Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State Tuesday Evening, March 13-1888 A GREAT STORM IN MARCH New York--Not a train left the Grand Central depot yesterday and but one came in. The waiting rooms are crowded with travelers anxious to depart and persons waiting to hear from friends who were en route to this city. To neither could the officials give the slightest satisfaction. The only train that got through on the New Haven road was one which started before the storm began. The night express from Boston, which is due here at 6:20 a.m., rolled into the depot five hours late. The train struck the storm which was prevailing in New York a few minutes after leaving New Haven and from there on its progress was slow and broken. The wind decreased the heat in the cars and the passengers began to don their wraps. Those that had sleepers piled their overcoats on to their blankets and swore at the porter. Sleep was impossible and the trip was a miserable one. This was the last and only train to reach the depot. The down town business streets had a larger population last night than in years before. The railroads at the Jersey side of North River ferries had gone out of business, and thousands of suburban residents were refused admittance to the overcrowded hotels. The Weehawken ferries ceased to run at 11:15, after severe tussles with the blizzard. The Erie ferries ran on half-hour time until 4 o'clock, when a notice was posted that the road was closed on account of the terrible storm. The Lackawanna notified their ferrymen at Barclay street at noon to stop the sale of tickets and notify their patrons that the road was closed until the storm ceased. At the Cortland street ferry the same story was told. No trains were running over the Pennsylvania road. At noon the Chicago limited and the Florida special were stalled in five feet of snow in the meadows and cannot be released until the storm abates. "All trains abandoned until further notice," was the sign on the ferry house of the Jersey Central. Boats were run as near as possible every three quarters of an hour. The ferry house was thronged with passengers. The travel on the Whitehall, Wall and Fulton ferries was the lightest known in years, the Brooklynites preferring to stand in New York. The Staten Island put double headers on their trains, but at 11 o'clock the task was abandoned and the road was closed. So terrible was the blizzard at St. George that horses attached to carriages at the ferry were taken out of the shafts and brought into the waiting room to protect them from the cold. The roads centering in New York were utterly demoralized. President DEPEW of the New York Central said: "It is terrible. Old men on the road say there has not been such an experience since 1854. There are now eighteen trains stalled between here and Yonkers. The snow has drifted into the cuts and settled down into icy banks six and eight feet deep. I have been directing all my endeavors all the afternoon to getting food to the people who may have remained in the cars." The West Shore road was more fortunate, there being but one passenger train stalled in the snow, but no attempt was made to send one out. The Long Island road is at a standstill. The hospitals report a great number of patients who were severely bruised and overcome by yesterday's storm. Fifteen of the sufferers among whom is Editor BAUMANN of the 'News,' are in a painful condition. The bodies of two men and one woman found on the streets were taken to the morgue. ++ New York.--In this city the present storm is the most severe that has ever been recorded. The records date back for 17 years and do not in any case show that New York was ever before visited by such a blizzard. The wind at 11 o'clock yesterday morning was blowing 40 miles an hour and at 1 p.m. had subsided very little. The snow began to fall at 12:10 in the morning and by 12, noon, a fall of two feet was recorded. The thermometer registered 24 degrees above zero at New York, Boston at 36 above, Oswego 14 above, and Rockcliffe, Canada, 14 below zero. The city yesterday was completely snow-bound. Travel was suspended and business places that are usually open at 8 o'clock in the morning were not ready tot do any work until late in the day. The surface and elevated railroads were all behind in running. On the surface roads, the cars that did run left the depots with six and eight horses. A number were obliged to give up the trip. Many ran off the track and along Sixth and Third avenues a number of cars came in collision with the elevated railroad pillars. The snow drifted so deep in places that it was impossible for the snowplows to run, and the tracks had to be cleared by gangs of men with shovels. This was very slow work. People who live in the upper part of the city and who travel by the elevated railroads were compelled to wait for several hours before they could get down town. All the telegraph and telephone wires in the city are in bad working order. Hundreds of wires are down, having been broken by the ice and snow. Trains on the Brooklyn Bridge made but few trips. Thousands of people could not get across. It was dangerous to walk across. The embargo on telegraphic communication to outside points is almost complete. There is no wire to Washington and but slight communication with the West. On Long Island the storm is the worst in the memory of the oldest inhabitants. Traffic and business of all kinds are practically suspended. In Jersey City the storm caused a suspension of all traffic. No horse-cars were moving and no trains running on any of the railroads. The snow drifted on the streets to the depth of five and six feet. ++ DRIFTS TEN FEET HIGH. Poughkeepsie--Reports from all points North, South, East and West prove that it is the worst storm that has occurred in 40 years. Dispatches to the 'Eagle' show all trains on the Harlem, Hartford, & Connecticut Western, Boston & Albany, Newburg, Dutchess & Connecticut, New York & Massachusetts, and roads in Connecticut to have been abandoned. All post-roads are drifted so badly that no teams can move. In many places fences are entirely hidden from view. In this city and vicinity the snow is three feet deep on the level and drifts are ten feet high. About 175 Western passengers are snowbound here and the hotels are filled with them. A man came in from Vassar College in a sleigh yesterday afternoon. Five horses were pulling the sleigh and could hardly get along at that. There was no connection whatever with the west side of the river yesterday. All business in the city was suspended during the day, and last night the streets were entirely deserted. Fears are entertained that a disastrous freshet is imminent. ++ THE CITY OF TROY A PARALYTIC. Troy.--Horse cars on all lines discontinued their trips at 6 o'clock last evening and several were abandoned on the track, covered with snow. The Union depot was an improvised dormitory last night. The waiting-room was full of passengers whose trains got as far as Troy and were unable to proceed further. No trains were running in any direction from this city. A belt-line train from Albany at 10 o'clock was three hours on the way, a distance of six miles. Specials from towns in Vermont and Northern New York last night indicated that the storm was not decreasing, but the temperature was falling rapidly. Trains were everywhere, abandoned and discontinued in this section. ++ LEGISLATORS SNOWBOUND. Albany--When the Lieutenant-Governor called the Senate to order last evening there were but eight Senators present, Messrs. ROBERTSON, SLOAN, FASSETT, LAUGHLIN, McNAUGHTON, KELLOGG, HAWKINS, AND LEWIS. After prayer by the Rev. D.R. LOWELL the Senate adjourned until today at 11 o'clock. Only 17 Assemblymen were present when the roll was called, and the Assembly adjourned at once to meet to-day at 10:30. ++ IN OTHER PLACES. Dispatches from Newburg, Kingston, Oswego, Binghamton, Saratoga, Rome and Syracuse tell of the severe storm. In Saratoga two feet of snow had fallen at 2 p.m. yesterday. In Herkimer and Oneida counties the storm was very severe. ++ THE STORM AT HOME. The weather in this locality early this morning was below zero and at noon it was only from ten to fifteen degrees warmer. A North wind was blowing and the air seemed more penetrating than at any time since snow made its appearance for the winter on December 21st last. It is wonderful weather for this time of the year, and is the talk of the town. Business is quiet, and there would be but little stir on the streets were it not for the charter election. Railroad traffic is disturbed, trains running very irregularly, especially those from the East. The fast mail was reported seven hours late. A train was made up in Syracuse to take the place of the train due here at 12:35, and the substitute arrived nearly on time. The greatest trouble is on the Hudson River division. ++ DEATH OF THE HON. J.B. PLUMB. The Hon. Joshua Burr PLUMB, Speaker of the Dominion Senate, died suddenly at his home in Niagara, Ontario, yesterday morning, having arrived there on Saturday evening from Ottawa to spend Sunday. He was one of the foremost Canadians and a warm friend of Sir John MACDONALD. Mr. PLUMB was born in New York State and was about seventy-two years old. He was a brother of Mrs. Dr. N.G. CLARK of Batavia and was formerly a resident of this village. His nephew, Arthur E. CLARK, this morning, received a letter from him, written in Ottawa, the latter of last week. It was penned in his usual vein, the writer seeming to be in possession of good health. ++ BAD COMPLEXIONS NEED Champlin's Liquid Pearl, 50c. The 75c size is cheapest. ++ Palmer's Skin-Success soap and ointment will cure any diseased Scalp or Skin. Sold by W.S.& J.J. PATTERSON. ++ EVENTS IN ELBA. Mr. William Henry IRWIN of Brooklyn is visiting with his sisters, the Misses IRWIN. Miss Ida MORRIS of Akron spent Sunday at home. She was accompanied by a young lady friend from that place. Among those who are on the severely sick list are Mrs. John BURNS, living with Mrs. J.C. GARDNER; Mrs. J.N. PARKER and Master George BABCOCK. Prof. Mark BEAL gave his first lesson to his class in elocution on Thursday evening in Good Templars Hall. He has twenty pupils. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson WAITE gave a party at their residence on Thursday evening. The special meetings to be held at the Presbyterian church will be conducted by Rev. A.D. DRAPER of Batavia and the Rev. T.L. WALDO of East Pembroke, on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and evening. Last week they were announced to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, which was a mistake. A lecture was delivered last evening at the Presbyterian church under the management of the Knights of Maccabees. The speaker was Colonel COPELAND, and his subject "Handsome People." From a letter recently received from J.B. SAFFORD, formerly of this place, but now of Fergus Falls, Minn., we learn of the dangerous illness of his only daughter, Alice, at that place. ++ LE ROY'S LOCAL NOTES. Edward MARTIN slipped and fell on the icy pavement on East Main street, fracturing the bones of his right arm. Mrs. John BUNN returned from Syracuse Saturday evening. Calvin N. KEENEY is in New York. Miss M.A. IVES has returned from Ross Forks, Idaho, after an absence of several months. W.D. MATTHEWS is seriously ill. The funeral of the late Mrs. T.W. LARKIN takes place this afternoon at 3 o'clock. ++ AUCTION SALES Posters announcing the following auction sales have been printed at 'The News' office: Thursday, March 15-The lease of Charles P. CHAMBERLAIN, Chauncey CHAMBERLAIN and John C. SHULTZ having expired they will sell at public auction on the KURTZ farm, 1 mile Northwest of South Alabama, 5 good horses, 2 cows in calf, 2 two-year old steers, 2 yearlings, 2 sets double harness, nearly new; 2 sets bob sleighs, 2 wagons, a top buggy, cutter 1 Oakfield roller, plows, drags, 1 Royce reaper, 1 Buckeye mower, cultivator, rakes, etc., etc. Also 1/2 of 40 acres of wheat on the ground. G.W. THAYER, auctioneer. Sale commences at 12 m. * Thursday, March 15-The lease of L.W. FISK having expired, he will sell on the premises, 40 rods South of Byron Center, six horses, including one fine team of draft horses, 14 cows coming in, 21 fine wool ewes; wagons, harnesses, farming implements, etc. Two fine carriage horses will also be offered with right to withdraw reserved. Sale begins at 12 m. sharp. Aaron ARNOLD, auctioneer; F.T. MILLER, Clerk. ++ To get a tight boot on, grease your heel with Tulip Soap. ++ THIRTY HEAD OF HORSES. To be sold at auction, together with 30 head of cattle, farming tools, etc. Thursday, March 22d, at D.K. CHADDOCK's. D.MENZIE, Auctioneer. ++ The deep-chested bullfrog in the pool seems to say, "Tulip Soap! Tulip Soap!" ++ DEATH OF MRS. CALEB WELLS. The funeral of Alzina, wife of Caleb WELLS, who died at her home in Elba on Friday, will take place from the house at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. WELL's age was 62 years. Carlos D. ANDREWS, aged fifty-one years, died at his home in Alexander on Friday. His death was sudden, being caused by heart disease. The funeral was held yesterday. ++ TO ERECT A STEAM MILL IN BERGEN. The people of Bergen are subscribing to stock to erect a steam mill in that village which now has no milling facilities nearer than Byron, Brockport and Le Roy. Already $10,000 has been subscribed for the stock and it is thought that a sufficient sum can be raised by the citizens to take hold of the matter as they should. ++ MUSIC AND FEASTING. A pleasant time is in store for those who attend the supper at Odd Fellows' Hall this evening. It is to be an old-fashioned donation supper for the benefit of Rev. C.W. WINCHESTER, the popular pastor of the M.E. church. This is his third and last year of labor in Batavia, and all his friends are invited to this entertainment. There will be good music. ++ An irate woman knocked in the head of a flour barrel with a club because a grocer wouldn't trust her for Tulip Soap. ++ Accident insurance; A.F. LAWRENCE, Agt. ++ SCHELLENGER'S RESTAURANT. Newly painted and Decorated is the Most Attractive Place in Town For Gentlemen and Ladies! Meals at all hours! Oysters in every style. Oysters in Shell or Bulk in any quantity desired. Wm. SCHELLENGER, Next door to GOULD & TOWN's, Batavia. ++ submitted by Linda C. Schmidt