The Portland daily press., 1878-12-12
The Storm.
DAMAGE Il 4 THE GALE IN PORT.
LAND AND VICINITY.


The storm of Tuesday night proved one OF
the worst of the many severe tempests record
ed 10 this city for years, although no very Sc
rious damage is was done in this immediate vi
cnity.
In this city, signs, awnings, trees and win
dow glass suffered. pane of glass in the
great show window Of Fisk, the cothier, at the
corner of Preble and Congress streets, which
was feet inches long aud feet inches
wide, and three-quarters of an inch thick and
valued at S100, was completely destroyed. The
clothing in the window was somewhat wet, but
the great vial Of guessing pills. was saved
| from destruction.
A Chimney on Mr. Charles j. Walkers house
on Pine street was blown down.
Less damage is reported to vessels and
wharves in this vicinity than was to have baen
expected. The bark T. L. Sweat, lying at the
Grand Trunk wharf, had five men aboard TAX
ing care of ber all night. She chafed a very
little but nothing of any consequence, and TO-
flicted no damage to speak of TO the wharf.
The Cape Elizabeth ferry float, at Custom
House wharf, was knocked to pieces, and the
passengers were landed at the end tf the
whatf. The brig Eliza Morton broke s,ms Of
the piliDg of Long wharf, aud tore up the
planking. The =ea washed up some of the
pankpg on Custom House wharf and broke
down bulk bead. The schooner Ohio, at
Grand Trunk wharf, broke her stern lines,
swung about and thrust her main boom through
one of the store housas. Commercial wharf
was slightly Injured By the schooner E. G. Will
lard, as that vessel was fastened to heavy
spile which gave way taking part of the
wharf with it. Brig Ada L. White broke in
the wharf on the eastern side of Union wharf,
smashing the cap-sils aud piling. A schooner
| lying at Central wharf stuck her bowspt
through the house OF a porg3 steamer lying
near. The schooner Rising Billow broke adrift
| from Johnson's wharf, but was secured. The
schooner Albert Waite, at Berlin Mills wharf,
broke some piling and Knocked some lumber
| into the dock.
The force of the waves was SO great that it is
reported the spray broke the window in the
lantern of the Portland Head Light, and the
4 keeper said he never saw the sea so violent in
the past fourteen years. The breakers were
not SO fne yesterday, however, as the change
in the wind beat down the sea. This side of the
Marine Hospital, Oh the roa l from Falmouth,
water, making passage difficult
| The bulk-head of the dam of ST. vens grist
mill, at Mill Creek, Falmouth, was washed out
and the water overfowed that vicinity. The
amount of damage it is not thoughG will bs
very large. A man who drove dowa to this
city from Lake Ssbago, reported that the lake
had ris nine inches. No damage was nc
ticed. The roads were badly washed out all
the way to this city.
Lewis & Whidden's fish house, used for dry
ing fish at Hog Island, one story high, between
40 aud so feet in length, was blown down and
will probably entail a loss of $500 The yacht
Fawn, belonging to the same parties, valued at
about 500, was driven ashore and destroyed.
A large number of Hampton boats were also
driven across from Peaks Island and went to
pieces on the rocks.
Breaks were made in the embankmsnts If
the Cape Elizabstb, Capisic and Cola Creek
dams.
The schooner Essex went ashore at Var
mouth, and telegraphed for tug bat after the
tug arrived it was discovered the vessel would
come Oft without diff ,ulty al but slightly in
jured.
A deck-load of lumber foated~in through
Ship Channel and proceeded down the harbor
1t is thought ID was either thrown overheard by
some vessel seeking to weather the Cape, or
the sole tell tale Of a craft that went down ia
the gale, or was washed from a yard at Harps-
well where it might have been employed in
building vessel.
All the mills in Saccarappa and the Cumber-
land Mills suspended operations yesterday on
Of oh Rrtd or
quite badly washed out, near the mills of the
Westbrook Misunderstanding Company, by the
overflow of the river.
The second story of the Kuowlton Bros new
brick machine shop went down iu the gale of
Tuesday night.
Affairs on the Portland & Rochester railroad
were sadly mixed yesterday. Train No. 1,
Conductor E1gely, leaving Worcester at 8 p.
m.. and due here at II, was deraied at East
Lebanon, Tuesday evening, and detained till
$50 Wednesday morning. The bad condition
of the road, and particularly "washoul" in
WATERFORD, further detained this train so that
it did not arrive in this city till half-past two
yesterday afternoon-fifteen and one-half
hours late. Of course all other trains were i'm
peded, and schedule time was disregarded
through the day. The I'll ain due at 10 a. m.
arrived about p. NJ, and the train that left
Rochester at IL q. M arrived about 430 p. N.
The first train to arrive yesterday over the
Grand Trank was that from Lewiston at $50
p m. The first train out left for Lewiston at
IL. 15 p. m. The morning train from Island
Pond for Portland procee ded to Berlin Falls,
and there met with washout. Washouts ex.
ist at Shows Falls, Oxford and Lewiston juno
., E,t,,o NJ.
Shelbarpe. The other trains over this road
we're Cancelled One Of the wasaouts was re-
ported 20 feet long and 16 feet deep. at New
Gloucester the intervale was covered with
water. The fine toll bridge over the Andros-
cosgin at Bethel is reported carried away, and
Mr. W. E. Gould. of this city, who was expect.
ed to lecture at that place last night, received
a telegram not to Start as all the bridges were
aoze. Mr.. Stewart expects the train from IT,
land Pond Tomorrow.
On the Maine Central the night train for
Bangor due at a. m. yesterday arrived at a.
M, and the train from Bangor, due here at
$3.50 p. M, arrived at p. m., only half an hour
late Washouts were reported at Etpa and
| landslide at Vassaboro. These damages have
been repaired. There are washouts on the back
| road between Cumberland and Water
vile, but they are all slight. The train for
Lewiston, via DanvIe, left Tuesday evening
| at the usual time The Farnington and Dex-
| ter branches suffered SOME, but the damage
was nearly repaired at last accounts. There
| is washout near Little River, between Bruus-
wick and Lewiston, and some little dam age o
| the Sabattis branches. Last night it was ex.
pected all trains would bs in running order TO-
day. Superintendent Tucker. on Tuesday
night, anticipating trouble, had working trains
all ready, telegraph operators on hand all
night at the various stations so that as quick
| as any news of danger came working trains
were dispatched at once.
On the Portland & Ogdensburg washouts
were reported in the yard, small one at Dole's
Brook-about nine miles from Portland-and
at Upper Bartlett. The trains from Upper
Bartlett arrived here after 4 p. M The trains
from here to Fabyan's cancelled at North Con-
| wav and returnad tn this citv