Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-18
THE LATE STORM.

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telligence additional to our Geographic des-
patches:
The Boston Journal of Thursday says:
| The storm of yesterday did an immense
amount of damage to the different lines OF
railroads running from this city, and large
number of trains are delayed at various
points waiting for the track, which in some
instances is,completely washed down, to be re-
paired, and the road-bed, which is badly gull
lied, to be again banked up to proper grade.
| On the Eastern road the damage is particu-
larly noticeable, as the sea made clean
breach over the track in many places, and
badly damaged the road bed and other en-
bankments. No trains were running over the
Saugus Branch, as the bed of the road is so
badly washed that in many places the tracks
sag down two and three feet At three
o'clock yesterday afternoon the water in the
long tunnel at Salem was about three feet
deep, and threatened to stop all travel at this
point. As the train from Rockport, which
leaves that town at one o'clock, approached
the entrance to the tunnel, the engineer no.
ticeG The great body of water through which
he would have to pass in order to reach the
Salem depot, he very much doubted his abili-
ty to force his engine and train through; but
he determined to make the attempt, and
firing up, he crowded on all steam and dashed
toward the tunnel. In moment the putting
engine had darted into the body of water,
and then the scene is described as one beaut-
full in the extreme. The engine, putting
away, labored through the flood, throwing the
water in huge pillows on each side of the
train, and filling the tunnel with immense
clouds of steam. When about in the middle
of it's passage through the tunnel the water
reached up to the fire in the furnace, and
for few moments nothing could be heard
but the kissing sound. The water gained the
mastery, however, and the fire was speedily
extinguished. The train now began to labor
along at quite a slow rate, and the water en-
tering the cars frightened the passengers,
especially the female portion, who expected
momentarily to be consigned to watery
grave, and they added their cries to the gen.
eral chorus. There was no danger whatever,
and the train forced its way through the re-
mander of the food, although in very feeble
manner, and, the steam giving out, the train
stopped in about two feet of water at the Sa-
lem end of the tunnel. An extra engine was
run down and drew the cars to the depot, and
the passengers arrived in Boston about four
o'clock.
The Portland train which left Boston at
1915 was at Rowley late last night, the road
bed under both tracks being washed out. The
| Portland train which was due in this city at
half-past seven o'clock last evening had not
arrived at eleven o'clock.
The high tide in Charlestown yesterday
overfowed the cellars of houses in and near
Water street, causing no little CONSERVATION
among the inmates. The wharves along
Charles river were also in some danger, as
the water overfowed them; but all floating
fioIa al hut ;ftlo
was done.
The road-bed at Chapel Hill Station on the
Brookline Branch road was badly washed
away, and it was stated that two trains were
off the track near this station last evening.
At Providence, r. L., the gale was severe,
particularly at Narragansett Pier, Newport
and other exposed places. Fences, chmneys
and some buildings suffered.
At New York considerable damage was
done on shore and in the harbor.
In Hudson City, New Jersey, the ravages
were fearful, the losses amounting to $780,
600. Among the property destroyed were
the car buildings of the North Hudson County
Railroad, at Union Hill, with six cars, in
volving loss of $4,000. The new hotel
at Greenville, valued at $4,000, was COM
pletely wrecked. Various other buildings
were destroyed or damaged.
where it did serious damage to vessels.
The Argus gives the following particulars
of the storm at Portland:
The gale was from the eastward, and the
rain fell in torrents. The usual storm tidal
wave which accompanies such events came
in great force, and many of the wharves were
submerged and all of them more or less dam
aged. The sea broke completely over the
end of Long wharf, carrying away the planks,
demolishing sheds and scattering barrels and
timbers about in great confusion. The whole
eastern side of the wharf was submerged,
and the water flowed to the depth of more
than foot over the solid portion. the
western side lay large number of small YES
sells, but they had been securely fastened and
sustained no damage. Central wharf, or
large portion of it, was submerged, and some
OF the planks were torn from the extremity
Of Commercial wharf.-Of course the cellars
| on Commercial street were full of water. The
railroad bridge on the Portland, Saco & Ports
mouth road, between this city and the Cape,
was under water, and the Grand Trunk bridge
was covered SO deep that the fire in the en-
CINE which was crossing was extingushed
and the engine had to be pulled off by another.
A portion of Portland and behring's bridges
were submerged, but not sufficient to inter-
fere with travel. Some boards were washed
from the railing OF the former.
The road leading to the dry dock was badly
washed, and all the lower planking was
washed away. The water came within foot
of the top of the dock and men who were at
work there were unable to get off to dinner,
but were obliged to wait until three o'clock
The water was foot and half over the
the mill bridge on the Cape, and the mill was
entirely surrounded.
Several chimneys were blown down. In
Fore street at the foot of Exchange is a pile
OF bricks and mortar, which came from the
chimney on the building occupied by +. 4 C.
Il. Nash and others. In the rear of this
building is another pile of debris, the compo-
nents parts of another chimney on the same
building Signs were sent whirling away and
the highway was marked with many a wreck
OF what had been staunch umbrella, rated A
/, until stolen.
The water in Back Bay rose very high,
filling cellars in Lincoln street and submerg-
ing portions OF the made land there. Consid-
cradle damage was done in that section The
trains from the east were obliged to run
/ through n considerable depth of water.
behring's bridge was submerged about eight
inches, and quantity Of drift wood was de-