The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-11
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/ W AAO ~ ~" win SNA4AG4O WIZ
lence and rain is still falling. Great
excitement prevails. Reports from
eastern provinces state that a storm
has started in that region.
Boston, l0-The last report from
+! Hartford Island states that the wind
is blowing 46 miles an hour and
increasing.
st. John, 10, 1890 D MT is
raining and blowing hard; few
people are on the streets, and many
8 ores closed early. All small yes
sells have been hauled into slips and
puL on additional fastenings. In the
bay it is very rough.
Montreal, 10-rhere is great dan
ger of a heavy food. I he st. Law
renee is rising rapidly and people
are leaving the low lands seriously
d armed.
Ottawa, 10, 10 p. III. - Heavy
snow storm prevails.
Halifax, 10.-Shortly after noon
the breeze shifted to the southeast
quarter and gradually grew in force.
shortly after l o'clock. the storm
signals were up at the citidel station
and the people began to prepare for
storm. Steamers and sailing YES
sells in the docks we're secured to
wharves with extra hawBers, ana
merchandise in places of inSecu
rity we're removed to higher and
safer quarters. No remarkable
change occurred in the following
two hours, bnG about + o'clock the
wind quickened, and light rain
and hail commenced to fall. The
clouds overhead grew ominously
dark. Half an hour later the wind
had increased doubly in strength,
and the rain and hail was falling
quite heavily. The following two
hours this state of things continued,
the breeze increasing 10 a gale ana
bowling overhead. Fear became
general among wharf owners End
the owners of property on the water
line, and there was great excite
ment. At Z o'clock the ferry steam
ers to Dartmouth ceased their trips,
1.-THE last one occupying four times
the usual time, and made the trip
with great difficulty. From then
till 8 o'clock the gale blew with
terrible fury, causing vessels in the
| docks to strain their fastenings, and
almost IN tear from them, while
some wcine driven into harbor,- The
tide rose during the blow to the
| highest point known since the Bax-
| ley gale. At o'clock it was nearly
on level with the whaIves, and al
high sea washed over. Consid-
cradle fear was felt for the safety of
the steamer Newfoundland due be-
tween and 8 o'clock, when the
storm was at its highest. At s 80
the wind was blowing 81 miles an
hour, and was appdre tly gaining
in velocity. About it Gained sud
denly, and the feelings of property
owners and peOi lie began to be more
confident.
| No more heavy weather is ex-
pected tonight, but in the morning
it is said by old fishermen and OBJ
servers of the weather, with the
incoming tide the wind will rise
again and blow with equal or
greater violence.
Boston, 10.-There was some
what unusually high tide at noon
to day, and the alarming predictions
as to the next high water
led to expectations OF a freshet
along the river front, tonight.
which an investigation at 1045
failed to verify,the rise being really
less than at noon. The sky is now
clear.
Halifax, 16.-The fishing schooner
Agnes thought to be foundered on
last Tuesdays night storm, arrived
at Herring Cove to-day.
i Boston, 10.-St. Charles Seymour,
United States navy, died ut Charles
ton this morning of pneumonia.
| Monterey, Mex, 1O.-GenI Diaz,
Senior RubiO and party accompanied
by Genl TleY,no and prominent
citizens, to day, called upon the of
ficials of the city and state and
visited public institutions.
! New Orleans, IA report
! re ,ched the city LITE tonight that
the steamer Val. $. Hayes, which
eft the city this evening for Gin
cinnati, collapsed her flue above
Carroll. She left in company with
| r. r Springer, rival packet. No
past cuiars,
Wilkesbarre, Pa. 10.-Heavy
snow storm.
New York, 10.--In Jamaica,
Hemp tead and Great South Bay.
l.. l., the tide was higher at noon
to-day than for many years. The
loW-l nds were covered with W ter.
AT Flushing the wafer was three
fee' ceep in the streets.
Kansas CITY, 1O.-In a private
letter received in this city, Tice, the
st Louis weather prophet. ridicules
Virgins claims as fcrecaste of
weather. Tice states that his own
almanaCs predict q severe storm be-
tween the 10th and 18th of March,
but he apprehends no general dis
as ers
Chicago, 10--At a meeting of the
, C mmerciel exchange this afternoon,
common grocery brokers resolved to
rotest to the city authorities
, against the annual payment of a
license of $50 levied against them.
1t the protest is not needed the
brokers propose to test the legality
: of the license in the courts, Oh the
grounds of their having been singled
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