Evening journal., 1914-02-14
VESSELS in
DISTRESS AS
WINDS Lash
Land Traffic Also Delayed and
Much Suffering in Wake
Of Eastern Blizzard
SOME HURT, OTHERS
KILLED In ACCIDENTS
Bv The rnited Press.

De ut 1ullcQ IICccs
NEW YORK, Feb. 14-With trains
stalled and street car swstems COM
pletely tied up by a snowfall Of from
six to ten inches in many Of the
larger cities, a bowling gale lashing
the Atlantic coast, vessels reported in
distress at many points and seventeen
dead here. the entire east early today
was ia the grip Of the worst blizzard
in years.
Boston and Washington each re-
ported six inches Of snowfall with all
traffic demoralized. Syracuse, Roch-
ester and Buffalo reported heavy
anows. Eastern Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland and coast states, as
far south as Georgia, were also in the
grip of the storm.
A rise Of temperature of several de-
grees brought slight relief TO the poor
and charitable organizations were
taxed to capacity In responding to the
calls for aid The municipal lodging
house and city piers housed 1000
homeless men last night and those
were put to work at down shoveling
snow from the streets and lighting
their way through drifts at crossings.
Trains we're rlnning hours behind
schedule and telegraph and telephone
communication was seriously inn
paired.
At s 80 o'clock the weather bureau
estimated the snowfall in New York
city at ~ inches. Snow was still
falling.
New York Central trains We're from
one to two hours behind schedule;
Pennsylvania trains were as much
as three hours late; New Haven pas
sengers were delayed from 80 min
utes TO two hours, and local trains
were running from half an hour 70
SO minutes late.
The entire eastern coast was in the
grip OF the terrific storm. The tramp
steamer Katherine Park went
aground of Cape Charles, Va, but
vas gotten off. Life-saycrs sighted
another vessel in distress. but three
miles from the Katherine Park when
they went to the latter's assistance
The schooner Maria o. Teel, Boston
10 Philadelphia. was reported ~ dis'
tress I'm Nantucket Sound The rcf
enue cutter Acushnet was called el
Wireless to her Assistance. The Brit
ish steamer Tafna vas reportet
akround OF the Georgia coast.
Five big liners and scores of small
vessels we're held outside New
rk Bay today owing to the storm
Ihe Campania, the St. Louis, tn'
french liner Sayoie and the Ham
American liners Amerika and
pennsylvania. due at their piers TO
day, probably Will not be able e
dock until Monday.
Vessels which battled their wa,
through the storm and docked lat
Yesterday were coated from stem e
stern with ice. The White Star line
Oceanic, two days overdue, encount
cred terrific storms during the entlr'
trip from southampton. On the sec
ond day out huge wave struck IN
vessel breaking over the highes
deck and rolling a score of passen
GERS into a heap. Many narrowly es
capped drowning and several receives
minor injuries
Thirty passengers on two stree
cars were thrown from their seat
and showered with broken glass earl
todav. when the cars met in rea
end collision while crossing Brooklyl
bridge. The front end Of one ca
was smashed and Fred Marquand, III
nlotcrman. was seriously cut am
bruised. Miss Anna Reilly. a pas
senger. was badly cut and becam
bvstericsl. The front Of Marquand'
car had become so completely cake
with snow that he could not see tn
car ahead.
To unemployed and homeless mer
the blizzard proved Godsend. Lon
before daylight the men ploughe
tEeir way to Street Cleaning Com
missioner Featherstone's Office a
volunteers to the regular street clean
ing army of 10000 or more. Befor
noon 10000 regular and volunteers
were ON the job cleaning sidewalk
and streets.
Rivermen said today there was
slight possibility of an ice blockad
in the harbor that would prevent en-
trance or leaving by the smaller We.
sells. A thin scum has formed !
eome places and mariners fear If tn
temperature should drop rapidly. IN
first blockade the harbor has ha
in thirty wears might be formed.