Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-23
THE STORM THE EAST.
Magnitude ofthe Da mage Occasfoned Rail-
roads Tern up-Serious Damage on the
Esa stern Roads-Loss along the Coast
Boston, Nov. l6.

Boston, Nov. 16.
The great strom ended sometime during
last night, and the magnitude of the damage
it has occasioned is just beginning to be COM
pretended. 1t has wrecked several craft
and disabled others, has torn up railroad
tracks, caused fatal accidents, and destroyed
property along the coast to quite a serious
extent. The storm began soon after midnight
on Tuesday, with an easterly wind blowing
at the rate Of seventeen miles an hour, which
increased to twenty, eight miles, AID SO ragged
for some hours. The amount of rain that
fell in this city during the storm was three
inches. Yesterday the tide rose to an extra
ordinary degree, and the principal wharves
in the city were submerged from one to
three feet, aid property foated off in spite
of the rapid work of gangs ofmen. The
lower portions of the Cambridges, Chelsea,
East Boston AID other places by the water
were also submerged and generally damaged.
In some portions of Cambridgepolt boats
we're used in the streets as more servlceable
and manageable than horses and teams,
THE EASTERN RAILROAD DISABLED.
But the railroads have been the heaviest
sufferers, and the Eastern Railroad more
than any of the Others Portions of the track
have been washed away between Maiden and
Lynn. Oh the Saugus branch, between lp-
switch and Rowley, and in the vicinity OF
Hampton Beach Trains that left Portland
for Boston yeterday are still delayed beyond
Hampton. and the noon train from Boston
ran off the track at the Ipswich break,
where it remained this morning. A fireman
named Burns was instantly killed by the ac-
cident, haviag been jammed between the
engine and the tender. The through passen-
gers remained in Ipswich over night and re-
turned to this city to-day to take the Bos-
ton and Maine train for Portland But one
track was in use this afternoon between Nal
den and Lynn, but this part of the road will
be put in running condition before night.
Large gangs of men, under the direction of
Superintendent Prescott, are engaged on the
several washes, and hopes are entertained, OF
sending out train for Portland this evening.
But as The severity of the storm was not ex-
pericnced at Portland until nearly midnight,
it is now feared that the track of the Port
land, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad has suf-
fered considerable damage, which will cause
still further delay. As the wires are all down
the extent Of the damage cannot be ascer-
tanned, though it is certain that the connect
iug lines beyond Portland are damaged.
DAMAGE TO OTHER RAILROADS.
The Fitchburg, Boston and Maine, and
Lowell Railroads sustain little damage
Those running out Of Boston on the south
and west sustained comparatively little dam
age by the storm. The BOst n, Hartford
and krie, the city terminus of (which is more
exposed to the force Of north -easterly gales
than any other road, suffered considerable
injury. Contrary to expectations, the wa
ter in the South Boston tunnel was not Of
sufficient depth to impede travel, but the
inward track, which is the outermost one
on this side of the harbor, was rendered i'm
paSsible between the drawbridgc and First
street South Boston. The waves dashed
furiously against the road bed and but for
the rockey ballasting on the seaward side,
they would have broken through into the
Bostcn wharf BASIN The tide rose over the
wharf and the wind and water played fan
tastic tricks with the great piles of lumber,
scattering boards heltcr and skelter, and
tossing bundles of shingles about like so ma
ny toys. 1t twill be difficult for SOME of the
owners to identify their property. A gang
of track-rcpairers were kept at work all
night, andsthis morning the trains resumed
their trips on the damaged track. The Mil
ton branch. of the Old Colony and Newport
Railway suffered slight damage and the pas,
S"ngcrS a brief deFnntion hv tho waShna