The Washington herald., 1914-03-03

4 sued tonight from the local weather
bureau. They were to the effect that
e northwest gale was due, and signals in
| dicating the approach Of cold wave
| were run up for the first time this win
/ ter. Late in the afternoon the barom-
eter fell to a point two inches below
the normal, and warning has been sent
out to coastwise shipping.
The Boardwalk, for the first time in
! many years, remained covered during
the day with n heavy blanket of snow,
except for a pathway few feet wide
close to the shops. Unusual vigilance pre-
served by. the police and fremen pre-
vented serious accidents and fires during
I the day. An electric light wire set fire
to cottage az 2l7 Pacific avenue during
! the height Ct the storm yesterday aft
| crnoon, and when the firemen arrived
4, they were compelled to hew their way
through the side OF the structure before
they could eXtinguish the blaze.
Philadelphia excursionists arriving dur
ing the morning hours over both the
Reading and Pennsylvania railroads were
| forced to seek shelter from the fury Of
the storm. and they were afforded a hos
pitable welcome wherever they applied.
New England Fear. Floods.
Boston, March 2-Many New England
cities and towns are in grave peril from
! flood in consequence of the unprecedented
rainfall.
The Connecticut, Merrimac, and other
rivers are raging torrents. filled with
wreckage of every description. Dams and
bridges are threatened, and in many
quarters the water covered the tracks of
| the electric railway lines, putting them
out of commission
Torrential transforms melted the snow
on the hillsides, but hope was expressed
tonight that the colder weather will
check the rise OF the waters.
The crest of the flood in the Naugatuck
and Housatonic rivers was reached today
and the waters began to subside.
Part of Stamford was under water and
| much damage was done there
Railroad traffic is seriously impaired by
! the storm, and all trains are late.
New Jersey in Grip of storm.
Camden. n. J.. March 2-Broken wires
and drifted snow, the result of last
nights blizzard, paralyzed rail traffic in
Southern New Jersey today. Ii was late
this afternoon before steam and electric
trains began leaving and arriving at this
city.
Eight big trolley cars of the Camden
and Trenton line. each manned by con-
ductor and motorman, but deserted by
passengers, are stalled at various places
between Burlington and Trenton. Two
OF the cars have been located, one at
McNeirs siding and the other at East
Pearl street. Burlington. The other six
are believed to be punched some where
in the drifts further up the line. Many
street trolley cars are stalled in drifts
near this city.
Trains on the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad were blocked from last evening
until noon today. The Reading Railway
also reported great trouble in moving
trains.
Newark. n. J., Snow-bound.
Newark. N. J., March This CITY ia
storm-bound following a night of dark
ness caused by the blizzard. The cleo
trio power plant was put out of commits
sion by the high wind. Only a few troll
ley lines are able to run and railroad
traffic Is at standstilL Charitable in
stitutions are taxed to capacity to care
for the homeless.
There is a coal shortage and IL another
storm strikes the city suffering will be
intense.
Pittsburgh Traffic Tied Up.
Pittsburgh. March with wires down
in all directions and train service with
New York and Philadelphia completely
paralyzed. Pittsburgh tonigh. expe-
rienced the coolest March in the history
of the local weather bureau. The tail of |
the Eastern blizzard struck the city and |
biting wind drove the mercury to a |
low record max. |
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports sew
cral trains stalled between Harrisburg |
and this city.
Fear Crew Have Lost Lives.
Stony Creek. Conn, March An per-
sons on board schooner which was
driven ashore on Outer Island in a sixty |
mile gale are believed to have lost their |
lives On account OF the high seas no |
effort could be made to reach the strand
ed ship whose rigging was carried away |
by the wind.
When the vessel vas first driven ashore /
man could be seen upon the deck but |
later he disappeared and no signs of life |
were visible on the schooner. A tug is /
being held in readiness to 60 to the
schooners aid when the wind dies down. |
New York State Tied Up.
Albany. N. Y, March 2-Conditions up-
State are a trifie worse il anything than |
those that exist in New York. Wires are
down, trolley cars out of business, trains |
stalled. and the whole section is covered
by from eight inches to two feet of |
snow.
The fire alarm system here is out of |
order. and firemen are patrolling the
streets. In Binghamton similar condi-
tions prevail. Most of the public schools
in Rochester and Syracuse are closed
Buffalo reports the same condition.