of the elevated
lines in Manhattan were run on their
usual schedules, but lines of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company in
remote sections ce Brooklyn were bad
ly delayed. Through trains and subur
ban locals on nearly all railroads rum
ming into New York were severely
handicapped. Traffic in the harbor
moved very slowly. The roof of the
New York Central railroads round
house in the Bronx was crushed in by
the weight of snow and two men at
work within were injured. An army
of snow shovelers estimated at 5000
men was put to work on the streets.
Although the heavy snow fall contin-
ued traffic conditions gradually i'm
proved on the main thoroughfares.
Laborers cleaning the snow from
the sidewalk of Fifth avenue, between
Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth streets
uncovered the body of young man,
who apparently committed suicide dur
ing the storm. There was a bullet
wound in the temple, and by the mans
side was revolver. with one empty
chamber. In the dead mans pockets
was found note in woman's hand
writing addressed to Walter Phillips,
requesting the recipient to meet her
at the corner of Seventy-second street
and Fifth avenue. The dead man is
believed to have been Walter + hillips,
an inspector employed by the New
York Telephone company.
Philadelphia, Feb. 5.-The snow
storm which began in this vicinity
Monday is the worst since February,
1899. More than II inches of snow
fell and high wind drifted it in places
to depth of three and four feet. The
storm seriously interfered with train
schedules, while streetcar traffic was
slow and irregular. Navigation on the
Delaware river, except ferryboats, is
practically at a standstill. A number
of vessels bound to or from coast ports
are storm bound in the river between
here and the sea. Reports from east
ern Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Southern New Jersey are to the effect
that the storm is the worst in eight
years. The fall of snow in the noun
tains Of eastern Pennsylvania during
"a hours reached a depth of Is inches.
Boston, Feb. 5.-Traffic was serious
ly hampered by the heaviest snowfall
of the winter. The worst accident re-
ported was on the Providence division
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad. in which about
dozen men and women were shaken
up and bruised, but none seriously.
New Haven, Conn, Feb. 5. - The
wild snow storm has a disastrous ef-
feet on steam lines and trolley roads
all over the state. Not for several
winters were steam roads SO tied up.
In the western part of the state the
storm developed into blizzard and in
Winsted and vicinity the snow reach
ed depth Of Is inches.
Chatham, Mass, Feb. "a binding
snow storm, driven by northeast gale
of from so to GO miles an hour, made
Tuesday the widest day of the winter
on this coast. Coast guards were
doubled, but the storm was so thick
it was impossible to see beyond the
inner line of breakers. Until observa-
tions could be taken little could be
learned of the fate of ships which left
Boston bound south around the Cape.
Highland Light, Mass, Feb. 5-The
worst storm of the winter prevailed
here with a gale of 60 miles an hour,
and thick snow tied up all traffic on
land and sea. The waves ran high.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 5.-Advices
from middle Tennessee report deep
snow and bitter cold weather. In
Nashville the ground was covered with
ice, sleet and snow.
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 5.-The heavy
snow storm which began Monday con-
tinues More than a foot of snow
covers the greater part of the state.
10 degrees below zero.
ST. Paul. MINI, Feb. Street Their
registered all the way from
% to 33 degrees below zero, according
to the exposure of the instrument.
Havre, Mont, Feb. 5. - Winter
weather throughout Northern Mon
tana is more severe than at any time
during the last 81 years. Not a wheel
is turning on the main line of the
Great Northern. No freight train
passed through Havre for IS hours
The temperature in Great Falls ranges
from IA to % below zero, in Havre
from % to "A below, and it is reported
hat in Valley county there was an