Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-02

| trainload from Harrisburg to help clean
up the New York division. The snow
drifted twelve to fifteen feet high near
Bristol and Trenton.
Trains from the west were three and
| four hours late. All trains between Phil
adelphia and seashore points were an
nulied.
The blizzard paralyzed railroad traffic
| throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Prac-
tically all trains on the Lehigh Valley
and Jersey Central railroads between
New York city and Pennsylvania points
were abandoned. Several ira MS on the
two roads were lost. An excu sion train
on the Jersey Central, due to arrive at
Easton. Pa, last night from New York.
had not been heard from up to II am.
Practically all coal mines in the an
thracite field were shut down. due to the
storm.
Suburbanites Suffer Most.
suburbanites this morning were obliged
to dig through snowbanks that had drift
ed fence high. and traffic on most of the
surface car lines was at a standstill
Thousands of persons were late in reach
ing their places of employment. while
others did not get to the city at all.
Telegraph and telephone companies sent
men out when the storm was at its height
last night to repair the broken wires and
with New York was still badly crippled
today, and 1t was not expected that nor
NAL service could be resumed for several
days.
Damage in this city and the surround
Ing country was heavy. Numerous plate
glass windows were broken here, houses
were unroofed, telegraph and electric
light poles were leveled and signs were
torn from their hangings.
Heavy Damage in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 1.-The ter
rife windstorm which swept over this
city and vicinity last night continued this
morning, but with slowly diminishing
strength. Reports OF property carnage
came from all quarters.
The steeple of the Mount Calvary Prot
estant Episcopal Church Madison ana
Eutaw streets, was torn away and hurled
into Eutaw street with crash that terri
fled the neighborhood. Windows in houses
on Hamilton terrace. on the opposite
side of Eutaw street. we're broken, and
the roof of the rectory, ADJOINING the
church, was torn on.
Roofs and signs were blown down all
over the city, and thousands of panes of
glass were broken. During the height of
the storm the Lutheran Church of the
Reformation at Lanvale and caroline
streets caught fire and was destroyed.
The church stood in the center of a
thickly populated section. and many resi-
dents fearing a spread of the flames, fled
to the storm-swept streets in scant Cloth
ing.
One thousand barrels of whisky were
destroyed when two big warehouses of
the Canton Distileries Company, at Can
ton. suburb. were burned today. The
loss based upon the amount Of whisky
stored in the two warehouses, Is est1-
mated at 100000.
Icy Blasts Sweep Norfolk.
NORFOLK. Va, March 2.-High north
| westerly winds, with the thermometer far
be ow freezing. swept this coast last night
Fl, and today. the icy blasts reaching We
locity on the coast of nearly fifty miles
an hour. The wind blowing from the
northwest caused high seas. but no ma
rine disasters have been reported.
The high off-shore winds caused a very
low tide and made the final work of
floating the stranded British steamship
| Riversdale at Little Island. south Of Cape
Henry, quite difficult. The wrecking tug
Riversdale, but it was feared that there
would have to be shift of winds with
HIGHER tides before she can be finally
| freed.
Blizzard Staggers Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 2.-Cleve-
! land was staggered by another blizzard
today, by which traffic was greatly de-
| layed, and which caused much suffering
among the poorer classes. A biting
| gaze from off the lake ragged all day
| sunday and continued today. This was
| accompanied by snowfall and the tenn
| perature this morning was IL degrees
| above zero. All trains on trunk rail-
| roads were late, these from the east
| being eight hours behind schedule.
Pittsburgh Sends Workmen.
PITTSBURGH. March 2.-Answering
an urgent call for help. the Pennsyl-
vania railroad early today sent a spe-
| cial train from here to Jersey City
| 1t carried three hundred picked track
| and shop workmen to aid in Clearing
up the storm wreckage. Twenty-Five
| linemen and electricians mad been start
| ed east soon after midnight.