The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-28
The Storm In the Eastern states.
TREES BR0KE DOWN BY ICICLEs-SERIOUS INJURY
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from the Boston traveller Dec. 26.]
The storm of yesterday and last night has resulted Ia
consequence Of ices Of large size forming upon the
branches until the increased weight aided BY the wind
especially exhibited this forenoon most enchanting
ectac the branches waved to and fro aud gstened
M nts ~ore however but too apparent. In The form Of
Of wood which covered the ground In every drec
fortunately the veteran osgreat elm which has 50
successfully wthstood the storms OF perhaps
hundred winters, but slightly injured, few small
limbs only having been broken or This was, doubt
in Of its having been well brsced together
with iron bands within the last few years. Beyond the
great elm, the way the Boylston street burying
ground tree the diameter Of whose trunk was over
foot was broken of about twelve fifteen feet from the
ground smaller tree, but stu Of considerable size
situate ON the fremont street mall looks 1t hxd
nearly torn to pieces above the main trunk.
Many trees In other parts Of the Common and in the
buryng grounds lost branches and altogether the
jury done considerable it being estimated that the
wood torn OIL will amount to large number of cords.
m he sasrsd wood hut sssstaS ~ gamer seo
fear Of injury; and during the entire at
times to cross TIE paths as the strong west
ery wind blew the large cicles about In every drec
The ems Tremon, street. the Park street church.
also suffered from the same cause.
In the yard of the residence OF Mrs.. Rollins Beacon
street. large limb of highly valued elm was broken
down. falling into the yard of the house of Mr. James
In the Kings chapel buryng ground large willow of
great age, completely split down and ruined Many
OF the willows IN the South buryng ground badly
injured.
On Harrison avenue very large tree at the corner Of
Oak street was broken down. also number Of small
trees.
One large elm in Sumner street. the arch and the
main limb of another the Church Green, were
broken down. On Dorchester avenue, the willows at the
side Of the we're bent down this morning by their
accumulated weight as 70 make II matter Of difficulty
for carriage to pass.
The telegraph Is also great sufferer by the csumua
ton OF ice upon the wires which has caused 1t to break
down in every direction. Communication with new
York is entirely cut off, One wire going out OF the cly
a hrOE In legqfh ar Trad nd sytv
IN Cambridge learn, mauy trees suffered the loss
of branches from the accumulation of ice and probably
the damage in this way has been extensive in all the
country towns in this vicinity.
from the Hartford Times, Dec &c.
The weight of the ice proved destructive to thou
Of valuable trees Hardly one OF the hundreds Of
ems in Hartford has escaped without the oss OF one or
branches while in many cases they split down ia
the middle throwing huge hn6s that looked themselves
like trees the walks and the streets. Hundreds of
valuable shade trees almost ruined their symmetrical
proportions sadly married by tho loss Of their most I'M
porant limbs. In trees torn up by the
roots All through the latter part OF the night the
sounds OF TIE destructive work going on could be heard
cresking grooming noise like the cracking OF
forest trees that sometimes in high attitudes when
there is intense feostano agdo laundering crash
would Teveberate through the street. telling of the de-
scent of some big limb rudely torn from ia place The
wreck aud ruin extended through every strest and
workmen are busy to-day With axes and saws removing
the wood.
At hafpast O'Clock the out, and lighted up
the trees far and vii dazzling brllaucy and cold
clear beauty that is seldom witnessed ccasions
The coating of lee unprecedenedy thick and heavy and
the effect To the eye correspondiDgly line " was
of still colo and pure beauya view OF still hs
where ali Iozsn and noioness, but transcendently
beautiful.
Occasionally the find would arise and then the trees
would rattle and the bra, ches tumbe-scatteling icy
gems around that flashed with all the rainbow hues Of
the prism.
The damage to fruit trees somewhat serious Many
gardens have received injury in the breaking dosa OF
limbs and whole trees that it viii pc difficult to make
good.
The elm and willow trees suffer most. In Main, Col
legc Washington, Church and numerous other streets
these beau ul trees badly injured for ornamental
purposes. The wind CT to-day which blew pretty stiiy
from the northwest ter ii o'clock has not helped mat
tiers much.