The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-10

shipping to a safe anchorage. It was
reported from Long Point, Ontario
that the steamer Elphicke. which ran
ashore three weeks ago was rapidly
pounding to pieces. Reports of an
other vessel in distress in that v1cln-
ity could not be confirmed.
Blizzard on Lake Superior.
Duluth, Nov. 10.-Vessels are ar
irving in the Duluth harbor today
from ten to fifteen hours overdue. A
storm is raging over upper Lake Su-
perior North winds of high veloc-
ity are expected today and a temper
ature about ten above zero.
F1oundering In Snow.
Pittsburg. Pa, Nov. 10.-Still in the
grasp Of a blizzard which Tor "a hours
has almost isolated the city. Pittsburg
today is aoundering through a foot OF
snow and is making efforts to repair
damage and restore lines Of communi-
cation and transportation
All suburban communities are cut on
from telephone communication, and
this crippled condition extended in West
Virginia down the Ohio valley and into
the eastern part of Ohio. There was
but one lame Western Union wire west
to Chicago and one east as far as Al
toona today. The Postal had nothing
it could depend on to remain stand
ing.
Throughout the city this morning In
almost every direction, was a vista OF
fallen trees, stalled trolley cars, ana a
picturesque ENHANCEMENT OF broken tel
egraph and telephone wires covered
with an inch of snow and ice. Every
available lineman of telephone and tel
egraph companies was pushed to his
endurance to restore normal conditions.
Trains Are Tied Up.
Columbus, O., Nov. Uncovered under
blanket OF snow ranging in depth
from 20 inches at points along Lake
Erie and inches in the Ohio river
section, this state today continued to
experience the blizzard which set In
Sunday. Crippled transportation facili-
ties in all parts of the state failed COM
pletely today.
from the world so far as telegraph and
traction facilities were concerned.
At Akron 20 inches of snow had
fallen since Saturday night No rail-
way trains had been operated out of
Akron since Sunday afternoon and To-
cal street cars service was temporarily
abandoned. Several Erie passenger
trains were tied up in the yards at
Akron with no immediate prospect of
getting out.
Worst in Years.
Detroit. Mich, Nov. 1O.-The blizzard,
which swept Michigan and the Great
Lakes all Sunday and last night sub
sided slightly this forenoon and the
weather bureau officials said that a
further decrease in wind velocity could
be expected before night. No very seri-
Gus vessel accidents had been report
ed on the lakes but the property dam
age on shore had reached many thou
sand dollars. Telegraph and telephone
companies suffered greatly.
Reports from Grand Rapids, Muske-
gon, Sault Ste Marie, Alpena, Bay City
and Port Huron indicated that the gale
was the most severe November blow in
many years and every port was crowd
ed with steamers that had hurried into
shelter. The United States lightship
located In Lake Huron just beyond st.
Clair river was blown from her moor
fngs and thrown violently on the Ca
madam shore and partially wrecked.
Buried In Snow
Peru, Ind, Nov. 1O.-The mangled
bodies of Harry Smith, aged 20 and
Otto Laudrum. %. were found buried
in the snow along the Pennsylvania
railway just east of McGrausville. to-
day. 1t is presumed that while walk
ing along the track in binding
snowstorm last night they were struck
by a train.
Stuck in q Drift.
Pittsburg, Nov. 1O.-From Wheel
ing. w. Va, reports Of stalled railroad
trains are coming in. One of these is
laire. Ohio. for this city early this
morning. Two miles north of Mar
tins Ferry, O.. the train plunged into
snow drift and stuck. Several hun
dred passengers are reported maroon
ed. although relief has been sent from
Wheeling. The entire northern part
of West Virginia is under a blanket OF
snow, 1S inches deep.
The southwest part of Pennsylvania
Is almost in like condition. In Wash
1ngton county all schools have been
suspended, there is no communication
and but spasmodfc trolley service and
| that only in the city of Washington
In Washington county. Grant South
| worth. telephone lineman aged Is
was found at the foot of a pole frozen
and with his neck broken. He had
been sent out on repair work last
night and it Is thought he became
numbed with the cold and fell.
Through trains and the mails are
being pushed through with great ef-
fort and all are running hours late
Wh1le the storm has abated this morn
ing the menace of heavy ice severine
| wires and trees was made more
threatening by the high wind that wai
still maintained and the heavy under
foot travel caused many falls and re-
sultant broken bones and injuries. The
local weather report was for con-
tinued SHOWS today and tomorrow
with high winds.
Storm Continues at Buffalo.
Buffalo, Nov. 1O.-The storm con
tinued with unabated fury into thu
afternoon and the indications wer,
that 1t would last all night At moor
snow was drifting from two to fiv<
feet deep, especially in the outlyinf
districts, completely tying up subur
ban car lines. The wind reached
velocity of 70 miles an hour. Condi
tons on the trunk lines west of Buf
Ialo grew worse as the day advanced
The tieup of telegraph and telephon,
lines all along the south shore of LAX,