The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-05
Chicago Buried in Snow.

LONG BRANCH, March A furious north
east gale set in at midnight, and much damage
is reported.
KEyPoRT, N. j., March 4.-Seven sloops, a
schooner and barge were washed ashore by
the storm here.
New YORK, March 4.-The tide to-day was
extraordinarily high, and flooded West, South
to goods stored in the Easements of ware
houses. Washington and Fulton markets
were badly flooded.
The rain storm has done great damage on
Long Island. Many farms in both Greene and
Suffolk counties are submerged and the loss
on crops will amount to thousands of dollars
The highways, in many places, are impossible
A large sum must be expended to repair the
damage done to mill dams and bridges.
New YORK, March 4.-The Italian bark
Ajace, Capt. Morice, in ballast from Ant
werp to New York, with partial cargo of kerr
off Rockaway beach. The crew numbered Is
men, including the captain. When it became
evident the bark could not be saved, panic
took place. The heavy seas broke over the
vessel, washing one by one from the wreck.
Four men, in despair, against the earnest pro-
testations of the captain, committed suicide,
cutting their Threats. Their bodies were
washed overheard. The remainder, with the
exception of one man, who alone remains, be-
coming gradually exhausted, were washed
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Rookaway shoals. Capt. Biberson, of the life
saving station, with the crew, went to the res
cue. On the wreck was found Peter Sollace,
who was rescued, and told the story of the dis
aster. The sea in front of Coney Island is
covered with kerosene barrels and parts of the
wreck. No bodies came ashore, but the beach
is thronged with wreckers, and the dead men
will be looked for at flood tide tonight.
On Coney Island the breakers have washed
away. the grading in front of Manhattan
Beach Hotel, so that the destruction of the
costly music pavilion is threatened. The loss
thus far at that point is $4,000.
At Brighton beach, the bathing pavilion has
sustained damage, and the sea has covered the
plaza in front of the Hotel Brighton.
CHICAGO, March 4.-The storm, which began
Wednesday evening, continues, and will result
in suspending traffic nearly week. In the
entirely disappeared. In the Chicago post
Office, over 200 tons of mail matter have accu-
mulated. A milk and egg famine is upon the
city The entire supply from the northwest is
being cut off.
KEYPoRT. N. j., March 4.-Great damage
was done to the vessels which sought harbor
in Raritan bay this morning, from the fury of
the storm. Nine vessels were wrecked by be-
ing washed on the meadows swamped in Mat
avian creek, or sunk after running against the
railroad track. Besides these, several small
fishing smacks lying at anchor. were sunk and
many oysterers Ten sloops are ashore be-
tween this point and Port Monmouth.
CHICAGO, March A light snow has been
falling throughout the day. Railroads center
ing here, especially those from the north and
west, are practically showed up. All the pub
lie schools are closed Drifts in the streets are
up to the second story, and it is still showing.
At Libertyville, Ill, it has been showing sc
hours, and the Libertyville passenger train on
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad
has been showed in since Wednesday. 1t is
reported from Freeport, ILL.,, that forty car
loads of stock are shut up in snow banks west
of there, near Glory, on the Central. Three
engines and gang of sixty ishovellers went to
their relief, but were themselves blocked in,
and are unable to return. The only redeeming
feature of the storm is the mildness of the
temperature.