The Portland daily press., 1883-11-13

Variety of Weather Reported Great
Destruction Of Property and Several
Lives Lost
TORONTO. Nov. PA violent gaze broke
over this city last night, levsling telegraph
wires, trees. fences, etc. A considerable qusr-
tity Of snow fell this morning. The weather
is cold.
LATER
Last nights storm was very severe in Onta-
rio. At Hastings the Catholic church was
badly damaged, saw Nails unroefsd aud fences
blown down.
At Bellevile, the Robertson block was un-
rooted, and other houses damaged; chimneys
and fences and trees were also blown down in
all parts of the city. The gale was accompa-
MED with lightning, thunder and fearful
down pour of hail. When the gale struck
Metropolitan Hail. in which salvation army
meeting was being held, the rafting Of the
scenery, caused by the wind, created panic
Three women tainted, and a rush was made
for the ltairs, down which great many people
tumbled in their haste, but no one was severe
ly hurt The light ship at Colchester founder
ed at her anchorage, and Capt. Forest, the or
ly person on board, Is supposed to be lost The
schooner Nemesis, OF Southampton, Is ashore
near bayfield,, but her crew were saved.
Two inches of snow fell in Central Ontario
this morning.
BosroN, Nov. 12.--A severe gale has pre-
vailed throughout New England this Alter
noon and evening, In this city the wirs OBJ
tanned velocity of 55 TO 40 miles an hour,
while the mercury has gradually fallen, regis-
four-story house on Leverett street were
blown into the street, burying in the debris
Lila 81 eper, aged years, and Fred Petten-
gill, same age. The girl is probably fatally in
Jured, bat the boy escaped with slight bruises.
All wires running west and south OF Boston
are working badly and business is greatly de-
layed The eastern and northern circuits were
hot seriously Affected.
WORCESTER, Nov. 12.-The wind has been
blowing gale since nooon. On the Shrews-
bury Narrow Gauge Railroada Car containing
seven persons was lifted bodily from the track
and overturned. No one was injured.
BUFFALO, Nov. 12.-Schooner H. NJ. Perry,
bound fron Toledo for Buffalo with 5000
bushels Of wheat, is ashore at Silver Greek.
The crew is safe but the cargo is badly dam
sged. The weather is stormy with high winds.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Nov IA terrific
northeast gale has been blowing all day. Fish
ing schooners in the harbor have been drag
ging their anchor and four are ashore but will
probably come off only slightly injured.
LocKPoRr, N. Y, Nov. ia three -mastcd
schooner is on the rocks three miles east OF
Olcott, Lake Ontario, three-quarters of mile
from shore. The crew are on board.
Troy, N. Y. Nov. PA blizzard visited
this section last night and this morning. Snow
and hail fell, and considerable damage was
done. tornado occurred in the Mob awk
valley.
DETROIT, Nov 12.-There was heavy gale
on the lakes last night. Schooner Lille e. is
ashore at Manistee, and the steam barge Nor
man has been totally wrecked at Pentwater.
Schooner Marc is ashore at Conneau, Ohio.
New YORK, Nov. PA scaffold at 119ih
street and Pleasant avenue, upon which we're
eight W bricklayers, fell this afternoon: Patrick
Keliflick aud John Glasscoot were killed, and
David Berry probably fatally injured. Three
others were hurt.
NEW YORK, Nov. IA furious northwest
gale has been blowing here all day and up to
midnight, when 1t began to sbate. Telt-
graphic communication was greatly interrupt.
ed, principally east aud west. Several snow
squalls occarred during the day, and the mer-
curry fell from 40o at Z a. m. TO $40 at mid
night.
The wall of foundry being erected in East
91st Street, blew down this afternoon ami
laborer was badly Injured. A tree was blown
over and crushing through horse Car injured
the driver: In Brooklyn galvanized iron
roof was blown off and fell through an ad-
Joining factory where number of girls wers
working. None were hurt.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. IL "A heavy snow
storm aud 80 sere gale set in today, doing much
damage to buildings and farms.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. 12.-The schooner
Al0atross is probably ashore near Oak Orchard
a few miles west of here. She had crew of
three green men and a captain. Their fase is
unknown. The steam barge Albion, which
was towing her, was obliged to cut loose and
return to Charlotte. Two schooners are an
chored west of Charlotte one sho sing signals
of distress. The storm is SO severe that no tug
can leave the harbor ut present to assist them.
The steam barge John 7. Johnston, with
800 tons of ore, from Escanaba to Cleveland, is
ashore at Cleveland, in a bad condition.
MONTREAL, Nov. ia terrific wind storm
ragged all day, doing an Immense amount of
damage in this city A house at Rouge Mont
was blown down, and an old woman and girl
seriously injured.