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WEATHER IMDimiOHS. fOESDAYFAIR WEATHER, with riung Umptratom and rariable winds. Mom. 39; Mm. 15.

GET THE BEST. THE TELEGRAPHIC AND LOCAL FACILITIES OF THE TIMES ARE UNSURPASSED. IT Air WAYS CONTAINS EVERYTHING OF IMPORTANCE THE WORLD OVER. NUMBER 4561. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1SS8.

ONE CENT. feethhrh. At Another nolnt, near Trenton cation with was Atlantic City. Mr. West ment had fallen on the roof of the hotel.

half hour Just tbe same. It kept one driver busy running alongside of the tired borses A CRASH THE SNOW. A MMC STORM. THE STORM IN MBff YORK A STREAK OF WEATHER THAT AHAZED THE OLDEST INHABITANT. WAMT1 ISOLATED.

A NIGHT OF DARKNESS AND DESOLATION AT THE CAPITAL there was a lengthy drift as hlghas the head ugnt oi ine locomotive. On tbe Norrlstown branch, between Twen ty seeond street and Bellevue station, there were two engines completely burled In the immense amis. At ADlogton an engine run off the track, and a wrecking enelne which attempted to put it on also rau off, and a targe arm rapiuiy rormea about me two en nines. A ble eanz or men were sent to ex tricate tbem, but had a bard struggle, the wind a pale, and as fast as the track was cleared piling up huge quantities of snow. At mldnleht the situation was not Im proved, tbe strong gale piling up the drift ing snow nigner man oeiore.

FOUR H0UR3 IN A DRIFT. A passenger train from Trenton to the Kensington station was stuck In a drift for four Hours and tbe passengers after vainly waiting for relief were compelled to wade through the snow over a mile to the street car station. East bound train. No. 180, was blocked at Tioga street and tbe passengers were compelled to walk to the city.

No. 857 west bound freiorht from Trenton became snowbound and ran off the track at Auburn street above Richmond Junction. Engines Nos. 938 and 714 went to the assist ance or tbe freight and were also uu tracked. Engine 781 then went to the assistance of the three derailed engines and was stuck in tne drift: ther could not extricate themselves from their Position, and In the evening the engineers were compelled to araw tue nres, not Deinir anie to set anv water.

Three engines on tbe Trenton Branch of ine Pennsylvania were ail afternoon trying to cut ineir way inrougn tue lmineuse anus, but without, success. The coal and freight traffic on the Reading noaa ai fori Kicnmoiiu was eiteciuauy sioppea by a Pennsylvania trelgbt train getting stuck across the tracks at Richmond Junction early In the morning. Operations at the Port Richmond vards were entirely snspeuded until afternoon, the entire force of engines enaeavoring to cut inrougn ine drifts and clear the tracks In the vards. Engines constantly run off the tracks, and as fast as a way was cut open the wind would blow tbe snow on In larger masses inan oeiore. THE MAILS DELATED.

No Letters Received From Any of the Suburban Towns. All the malls lor Philadelphia were from three to four hours late and many of the suburban malls did not arrive at all. Tbe only mall received from New York up to 6 clock last night was the one due at 4.45 A. and it did not reach the Post Office until 8 o'clock. The train due at 3.30 A.

which carries the mail from Washington and the South, did not get in until 10.30 A. M. The one due from the same place at 10.47 A. M. reached Philadelphia at 8.25 P.M.

The Baltimore mall due In this city at 7.20 A. M. reached the Post Office at 11.85 A. at the same time as the Western mall, whlcb was due at 4 25 A. M.

Tbe second section of tbe Western mall, which Is due here at 6.25 A. rolled Into Rroad street at 11.45 A. M. The train which brings In the Chicago and Western mall at 8.3o A. M.

did not arrive at all. FEW LOCAL TRAINS. There was few If any local mail trains on any of the railroads yesterday, and no letters or papers were received from any of the stations along the North Penn branch of tbe Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The trains which carry postal cars on this route and are due at Third and Berks streets at 10.21 A. M.

and 2.18 P. M. were abandoned on account of the storm. Superintendent Alexander, of the Post Office, said all the other malls were late and there was no regularity about them. Tbe local malls from Frank ford, Manayunk, Germantown, West Philadelphia and other suburban stations were practically suspended.

No malls were received from New York at night and none wore sent out from the Broad Street Station. At 9 o'clock Instnlght the transfer agent at the Sixteenth street station sent word to Superintendent Alexander not to send any more mall mat ter to him as bis station was filled with mall bags and there was no possibility of bis shipping auy of 11 before morning. The employes at tbe Post Office bad an easy time last night and the casers had Utile to do. JNTUEfil(i'AL0FEIGH The Wind Blowing With Frightful Ve lnolty In the Morning. Signal Service Offloor Prendor said last night as be Inspected tbe barometer and found It slowly falling: "This has been a genuine Dakota blizzard and tbe worst you ever saw in this part of the country.

Such blizzards visit Dakota once In twenty days, but will not visit this country oftenor than once in twenty years. I have served fifteen years In Dakota tn the Signal Service Department, and have seen some pretty bad blizzards, and I can assure you tbls one was a pretty bad one." Mr. Prouder said bo bad received no dispatches since 3 o'clock Suuday vftcrnoou and would not likely receive any until 8 o'clock tbls afternoon. Tbe wires are down in all directions, and from that fact Mr. Prenderwasof the opinion tbe storm bad been very extensive, reaching from far out on the Atlanllo to the far interior.

It was a northwest gale meeting an ooean gale, but bas now subsided Into a genuine northwester. SIXTY SIX MILES AN HOUR. The velocity of the wind was at times very great and at one period for an Instant yesterday morning at ten o'clock blew at the rate of sixty six miles per hour. At eleven o'clock Sunday night, when the storm began, the thermometer was ,10 degrees and the wind was blowing thirty miles an hour. At 1 A.

M. It was blowing forty miles and at 7.50 A. M. fifty miles. At nine o'clock It was sixty and at 10.30 had Increased loslxty lwo.

At 10 o'clock last nlgbt the wtbd had dropped to 44 miles and tbe thermometer lo 15 degrees, from which It will continue to drop until It rencbes about 8 degrees this morning, when It will begin to rise and gel much warmer, Tbe northwest gale was blowing ngalnBt the southeast wind, and tbe indications were a renewal or the storm. During the blizzard 10 Inches of suow fell, preceded by 1.48 Inches of rain. WEST PHILADELPHIA'S INDS. Scores of Trees Uprooted, Signs Torn Down and Clocks Stopped. West Philadelphia was most severely struck by tbe blizzard and trees were blown down on all sides.

In one row on Spring Garden street, between Thlrty tblrd and Tblrty fonrth streets, four huge trees were literally torn up by the roots, large pieces or tbe pavement still adhering to them. In order to allow for tbe passage of tbe street cars It was necessary to saw tbe trunks or the fallen trees, aud tneir limbs aud stray branches strewed the whole square In the afternoon. At 4028 Market street, a Chicago beef store, the large awning frame bad fallen down from tbe enormous weight of snow, which bad drilled on to the canvas ton. Tbe west side of every sign was completely eovered wun snow, ine oiner oemg in most cases entirely clean. CHURCH CLOCKS TAKE A DAT OFF.

All the clocks appeared to bare caught cold and suddenly stopped, and tbls was especially the ease In West Philadelphia. Tbe University clock was lamentably behind band, and the clock In tbe church at Forty first and Chestnut streets appeared In a similar plight. Tbe German Evangelist Reformed Church, at Thirty eighth and Baring streets, bad likewise a stopped clock. Tbe dock lu tbe Centennial Bank, at Thirty second and Market streets, showed not tbe slightest signs of life, and a little farther over In he city the Tabernacle Baptist Church showed a dial In Its steeple wltb motionless bands. Tbe clocks had unquestionably suffered severely.

Tbe dock lu tho Slate House was fairly well warmed, aud all day It bad tbe appearance of knowing that It was one of the very few time tellers In tbe city which oould withstand pucumoula nlied winds. INCIDENTS OF THE BLIZZARD. A Large Number of Casualties, But Only Ono Death Reported. While a Twenty third district officer was on his beat during the height of tne storm yesterday morning Information wns given blm that tbe dead body of a woman bad been found In a snow drift Just across tho Delaware county line at Woodland avenue. It was supposed to be that of a woman In he bablt of gathering fern and mint leaves during tbe summer months, and from tbe appearance of the body the presumption Is she was frozen to death.

Shortly alter 6 o'clock the residents of Twenty fourth and Vluestreet were stur lied by a torn do crash, II was caused by the falling of the large Iron smoke stack, which reared Its head for 140 foot from Lang's paper mill. Considerable damage was done the mill property, but lorluuately nobody was working ou Ihe premises. At Green Hotel, Eighth and Chestnut streets, a panic. relgnod lor sometime. About 4 o'clock a loud report reverberated through the building and Immediately after there was a rush or guests Into the corridors or tbe hotel.

Tbe occupants of several rooms In the eastern side of the building Imagined that the walls wore caving In and could not be Induced lo return to their respective rooms, Thoy had accordingly bo accommodated with other rooms. Later on a visit was paid to tho roof, wheu It was ascertained that the chimney belweon lite Times Printing House auu lue nnte lotupauy estauiisu brook said it was impossible for his company to do anything at present and acknowledged they were Helpless and said nothing could be done until the weather moderated. IT PLATED HAVOC WITH THE TELEPHONES. The Bell Telephone wires were all broken Many of the fixtures to which the wires were attached were blown over and bnsiness at the office was practically suspended There are sixty girl operators employed in the office and only thirty fonr reported for duty, the others being nnable to reach the office on account of the storm. The long distance telephone to New York city worked spasmodically during the day and an occasional message could be trans mitted, not, however, without great dun culty.

The most serious interference with the wires was experienced by the Electrical De partment. All the fire alarm wires were in trouble and could not be depended upon to work satisfactorily. Manager eager, when seen at the City Hall, late in the afternoon, said At one time it looked bad for us, and there would have been con' siderable trouble in getting an alarm of fire to the companies. But that danger is passed. Chief Walker has a large gang of men at work and we are now in a working position and we can get an alarm to all the companies.

Our greatest trouble is from broken telephone wires which have fallen over the fire wires. Our men are busy cutting these away, and by to morrow night everything will be clear. We have no trouble with our underground wires and they are all working satisfactorily." FATAL ACCIDENT AT CLIFTON. A. Snow Flow Smashes Into a Local Kill Ins Conductor Abe Grlflln.

There was a bad accident at Clifton Sta tion, on the West Chester branch of the Pennsylvania Eailroad, yesterday afternoon. The local train which generally leaves West Chester at 1 P. M. for Philadelphia was an hour late in starting. It crept slowly along until Clifton was reached.

when it came to a stop in a big snow drift. The train was in charge of Conductor Abe Griffin aud Baggage Master Munshowor. The two men discussed the situation in the baggago car and started back through the train to walk back to the station. They had just entered the rear car when a snow plow which had been sent to their assistance crashed into the car, completely demolish ing it. INSTANTLY KILLED.

Griffin was forced against the side of the bar and a big splinter of wood was forced through his body, killing him instantly. Munshower was badly cut about the head and body and is thought to be injured in ternally. Abraham Griffin, the conductor, was mar ried and lived in West Chester. Ho served through the war and rose to the rank of captain in the Forty seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He entered the service of the railroad company at the close of the war and was highly esteemed by his associates.

VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE. Big Ships Keeled Over and Damaeed, Down on the Bay. Snob a severe storm as that of Sunday nigut ana yesterday has not been experienced on the Delaware for thirty two years. Seafaring men prodlot that many terrible shipwrecks have been occasioned by the gale, which blew with hurricane force. The great danger of the gale was It came up so unexpectedly, ana probably lew vessels were in trim to battle with It, A Norwegian baric, probably the Osear, and an unknown Italian barb: wore keeled over at Point Breeze and roauy other accidents of a similar nature took place.

The steam tug Argus, which left here Saturday with tbe American bark Guy C. Goss In tow, returned to this port after a rough experience with loss of anchors. Captain Bernard, her niaster, an old aud experienced sailor, says that owing to the severity ot the storm they were compelled to let tho vessel go to an anchor oft Reedy Island. At times, on the way up to this city, was impassive to nee ft far rs the vessel's bow from the pilot house owiDg to tbe blinding snow storm. COULDN'T GET OUT TO SEA.

Numerous vessels were driven ashore In the Delaware river and bay during the Btorm, among them the British ship Esther Roy, bound from this port to Antwerp with 404,544 gallons of oil. She is ashore at Marcus Hook, and owing to tbe heavy sea running It Is Impossible to render her any assistance. The scbooner E. G. Irwin, from Norfolk for this port, was driven ashore on Chester bar; also the scbooner W.

H. Rutan. A large unknown Norwegian bark Is reported to be ashore near Salem Gove. Tbe wires connecting tbe Delaware Breakwater and New Castle wltb tbe Maritime Exchange to report the movements of vessels In tbe lower Delaware are all down and consequently no news was received from those quarters. Tbe wire to the New York Exchange was also down and the only telegram received during the day was one from Baltimore, whlcb came via Harrisburg.

The Boston steamers Spartan aud Saxon, due here this morning, have notyet arrived, or the American Line steamer Lord Olive from Liverpool, also due here yesterday. ALONG) THE WHARVES. Tbe fury of tbe storm was made decidedly manifest along tbe Delaware wharves, although but few accidents were reported. In tbe early morning the wind was so strong that It was exceedingly dangerous to ferryboat travel; so thick was tbe snow drift that the pilots could not see a half dozen yards beyond tbe prows of their boats. All along tbe shore tbe wind had played sad bavoe, without, however, doing any great damage.

Signs were blown down, posts up. rooted and tbe smaller parcels ol freight which had been left on the railroad wharves over niebt were found to have been whisked around ns If they had been straws. Lieutenant Moore, of the harbor patrol bout Sloklcy, told a Times reporter that he bad sailed up and down tbe river all morning and Hi ut he had made a careful Investigation, but could not Hud that any damage bad been done. On Ridgwny Island, as seen from Cbestnut street wbarf, everything bad a very woe begnne appearance. It looked as though all on tbe Island bad been turned topsy turvy.

The benches and tables that were set In the ground were uprooted and thrown promiscuously about the little Island. A tree was blown down on Windmill Island, but that was the only damage done there. STREET CAR TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. Lines Blocked all the Morning, lint Finally Run Spasmodically. Street car travel was delayed by the storm and tbe cars ran on any lime or on no time at all until noon.

Tbe Fifth and Sixth Streets Lino rau two cars dowu to the depot at KM th and Jaokson streets at 7 o'clock and then sent tbelr big sweeper, drawn by ten borses, over tho line to break the road. As fast as tbe brooms threw the snow aside tbe wind carried It back on tbe tracks and no more cars were sent down. A few of tbe green cars went as tar south as Powell street, but even tb Is short route had to be abandoned for a while. The People's Line made a desperate attempt to dely the storm. On tbe Falrmouot branch cars drawn by four borses were run at Intervals of half an hour, Tbe curs ou tbe Fourth and Eighth Streets Line, which runs to Snyder avenue, were forced to turn on at Dickinson streot, while the Dickinson street cars were switched around Walnut street.

Tbe Ulrnrd avenue branch met with tbe most difficulty and half tbe time the ears were oft tbe tracks. Tbe superintendent bad all the snow plows and sweepers out, and by noon tbe track was In a fair condition and tho cars were running with some regularity. The cable ears had a bard time of It. The Seventh and Ninth street branch, which runs Irom Columbia avenue to McKean street, was aband owing to tbe slot being fill with snow and Ice. A snow plow and sweeper, drawn by horses, was firm sent over the route aud this was followed by one of tbe motor cars, which opened Hie way.

Many difficulties were encountered and it was lute In the aflornonn before auy of the ears could be run over the route. No cars were run on the Columbia avenue branch until noon, as the slot was filled up and the traek was covered with great drills of snow. Snow plows and sweepers, drawn by horses, had to be used to brenk the road. On Market street the same difficulty was met with, but by noon thecal were running with something like regularity. The Kidge Avenue Line ran Its ears, drawn by four borsos, ou any kind of time.

Although the sweepers woreon the street continually they could not keep the tracks clear and It was hard work for the horses to drag tholr heuvy loads the steep bills. PASSENGERS TO WALK. No attempt was to run the cars on the A roll Street I' Until 111 o'clock and many people who patronize that road bad to walk to their plaoos of business or stay at home. No tracks were visible on Callowhlll streot as lute as 4 o'clock, but tho cars ran every mere was very little damage done. A large pine tree on tbe north side of mnsuan street, above Third, fell to tbe ground, borne down by a large weight of irumu bdow.

a young iaa, namea josepn Brown, of 310 Christian street, was clearing tbe pavement, when one of tbe branches struck him on the bead, Inflicting a serious wound. From Forty ninth street to Mount Moiiah lane nearly all the trees were uprooted, and at Franklin and Willow streets a dozen large trees were blown across the DjLMAGES TO STORES. Aiaizortn irth street a tree feu Into a furnishing store. At 1132 Columbia avenue a bulk window was demolished by a falling sign. At Sixth and Cherry streets weatbervane was blown Into tbe street.

At the Colonnade Hotel a large plate glass win sow was blown to splinters. At the Zlon Methodist Episcopal Church the wooden enclosure was blown down and In otber parts of the city trees were uplifted, telegraph and electric light wires broken and a good deal of damage done to property. Even the birds succumbed lo tbe intense cold, for In the vicinity of tbe Twenty fifth district sta tion nearly five nunared frozen sparrows were found. Tbe Susquehanna Avenue Line ran one car (No. 24) down town yesterday afternoon, and It took the driver until ten o'clock last nigni to reach Broad ana Filbert streels, on tbe return trip.

Tbe horses were then unhitched and the car abandoned. About ten o'clock yesterday morning Rose Donahue, aged thirteen years, ol 1224 Austin street, was seriously Injured about the head, at Nineteenth and Kitten house streets, bv a tree falling on her, and removed to 1918 Locust street. One or the oars of the night line on tbe Columbia Avenue Branch or the Traction Company was completely overturned by the lurue oi ine storm. A large bill board belonging to the National Theatre. Tenth and Callowhlll streels.

was blown down In tbe morning, narrowly missing some passers by. ine unitea states Electric LigntlDg Company reDnrted over five hundred wires In trouble. Thirty lights on Delaware avenue were comnletelv disabled and had to be tbawed out by tbe use of salt Tbe Brush Electrlo Light Company had a number or workmen on Chestnut street thawing out lights by means of alcohol. One train from Norrlstown, starting at 9 A. reached the city at 1.30.

Several fine shade trees were hlnwn down on Fifth street between Race and Vine. One of them, a beautiful silver maple, which bad withstood thestormsol many years In front or the house No. 230, fell and demolished the DtiiK window ol Mr, Hubenstone'B Jewelry store opposite. In Independence Square a maple tree was uprooted and In going down carried with It a number of telegraph wires extending along Walnut street. Washington Square was covered wltb branches and splinters of trees that were more or less Injured by the high wind and tbe great weight of the snow which rested upon them.

In West Philadelphia, near the Blockley Almshouse, several trees and many fences were blown down. In tbo lanes aud country roads the snow was plied up In drifts To the tons of fences In nlaces. rendering the roads Impassable. At X'olnt Breeze tbe evidences of a blizzard are very apparent, as trees, fences and outbuildings attest tbe fact. The snow In tbe roads was four leet deep where It had drifted.

On Christian street, below Fifth, a large tree was uprooted and fell across the street, blocking travel. A large tree which stood In the yard of the publio school at Eighth and Fltzwater streets was blown down. It tell In a southerly direction out Into Fltzwater street and broke the Iron ralliugs like pipe stems. A telegraph pole on tbe southeast corner of Thirty fourth and Spruce streets was blown down and broken In four or five pieces. The ton of the Dole narrowly escaped entering tbe window of the bouse on the corner.

Tbe ferry boats found It Impossible to make correct time on account of the severity of the gale that blew nearly all day. The boats would be drlveu several hundred yards below their destination and be compelled lo beat up against the wind and tide to get back. The average time consumed in crossing over was from twenty to thirty minutes. JERSEY SNOWED UNDER. Tr.iins Stick In Drifts and Camden's Busi ness at a Standstill.

itavocln sontfc Jemey; te principal damage being along the lines of the railroads, where telegraph poles and wires were blown down and the roads blocked by great snow drifts. Tbe first trains to arrive In Camden from tbe sea shore were at balf past 12, when tho Atlanllo City and Cape May morulng expresses came In over lb ree hours late. The engines were covered with snow and Ice, and tbe passen gers told of a rough experience In forcing tbelr way through tbe drift. Telegraph poles and trees were blown across tbe tracks and had to he chopped away by the trainmen. The only train on tho Camden and Atlan tic Railroad to arrive In Camden up to noon was the Haddonfleld morning accom modation, which was several hours late.

It had bucked tbrougb a drift near City Line, which filled a cut higher than the tops or tbe cars. Trains from the shore got as far as Atco on this road and there they were delayed by a big drift. By noon five trains were stuck In the snow and relief parties shoveled for hours before tbey oould be extricated. Tbe Delaware Shore, Hwedesboro, Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford, Pemberton and Hlghtstown and Burlington County Railroads were blocked all day. Tbe Am boy Division main line was kept opeu.

but tbe trains arrived late. aud not until last night was anything like schedule time made on even tbe main lines running Into Camden. No attempt was made to move freight on any of tbe roads and tbe freight engine wltb relief parties were sent out to aid tn digging out passenger trains. On tbe Mount Holly Road ltwaa reported that thirteen engines were snowed up. The telegraph lines are all down and It will take days to repair tbe damage done mem.

CAMDEN'S BUSINESS PARALYZED. In Camden business was at a standstill all the morning. The street cars could not run and lew people ventured onton tbe street to face tbe Icy blast Tbe fire alarm system was disabled and precautions were taken to forward alarms by messengers to tbe engine bouses. But a hundred telephones were In service and It will be several days before the damage to the wires can bo repaired. Tbe ferry boats were run pretty regularly, although al longer Intervals than usual.

Part of tbo piling at the Federal ureel dock was blown down and but one ferry slip could be used. There were but few passenger bow over. No milk trains arrived, and when the supply of the local dealers ran out during tbe day It was almost Impossible to gel the lacteal fluid. The blizzard blew down many telegraph poles and trees. The main building or tbe Highland Woolen Mills, at Nlntb and Stale streets, was unroofed by tbe gale early In tbe morning, and tbe employes fled In terror.

A one story frame house, at Ferry avenue and Atlanllo aveuue, owned by Mrs. Mary A. Mason, was demolished. Old Inhabitants said they had not seen such a storm since 1858. NOERISTOWN SNOWED IN.

The Worst Storm Known In the Schuylkill Valley In Twenty Five Tears. BY SPKCIAL HKSSCNOXa. Norkistown, March 12. Tbls town Is passing through tbe worst storm that bas been experienced here In a quarter of a century and more. Nobody Is on tbe streets and travel of every description Is practically suspended, though a few trains have passed through on tbe Schuylkill Valley and main Reading Lines.

On the Germantown and Norrlstown Branch and the North Penn Road tbe few trains have been hours behind ttme and running very slow, and on tbe Per klomen all trains went out at very long la tcrvals. All day yesterday a strong east wind prevailed, accompanied by a drenoblng rain. About half past 10 last nlgbt the velocity of the gale Increased and tbe rain turned to snow. All night long tbe wind bowled frightfully. Persons who wereon tbe streets Into were blinded by the sheets or snow driven through the air.

By 6 o'clock this mnrntngtbesnow had drifted asltbad never drifted before. At thai hour It was Impossible to distinguish objects twenty feel distant on accouutof the whirlwind of snow. Many persons who started out from tbelr homes ou root returned to wait until paths were shoveled or the streets opened. Liverymen refused to seud teams out, Tbe streets of Norrlstown are Impassable for vehicles and the country roads are closed to travel. From Information reoelved, It Is evident that the blizzard was more severe In this quarter than farther up the Schuylkill Valley.

THE NEWS THIS MORNING. It Comes by Messenger, Telegraph and Telephone. Tbe news of tbls morning Is principally about tbe snow storm. All tbe East Is talk Ing about nothing else. The Western Union Telograph was without wlros all yesterday.

The Associated Press bad none, but Tin Times presents Its reader with considerable news, The uews came to The Times office In various ways, Sumo of Itcama from messengers who struggled In on tbe few trains that were running. Tub Tim km managed to got a wire to Washington, and a few point In the State wero reached, while Its long dlv tanco telephone to New York gave It nn account of the duy tn that city. TitM Timrh Is a great newspaper, and It gets ther In spite or blockades. to Keep ttiem to tbelr wont, ana lue cars were all crowded. Tbe Citizen's Passenger Railway bad their two big sweepers, drawn by ten borses each, on the street all day.

About ten cars, drawn by four borses each, moved slowly up and down Tenth and Eleventh streets and were crowded. Tbe first car left tbe depot of the Chestnut and Walnut Streets Line, at Forty second and Chestnut streets, at six minutes after 9 o'clock with four borses aud two drivers. It took the car two hours and five minutes to make tbe trip. The usual tlmeconsumed Is one hour and twenty two minutes. At 6 o'clock last night the cars on this line began to run on schedule time with four borses aud two drivers on every car.

The first oar on tbe Second and Third Streets Line started at bait past five with four horses. Tbe car was about an hour behind time on the return to tbe depot. Very few cars were run on tbts line during tbe day, and those sent out could not go to Frankford. The plow, with fourteen borses, was stack In a big snow drift and bad to return to the depot without going to Frank ford. The track or the Spruce and Pine Streets Line waslnasbad condition as any track in the city.

Tbe first car starting was fur behind the schedule time wltb four borses and two drivers. On tbe Gray's Ferry branch the cars oould not go below Christian street. A bard coating of frozen crust lrom four Inches to a foot thick covered tbe track from Christian street down to the depot at Gray's Ferry and the sweepers were powerless. Tbecarswere notrunon any time and made tbe trip In about an bout and a half. The schedule time on which the ears or this line run, from Christian street, Is fifty six minutes.

Up to bait past five o'clock In the afternoon nine cars bad left tbe depot, one or which was side tracked at a point along tho route. The Lombard and South Street Line started It first oar from the depot at balf past nine, with two drivers and lour horses. In tbe afternoon the line run its cars with two borses with some success. The Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Line only sent six cars from tbe depot in the morning, but increased this number late In the afternoon. On the Tweirth and Sixteenth Streets branch of the Union Line only nlue cars were seni oui up to 4 clock.

Tbe Race and Vine Streets Company usually ran sixteen cars on tbelr line. Their trucks were covered with snow, which had drifted to a depth of from six Inches to three feet, and It was all they could do to get six cars over their route. No attention was paid to time and the horses were allowed to walk. The Market street cars had a hard time of It yesterday morning. The snow on tbe tin' was over a foot deep and was freezing rapidly.

After the snow plow did Its work things wero somewhat easier, but the grip men bad by no means an easy time of It. For nearly four hours the cars were Incessantly running off the track aud being put back again. The Seventh and Nlntb streets cable cars were compelled to run down Market aud then up Market to Ninth, as It was utterly 1m possible to get down Seventh street below Market. Until a late hour tbe Franklin street cable cars were unable to run at all, In consequence of a large tree tailing across the line Just above Willow 6treet. About 11.30 the tree was cleared away and trafllc was once more resumed.

The drivers on the Chestnut and Walnut. Street Lines could not be too careful yesterday In running their cars down the grade between Sixth and Seventh on Chestnut street. Car SO of that line. In going down that hill, went so rapidly that it was Imnos sible lo stop it and 11 collided with car 87 of ine nun ana sum streets Tbe polo of the Cbestnut street car was comDlctelv smashed and the car received a good shak lug up. The drivers wore compelled to run It down Sixth street to Walnut to iret il.

nut or tbe way. The Sixth street car escaped scratcbless. RAILROADS TIED UP. Bad But Not Fatal Accidents Trains Buried lu Snow. It was after 1 o'clock yesterday before the first train was started from the Broad Street Station.

No attempt was made to run any through trains and a lew accommodation trains were sent out to accommodate the BUburban resldeuls wbowere anxious to get home. General Manager Thompson was at tbe station early and assumed charge of affairs, to a times reporter ne said This Is the worst storm we have ever bad in tbls part of the country, and we are all at sea. All our wires are down, and we have no Idea where any ol the trains are. Weare not sending any trains out on long runs, as with all our communications cutoff we cannot tell wbat may be In tbe way, and wo do noi propose to run any risk." Hundreds of passengers gazed at tho bul letins displayed at the station lust night. Tbe first ouo posted read: "No trains on tbe Maryland division to night." This was quickly followed wltb tbe announcement that "No tralnsjwlll be run on tbe New York division or ou the Central division and no trains will be run west of PaolL" At 7.30 P.

M. a train was started for New York, but when Germantown Junction was reached It came to a stop and many of the passengers returned to the city. Tbe Eastern express, which was due at 5 A. was four hours and fifteen minutes late, while tbe fast line from tbe West due at 2.30 did not get In until six hours later. BURIED IN THE SNOW.

The famous day express and tbe Chicago limited did not arrive at all, and one ol tbe depot masters said: "TLey must be burled tbe snow." At 8.80 P. M. the last train for the night was sent out It was an accom modation train for Reading and way stations. The train from Parksburg, which was due at 9 A. did not gel In until 3.15 P.

M. Along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad all tbe telegraph wires were blown down and there was no communication between the signal stations. At Holmes' Station, near Chester, six trains are blocked In a snowdrift 300 yards long aiid'JO feet deep. Between Slngerly and Philadelphia over one hundred telegraph poles have beeu blown down and the snow bas drifted Into tbe cuts and Is on a level with tbe bank. Tbe only train which arrived during tbe day was the express from Baltimore, which was due at Twenty third aud Chestnut at 1.30 A.

but did not iret In until 6.20 A.M. TRAVEL PRACTICALLY SUSPENDED. Travel was practically suspended on the North Penn branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. No trains arrived at tbe station during the day aud only one was sent as far as Jenklntown late In the day. At the Thirteenth aud Callowhlll Bt reels Depot Superinteudent Seager said tbe few trains which wero sent from tbnt station left on the regular time, bnt all tbe trains which arrived were from two to three hours late.

All tbe trains on Ibis branch were drawn by two euglnes and all tbe section men were at work shoveling the snow from tbe tracks. After 9.10 In the morning no trains came hrotigu on the New York branch of the Pennsylvania. Previous to that time a few arrived from Bristol aud other near stations. DRIFTS FOURTEEN FEET DEEP. About a mile and a half up tbe road the trains were hopelessly blocked, tbe drifts being fourteen feet doep.

A plow attaohed to the locomotive Is bolng used to clear away tbe masses of thickly blown snow, but It Is not expected that they will be removed so as to allow trains to pass until this evening. Tbe drifts at Germantown Junction were not heavy and were easily removed by simply running the engine through thoin. By tbls means the out bound truius have ob tained a passage as far as North Penn Junc tion, wnere an travel is completely stopped. COMPLETELY BLOCKED. Never In the history or tbe Reading Rail road bas tbe entire system been so completely blocked.

All telegraph wires were down and communication was Impossible. Later In tbe day tbe wire between Trenton and Philadelphia was patched and tbe officers were able to learn the condition between that point and tbe city. All through trattlo on tbe road was completely abandoned. No trains arrived from any point on the main line. The only train arriving at Ninth and Green streets lrom the Bound Brook Division was tbe "Owl," which left New York al midnight on Sunday and arrived at Ninth and tircen at 7.H0 yesterday morning.

No attempt was made lo move any trains on the Bound Brook Division. Tritlllcon tho WllllamsportandCatawlssa branch, Tamaqua dlvisiou, Bethlehem, Al leniown, Easion, Scrunton aud all points on I lie Leblgb division was not attempted. Communication wltb these points was completely cut oir. CUAHIIED INTO A MILK TRAIN. Milk train No.

606, consisting of an engine and two cars, leaving Bound Brook about 7 o'clock yesterday morning, bound for Ninth and Clreeu, was run Into al Hamilton, a station Bovcn miles this side or Bouud Brook, by a loaded Irclght train, bound for Tb'rd aud Berks streets. Luckily there were but four passongors In the train. The curs were badly smashed, tbe oonduotor slightly Injured end the passengers shaken up. The freight train was running cautiously at moderate speed on the lookout for the passenger, but tbe blinding snow prevented the engluuorof the freight seeing auy dlstauce ahead and the first Inkling bo had ol the passenger train was when tbe pilot or his engine crasbed Into tbe rear platform or the local train. Tbe engineer and his fireman, by leaping Into tho snow, escaped Injury.

The Reading Company was more fortunate In tbe mailer of running local trains, as one hundred, out or one hundred and twenty five local trains, were moved. Along the line of tho railroad ihe tracks for miles at a slretcb were not to be seen, the drills averaging from fhur to twenty (eet deep. Superintendent Hwelgard received a dispatch over the patched wire between Trenton and the city, that al. the "Overhead bridge," canto! Trenton Junction, there wus adrlltono thuusuud feet long and twouly A Fatal Collision on the Third Avenue Elevated Road. BY TELEPHONE TO TIUHH.

New York, March 12. Tbe snow storm was responsible for a collision on the Third Avenue Elevated Road tbls morning by wbicb one man was killed and several passengers were Injured. AH New York woke up to tbe fact tbat tbey were In the midst of a regular blizzard. Snow covered everything and the air was thick with It. A train started rrom Harlem drawn by two engines and crowded with passengers.

It moved slowly and reached theScventy slxtb Street Station without In ddent. For several blocks before the station Is reacbed there Is a steep down grade and the engineers had difficulty in stopping. Tbe wheels slipped on the rails but stopped at lust and backed up. The tracks were so covered with snow and the air was so filled with driving flakes that there was a consul tation wbether further progress should be attempted. Meanwhile a second train was rolling and slipping down from Harlem.

Engineer Samuel Towlewas In charge and be could not sec a rod In advance. He slowed up for the station, but tbe train refused tbe brakes and dashed along. The platforms of the cars of tbe first train were Jammed wltb passengers. Some one caught a glimpse of the approaching engine and shrieked. Im mediately there was a panic.

Men and women Jumped through the doors and even smashed windows In their haste to escape. Martin Byrne, fireman of the npproacbin: engine, saw that nothing could prevent collision. He Jumped, yelling to Towle to follow, and escaped with his life, but with serious Injuries. But Towle refused to follow. He stuck to his engine and a second later there was a crash.

The engine forced Its way Into the rear car, reared, posed for a moment In the air and then fell back all in wreck In the midst of splintered wood aud broken window glass. The Bbrick of escaping steam mingled with the bowls of the blast and the cries of the frightened pas sengers. For a few moments the excitement was In describable. Passengers were piling out of tbe cars and crowding the platform. The injured were trying to orawl out of the wreck.

Willing hands lent assistance, and In a tew minutes six passengers were taken from under the splintered car aud borne Into tho station, all more or less Injured. The engineer was the only one killed. He was crushed under tbe tender. Following is tbe list of the victims: KILLED. Sami'kl engineer.

INJURED. Martin Byrne, fireman. Patrick Ryan, engineer, face and arm. E. Van Winkle, 1862 Third avenue, right leg.

B. A. Silber, arm and hand, 028 East One Hun dred and Fifty third street Henry Boldt, 324 East Eighty third street W. Canary, 246 East One Hundred and Four teenth street, right band. Martin Connell, 450 East Eighty filth street, bip and knees.

Ionatious Baldalo, 480 East Seventy fourth street, right bip. TWO MEN KILLED IN THE STORM. Blinded by the Snow They Were Crushed by Railroad Trains. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB TIMES. Reading, March 12.

The snow storm wbicb bas been raging In this section lor the past twenty four hours is tbo worst for years. Tbe wind blew a perfect gale. The telegraph wires are all down, and not a line was received In this city from tlieoutslde world nil cut off rrom tbe uuioiue wunu, ilia imiiuuju. badlv drifted and the trains bad a bard time getting through. Coal trafllc bas been entirely slopped.

The early passenger train from Philadelphia, due here at O.ftO, did not reach Keadlug until 10 A. M. There were several slight wrecks during tbe nlgbt caused by cars Jumping the track, but no serious damage was done. Tbe wires along the East Penn were also down, but the trains came through on time. In fact all the early trains arrived In Heading nearly on time except those from Philadelphia.

Thirty telegraph poles between Heading aud Allentowu are down. North of Heading and throughout tbe coal regions tbe snow lull is reported to bo rrom twelve to fifteen lncbes deep ou tbe level. All passenger trains were from two to five hours late. There were lorty elghl coal trains down on Saturday nigbtuud Sunday. It was the Intention of the officials to run many more, but tbey wero compelled to slop the shipments on account of the storm.

Only two stages arrived In Ibis city. Five others were stuck In the suow drifts aud were abandoned by drivers and passengers. George Chrlstman, night man al the signal tower near Banatoga, was run dowu by the Wllliniusport express near Sunatoga aud lu stantly killed this morulng. He bad Just been relieved from duty and was on bis way borne, Tbe wlud was blowing a gale and be was blinded by Ihe snow and a train ran into blm. Mr.

Chrlstman resided al Ltuftcld and was about 60 years old. Harry dears, a Philadelphia aud Reading coal train brakemau, was knocked from his train near Pottslown and fatally Injured. Tbe young man wus standing on top ot a box cur, wbeu be was blinded by tbe suow aud struck by an overhead bridge and thrown dowu ou the tracks. Both legs were nearly severed Irom bis body. He was brought lo Heading and removed to Joseph's Hospital.

The physicians amputated one of the limbs, but tbe patient fulled to rally aud died this morulng. BAPTIZED IN THE BLIZZARD. An VnUBUal Religious Event While Winds lilew and Snow Flew. SPKCIAT. TET.EOHAM TO TI1K T1MKS.

Reading, March 12. An unusual event took place hereto day. Amid the blizzard and blinding snow storm a speclul service was held In tbe new Church of tbe Men nonlte Brethren In Christ, at whlcb Hcv. Abel Straw spoke on the subject of Baptism." Tbe recent converts to tbe rulth were all present and It was Impressed upon them that tbe rules or faiths ol the church wero that nil converts would have to be Immersed In the water completely. Accordingly, lu the blinding storm, they marched to the Schuylkill river in the lowcrsection of I lie city aud, after cutting away the Ice aud the singing of several lively hymns, Rev.

Htrnwn made a survey of the pluce and one by one ibe new members were led into the Icy water and "dipped." Meanwhile a crowd on the bank stood shivering and singing tbe usual familiar hymns. After the ceremonies the new converts went to a bouse near by and changed their frozen clothing. A BUILDING WRECKED. Two Hlg Thread Works at llurllngtnii N. Damaged Beyond Repair.

BY SPKC1AL UKSSKNOKO. Bit iiltngton. Marcb 12. About 9 o'clock this morning, while the violent storm was raging tbe fiercest, the large thread works, located at Pearl and Tatbum streets, were unroofed by the wind and two of the outer walls demolished. Tbe escaping of steam from the engine of tbe works caused an alarm ol Are to be sounded, but the department were not able to respond on account of tbe grenl depths of the snow drifts in thestrcets.

Thebulldlng Is a total wreck, and much or Ihe valuable machinery Is damaged beyond repair. The loss Is estimated at about 110,000. Hungarians Killed Daring; the Storm. BI'ECIAL TKI.KOHAM TO Till TIMUS. Stten A ndoa II, February 12.

A shocking accldcntoccurred on the Shenandoah brnucb of the Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Hall road, at this place to day, by which two Hungarians, Mashol Mebollock and Vincent Kammelsky were killed. Tbe men were returning from worknlEllongowan colliery, and wore run down by a passenger train In a cut a abort distance from town. The driving storm which was prevailing at. tbo lime prevented tbe engineer Irom seeing I lie men and he wnlon unconscious of having struck them. The bodies were discovered abontan hour later by other miners returning lrom work.

Mebollock was literally cut lo pieces. Kammelsky wus allvu when found, but died an hour later. A Itllmiard In Baltimore. TK1.EORAM TO THH TtVK. Baltimore, March 12.

Last night was by long odds tbo severest or the winter. A rain storm bad prevailed nil day Suuday, comiug dowu In torrents toward night. Then It changed to snow and a high wind sprang upand whirled tho snow through tbe air with blinding force. At midnight it was blowing twenty tour miles nn hour and still Increasing lu speed. Mlrol enr travel was Cructlrnlly suspended, railroad trains lockaded and there has been no tele iHphlo service.

It has been Knowing and blowing all day a regular bllsaurd, lu luuU The Dread Dakota Blizzards Rivaled in in. RAILROAD TRAVEL STOPPED Scarcely a Train Arriving parting on Any Road. or De THE TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN All Commanication With the Rest of the World Suspended. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS. Wrecks on toe West Chester, Nortb Penn and Other Roads.

THE STREET CARS SNOWED CP. Streets Filled AYtth Great Making Travel Impossible Shops Deserted. Drifts, The Philadelphia yesterday had hor first experience with a genuine blizzard. The Storm was undoubtedly the worst chronicled in the last fifty years and is thought to be the most severe of any ever known in the history of the Quaker City. Not only did it strike here, but it reached over Jersey and New York and way down in Maine.

Telegraph communication was almost entirely cut off after midnight Sunday, but it was learned that the blizzard extended west to Ohio and south below Washington. Business was at a stand still in this city, Camden and New York. In the three cities Street car tracks were buried under huge drifts. For nearly 15 hours the street cars of this city were unable to make any headway. People who live in the suburbs couldn't get Into town, and on that account many business places and institutions of learning had to close.

ALL RAILBOADS BLOCKED. Railroad travel was almost entirely suspended. The tracks of all the companies were buried in snow ranging in depth from one to twenty feet. Several engines, and in one instance a whole train, was blocked and covered up. Local trains were run with great difficulty and during the day but two through trains arrived.

The storm out of the city completely blinded engineers and firemen. Train dispatchers were all at sea. Wires were all down aud it was utterly impossible tell where trains were. Accidents were frequent and many of them were fatal. When Philadelphians who went to bed early Sunday night awoke yesterday morn Ing they looked out and their eyes increased in size as they saw the pavements covered with snow from ten inches to ten feet deep.

The change wassudden aud very unexpected. The storm blew down trees, telegraph and telephone wires were torn from their fasten ings and broken and the city was finally cut on tram any communication with the out side world, lue velocity ot the wind in creased until it blew at the rate of sixty miles an Lour, and few pedestrians were on the streets. Along the wharves but few wagons could be found, the depth of the snow and the severity of the weather making it impossible for the horses to draw a heavy load. In the southern section of the city the storm was the most severe. On the streets running cast and west the snow drifted against the bouses on the north side of the street until the steps were covered, aud in many instances the doorways were completely covered.

WEST PHILADELPHIA ISOLATED. West Philadelphia was isolated from the centre of the city as completely as if it was miles away. The street cars did not run and there were bnt few railroad trains during the day. All the malls were delayed and there was but one mail received from New York during the day. The railroad companies did not run the regular evening trains, and many persons were compelled to sleep in a hotel instead of their own beds because they could not get homo.

Last night the storm had moderated somewhat, but the signal officer stationed in this city would not make any prediction as to what the day might bo. COMMUNICATION CUT OFF Telegraph, Telephone, Electric anil Fire Alarm Wires Torn Down. Business was at a stand still at the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company yesterday, and a sign was posted in front of the receiver's window which read: ''Business accepted to all points, subject to unlimited delay on account of the storm." Early in the day Superintendent Gill notified all the branch offices that the wires were down in every direction and the company would only accept business subject to the necessary dolay. "I have been here twenty years," said Superintendent Gill to a Times reporter, and this is the most disastrous storm our company has any record of in this section. Out wires are down everywhere and just now wo are helpless.

Notonly are the wires broken and crossed, but the poles are down in many places. Between Philadelphia and Washington 600 of our poles have been blown down. In Philadelphia, however, we have been more fortunate, and none of the poles have been uprooted. Two at Second and Berks streets were almost blown down, bat they were braced, and now they are all rigui. (1HEAT BLIZZARD IN WASHINGTON.

"The storm wits more severe in Washington than in Philadelphia and over fifty of onr poles were blown down in that city. The superintendent reported it snowing in Washington between 7 and 8 o'clock on Sunday night and soon afterwards said it was a The storm reached Baltimore at 10 o'clock and the snow was blinding, and at 8 o'clock this morning was reported to be twelve inches deep in that city. I am satis lied from reports received from our operators on Sunday night that this is an ocean storm. We only have one wire working today and that is to Harrisburg by way of Norristown. The storm was not scvore west of Lancaster aud it does not reach the Alio ghenies.

"Philadelphia Is now cut off from all telegraphic communication with the outside world. We have twelve different and distinct routes to New York city and every wire is dowu. We had communication with Washington until 3 o'clock this morning by the way of New York. One of our wires to New York was working and they telegraphed to Chicago and Chicago telegraphed to Washington. At 3 o'clock our wiro to Now York broke and that settled us.

All of tho Associated Press wires are down, too, and there is absolutely no telegraphic communication." Mr. Gill said thpy were working as hard is thoy could to get straightened out, but it was Impossible to say how long it would take to get tho wires In working order. Orders were sent to Harrisburg to call all the men from the West to work on the wires ml with tho force in this city Mr. Gill hoped to huvo tho local offices all at Work by to night. Superintendent Westlirook, of tho Delaware aud Atlantic Telephone Company, said all but a few of their wires and poles wero dnwu and tho only point thoy had comninnl THE CITY SH0 BOUHD.

Such a Blizzard Gotham Never Saw. King Boreas Was on a Royal Bender. BY TELPHONE TO THE TIMES. New York, March 12. The memory of the oldest inhabitant would be vainly taxed to find a parallel for the condition of affairs that has existed for the past thirty six hours in this city.

The venerable weather prophet, who glories in reminiscent mem ories of the hard winter of '29," when snow fell to such a depth and drifted In such a way that persons were snowed up in halls and other public places, and were compelled to remain in them for days, is abashed into silence in contemplating the extent and consequences of the present blizzard. As a matter of fact it is the only real Simon pure blizzard the Gothamite has ever witnessed, and in its way is proving an altogether unpleas ant revelation. At midnight to night the snow is still falling heavily and the wind has abated scarcely any of the fury that has kept the streets practically deserted of pedes trians and vehicles of all description. It is dangerous to venture out of doors. The railroads are all blocked, except tho Second Avenue Elevated, on which two cars are running at ten and fifteen minute intervals.

The streets themselves are impassable and have been all day. Business men are sleeping in hotels and their offices down town. Telegraph and electric light wires are prostrated and at this hour. 12 o'clock. the great city is almost in darkness.

THE BEGINNING OF THE BLIZZARD. It rained stealily all day yesterday, but the temperature was soft and mild. This continued during tho night, but shortly after 12 o'clock the temperature began to fall and the air was filled with snow flurries and particles of ice as fine as dust. The wind increased to a gale and almost the twinkling of an eye the blizzard was on. Buildings seemed to quake in the savage music of the blast as it howled aud bellowed through the streets and across the tops of houses.

Now and then an ominous crash would tell of some heavy sign hurled from its fastenings and in man instances roofs were torn off. Most good folk were in bed at this time and there were not many pedestrians in the street. What few there were quickly availed themselves of the nearest shelter ai hundreds failed to reach their homes during the night. Men were carried from their feet and cabs overturned, plate glass windows were smashed to atoms and as the wind chased along at cyclone speed it seemed that the storm demon had let loose all his imps, who were holding a revelry such as they had never before known. AH this time the snow was falling fast and furious aud tbe drifts began to pile up to colossal proportions.

In some cases they were three, four and even six feet high. and when day broke there was a blockade that made passage in many of the most lreqnently traveled thoroughfares ab solutely impossible. In sonio of the more exposed places people were literally penned in thoir houses by the enormous banks of snow that lodged against their front doors. Men and women va tnetr wbj fc lr. ksl Anit diff thei way out of their houses and, once in tttte street, floundered around in the drifts Jtt helpless fashion.

With many folks break fast was necessarily dispensed with. The butcher and the baker and the milkniui did not put in their customary appearance and there were probably more hungry well to do people in this town to day thau the generation has seen. BROOKLYN BRIDGE CLOSED. Down at the Brooklyn bridge entrance there was a enriotts scene at an early hour. If tbe crowd of workingracn and women and girls was not as big as usual they were not less anxious and importunate to get across the river.

The difficulties tbey had encountered in making their way to tho Sands street entrance had a poor reward in tbe information that there was no admission, trains not running, and tbe walks several feet deep with snow. Women wept and men swore roundly. As they stood there, almost knee deep in snow and shivering in the cruel wind that nipped their ears and the sleet that pelted thoir faces, they presented a really pitiable spectacle. The only way of getting across the river was by Fulton Ferry, and thither the crowd slowly made their way. The journey was marked by several pathetic incidents.

A young woman, whose slight frame and somewhat scanty apparel showed her to be poorly equipped for buffeting such weather, fainted with a little despairing cry when informed of tbe situation. A boy tried to pick her up, but was so benumbed that be failed in his self imposed task of mercy and gallantry. A big, strapping fellow, who had been amusing himself and some of his more philosophical companions by swearing at the gateman and tho weather generally, stopped and picked the woman up gently, and carried her into a neighboring drug store. BLOWING GREAT GUN'S. The wind blow great guns on the river all day and night, but up to this hour no casual tics have been reported.

Pilots report that they have had no such experience in their recollection. Tugs aud ferry boats felt their way carefully, while tho big ships lay at anchor and their mighty masts creaked and shivered in the blast. Sixty six miles' an hour was the maximum velocity reported at the Signal oflice. Not a street car and scarcely a conveyance of any other description can be seen in the street to night. Money has no charm for the most weatherbeatcn hackmcn, who claim that life and limb would be imperiled on the box in such a gale, and as a matter of fact it is dangerous to be in tho street.

Business on the stock board has been entirely suspended on account of the entire prostration of all telegraph wires and in more ways than one this blizzard will bo memorable on account of the immense commercial loss it has occasioned. On account of the complete isolation of the city nothing can be learned at this hour of the extent of the damage in outlying districts. FREDERICK AXD BISMARCK. A Cordial Greeting Between the Emperor and the Chancellor. New York, March 12.

A Berlin dispatch says: Last evening thousands of persons stood in front of the castle at Charlottcn burg, which was illuminated. Thore was a large crowd onteide the railway station, which was guarded by a detachment of tbo Guards. The Imperial train, on its arrival at Leipsio at 6.118, was met by Princo Bismarck, Count Herbert Bismarck, all the Ministers, General Albcdyll and General Wilmorisky, Chiefs of the Imperial Military and Civil Cabinets, and Count Eulenbcrg, Grand Master of Ceremonies. The approach to the station at this lime was filled with an enormous crowd. There was no official re coption by the local authorities, prince Bismarck entered the saloon to greet tbe Emperor and Empress.

Emperor Frederick III. stepped quickly towards the door and repeatedly embraced Prince Bismarck. It was noticed that the Emperor stood quite erect with the Empress by his side during his conversation with the Chancellor. The Empress also greeted tho Chancellor most warmly. Hcrr von Putt kanier aud tbe other and Count Herbert Bismarck wore then presented to the Emperor aud paid thoir respects to him.

Emperor Frederick now appeared at tho window of his carriage ami bowed to the as sembled people on the platform, who received him with the greatest enthusinsm. On resuming his journey st 7 clock the Emperor again appeared at the window, and was recoived with a perfect tumult of encoring, which continued ss long as the train remained in sight. Prince Bismarck remained in the saloon until the train reached Charlottonburg, where it arrived at 11.15 P. M. SHUT OUT FROM THE WORLD All Telegraph, Fire Alarm and Electric Iiight Wires Down and Railroad Communication Stopped.

SPECIAL TELKOBAM TO TSB TIMKS, Washington, Marcb 12. The capital of the nation bas been Isolated from tbe world for the past lwenty four hours. New York was as far from Washington as before the electric telegraphy was known. Eight year ago tbls city was cut off from tele graph communication from New York by a Diizzara. tvery strategein known to electricians was resorted to to open a speaking acquaintance with Ihe outside world, and finally a circuit by way of New Orleans, Omaha and a northern route brought news from a little town near New York and a message bad to be sent to the metropolis by special messenger.

Even this circuit was unsatisfactory for over twelve hours. The blizzard Is a progressive institution and the one of yesterday completely shut out the capital from the rest of the nation. But that Is not all, for even railroad communication closed, except a single train which came In this morning several hours behind time. The Potomac depot, where passengers from the East and North arrive, was a deserted station as far as trains rrom Philadelphia and New York are concerned. A lew way tralus came aud went, but none went further thau Baltimore.

For tbe first time on record the Philadelphia and New York uewspapors railed to reach here. Snow storms, ruin storms and hail storms are but Incidents of the winter season, but tbe mugnilude of tho obstacle which bas so completely prostrated businr, of nil kinds can be Judged when it is told that at this late hour no one knows where tho snowbound train with the Philadelphia and New York papers has been laid up. Tho raiu storm raged until 6 last evening, flooding the city. Suddenly It seemed as If the air was filled with soil white down. When night came Washington was covered with a silver like armor.

The snow had become scales of Ice, briugiug down the telegraph, telephone, fire alarm and electrlo light wires, leaving the city in darkDess and desolation. The telegraph officials say the storm of last night was the wore ton record. For the firsl time in many years teleirrauh com munication has been suspended with the outside world. Of tbeflity wires extending north from tbls city to Baltimore and Philadelphia not one was left hanging lasl night. At six o'clock to night communication was resumed wltu Baltimore over oue frail, patched up wire running by way of Hagers wwn.

The wires between Baltimore and Phlla. dclpbla were all down, a thousand pole being on the ground, nnd those between Washington and Baltimore are worse. It has frequently occurred that wires would be down so that North and South were shut out, but It bas never been the case that there was noi an outlel somewhere as it Isat nre seut. It was impossible to get a word out of tbe city. At six o'clock unsatisfactory communication hud been opened up with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

ai ine signal omco to nlgbt It was said thut the storm of yesterday was tbe result ol the splitting of a storm which on the day oeiore yesieruay extenuea sotttn irom Michigan. (Saturday night il divided, forming two storm centres, one In Lake Erie and one In Georgia. The southern centre then began to climb up tbe coast, striking Washington yestrday luoruing. The centre itself did not reach here until ft o'clock In the afternoon. when tbe rain changed to snow.

This took nearly to midnight to pass. Tbe rainfall was heavy, being one and three quarter lucbes. The wind reached a velocity of almost twenty six miles nn hour. Off Capo Henry yesterday it was fifty five miles an hour. I ue storm ana tne absence ol the newspa pers, no douht.

was the cause of tbe dull session of both houses of Congress to day. To day's session of Congress was probably the most unluterestlug aua tameof tne entire winter. THE STORM AT WILMINGTON. A Night and Day of 1 ei rMuch Dam age Caused. nY SprXTIAI, MKSSENOKK.

Wilmington, March 12. All night long and far Into this morning one of the flercost storms that has ever been known lu this region raged. Know, hall aud sleet filled the air aud dashed with blinding force iuto the faces of poor unfortuuales compelled to be on tho streets. A high wind Is prevailing and the citizens were given a practical demonstration of tbe real meaning of the term blizzard. Railroad travel Is blocked, the streels almost Impassably and in many places telegraph and telephono wires were prostrated, making communication with the outside world quite out ol the question.

Signs and awnings have been blown down by Ihe force or the gale, trees uprooted or stripped of their henvy limbs. To add to the terror of the situation last night, when tbe wind was bowling with greatest fury, an alarm of fire was sent out, and excitement became Intense at the pros peci oi a conflagration agninsi wnicu an human agency must uecessarily bo power lens. The alurm wus caused by the switchboard at the telephone station catching fire, this being caused by the crossing ot wires. Tbe Fire Department answered thecal), and the men displayed grenl courage In tuelr prompt action in the laee of tho violent storm prevailing, tbe particles of Ice nnd suow that filled the air almost blinding mem ana hihkiiie operations very aiinciiii. A serious conflugratlon was prevenied by cutting several wires and the only damuge was the burning of several telephones.

An interesting ana successiut experiment was made In tbe transmission ol a railroad message to Baltimore. Owing to tbe trouble with tbe local telegraph wires tbo message was first sent lo Philadelphia, thence for waraeu to Lhicngo and then back to Haiti more, the entire operation occupyiug a comparatively short time. I uo suno anu weainer vane ou lue trourl House tower whs blown off about 8 o'olock this afternoon and In falling tore Its way through the root, making an aperlure four feet square and cracking the celling or the Superior Court room. The arrow head or dart which surmounted tho spire weighed one hundred pounds and passed completely tbrougb the roof. As the day udvanced tbe temperature continued lo fall At 8 P.

M. the snow was being drifted by strong winds from the bouse tops and banked on the sidewalks and streets in true blizzard fushion. SNOW BOUND IN THE CARS. Tassengers From Wet Chester Reported In a Desperate Condition. BPKCTAL TKLKORAM TO TXtK TINtKt.

West Chester, Marcb 12. Owing to the blockaded condition or tbe roads there bas been no connection with the outside world to day. Thus lar no mail or any kind ha reacbed this place, and tbo tralus which departed this morning lor Philadelphia aud other points are stuck fast between bore and Frazer on tbe one line and hero and Wawa on the other. The condition Is such as bus not been equaled In the past half century nnd the railroad men are about exhausted from extra labor and exposure. Peonle having friends on the snow bound trains are very much troubled lu regard to tbelr situation, and 11 Is leared tbey are without rood nnd fire.

Hovera nersous bare escaped death from cxbuusllou aud cold in the rural district to day, and II Is believed tbat when communications are opened there will be some deaths to record. Funerals have been post poned, school bousett are used and new experiences of an shinning character have been tue order ol to day. Tbls evening al 7.4. clock a young man named Herman Smith, a resident of this town, reached bore on foot from tbo Eraser branch blockade and told a weird story of how the Imprisoned passengers bad passed tbe day. The water In the tank ot the locomotive became exhausted and the fires bod to be drawn.

Tbo fires lu the car stoves all Weill out aud but little food was obtainable. Upon Smith's reaching town he sent messages tn the friends of the passengers telling incmol mcir couuiuon. All Collieries Stopped at Sbco indoalu SPKCIAI. TKLKORAM TO Tnr T1MPS. Shenandoah, March 12.

The fiercest storm that bus visited tbls section lu many years prevailed hero nil day and continue to night with unabated force. early a root of suow fell last night and tho noribweat gnlo which began to blow early tills morn ing has Increased In velocity, blowing ine mcwabnul In hiding gusts. All lue col lieries wore obliged to suspend work and lb trains have been from two lo seven boar lute. The mull truiu from New York, duo here at 1.30 P. hud not arrived at nlno o'clock to ulght.

tmtxr.n to death. Why should people freeze when tbey can pro cure such Bargains In that tbe Fire Insurance hale, N. cor. UtANKI.lN and KAOM Hlreet, Is oflVrlnir. Look at Ilium Men 8ults, all lo mntcb.

worth nnd Ibose Ilenver Overcoats, worth 914. We ntlnw yoa to these goods home 4 days, and If you are rilRKHttofted with your bargain return them una get ynur 71 buck, fl.10 buys af4palrofPnti H.2A hays a t'iA bress over, list, and 17.35 buys a Dress Kuil; I.W, buys a 7 Chi Id's Hull, at the Fire Insurance Mule, W. cornet KHA KI.IN and HACK. Open evening till 9 P. Saturdays till 11 V.

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