The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-10
Railroad and Other
Traffic Hampered in
Several States.
HEAVY SNOWFALL
IN SOME SECTIONS
Cleveland Cut Off From Wire
Communication With Outside
World-N ar BliZzard in
Pittsburgh Causes Great Suf-
fering-Steamers Report
Rough Weather.
Especial 10 The 1'imes-pispatch. ]

New York. November o--The first
great storm heralding the approach or
winter Is sweeping tonight over six
States.
Wires arc down in western pcnnsyl
vania, Northern Ohio. Western Mary
land. West Virginia, Southern Micfi-
gan and 9. small section OF Western
New York.
Railroad and other traffic IS serious
l. hampered in Western Maryland. W est
Virginia and Western Pennsylvania
and Ohio. where the fall of snow has
been especially heavy,
Cleveland was cut or from wire
communication with the outside world
from an carly hour in the evening
Tho storm III that vicinity consisted of
high winds and wet snow. followed
b. falling temperature. which caused
wires to suap In all directions.
In Pittsburgh the storm attained the
proportions OF "A blizzard, tho snowfall
breaking all records for November.
Ten inches OF snow had fallen in the
heart Of the city by p. NJ The wet
snow freezing on the Tiras caCsed them
TO break. whole districts being left
without telephone communication or
trolley service.
sweeps Up From south.
The storm. which swept up from the
direction OF South Carolina and
Georgia, was accompanied by forty
mile wind, which helped to tie UP rail-
roads, trolley lines and other means OF
transportation throughout tho western
section OF the State. In poorer sec.
tions OF Pittsburgh and the surround
ing towns, many Of the needy were
caught unpreparcd FOR the wintry
weather, and were compelled to geek
| shelter at Salvation Army stations ana
other refugees.
Dispatches from Cumberland, Md.
tonight report telephone and telegra pin
wires down and railroads paralyZcd in
that section of the State and Eastern
West Virginia. Tho snow is fifteen
feet deep in many places. Railroad
cuts have filled with drifts, and one
train on tho Western Maryland has
been stalled one mile east OF Davis
Communication between Cumberland
and Elkins has been entirely cut or
by the heavy drifts and the derailment
ot freight tain WAS caused h.. snow
in a frog NJ Dobbin. In this whole
section the snowfall has been accom-
panied by a sharp drop n temperature.
Al last reports. the snow was still,
falling.
The cold wave struck New York this
evening. and the local weather bureau
predicted fall OF snow during the
night.
ing over Virginia, is headed for the
sea, and storm warnings have been or
dered displayed along the coast
Rough Weather at Sen.
From the time she left Liverpool the
steamship Celtic. which arrived TO day
encountered rough weather. Passen-
gers told thrilling tales OF an evcntful
voyage. with rain. snow, thunder. light
ming and gigantic waves breaking over
the vessel most OF the time The Gel
ties fastest time was fifteen knots and
toT two days the big steamship Hound
cred in the rough seas. not averaging
much more than six knots
The steamship Lucia, which arrived
from Trieste. also reported severe
weather. The decks were flooded. the
hatches smashed and the cargo dam
aged
The stormy weather did not ahate
10 day. and both steamships ran into a
heavy fog and wiudstorni off Sandy
Hook.
The highest tide that Concy Island.
RockaWay Beach and Far Rockaway
mad known in many years followed in
tho wake or tho storm
Several hundred small boats or ali
descriptions were wrecked or cast
adrirt. No loss Of life has been ro-
ported.