The Portland daily press., 1876-02-03
ANOTHER SNAP.
Furious Gales and Intense Cold
MUCH DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
I'm Maine.

I'm Maine.
EAsTPoRT, Feb 2.-There is prevailing in
this vicinity the severest gale of the season.
BANGOR, Feb. $3.50 p. m.-The rain of
yesterday and last night was succeeded
today by heavy wind, and at noon quite snow
squall There has been about 400 change of
temperature since this forenoon.
I'm Vermont.
MONTPELIER, Feb. IA heavy westerly
wind and snow storm prevailed here all the
forenoon and still continues. Five inches depth
of snow has fallen.
RUTLAND, Feb. 2-The heaviest storm this
winter has been raging since midnight. 1t is
showing and drifting badly. Reports from
Whitehall and Saratoga way report the storm
as fearful.
I'm Massachusetts.
TAUNTON, Feb. 1.-The gale has been severe
in this section today. Several cases of Injury
to men and teams are reported, one being
where buggy was capsized by the wind and the
occupants badly cut and bruised.
I'm Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE. Feb 1.-The gale is heavy this
afternoon. In Woonsocket new brick French
Catholic church, nearly finished, was leveled
to the basement walls. The loss is over 5000,
600.
In New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2-One of the heaviest
gates lclt lOr octcTdi years COmul6uC6u
about o'clock this morning from the north
west, with snow squalls. The weather has
cleared, but the gale continues and trees, signs,
flags, awnings, &C., have suffered considerably.
The storm signal was blown away, and the tel
egraph wires have been damaged. The mercu-
ry is falling rapidly.
CoHoEs, Feb. AT this morning during a
severe northwest gale, the steeple of st. Ber-
nerds church on Ontario street, 225 feet high,
containing full set of chimes, was blown
down, completely demoishing the bells. The
ruins fell across the Rensselaer, & Saratoga
Railroad track where they now lie impeding
travel.
The telegraph wires were all prosIrated. The
roof of Daniel McGrath's residence was lifted
in one piece and hurled to the opposite side of
the street.
TROY, Feb. 2.-The gale here this morning,
unroofed houses and did damage to the extent
of several thousand dollars.
At Cohoes the damage is about $780,, 1000
I'm New Jersey.
ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. "a house belonging
to Mrs. Foster on Atlantic Avenue, was blown
down this morning and totally destroyed
In Camden, the gale was equally violent
The roofs of six houses on 9th street were lifted
up and blown 20 feet.
I'm Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 2'-The high wind that
prevailed early this morning did great damage
throughout the city. In almost every section,
houses were unro0fed or otherwise damaged
At the centennial grounds, the towers of Agri-
cultural Hall AMI of the New Yorkistate build
ings, were considerably injured. A three st DRY
frame building at 44th street and Elm avenue,
and one story brick building at AID street and
Lancaster avenue were blown down. The tin
roots of the Transcontinental Hotel and the
Farmers market, were partially carried away.
In Washington,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-About O'Clock this
morning a violent gale from the northwest
commenced and continued several hours. Roofs
were blown from houses and much other dam
age was occasioned by the gale which was the
fiercest perhaps, ever experienced in this vi
cinity.
I'm Michigan.
DETROIT, Feb. "a terrific storm Of wind
and snow swept over the state last night This
morning is the coolest of the season. The mer
curry is % below zero at Mackinaw.
I'm Indiana.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. 2-The storm yesterday
caused great destruction in low lands below
here. Two farms were swept nearly bare five
miles above Mt. Vernon. The fate of the &C.
cupant5 of the farm houses is unknown. One
family was rescued from the second story win
dows by steamer.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE Commercials Mt.
Vernon, Indiana, special says a dozen dwell
iDgs and one school house were swept away in
the inundated river bottoms by yesterday s
STORM. Line occupants OF t1e houses TOOK
refuge in trees and barn lofts. Some suffering
is reported from frozen feet and ears, but no
lives were lost.
I'm Nova Scotia.
HALIFAX, Feb. 1.-The severest storm of the
winter commenced this morning, and it blew a
| gale all day. Shipping in the harbor suffered
| considerably. The storm is abating this even
| ing. 1t is feared that wrecks have occurred
| along the coast.
I'm Canada.
MONTREAL, Feb. "A foot of snow has fall
| len since last night.