The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-10
THE STORM.
Reports Of Disasters from Various
Sections.
Coney island Damaged About 81 100000
-Highest Tides KNOWN fer Years
Heavy snow storms in Kentucky and
West Virginia.

LITTLEToN, N. H., Jan. ga terrible wind
storm accompanied by frozen rain occnrred
here last night The bridge at Franconia was
moved and rendered impossible, carhouse
on the railroad at Bethlehem street was blown
down, damaeing the rolling stock badly; tele-
graph poles in all directions blown down and
trains were late owing to ice on the track.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. "a terrible gale
is raging throughout the Wyoming valley.
The wind Is blowing with great violence and
the atmosphere is filled with sleet. The Meth
odiSt church was unroofed, barns, houses and
collieries damaged TO considerable extent.
PRovINCErowN, Mass. Jan. ga heavy
southeast gale commenced here at 10 O'Clock
lest night and lasted until o'clock this morn
ing. Considerable damage was done to ship
pirg The schooner Lookout OF Machias, Me-,
went afoul of schooner Majestic of Bangor at
Aliens lumber wharf, crushing in portion OF
the wharf. The Lookout had her fgurehead
and catwater carried away and lost her main
boom. The Majestic drifted into schooner
Rising San, and.stove in the bulwarks onthe
port side. Schooner Daniel Webster dragged
into small fisherman, carrying away the
main boom. The Webster lost flying jibboom
was sunk at Lavender Weir. Many other
slight accidents are reported. The velocity of
the wind at the signal station was SO miles per
hour.
The high tide washed away the bnlkhead at
the wharf of Philip A. Whorf, causing his
fish storehouse to collapse and 400 gulntals of
Goldfish in bundles were washed into the surf.
Most OF them will be saved. Schooner FLOR
ence broke adrift and went into the wharf,
staving hole. The floor of building on
billiards wharf was burst in by the sea, caus
ing small loss. Schooner Majestic of Bangor
was slightly damaged
New LONDON, CT, Jan. 9-Tuesday
nights storm damaged much property but no
shipping. The Pequot House whalf and private
wharves and bath houses near the hotel were
washed away. Schooner Prudence of Bangor
broke from her moorings at Pendleton's wharf,
Stonington, and landed high aud dry on the
west side of that barbor.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 9.-The storm
which commenced last evening was the most
severe which has been known in m any months
~-S "AA1o wow q living Saio ali DlRuC, ana
the sea was running unusually high. At New
castle, at the mouth of the river, hs.ssss
ice in the harbor was driven high up into tie
streets of the village. The harbor was filed
with vessels of different kinds, and two small
fshiug schooners broke their moorings aud
went ashore on the Kittery side Of the river
near Fort McGleary. The Lydia A. Davis of
Newburyport struck and filled, and now lies
with but one-thisd OF her masts out of water.
The Martha Jane of Gloucester lies about a
mile frrther seaward, and high aud dry on the
rocks, and will be total wreck.
BUFFALO. Jan. 9.-The snow storm which
commenced yesterday afternoon still contin-
ues tonight. Stock trains on the Lake Shore
and Nickel Plate roads are reported to be
blocked near Brocton. The roads entering the
city have sent out large gangs of shovellers to
assist in clearing the roads. This morning the
Michigan Central train due at 4 o'clock, col
lided with New York Central engine and
Engineer Brown and Fireman johnson were
badly injured. The Grand Trunk and Buffs-
10, New York and Philadelphia have absn-
doned all trains The Canada Southern
brought one train in with seven engines.
Trains on other roads are badly damaged.
HANOVER, N. H., Jan. 9.--The severest
wind for years was experienced this morning,
leveling trees, shaking buildings and creating
general alarm. The bridge across the Con-
necticut river, between Oxford and Fairle,
was stripped of its shingles and barn parity
uproofed at Theford, VT.
NV, YORK. Ian. as---A thick fog and an
unusually high tide pre7aiIed Ii, the harbor
.l. Oh IL.
Steamboat men say that the tide which
reached its flood about 420 was the highest ex-
perienced for many years in this vicinity.
The gale this morning and during the later
part OF the night worked great destruction to
property at Conev Island aud residents aIong
the beach spent restless light dreadipg the
incoming of tidal wave that might submerge
The place. The water made inroads upon
the land and flooded meadows TIRE loss is
variousy estimated at from say $500 900 to ST.,
O00,0O0. The track of the Marine Railway
between Manhattan and Brighton beaches
was almost entirely submerged aud destroyed.
Cuiver's iron /. pier was wrecked at the
outer end and upwards of 100 feet of the
structure carried away. The old iron pier also
suffered to a consider able extent. All sheds
aud houses nearest the beach are said to have
been entirely or partially demolished. Bath
ing houses which were believed to have been
at u safe distance from the sea were borne out
on the waves to the ocean. The Brighton
Beach Hotel and surrounding property were
damaged to such an extent that it is said as to
suggest their possible demolition should such q
visitation be repeated. The promen .dA sue
cu-nbed during the night and the music st md
aud drug store fell prey to the waves. The
piazza in front OF the hotel and the lower part
OF the building was also damaged. Engemau's 3
pavilion was destroyed. The full extent of
the damage at present cannot be estimated.
MACON, Ga, Jan. "a telegram from
Qaitman this evening reports terrible cyclone
III that section.
NEWPORT, r. l., Jan. 9.-The steamer
Providence, OF the Fall River line, started
from here for New Y ork just alter 8 O'clock
last night, with several hundred passe ngers.
The wind was high and rapidly increased with
heavy high rain storm. The sea ran noun
tain high and /. was found impossible to pre-
ceed alter passing Point Judith. The steamer
put back into the outer harbor of Newport un-
t daylight when she went to her dock. The
majority of the passengers will take the Wick
ford line, reaching Now York this evening.
There was no excitement on board and many
of tae passengers were unaware that the
steamer had been turned back.
CAPE MAY, Jan. 9--Duripg the heavy
southeast gale both piers were badly damaged
The beach drive and board were also dam
aged.
ATLANTIC Cry, Jan. 9.-The three-m asted
schooner Robert Morgan of New Haven. CAP
tain Crossley, from Salem, Mass, to Bslti-
more, in ballast, ran ashore this morning The
tide was very high at the time and the schoon-
or lies dry at low water. Sho has suffered no
damage.
The southeast gale Of last night blew in q
very high tide at high water. Great damage
was done by the sea to property along the
beach.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Jan. 9.-The snow
here is from 10 to 18 inches in depth.
RICHMOND, KY, Jan. 9.-There is depth of
IA inches OF snow here, the heaviest ever
known in Central Kentucky.
LONG BRANCH, Jan. 9.-Sixty feet OF the
Long Srsnch iron pier were washed away by
the storm last night.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan. ga destruct-
i've freshest has occurred in the Rappabannock
river. Five thousand railroad ties aud much
other property was swept from the wharves.
and vessel loaded with corn was cut through
by the ice and sunk.
PITT BURG, Pa, Jan. 9.-The snow fall is
the greatest on record in this seotion. The
roofs of the Raston schoolhouse, Zug & Co.'S
bar mill, Westinghouse Air Brake Co.'S
blacksmith department., and Hummell's beer
garden fell in from the weight of the snow.
The accidents happened early aud 30 persons
were injured.
OTTAWA, Ont. Jan. 9.-Two feet of snow
have fallen here siLce yesterday and the slorm
yet RACES. Trains from the west had not ar
rived at noon, and the Montreal branch of the
Canadian Pacific is blocked.
RUTLAND, VT, Jan. "a terrific wind
storm ccompanied by rain prevailed here