Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-01-05
Items Of the storm Abroad

great a depth Of snow fallen. in. this vicinity
during any week for the last fifteen years.
is between two, and three feet on the level, am
lays in huge. driAs of from four to 'eightfee
deep Communication with the towns in th
vicinity was cut off for two or three days, ant
the mails frora Boston and Portland due her,
Thursday afternoon did not arrive until Mon
day afternoon, at 6 o'clock. The train o
cars which left Augusta Thursday noon, ar
rived at Harding's crossing, about three mile.
from this city, where it remained until Satqr
day night. 1t is presumed that the inimitablt
Dodge, who was aboard this train, wore
wonderfully elongated visage. He had an en-
gagement here which was " not to be post
poned on account of the weather -
I'VE learn, however, that the Bards made
the time pass pleasantly, by their mirth. anc
songs.
The Portland Argus says - WV ''''-
The usual trains on the Portland Saco &
Portsmouth Railroadidid not'rnnOn Friday
A train Of two engines with snow plow. left
Portsmouth for Portland early in the morning
and reached this city in season for the regular
3 O'Clock train TO start, which, being preceded
by the engines aud snow nlow, arrived back al
6 p. M.-being the Grst arrival al Portsmouth
for the day.
No train from Concord had arrived in Ports
mouth on Friday, ftp. NJ oisi lgiHp <
The Boston Journal says: ii14 mit 2sis
The highways in. The neighborhood of the
city are in many places impossible Huge
drifts are piled up in some places to the depth
cftwelve or fifteen feet. The fences are com.
pletely covered with snow.
The Fveterans' among the amnibus drivers
state that Thursday was the toughest day
ever known by them, Ii was also tough
day for horses, and at least two noble animals
have died from the effect Of fatigue to which
they were necessarily subjected. The engi-
neers, firemen, conductors, and others employed
on the various Railroads in this section, suf
fereG greatly, and we have heard Of some five
or SIX instances in which engineers and fremen
were badly frost bitten.
In New York city, the snow gave nearly as
much trouble as in Boston, and in the latter
city it was so decidedly bad, Friday, that the
New York mail did no, &c, through a gen.
Aeman residing in Winchester could not get
into Boston Thursday or Friday on account OF
the storm. The roads were almost impossible
10 man or horse.
In Providence the storm was very severe,
and no mail was received from Boston or New
York for two days.
A Geographic despatch from CleaveIand
Ohio, Dec. 3Oih, says, showing all day-good
sleighing.
In Portland, the storm was violent, and
much damage done 10 vessels in tie harbor.
Wind high from the northeast.
In Concord, N. H. no train had arrived from
Boston at P. NJ. on Friday.
In New Haven, Conn, train left the de-
pot at 7 12 o'clock Friday morning, with fire
engines, and got stuck at Washington street
crossing.
In Bangor. between one and two feet Of
snow fell, and the roads were so terribly drift
ed that the stages did not leave Tuesday morn
ing. -,, ....,.
The Railroad between Portsmouth and Bos-
ton had not been got open on Saturday.
The Boston Post of Monday says =
The worst Of the details regarding the late
storm remain 10 be told, and a melancholy be-
ginning Of the chapter reached US on Sunday.
1t was reported at the Merchants Exchange
Reading Room that ninety vessels Of various
kinds were ashore between Boston and Cape
Cod, and the probability is that large num-
Der of lives has been lost and an incalcnabe
amount Of suffering endured. Tie storm was
probably the most disastrous that ever fell upon
our coast. -...
A train of three locomotives left the Provi-
dence depot Oh the Stonington road on Friday
morning, and got back at half past six in the
evening, having accomplished five miles. The
snow was level with the top Of the cars for The
distance Of quarter Of mile in several
places. -.4 l. l...4s h, MI.
AT Naiick, Mass, there were fifteen loco
naotires in one snow drift. The snow is very
deep at Needham, Newton and all that region
"a gentleman who tried it in Newton thinks
it is about seven feet on level in some places,
and twenty in others! -.. -- N. lI.r
In Philadelphia snow fell 10 considerable
depth on Wednesday night. Sleishs were out
in the streets Thursday. -u.-
AT an early hour Friday morning number
of wrecked vessels were discovered along the
shores Of Boston Bay, having been driven on
during the severe storm. r. an
The brig Choctaw, of Gardiner, Capt DuelI,
from Galveston for. Boston, laden with cotton
and hides, driGed from her anchorage in
Light House Channel, and after cntting away
her.masts went ashore on HILL beach. Crew
saved. .fs,f---s-e -....a --e4a t--.
The schooner Mary Crockett, of Rockland,
Crockett, from New YofR. for, Salem, was cap
sized OF Gay Head Oh Monday last, and the
crew taken off by brig Foster, from George
town, ID. g., for Boston. .,r wv 4stsv is
The barque Leroy, Of Warren, Capt. Halo
well, from New Orleans for Boston, anchored
of Plymouth during the gale Of Thursday, and
cut away both anehorsto prevent going ashore.
She rode ont the storm without further dam
age. The vessel is tight, and at anchor in l2
fothoms ofwarer. mThe steamer John Taylor
went down to tow the barque to Boston, aA
Schooner Emma, of Bremen, Smith, from
Philadelphia for, Bnstsn, with coal, went
ashore near Beaver Tail and has bilged
Schooner Eliza Jane, Day, of and for Rock
4 II IL.