Show E y TALES OF SUFFERING THE BUZZ IN THE EAST Ile mains of the emperor traus ferrad to ahe cathedral SARATOGA N Y march 13 porty inches of snow have fallen here tho wind is blowing from all points of tho compass anor N Y march 13 it has been snowing here for forty bourse and the ground is covered to a depth of four foot AMSTERDAM N Y march 13 in this city the snow is nearly five feet deep and in some places the drifts are twelve to fifteen feet the snow ia still falling and tho wind is blowing hard march 13 the fierce wind storm which struck washington last saturday night and which has continued uninterrupted since that time shows no signs of abatement schenectady N Y march 18 the train which left rochester yesterday morning is stalled four miles east of hereabout fifty members and senators wore on board no provisions could be obtained for the snowbound party until this morning they then feasted on ham and potatoes the rochester millionaire and buffalo statesmen cooked for the hungry passengers until all were provided for this morning A relief train brought the passer gers to schenectady where five trains are stalled with no prospects of getting out today to day A stock train is snowed in near rochester Eo chester the train stock beio all frozen to death last night the elevated railway traina ran with regularity during the afternoon and with a few sleighs were the only means of conveyance broadway and the other great north and south thorough fares are well nigh impassable with mountains of snow shoveled from the sidewalks the majority of the cross streets are quagmires of soft snow from one to three feet deep at 8 this evening the snow is still falling no milk has been received in this or the neighboring cities of brooklyn and jersey city for thirty six hours or if received cannot be distributed on account of the impassable condition of the streets no butchers milkman milkmen mil kmen grocers or other caits are visible all provisions are delivered by hand men are floundering painfully through the drafts coal even is being carried in a thousand places by the bag basket and bucketful and in the poor quarters on the si dothe anco is nearly doubled A number of restaurants were compelled to close their doors being unable to get either fuel or provisions the hotels are compelled to get their fresh meats and vegetables carried by hand and some are arranging for relays of men to bring coal from the docks in bags it is a laborious process for horses to pull a cart with half a ten of coal hacklen asked 30 to 50 tor a comparatively short driver and gangs of boys and men are making their own terms tor relaying householders imprisoned behind snowdrifts snow drifts it was impossible to got the new york papers today to day throughout a largo portion of brooklyn and jersey city the public schools are practically closed N J march 14 the snowstorm which beet in on sunday night was the greatest ever known here A fearful gale piled up enormous drifts and did great damage there are drifts in the streets fifteen and twenty feet high the inmates of many dwellings were completely shut in hundreds of commuters who loft here for new york on monday morning were snowbound in the cars for two days a few miles away and could not get either way or communicate with their families there were hundreds of narrow escapes from perishing in the streets here on monday night the police rescued scores of men women and children who had to sleep in the station houses many buildings were damaged by the wind tho market street methodist church spire was bent and twisted mills wore unroofed and huge trees were blown down several persons are reported here as missing and are perhaps loat in the anuw thoro are fears of loss in the country districts ts coal and milk are scare and poor people are suffering for the necessaries of life NEW march 14 steady progress toward ultimate release from the effects of the great storm has been mode today to day jt must be some days before all of the side streets especially in alie poorer quarters can bo opened and greatly needed cs oi fuel and provisions bo lakeit in fortunately the temperature has risen ahe trunk lines of railroads have renewed their battle against tho drifts with a better measure of for the past two days I 1 Y march 14 A number of bembera of the state legislature who have been snowbound near schenectady arrived today to day tho whole crowd of legislators played poker for thirty six hours without sleep pies cost 1 apiece sandwiches 50 cents hard boiled eggs 25 cents A bottle of lijour was soad at auction on the train arid brought 50 tiie bend BERLIN March 12 the late emperors will has been opened it directs that his body shall bea interred in a field uniform witha gray military cloa lover his shoulders and a field cap on his head tipon the body are to be placed the decorations of the the black eagle iron cross kofl the second ceass the cross of i r vi the russian order of st george and the war medals of 1814 1865 and 1870 and the medal of 1819 proffesor profesor sor hariman assisted by doctors and conducted a post mortem examination of the emperor s body they found a calculus the size of a pigeons egg which must have caused intense pain the coffin containing the remains of the late emperor is with purple velvet with gold on each side of the catafalque cala falque are three large candelabras candel abras with lighted tapers Tabour ettes covered with white silk worked in gold are placed alongside the coffin the body is clad in the uniform of the first of guards under a gray cloak under the decorations on the breast are the star of the black eagle and the order pour ie merite the grand cross of the iron cross is suspended from the nock and a laurel wreath is placed at the feet march 12 2 a m the remains of the emperor have been transferred to the cathe deral the coffin was carried on the shoulders of eighteen soldiers of the body guard through the vestibule of the palace where it was handed to a number of commissioned noncommissioned non officers the streets were lined with double rows of soldiers every tenth man holding a torch the funeral procession was headed by a squadron these cio followed by detachments of the foot guards and a numerous train of servants of the imperial household then came the coffin the crown prince and other princes followed on foot and the cortege closed with a detachment of cavalry the throng on the street was dense BERLIN march 13 the back portion of the cathedral floor has been converted into a sloping platform which is covered with black serge and id intended for the reception of the floral offerings of the public on the other side of the altar stand laurel trees and exotica exotics im bedded in a mass of flowers in roll bloom including camelius camelias cam elias and thousands 0 snow blos palm branches of colossal dimensions conceal the granite columns A continuous stream of people passed over the bridge which had been erected in the cathedral and which affords a view of the catafalque no person is allowed to stop pance william stood for an hour tending the arrangements and giving the final orders during which time fifty stalwart guards de corps dressed in showy uniforms and helmets bearing silver eagles all men picked from the first families in the land laid the floral wreath at the feet of tha dead emperor and then knelt and recited short prayers ST march 14 the czar has commanded the imperial household ministers 0 state and other notables to attend attired in mourning the requiem services for the emperor william in the church friday A affair N M march 14 this morning at 8 deputy sheriff G W cook shot and killed deputy united states marshal frank catain m a house of ill fame in this city the killing was the result of hard follings foa lings which originated over the ip st election since when it has been regarded as only a question of time when ono would meet death at the hands of the other catlin had been drinking hard all night and at the hour mentioned the men went to the house for the purpose of serving a warrant on the inmates while there a dispute arose over the arrest made by one of them a few days before both pulled revolvers cook grabbed at cabins right arm and catlin seized cooks pistol in this position they struggled about the room for some time when callins Cat lins pistol was discharged the ball grazing the other mans face cook succeeded in getting his pistol pointed toward catlin when he fired the ball striking him under the left arm shattering the shoulder blade cook then fired three more shots into the wounded mans head scattering his brains all over the room catlin lived an hour but in an unconscious condition cook then walked out and gave himself up and was lodged in jail both men have a great number of followers and it is feared more trouble will result over the shooting |