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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
5
New York and surrounding areas faced a severe storm with ten inches of snow and a cold wave disrupting telegraph and wire communications. A tidal wave swept the Battery as streets were cleared and rail service stalled with trains delayed by hours. Police and contractors battled the white burden while freight and passenger movements lagged across the region.
A compilation of obituaries and funeral notices for residents and relatives in Washington and surrounding areas. Details include names such as Nellie Rea, George W Helimin, Bertha Oarman, Sanna Johnson, Matilda Richardson, Dennis Stapleton, and Elizabeth Fay Wood. Services, interment locations, and residence addresses are listed, with dates in December 1909. Boston and New York papers are requested to copy.
Tonight reports say no trains reached from points west of Philadelphia since yesterday. A tidal surge flooded cellars, driven ashore two vessels near Staten Island quarantine station, including the Lizzie Dennison. Three men died from exposure amid the storm and 50 plus injured as debris fell. An Atlantic battleship lay icebound in the Hudson. Central Park turned into a sled paradise as snow and ice coated streets.
Coastal regions face wrecking gale and high tide as Nantasket Beach and Hull suffer significant damage with property losses near 100 000 dollars cited. Beverages and lines of communication collapse with telegraph and telephone wires severed while wireless notably stabilizes Cape Cod contact. Large cities like Cambridge Somerville Brockton Providence Fall River New Bedford lie in darkness under a full moon.
Weather conditions east of Pittsburg have delayed more than 100 trains on the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, and Pennsylvania Railroad lines. Eastbound services from New York and Philadelphia are five to eight hours late as dispatchers cope with blocked routes. Congestion is widespread at local stations and full restoration of normal schedules may take hours or days.
A corrupted death index lists Margeral V Baker aged 80, Charier W Bherwood 70, Virgil Bo Plakalon age unknown, Bargarette Hirth 85, Helos C Briggs 64, Puvel A Teal 25, Ming N Beau 68, Maria & Jordan Providence Hospital entries, Aon M Wilson 73, Charles C Wilson 90s, Robert T Wien 40s, Morton GM Longhiston 60s, Mary Guilivan 9 days, Thomaa H Jones 48, Jaman No Saundem 68, Notley Robinson 40s, Loulezaaa XE 40, Reees 38, Edward Queen 35, among others. multiple addresses and ages noted in an Ottawa area style ledger.
A major snowstorm in Philadelphia and surrounding areas crippled travel and services. Rail traffic stalled as eight trains were held at Frazer, Pennsylvania, while suburban lines canceled service to Harrisburg Washington and Baltimore. Streetcars halted, newspapers delayed, and theaters faced shutdowns and postponed shows as crews struggle to clear tracks and deliver essentials.
Official reports from Madrid on December 26 indicate regional improvements after recent storms and floods. The cabinet will grant financial relief to victims as Bela and Orbige rivers overflowed in Leon’s north, destroying hamlets. Shepherds fled to treetops and trenching rain left many without food for days, with numerous presumed drownings. Lisbon reports King Manuel inspecting Oporto region storm damage.
Special to The Washington Port New York Dec 9 A four car Bath Head line train from Coney Island bucked a snowdrift and was stalled with about a hundred passengers for nine hours. Brooklyn Rapid Transit men aided but relief trains also became stuck in the snow. Passengers kept warm while awaiting rescue.
News from Newport reports waves breaking against the life saving station at Price's Neck amid winds over seven miles an hour. A Bataman's Paint Train victim, Edward Fittegerald, is mentioned in a fragmentary line. The item blends multiple regional dispatches with unclear ties to a single event.
In Baltimore on December 25 Mrs Adeline Belt jumped from a second story window to escape a blaze in a millinery store. A passerby alerted the fire crew after smoke poured from a transom. Mrs Belt injured a broken right ankle as flames destroyed the building.
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Maryland reports Mrs Somer Geld High was found in distress on a Keyser Street in West Virginia. Her husband, a well known citizen, took her home and laid her to bed. A family member found her dead later in the room. The body was sent to Moorefield Junction, West Virginia for treatment.
A nervous thief failed to pocket about 260 dollars from Swan Brothers dry goods in Alexandria. He removed a cellar window pipe and entered via the Pitt Street register, leaving 100 dollars behind after forcing a Christmas rush cash draw. Police regard the break as not fully completed and have no further clues.
Alexandria’s City Hall clock remains silent while a major overhaul is planned. The bell may be rung temporarily for Saturday morning, with heavy timber replacements and other repairs required over several weeks. Community services continue with Christmas services in churches and local notices. Mra Annie Roland, 69, widow of Richard J Roland, died yesterday at 427 South Washington. survivors include children. Junior Order of United American Mechanics to install officers January 6 with a widow and orphan benefit entertainment. Arboriculture exam planned at the Federal building today to fill two vacancies in the Department of Agriculture bureau.
Asheville North Carolina loses its entire water supply after a gale blew down a tree across a 16 inch main from North Fork ten miles away. The break occurred seven miles from Asheville in a ravine and water service was interrupted since the morning. authorities await repairs. Meanwhile in Hagerstown Maryland, a 390 acre mountain tract near Bideling Hill sold at auction for 90 cents an acre to Sawyer William H. A. Hamilton, brokered by Norman B. Scott.
The Rev Richey Ware of a prominent Essex county family accepted the call to pastor the First Christian Church in Heckley Wa succeeding the late Rev Frank F Bullard who served fifteen years and died last May The notice also mentions a Clyde child tragedy with a boy Upt set on himself a vessel of hot water and an interment in Brune
At a Christmas celebration near Chapmans walle a fight broke out and three men died as shots rang out. Victims named Lampeon Dingess Freeland Dingess and Freddy Henson. The fray occurred as dancing continued with many intoxicated attendees. Police later sought suspect John Houser.
Martinsburg W V I reported a death by self inflicted wounds from a razor. Harry G Cage 90 unmarried lived with his widowed mother. He had quarrelled with a sweetheart and, despondent over a presumed crime, attempted suicide to expiate it. He was revived after loss of blood.
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