The Washington herald., 1914-03-03
SIX DEAD IN HARD BLIZZARD
WHICH GRIPS PHILADELPHIA
Baltimore Suffers $500 900 Fire Losses and Hbor Damage
Storm Sweeps Atlantic ciy's Boardwalk and Ties Up
Train Traffic in Middle Atlantic States

Philadelphia, Pa, March 2-Swept b.
driving blizzard, accompanied oy mgr
winds, which left six persons dead In IL
track, wrought untold damage and al
most completely isolated the city o.
Philadelphia late tonight still is in th'
grip of one of the worst storms in III
history. Beginning last night. the bliz
zard spent none OF It's strength durint
the day and the winds have caused
wreckage in this vicinity amounting tc
millions of dollars.
A motorman OF trolley car was
crushed to death between two cars ano
four men and a woman were found dead
in the streets. Steam, electric and rivei
traffic is almost at a standstill.
The Pennsylvania Railroad train serv'
ice between this city and New York was
abandoned this morning because OF the
snow drifts which at many points cover
ed the tracks. making ii impossible to
operate. The trains from the West were
many hours late and II Is believed that
many were stalled west Of Pittsburgh
Eight trains TO and from New York were
stalled in heavy drifts between Torres
dale and Bristol, unable to move in
either direction The storm completely
tied UP the Philadelphia and Reading
service between this city and New York,
ain PSfSS N.~"
down.
Snow Fall Not Heavy.
The actual snowfall has not been
very heavy, the Weather Bureau as
serting there was but five inches of
precipitation, but the winds. with a
velocity of forty-three miles an hour,
piled the snow up five feet deep in
many places The lowest the ther-
mometer fell was 16 degrees.
The blizzard which swept the north
ern, eastern, and central sections OF
Pennsylvania left a trail of suffering
and destruction in its wake tonight.
Many trains are standing stalled in
the open country or making snail-like
progress toward their stops. Williams
port was practically on the storms
edge. The roads between this city and
Pottstown are under many feet OF
snow The Lehigh Valley Transit
Company's lines between Norristown
and Allentown are badly tied up.
In Reading traffic is practically par
alyzed. and steam trains arc at a stand
still. The mines in the Hazleton dis
trict are practically closed, much dam
age being done by the winds. Re
ports from the Wyoming Valley say
that district is slowly recovering from
the blizzard Every trolley line In
country roads are impossible.
Three Big Fires in Baltimore.
Baltimore. Nd, March The big stor-
age house of the Canton Distilleries was
DESTROYED with all its contents, and the
fertilizer machinery plant of the A. J.
Sackett Company was wrecked by hre
which broke out in the former establish
ment this morning. and which, Tor Tune
threatened the largest factories anu
warehouses in Canton.
One fireman was seriously injured, and
he is not expected to recover. On the
way to the fire one of the horses slipped
and pulled Louis wehner, driver, from
his seat. The rear wheel of the heavy
engine passed over his head. The Can
ton distiIIeries occupy the entire block
bounded by First street, Second street.
Third avenue and Fourth avenue.
The damage is estimated at more than
half a million dollars to the distillerles
and about $4,000 to the Sackett building.
Another fire which caused a loss OF $3O,-
900. and which drove many families out
of their homes in the neighborhood into
the snow-covered streets in scant CLOTH
ing. DESTROYED the English Evangelical
Lutheran Church of the Reformation,
Caroline and Lanvale streets this morn
ing. The fire department was badly
hampered in their work by the high wind,
snow and falling wires. One fireman
was seriously injured while fighting the
blaze.
wreckage In Baltimore Harbor.
A steamer aground, two tugs sunk.
several schooners damaged. and many
scows adrift is the result in brief of the
sixty-mile gale that swept over the har-
= hn harhnT
down as Lazarete Light. was strewn
with wreckage from damaged schooners
and scows.
The steamer aground is the Howard.
of the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation Company. which struck opposite
Seven Foot Knoll. The storm had not
abated late tonight.
A slight vibration of the ground in the
vicinity of Druid Hill Park caused per-
sons in that vicinity TO have visions OF
an earthquake. They say they felt three
distinct shocks between $50 and 10 o'clock
last night
Not a train has reached Baltimore on
any of the roads since 8 yesterday att
ernoon. Shipping on the river and bay
is practically at a standstili. Several
shippers left Baltimore with
their craft, but had to return to the
city.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
blown down all over the city. Trolley
wires also were affected in suburban
sections.
Roofs were torn from a number Of
buildings, large plate glass windows IN
business houses were blown in, result
ing in thousands OF dollars worth of dam
age. and thousands OF smaller panes of
s:ass in the residential sections were
broken. Signs were demolished when
they were sent crashing from their fas-
Jennings. Awnings were blown down. The
storm is the heaviest experienced in Bal
timore for some time. 1t as really two
storms, one coming from the Great Lakes
and the other from the Gulf of Mexico.
Thousands of dollars worth of damage
was done at the Maryland Penitentiary
when the roofs OF three of the largest
workshops at the place were blown OF.
Mary persons throughout the city were
injured by falling signs and rafters.
Atlantic City Is Snow-bound.
Atlantic City, N. j., Feb. lin the
grip of the worst storm In years, this
city is practically cut OF from COM
with the outside world. |
and telephone wires are down.
Reports from Chelsea, Ventnor and |
Longport are to the effect that these |
places are storm-bound as well as this |
city. Trolley service in all the towns |
near by has been discontinued, many OF
he cars being stalled. Nearly two feet |
IF snow has fallen, which is the second