The Portland daily press., 1878-02-02
THE STORM.
Eighteen Inches Of Snow in Boston.
TRAVEL GREATLY IMPEDED.
Sad Disaster at Coney
Island.

NEW YORK, Feb. /, (Noon)-Snow here is
six inches deep; at Poughkeepsie foot and a
half deep and still falling. All trains are be-
hind time.
A engine on the Long Branch Railroad
plunged into washout last night and John
Bateman was killed.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 1.-All stock trains
abandoned on roads going east today.
BOSTON, Feb. 1.-The storm has caused q
very heavy sea at Rockaway, which has car
ried away many bathing and summer houses
along the beach, entailing considerable loss.
The fishing schooner Eliza went ashore in
the storm near Staunerheads Marblehead.
Hole stove in bottom and leaking badly She
lies in an easy position at present.
NEW YORK, Feb 1.-The snow storm last
night was attended with a shocking disaster at
Coney Island. There was not only a great
destruction of property all along the beach, but
eight lives were sacrificed. The scene of the
calamity was at the Manhattan beach property,
where the storm struck with the greatest force,
fairly sweeping everything before it, About
half a mile eastward from Big Hotel were two
small shanties, where two men named Wynne
and Brennan lived with their families. Shortly
after 10 o'clock the men, who were employed
homes for the purpose of reporting the alarm
ing state of affairs to Mr.. Weed. the head
Waterman, and during their absence the shan
ties were swept away, and the unfortunate
OCCup6utS3 COuSlSLiLg OI Iuf6b women ana uVo
children, persisted. When Wynne and Bren-
nan returned no trace of the domiciles and the
loved ones could be found The victims were
Mrs. W. Wynne and three children, aged and
3 years and an infant, and Mrs. Brennan and
two children, aged and years. The third
woman who persisted was a nurse. Three
great waves followed in quick succession, and
not vestige Of the shanties was left. The
bodies of the unfortunates were carried to sea,
with the exception of Mrs. Wynne, which was
picked up at Sleeps Head Bay this morning.
The others have not been recovered.
NEWBURYPoRT, Mass, Feb 1.-Storm last
night was the worst for years The high wind
dflfted the snow badly. Trains were on time
from Portland. First train on Boston & Maine
from Boston arrived at o'clock this afternoon.
None of the Eastern railroad trains have
arrived. No damage is reported
BOSTON, Feb. 1.-Snow storm began here
yesterday evening is the severest since 1867,
and has caused almost entire suspension of
business travel upon various lines of street
cars IS not yet resumed, and trains on railroads
are greatly delayed. About eighteen inches
have fallen, and it is still showing at $50 p. m.
The storm seems to have been the severest
along the line of the Eastern railroad, between
here and Newburyport, and no trains came
through till o'clock, owing to blockade at
Revere.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IA despatch from
Cape May says there has been a steamer ashore
there.
LONG BRANCH, N. Y, Feb. 1.-The storm
here was the most terrific ever experienced.
Almost every building an the shore between
Sandy Hook and Long Branch was more or
less damaged, and all the places on the beach
had their grounds badly washed. In many
instances IS or 20 feet of the bluffs were taken
away in trout of the cottages and hotels. Bath
houses are all gone, and many of the beautiful
summer houses were either washed away by
the sea or blown to pieces by the gale. The
bulkheads were ali destroyed. The beach for
miles is strewn with debris from these wrecks
The water was never known to be SO high. 1t
washed over the bluff into Ocean avenue 10
many places.