The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-02
Heavy Snow and High Wind Are
Cause of Eight Deaths and
Much Suffering
TRAFFIC IS GREATLY DELAYED
Many Trains Do Not Move at All
and Scores of Others Are
Hours Behind Time

New York, Maph 2.-Under tn,
third blanket of snow in as MANY
weeks, New York and vicinity are suf-
fcring one of the worst storms I'm it
history. Eight persons have been kille /
as far as reported, railroad traffic
is tied up and wire communication
crippled. The streets ana sidewalks
are covered with an icy coating ana
vehicle traffic is almost impossible.
Few trains are leaving today over
any of the main trunk lines for the
west and south, street cars and ele-
waited traffic in the city and suburbs is
lame and in some instances suspended.
1t is the worst blizzard since 1883. \
milk famine is feared. Owing to the
suspended train service. Nine and 4
half inches of snow fell yesterday and
when it stopped a bowling gale set in,
Already nearly million dollars have
been spent in the removal of the snow
which fell in the last two storms, and
city officials are unable 10 estimate the
probable cost of the latest storm.
Incoming trains from the west and
south are two To eleven hours late.
Local trains from Atlantic city ar
rived at $3.50 this morning eight hours
late. The conductors reported the
storm still raging on the coast and the
snow drifting badly. In the Penn
sylvania railroad station forty sleepers
remained on the tracks all night. Many
of their eight hundred passengers
slept peacefully, ignorant that they
were not on the way To their destina-
tions. The trains IN the New York
Central lines Jared little better.
Points up state could not be reached
by wire early today, and the where
about of several passenger and main
trains, including the Twentieth Cen
tury Limited, wero not ascertained.
Nearly every wireless station here
abouts was out of commission at 6
last night ana communication with
ships at sea was impossible
Many Ships In Distress.
In New Jersey, where The storm was
most severe, many towns, including
Trenton, the capital, and Hoboken.
were in darkness last night the feed
wires breaking under the weight of
snow. The storm held up a liner in
the outer harbor all night and men,
aced shipping on the coast. Two bargcS
were sunk off Governors Island. \
four masted schooner is ashore 1t
Plocl Island. The crew of nine was
brought ashore by life savers, but one
returned to the ship and was drowned.
An unknown schooner is pounding to
pieces on Thlmble Island, near New
1t is feared the crew rs lost.
The snow ceased for a few hours
again carly today. The gale formed
big drifts in the country districts. Ten
thousand men of the street cleaning
were ordered to attack the
snow. Many commuters failed -
reach . the city this morning owing to
the crippled train service. Many New
Jersey trains were cancelled. The fire
alarm circuit here. Jersey City and
Hoboken is demoralized. and fircmon
went on patrol duty only five Of the
Western Unions out of town wires are
up. The worst storm is between New
York and Albany, the officials reported.
Communication with Wall Street was
almost at u standstill. Trading was
light and there was n downward ten
iency i'm prices. The telegraph COM
panies are hopeful of making repairs
during the day, but most of the out of
town business is transacted by tcle
phone.
Blizzard In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, March 2.-Philadel-
phians this morning faced one of the
worst bizzards that have struck this
section in many years. Suburbanites
were obliged to dig through snow
banks that drifted fence high and
traffic In most of the surface lines was
at standstill Conditions on steam
roads were little better Railroad
traffic between this city and New
York, tied up during the night, was
resumed early today on irregular
schedules. The damage in the city
and surrounding country is heavy.
Cleveland Staggered by Blizzard.
Cleveland. March cleveland was
staggered today by another blizzard
which greatly delayed traffic and
'aused much suffering among the poor.
L was twelve above zero.
Cold Extends to South.
Washington March 2.-The severest
storm of the winter howled destruction
rom Maine To Georgia. while cold roll
ng from the great lakes overspread
he Atlantic states as far south ds
Florida.