Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-05

rapidly and was caught up by the northeast
wind into troublesome drifts Street and
steam railway men had out large gangs OF
workmen by midnight. but despite their
efforts schedules were all broken up and
few workers reached their places of busi-
ness on time.
The first accident of the day to be re-
ported was the Providence division OF
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad in the South station. In which
about dozen men and women were shaken
UP and bruised. but none, according to first
reports. was seriously injured.
Ice Caused Accident.
The train was an accommodation, crowded
with commuters. Coming into the train
shed the rails were so slippery that the
brakes failed to stop the cars. and the en-
CINE crashed into the bumpers, tearing them
from their fastenings.
Nearly foot of snow had fallen at 10
am. and it was still coming down fast. To
add to the discomfort caused by the snow
and gale the temperature fell rapidly dur
ing the night dropping from IS at 10 o'clock
last night to early today. Flows were
kept constantly running on the railways
and electric car lines, but there was no i'm
provement in the congested situation dur
ing the forenoon.
Wild Day on the Coast.
CHATHAM. Mass, February "a blind
ing snow storm driven by a northeast gale
of from fifty to sixty miles an hour made
this morning one of the widest of the
winter on this coast. Coast guards were
doubled. but the storm was so thick that
it was impossible to see beyond the inner
line of breakers. and until observation
could be taken, little could be learned of
the fate of the shipping which left Boston
yesterday bound south around the cape.
Worst Storm of Winter.
HIGHLAND LIGHT. Mass, February 8.
The worst storm of the winter prevailed
here today, gale of sixty miles an hour.
with a thick snow tieing up all traffic on
land and sea- The waves were running
high and considerable anxiety was expert
eneed for shipping. At dark last night a
Iumber-laden barkentine was sighted of
this point south bound. A four-masted
schooner inward bound was believed to
have anchored in the bay. The tugs
Hokendauqua and Cheektowaga, with three
barges each. were also caught by the
storm, passed out yesterday, but 1t was be-
Heved they managed to reach an anchor
age under Monomoy Point. On land all
highways were blocked, making travelling
very difficult.
Rode Out the Gale.
NANTUCKET, Mass, February 5.-The
island of Nantucket today was swept by
the worst snow storm of the winter, the
snow falling fast and the wind blowing
seventy miles hour. A large fleet of
vessels anchored in the sound last night,
but SO far as known, all rode out the gale
in safety. The steamer Nantucket will not
attempt her usual trip to the mainland to-
day.
Connecticut Snowbound.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. February 5-The
wild snow storm which started late yester-
day afternoon and which continued we'll
into the morning today. with steadily in
creaslng fury. had a disastrous effect on
traffic both on the steam lines and trolley
winters have the steam roads been so tied
up as they were today, some of the trains
coming from New York or Boston being
five hours late. Not a train arrived here
any of the divisions within an hour of
the schedule time and the early morning
newspaper train which reaches New Haven
at 3:l5. pulled in, mass of snow, about
o'clock. 1t left for points up the line
about $50.
In the western part of the state the storm
shaped itself into a blizzard and in Win
sted and vicinity it had reached a depth
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