Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-03-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TO The
Daily Keaaehec 1curual.
Heavy Line Sale.
THE OLD ORCHARD HOUSE
BLOWN DOWN.
Damage to Shipping in the Harbor
of Portland.
TIE WORST STORM OF THE SEA-
son IN THE VICINITY or
BOSTON.
Daily Keauehee Jcuvual.
Heavy Line Sale.
NJ aine.

Maine.
| Portland, March 81. The storm reached here
at 10 o'clock last night and has been heavy. 1t
has changed to rain this morning and still blows
hard.
| The barkentne Harriet S. Jackson, Capt. Ba-
con, from New York for Wiscasset, is ashore on
Spring Point ledge, entrance to Portland harbor,
| and lies in dangerous position. She went ashore
at II o'clock last night, while coming in for
| harbor.
The mzzen mast of baikentine IL. S. Jackson
has been carried away She is probably a total
loss. She lie. against the water battery Off Fort
| Preble.
| The gale continues at 9 o'clock with increased
violence. A private despatch reports the brig
| Matte B. Russell ashore at Vineyard Haven, in
a very dangerous position. Bark Emma e., load
| ing at the wharf, broke her tenders and badly
stove the wharf. The revenue steamer Dallas
was somewhat damaged at the wharf and had to
| pull into the stream. Steam tug Tiger, while as
sistng barkentne Hattie S. Jackson, blew out
steam chest and had to return to this city. Sew
| eral schooners, names unknown, are badly dam
| aged.
The stecple of the Free street Baptist church is
| swaying badly and is expected to fall.
| LATER.
| The gale lulled at 4 o'clock. Tie revenue
steamer and tugs will try to get the barkentine
Hattie S. Jackson off tonight. She is owned
| here and valued at So 900.
A schooner coal laden, from Philadelphia, is re-
ported ashore on Trundy's Reef, Cape Elizabeth
and that one man got ashore on plank.
Schooner Fairy Queen is ashore on the break
water. The Free street church spre was twisted,
| but did not fall.
| Capt. Bacon came up at o'clock from barken-
tine II. S. jackson and reports it impossible to
move her tonight, but attempt will be made in
the morning. She is perfectly tight, but has lost
mzzen mast, fore top. gallant mast, rudder and
| stern post.
Bangor, March 81. About foot of snow has
fallen this morning and it is now raining heavily.
The wind has also blown heavy gale.
The storm which has been raging throughout
the day mas done much damage. The roof of one
building was blown off, signs blown down and
lady had her right arm broken by the shutting Of
barn door,
Lewiston, March 2l. Heavy snow storm com
menced at midnight. In the middle of the fore
noon it changed to rain, the wind blowing gale.
Still continues, but less severe.
Old Orchard Beach, March 81. The new "Old
| Orchard House was blown down this morning at
II O'Clock. The wind at the time was blowing a
furious gale. The part that was blown down was
six stories high and was ready for the lathing.
The outside was nearly completed. The loss is
roughly estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Cre.sey and Noyes will be the losers. The work
| Lato hat
blown down, when it went over. Consequently
no one was hurt. TWAS miraculous escape.
| Bath, March 81. A fearful storm of snow and
raj has prevail ed here for the last eighteen hours.
Several chimneys and signs have been blown
down and much damage is feared IN the coast.
| Bdde ford March o. A severe gale from the
southeast has prevailed here all day accompanied
by heavy rain. No news Of coast disasters have
| come in, but it is believed there must have been
much damage.
Rockand, March 81. The schooner Caroline
Knight, of this port, broke from Commercial
| wharf in the gale last night and was drove ashore
on the rocks where she now lies badly, with her
fore post gone, rail broken and somewhat bilged.
LATER.
Two or three vessels dragged anchors in the
oale to dav, but none suffered serious damage but
schooner Caroline Knight, before reported ashore.
| Steamer Clara did not make her trip from Nlnal
Haven.
Camden, March 81. Schooner Francis \. Baker,
Pendleton, Lncolnville, was blown ashore here
this afternoon from her fastenings on Sanford's
steamboat wharf, and is now breakin. to pieces on
the shore. No insurance.
| New Hampshire.
Gorham, March 2l. The heaviest snow storm
of the season is now raging. Fifteen inches fell
already. Railroad trains much delayed.
Littleton, March 81. The severest gale that has
been known for years. visited this region this
morning. Thirty feet Of the roof of the Profile
House was blown off.
Massachusetts.
| Boston, March 81. A heavy southeast to east
storm of wind, snow and rain prevailed all night
and this morning. The storm was the worst OF
the season.
The large fishing schooner Bnney, of Swamp
scot, is ashore near there and NAV 90 to pieces
| Schooner III. Atwood, from Virginia, loaded
with oysters, went ashore last night on the Teddy
Rocks The vessel bilged and sank The crew
was rescued by the life boats of the Humane So
ciety and brought here.
| The Newport train, the Old Colony road,
bound for Boston, was partially thrown from the
track about O'Clock this morning, at Hallway
House. IL miles below Fall River, by a wash
ont. a passenger had his leg cut, which is the
only accident reported. Trains are now running
! as usual
Gloucester, March 81. During the heavy south
east gale which prevailed last night and this morn
ing, the three masted schooner Jennie Is. Dlverl-
ry, Capt. Douglass, from Boston Light for Bucks
port Me, anchored in the harbor here, dragged
ashore at O'Clock this morning on len Pound
| Island, where she now lies in a bad position, NIL
ing with water. life boat with four men from
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