Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-02
New York City Under a
Third Blanket of Snow
This Winter.
WORST IN MANY YEARS
Nearly Ten Inches Fall During
Sunday and When 1t Ceases
Fierce Gale Begins.


rsst as Cleveland and south as far as
gsltimore were pautered by wind and
.set and buried by snow in a terrific
s,orm central over New York and
New Jersey which began early yester-
asy and continued today. New York,
yex Jersey and Pennsylvania had
eight 10 eleven inches OF snow at noon
and il is still falling. There have been
sigh. deaths here. Traffic everywhere
Eghty-ive thousand commuters on
Long Island are maroOned.
New York, March 2-Under the
third blanket of snow in as many
weeks, New York and vicinity is suf-
fering one of the worst storms in its
history Five persons have been
killed so far as reported, railroad
trains are tied up and wire communi-
cation crippled. Streets and sidewalks
are covered by an icy coating, vehicle
traffic is almost impossible, few trains
are leaving today over any main trunk
lines for the west and south street car
and elevated traffic to the city and
suburbs is lame, in some instances sus-
pended. II is the worst blizzard since
1855
A milk famine is feared owing to
suspended train service. Nine and a
half inches OF SHOW fell yesterday and
when 1t stopped a bowling gale set
in. Already nearly a million dollars
has been spent in the remoyalsef rsioN
that fell in the last two storms, and
city officials are unable to estimate the
probable cost of the last storm. In
coming rains from the west and south
are two to IL hours late. A local train
from Atlantic City arrived at 4:30
this morning. eight hours late. The con-
ductor reported a storm raging on the
coast and snow drifting badly.
Trains Are Lost.
ln The Pennsylvania railroad station
10 sleepers remained on the tracks all
night Many of their 500 passengers
slept peacefully, ignorant that they
we're not on the way to their destina-
tons. Trains on New York Central
ines Jared little better. Points up
STATE could not be reached by wire
early today and the whereabouts of
several passenger and mail trains, in
Guiding the Twentieth Century Limit
"a. we're not ascertained.
Nearly every wireless station here
aDouts was out of commission at last
algnt and communication with ships
sea is Impossible. In New Jersey,
"here the storm was most severe.
nany towns, including Trenton, the
capital, and Hoboken have been in
uarkness since last night, when the
Sires broke under the weight of the
snow. The storm held up liners in the
Vuter harbor all night Two barges
sunk on Governors Island. Four
sonooners are ashore at Block Island
crew OF nine was brought ashore by
me savers, but one who returned to a
'caooner was drowned. An unknown
seaooner is pounding the piers at Thin
@e Island near New London and it
reared the crew is lost.
10000 Fighting Snow.
Inc snow ceased four hours during
ne night, but began falling again
sy today. The gale formed big
s'ns in the country districts. Ten
.IOusand men in the street cleaning
pdrlmtnt were ordered TO attack the
sA0". Many commuters failed to
aen tne city this morning owing TO
I,ippied train service. Many New
'esey trains were Cancelled.
me worst storm is between New
cs and Albany, officials reported.
SVmnanication with Wall street is IL
-ost at a standstiH and trading light
~ sui a downward tendency OF prices.
~. telegraph companies are hopeful
,nC AlskinC repairs during the day, but
.'s' ~ out of town business is transact
g by telephone.
NJ mix traina reached the city this
..'enoon. OF 25 vessels due in the port
NE, ne" York today. only one, the liner
Is.,a~are, from Philadelphia, reported
'efOre noon.
General Food Shortage.
sapplies.
Vniy 200 OF the 1.1OO members we're
eSsnt when the stock exchange
eAeo. The curb, or outside market
h. IN session in Broad street and
hess was transacted between two
banks. which reached the heads
ne tallest brokers.
Congressional limited arrived
=" washington Is hours late.
Damage at 6aItimore.
aaumore, Md, March "A terrific
u storm In this city and vicinity