The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-06
THE STORM.
interruption Of Travel TIE IegrapI, Wire,
DOwn-Damage to shipping, Reiay o
Mails, &c.

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Down-Dan,age to shipping, Delay OF
Mails, sc.
The storm which visited this vicinity Tuesday
| and still appears to be lowering around started
near the center of the United States about mid
| night last Sunday. 1t travelled slowly in a gen.
eral northeasterly course. IN wind and rain,
] traversng the land the coast lines until it cen
tired in New England Tuesday. There was no
high wind over the lakes or further south along
the coast. The heavy fall of snow seriously in
| terfered with the working of the telegraph
| lines. At the Western Union no wires were
| working after half-past five in the afternoon.
In the evening only three out of eighty through
wires between Boston and New York could be
| operated. Rome of the short lines could be
used, The difficulty was almost wholly east of
| Springfield. From that point to New York but
| little trouble was encountered All the lines
| south and west of New York were in good
working order. Telegr aphic communication
was almost completely destroyed through New
| Hampshire and Vermont. The telegraph wires
| were all down at Everett Mass, on the East
ern road, and at Wakefield, Mass, on the Bos-
tOu O. MAINE. LIE llEeS were WUIhlpS well
| east of here.
The storm seriously interfered with the run
ming of trains. The New York mails due in
Boston at o'clock Tuesday afternoon did not
arrive until $50 yesterday morning. The Pull
man train from Boston was detained a long
time at Portsmouth and again at North Ber-
wick, where tender and snow pillow were
thrown from the track. An engine was sent
from this city to assist and the train arrived
here soon after II o'clock yesterday forenoon.
The Pullman from Bangor was nearly on time,
but just before reaching the depot in this city
the snow pillow left the track, and the train did
not get into the depot until after o'clock yes
terday morning. The evening Pullman from
Worcester, over the Rochester road, arrived
with the regular morning train at IL 30 yester
day an hour late. The early train from Lew
iston, over the Maine Central, was given up as
the snow had packed in so solid on the tracks.
The early morning train over the Eastern did
not go out, but the Boston & Maine did. The
Boston trains cue here at noon were nearly on
time, as was the Grand Trunk trains The
noon train from Rochester, the train on the
Maine Central, and the Ogdensburg from Ub-
per Bartlett, arrived in this city about 230 yes
terday afternoon. The Ogdensburg returned
at once. There has not been train from St.
Johnsbury since Monday. Conductor Harris
horns train left Fabyan's yesterday morning
and arrived here at IL o'clock last night. Con-
ductor Richards was to attempt to get from
Fabyan's to st. Johnsbury last night. The
track will soon be in good condition again, al
though the snow is very deep in the Notch.
Mr.. Chadbourne, who drives tie Bridgton
stage arrived in town three hours behind ime
yesterday. He reports a very heavy fall of
snow on the further end of the route. 1t is con-
sidered the heaviest storm of the season.
About twenty-five inches of snow fell on the
level, and in some places the drifts in the roads
are eight feet deep. A good deal of shoveling
was necessary IN order to get through.
The roads are in bad condition in other direc-
tons, rendering it difficult for the milk and
market men to make connections. The fact
that the most of the railroad tracks had no
snow piled up on either side explains how easy
the tracks were cleared yesterday. Once
cleared the snow was so heavy there was no
danger of filling up again.
The horse cars in the city were obliged to use
their sleighs again yesterday. This is hard
winter for the horse car company, but excel
lent for the men they employ to clear the
tracks.
The Boston boats did not run either way
last night. The Franconia, of the New York
line, due here yesterday morning, put in at
New London before the storm and has not been
heard from since, owing probably to the condi-
ton of the telegraph wires.
The injury to vessels in this harbor was very
slight. There was quite a heavy sea, but the
shipping generally escaped with slight injury.
Some time during the storm three masted
schooner with her sails blown away, evidently
bound east, was seen off the Cape. She was
light and when last seen was trying to keep off
shore.
The bark B. Webster got adrift at the end of
Calf wharf and backed up against the stern of
the bark III. L. Routh, damaging both sterns to
quite an extent. The bark Emma v, at the
same wharf, thrashed about considerably.
The brig Earnest, at Franklin wharf, broke
her hawser and swung across to Burnham's
wharf, where she remained for some time.
Both wharf and vessel suffered by the accident.
The bark Excellence, lying light at Merrilps
wharf, fell over and chafed her side badly on
the piles,
A schooner anchored in the stream dragged
three anchors about the harbor for some time
During her travels she colided with the cutter
Dallas but very little damage was done, how
ever.