New-York tribune., 1909-03-05
STORM SWEEPS EAST
RECALLS THE BLIZZARD
OF MARCH, 1888.
sWasEangton, Centre of NGtions At
tention, ISoJated-Eight LiUes
Lost in Sinking Craft.

s,ou, end rain sleet and hail wind and
svsst,er swept the northeastern coast yester-
issv. taking their toll of life and property and
.hy,neine 70 mind the great blizzard which swept
The East On March y. 1888. The snowfall yes
.s-dav was not SO great that of the 1888 hliZ-
-.rd hut the wind all through the stormswept
,s-es reached at places g greater velocity
WITH ,rs ewes Of the whole country turned to
,f,e inauguration OF President Taft at washing
ft,n. the capital for hours was as completely
isolated a. It was in the days OF General Wash
itnetcn- For short time the wireless covered
The gzp. but the storm at times proved too
f-uuch even for that great annihilator Of space,
land TIE news filtered through at snaiIs pace
In New York Hsrbor three lives were lost
yvhsn seven barges went down IN the gale. and
.on Esstport. On stornbound Long Island four
more were lost. When the damp but fairly warm
easterly winds backed around into the westward
the storm became gale, and the soft maple"
.sncv which followed the startling thunder and
lightning Of the early morning, became fine
driving storm OF Fey particles which burned
cheets and made ears ache
TRAIN SCHEDULES AwRY.
Trains crept into the terminal stations hero
and across the river hours late Even places
where bathing is not unpopular at this season
reported wires down and trains stalled, Norfolk
ard Wilmington being cut of from the South
early in the afternoon. The battleship feet,
anchored al home. experienced the toughest
weather II has met since it left Hampton Roads
fourteen months ago. and q rear admirals
launch was pounded against its landing until II
went TO the bottom Of the bay ct Norfolk.
The Pennsylvania train due at $50 a, m did
not reach the city until $50 p. m. the days
arst train over that line 10 reach the North
River from the capital The Baltimore & Ohio
vas more fortunate. It's first train in from
Washington was only seven hours late. Due at
e'4oa m. II got here at 1:3O p. m. Trains from
up the state and from Western points were de-
layed. bit not 10 such great extent
The troubles Of the telegraph companies were
Blended with those Of the railroad companies
The first soft clinging snow stuck to the wires,
later freezing. and the gals did the rest For
niles broken poles lay along and across the
railroad tracks. One train into Wilmington.
DEL reported that for nearly thirty miles pole
slter pole had 70 be tossed aside as the train
felt It's way along
Hohey lines in New Jersey, Delaware and
Ne" YORK had trouble In Baltimore the cars
were stopped for the first time since the big
nre OF February, 1904. South of Wilmington
practcaiy ali wires were down, while Norfolk
ss cut on entirely from all the world 10 the
S0'lh 10 the westward things wera as bad tr
washington managed to get the weather
eoast 'e Pittsnurg at a late hour. but IL had
seno tne message first TO Atlanta. then relay
= u cincinnati and back to Pittsburg.
SHIPPING AT STANDsTIIL.
master dared to take a sailing vessel out
pO'' mere and Of the steam vessels only tn.
"eorse' Tor Bermuda, and the Carmania.
ANerpool poked THAR noses outside the
incoming vessels we're DELAYED the Ma
- 0Ao une honig Albert alone Of the larger
AS making their piers Several sesgofnp
WIN Dig tows bucked their way through
- seas osck into port and were glad IA find
1-oOrage inside the blight at Tornnline,,,i1o
Inc storm before passing out y, g.. -,
70 centre about the Delavvaro 60 =,
d,,,,..- 'i4' the greatest damage and most
the - caused The gale came down 10
so.,,.eU- fom the northwest, reaching the
ih r. Ne" Jersey coast and sticking ,hare
-. Heu's the storm centre did NOT annear %
- 'D' the wind increased in fntensit,, &C ,ssa
'ie on and the snow and sleet drove
,er.-o io harcer. Late in the afternoon the
= azure began to drop but II did not roach
cold wave" degree. 'iO' e''ei'
IN New England there wac . .o...,,-,,.
out to the north and wes,v,.rd - .,.is
"a. Ns precipitation was for the mos, ,,au+ =.
-. ms explains why the trst-. - - -
fp'ng this territory rnade he,,a- oii io'ioS '''
N"n'inued On sixth page
e. GREAT BEAR SPRING vvA-g.