Horrors Of The Storm

New York, March 13.- The hardest snowstorm of the year, by far, raged in New York city Monday. It began early in the morning, and at 8 o'clock there was a foot or over on the ground. The high winds caused drifts which, in the upper part of the city, were three or four feet high. Trafile was almost suspended. Thousands of passengers were blockaded on the elevated roads. Horse cars were entirely unable to move. People who left up town by the elevated roads were unable to get further than Eighth street by the road. Many of the more venturesome descended to the street by ladders and walked the rest of the way down town. Peoplo in suburban towns f ound it almost impossible to reaeh the city, so severe were the drifts. At 7:10 o'clock in the morning two trains on the Third Avenue Elevated road collided at Seventy-sixth street station. One train waa at the station unloading and taking on passengers with which it was already overcrowded. Owing to snow on the track, the train was unable to start. After it had been standing about twenty minutes, to the horror of all a train carne rushing down the incline from Seventy-fourth street and dashed into the rear car. The scène that followed was indescribable. The engine reared up on the end of the last car, and steam escaped in great volumes, but fortunately rushed upward, thus saving the hemmed-in crowd on the forward train as well as those on that end of the platform. The engineer of the rear train was killed and a number of passengers were seriously injured. At 9 in the evening there was no abatement in the storm. The thermometer had fallen to 4. Frozen ears and feet were never so numerous, and drug stores have been filled with patients all day and evening. A woman absolutely froze to death at the corner of Broadwayand Fulton street, popularly supposed to be the busiest four corners on earth. Iu hundreds of streets loaded wagons have been abandoned and the horses taken to the nearest stables. Th ere have been countless accidents from slipping. The Astor house alone turned away 300 would-be guests, and other hotels have similar experiences. At 10 o'clock p. m. New York was absolutely snow-bound. The oldest person never saw its equal. Not one train was dispatched by either the Erie or the Central, something unprecedented. Telegrams from distances of 200 miles have the same story to teil, namely: "It's the worst storm ever known here." The pólice authorities say the storm has not been equalled since 1855. Most of the police telegraph wires broke down early in the morning, and the policemen were obliged to tramp many miles carrying important dispatches. Early in the day Chief Shay, of the fire department, held consultation with Superintendei t Murray regarding extra precautions to be taken in promptly sounding fire alarms, and as a result orders were issued to all policemen to notify the occupants of the nearest engine house of the öre immediately after sounding the alarm. A full forcé of firemen were kept on duty all day, and as many extra horses as eould be secured were quartered at the various engine houses. Philadelphia, Pa., March 14.- At Lewis, Del. , a number of vessels and tugs sank at the breakwater and tweuty-flve lives were lost. Two bodies were recovered. It is relieved the loss of life along the coast is teiTible. The storm is unprecedented. The British ship Hester Roy, henee for Antwerp with petroleiim, was driven ashore at Marcus Hook Monday. Owing to the heavy sea no assistance could be rendered. The sehooner E. Gr. Irwin, from Norfolk for this port, and the W. H. Rutan also are ashore upon Chester bar. A large unknown Norwegian bark is reported ashore near Salem cove. The AVmdsor line steamship Spartan and Saxton, due Monday morning, has not yet arrived. Several vessels keeled over during the gale. At Trenton, N. J. , a train of five passenger coaches were telescoped by another on the Bound Brook railroad Tuesday morning. The cars were entirely destroyed by fire. The flying timbers struck the passengei's, but beyong a few bruises none were seriously injured. Later reports, it is feared, will teil another story. Both of the engines were wrecked. A wreek is reported at Clifton on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore railway. A snowbound train standing at the station was run into by an engine, telescoping the rear car and injuring a number of passengers, and killing the conductor of the train. In this city the storm was the worst evei known, trafile being almost entirely suspended. Houses were unroofed and trees uprooted. Several people were injured. The whole Pennsylvania railroad is brought to a standstili. No trains were sent out Tuesday.