Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-26
New England and Coast
States Promised Winter
Weather Owing to Severe
Gulf Storm.
SCHOONER GROUNDS
OFF JERSEY COAST
Storm Prevailing Along At
lantic Seaboard Brings
christmas Weather to the
Cities of the East.

New York, Dec. PA bllzzard
born at midnight and growing eacn
hour, swept New York and the north
ern Atlantic, seabord today. Inc
storm blanketed the city with ten
inches of snow and the wind, risen 10
forty mile gale, drove two vessels on
B the treacherous sands OF the ne"
Jersey coast. nj the open places the
snow drifted this afternoon to deptn
OF many feet. The local weather pl.
reau declared that the storm Woulo
continue without abatement for some
hours, and that the wind would at
tain still greater velocity. The indlca'
tions were that New York will be
buried under the heaviest Christmas
snow in a generation.
The two vessels in distress were the
Turrialba of the United Fruit CO., ano
the three masted John H. May, OF Phll'
\ adelphia. The former, with about SIX.
ty passengers aboard, summoned ald
early in the day. and the revenue cut
ter Seneca was sent to her rescue. The
John H. May. with her crew OF SIX
landed. was pounded by a heavy sea
off Sandy Hook.
The snow in the harbor was blind
Ing. -Four ocean liners, one of them
with Mrs. j. p. Morgan on board. lay
at anchor off quarantine, fearful OF
hraying the thick weather to their
docks.
Hopes for a white Christmas were
fulfilled but with distress to the army
of day before Christmas shoppers ana
business generally. Most disappointed
of all were the street cleaners VINO
had been promised day of tomorrow
for the first time In twenty years.
Suburban trains were late. shipping
tied up and street traffic at stand
still.
A Big Christmas.
Charity leaders said it was also 60
ing to be a "big Christmas If IN ADJ.
tion to their efforts to relieve want and
10 dispense cheer. the numerous spec
ial Christmas surprises were taken in
to account.
For weeks past number of news
papers have been printing lists of the
so-called most needy persons among
New York's millions. Detailed stories
were given of their circumstances and
wants with numerous substitutes for
names, and subscription lists have
been shown generous response 10
such specific appeals.
Storm For New England.
Boston. Mass, Dec. 24.-Storm for
the holidays was practically assured
for all New England today with the
arrival of a storm from the Gulf OF
Mexico. Seven inches of snow was re.
ported at Bangor.
One of the features of the storm
was an unusually high tide.
Schooner Aground in Storm.
Sandy Hook. N. J., Dec. 24.-The
three masted schooner John H. May.
went aground here during the blizzard
today and is in dangerous position.
She was bound from Charleston to
New York and carried crew Of six
men. She is commanded by Captain
Stille.
Life savers from the Sandy Hook
station went to the vessel to take off
the crew with a breeches buoy.
Snow at Capital.
Washington, D. c. Dec. 24.-Danger
OF green Christmas" was dispelled
today when Washingtonians awakened
to find that nearly two inches Of snow
had fallen during the night. 1t was
the fist heavy snow fall of the present
winter and interferred with traffic
during the early hours.