Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-28
EAST BLOCKED BY BLIZZARD
Traffic from Philadelphia to Maine
Tied Up by Snow.
KNOWN DEAD NUMBER FORTY
Only One street Car Line in Phila-
deIphia f. Open and MIX short
age Threatens City-An-
other storm Expected.

wears. tied UP local traffic this morning in
cities from Pennsylvania to Maine and
disarranged trsiT schedules throughout
half a dozen states.
Conditions, however, are rapidly improv-
ing and railroads and municipalities are to-
day bending every effort to move inter
city and Ueal traffic. There is reason to
believe conditions will be normal again by
Tuesday night when another storm is ex-
pected from the west.
At least forty persons have met their
death through exposure or accident. five
In Philadelphia, eighteen In New York and
at least fifteen In New England.
In philadelphia general business this
morning was practically at a standstin
All through trains were late, only one
street car line was running and the city
is suffering from a shortage Of milk.
Washington did not suffer severely, but
communication with Boston Is maintained
only with difficulty. The storm in New
England seems to have been worse in the
vicinity Of New Bedford, Providence, Fall
Riyer,s Newport, Pawtucket and Woon-
In New York City, 1000 men are at work
cleaning, thsstreets.
ELEhteenA Dead in New York.
NEW york. Dec. 2L-Eighteon persons
in and neaF New York persisted in the
Christmas storm or from accidents caused
by Il. Six died from exposure after being
caught In snow drifts. Others were
drowned and several were killed by trains.
Today New York. was rapidly digging
itself out from undar, cover Of the ten-inch
snowfall. BY noon traffic conditions APP
preached normal as the result of the la
Dor OF nearly 10000 men in the employ Of
the city and the traction lines, while
steam railroad conditions also were rap
idly improving.
Wire communication, which was badly
interrupted during the worst Of the blow,
was again fairly good today, except to
New England points.
Blockades on railroads created a short
age Of food supplies and a consequent in
crease in prices, which contributed to the
hardships OF the poor.
Shipping felt the storm's effect seri-
ously. While no heavy loss is reported
from any one wreck, many small craft
suffered damage, 'dragglus their. anchors
and being driven ashoro. Tae wrecking Of
the freight steamer Thurman off Toms
river, New Jersey and the sinking of the
schooner Mary Ann Kirby in Long Island
sound were the worst wrecks, but neither
was attended with loss of life.
While incoming Transatlantic liners re-
port hard, weather, none seems to have
been badly delayed.
EFifteehFuIhl& In New England.
BOSTON, Dec 27.-Up to noon today
fifteen lipesT we're known to have been
lost In New England by yesterdays storm,
three in Chelsea sand Everett and twelve
through 1.-THE, wrecking of the five masted
schooner Davis Palmer off Boston harbor.
M IAa- - A. A--t- IL
board was thea first of the fatal marine
p Rccidants vO obe imported, Wreckagel from
theH veSseIoFas picked up on the beach
at Hull. r,s
According to the shipping agents in this
city, the Palmer carried a crew Of eleven
men beside its captain, Leroy McKown Of
Maiden.
Five million dollars loss is the estimate
made today OF the havoc wrought in and
around Boston by the blizzard which yes
terday swept New England and drove a
record tide over the coast.
Thirty-two cite and towns which last
night were plunged In darkness owing to
the cutting OFF Of the electric light service
hope to have their lighting facilities re-
stored by tsnight,
The storm was easily the greatest hat
New England has experienced in eleven
years. All along the coast phenomenal
tides were Reported In many places sea
walls were battered to pieces. boulevards
RACED ard curtis ard houses along the
In Boston the eide swept over the
wharves, across Atlantic avenue and as
far inland as the Chambe of
1t is estimated that the damage, in this
section will reach $500. OOOF
The worst damage wrought by the
storm was In Chelsl and Everett, where,
It Is believed, 1T wiz be several weeks be-
fore the tide gate on the Island End river
can be repaired and the flooded district re-
claimed "'' rAsaT "a
Having escaped through the snow
soantily clad and many Of them bare
footed, tho residents of the submerged sec
ton OF Chelsa had to stand for hours In
the blizzard waiting for wagons to take
them Il" shelter Hundreds of the home
less were taken care Of In relief stations
established in public schools and churches.
No further damage resulted from the
tide late last night. The water did not
rise as high as In the forenoon.
PITTSBURG, Dee. 2L-After a night of
the greatest activity on the part Of the
railroad officials trains east and west OF
Pittsburg on main lines were moving
slowly today. Although a light snow con-
tinuedt to fall and the roads were badly
~eongested through trains were struggling
into the Union station here from thirty
minutes 70 eight hours late.
Branch lines throughout this district were
out ef commission,
Ale efforts o. The officials were directed
towStds opening UP. tbeough facilities, the
branch lines being temporarily abandoned.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2L-While rail-
road traffic and street car service are still
In a}bad way and general business is seri-
Ously disturbed as a result of the severe
snowstofm, conditions this afternoon were
somewhat improved over those Of the
early morning.
HUNDREDS OF ufls and other establish
menus Employing thousands OF people were
sthsr shut doWh or working with as low
ls 10 per eeHt. OF THAR normal force Of
rnployes. THE street car service remains
ads crippledg 10
The srAiltoae officials expect that all