Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-04
DEATHS IN NEW YORK STORM.
Almost Cut OFF from World-TIainS
and Ships Held Up.


ragged over New York and vicinity to-
day, cutting the city almost complete
ly off from telegraph and telephone
communication. Reports showed its
effects to be widespread. Three
deaths due to the storm occurred
here, two together when a roof col
lapSed under the weight of snow.
crushing a man and boy. Another
man, blinded by snow, was killed by
train. Several persons were over
come by exposure and a number
were injured in accidents.
Trains for the most part left the
railroad terminals on time, but with
wires down quickly were lost track
of. Nothing could be learned con-
corning incoming trains, except as
they arrived, late on all lines. Wet
SHOWS snapped telegraph and tele-
phone lines, and with a gale blowing
72 miles an hour at times, many poles
toppled over. On some lines the poles
fell across the tracks, blocking traf-
fic.
Trains Blocked.
AS reports began to come in later
tonight 1T was learned that the
blocking of train traffic on some rail
road lines was even more serious
than had been thought earlier, The
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tied, for Chicago, was reported halted
by fallen poles across the New York
Central tracks north of Ossining.
Other trains on the line were stalled
at various points.
AT local offices of the telegraph
companies it was said conditions
were among the worst in years. The
Western Unions fifty wires to Chi
cago and most of the 151 wires to
Philadelphia were down. .....
Chicago was reached early in the
evening by few remaining wires by
way Of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
The Postal Telegraph Company re-
ported wire prostration Of similar
seriousness. 1t will be nearly a week
before service can be wholly re-
sumed
Ships due to arrive at this port to-
day were, held up outside. On ad-
vices from Washington the local bu-
reau warned shipping not to put out
to sea.
=; The heSdisturbanceAc AcenteredS at Gares
Hatteras early in the day and moved
north, gaining in intensity, and was
expected to pass directly above New
York. Albany reported a six-inch
snowfall; in New York the weather
bureau recorded a fall of lip in
ches. More snow and colder weather
was the forecast for tomorrow. Be-
tween 13, 900 and IA 900 men will be
put to work tomorrow shovelling
snow, providing jobs for that many
of the unemployed.
Wires broke and poles and trees
were blown down in all parts Of the
city. Trolley and elevated service
was delayed and in some instances
tied up.
Many Trains Stalled.
Philadelphia, March 1.-One Of the
worst storms in years ragged in this
city and vicinity to-day paralyzing
wire communication to eastern
points and bringing train service be-
tween this city and New York to a
standstiil. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company estimated that on its
lines there are between 25 and 80
trains stalled between the two cities,
while the Reading was in equally as
bad shape. The last train to arrive
from New York over the Pennsylva-
MIA reached here at O'Clock this af-
ternoon, while the Reading has not
had train from that city since 3.15
O'Clock.
Carried by 45-mile gale, the
storm of sieet and snow crippled troll
ley and electric light service here. At
lhS SCitldl pdlI OI IHS ClCy
was in darkness, while across the
river in Camden City, lights had to
be shut off because Of crossed wires,
which sounded fire alarms and kept
the department on the jump.
Trees were uprooted signs blown
down and houses unroofed, but so
far as could be learned no one was
seriously injured.
Storm Passes Out to Sea,
Washington, March 2.-The storm,
which gripped the entire East during
the last twenty-four hours, paralyZ-
ing traffic, demolishing telegraph and
telephone lines and causing tremend-
Gus losses to property and business
generally, was reported tonight to be
off Boston, Mass, and rapidly pass
ing out to sea. Moderating temper
atures with abated winds were prom
ised by the weather bureau for to-
morrow.
Reports received tonight at the
weather bureau from practically
every point in the storm-stricken zone
indicated that, with the exception of
the light SHOWS in New York, Penn
sylVania and Western Maryland, con
ditions were gradually becoming nor
NAL.
Train schedules between Washing
ton and New York were still suspend
ed tonight. Railroad officials here
said 1t would be several days before
the regular schedules again will be
effective. One train from New York
due at 9.lO q. M, arrived this after
noon at 4.20.