The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-10
/ es of Snow Has
f a at Pittsburg-Traf-
fic is Partially De-
mOralized
VESSELS ARE FORCED
TO SEEK SHELTER AT
THE NEAREST PORTS
Snow Reaches Depth of Is Inches at
Elkins, w. Va.-Celtic HAS Rough
Trip Through Liverpool.
Trains Snowbo,ind in
West Virginia


The greater portion of the eastern half
of the United States ON sunday experi-
eneed the first severe blasts of real VIM
ter for this season. High winds. ao-
companiel by sleet and snow and tenn
peratures below freezing, swept over tho
northern part Of the country from tho
New England states to the Mississippi
river, while cold. high winds and snow,
ranging from furries TO falls Of several
inches, visited the southern portion.
The storm apparently was most severe
in the central states and around tho
great lakes where blizzards ragged
throughout the day aud into tho night.
Wire communication was seriously Grip.
pied and in some sections virtually para
iyzed. while railroad traffic was delayed
or suspended on a number of lines. III
parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio stron.
winds together with the heavy snowfall.
caused telephone and telegraph wires To
break, while in many instances poles were
broken off. The heaviest fan Of snow
reported was in northern West Virginia.
In pennsylvania the storm was the most
severe for the season recorded in many
years. At Pittshurg the wind blew ID
miles an hou and the temperature
dropped to % degrees. AZ Detroit tho
velocity Of the wind reached lS miles
an hour, the gale that swept across the
great lakes causing practical suspension
of shipping. Throughout Ohio Indiana.
New York and the New England states
unusually severe weather Was experi-
enced.
Low temperatures. with SNOW and high
winds, also We're reported In Kentucky,
Tennessee Georgia, Florida and other
southern states east of the Mississippi
Considerable damage was done through-
out the storm-swept section, the rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone compaies
being the principal sufferers.
Pittsburg. November 9.-CrippIing trans-
portatiop facilities and prqstrating wirs
communication over q ystsle urea anA * 4,
ti4tordinarg snde sEeot amt ssiitsfsfnIfss'
visited this section today and continues
tonight During the day 10 inches fell,
four inches more than ever fell during
any November since 1886 The barometer
registered 20.06 or about one inch below
normal. and this incident of the storm
Is viewed as remarkable by local Of
fcials of the United States weather bu-
reau. Throughout the day a wind from
the northwest blew 80 miles an hour, while
the temperature dropped from q TO =
degrees IN less than Is hours. Preceded
by heavy rains Friday and Saturday.
snow began falling at 3 o'clock this morn
ing Within q few hours the wires. poles
and trees We're saggng under the weight
or the snow. Beforc noon railroads, troll
ley lines and vehicle traffic worc bat
ping with the elements In an effort to
continue operations. Toward evening tho
flla4fsf Hftt,a
water and snow froze. This condition de-
moralized telephone lines
Telegraph Wires Down
Shortly after noon the Western Union
reported all wires down to New York,
Columbus and Cleveland The Postal COM
pany was tied up by the storm to all
points from here. Telephone wires tn
the outside were useless. Tonight tho
Western Union made up a circuit to the
principal cities east of Pittsburg and
west TO Chicago and Louisville.
The Postal company was unable to
reach New York, Baltimore, Washing
TN and Cleveland from here tonight.
Train service east and west of Pitts
burg is seriously handicapped with the
through trains running hours late and
trains Of lesser Importance either held up
at division points sor annuled.
In this city and vicinity the storm was
especially severe. In the Monongahela
valley, leading east from nere, the AL
leghony County Light company tonight re-
ported that over 1900 wires We're down.
The storm was passing north In the di-
rection of Lake Erie tonight. Parts of
West Virginia and eastern Ohio are be-
lieved to have suffered considerable dam
age. but attempts to get into communi-
cation with these points have been futile. ,
Trains SnOwbound