Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-18
THE STORM.
Great Damage TO the Railroad and Ship
ping Alarming Reports of
the Destruction Wrought all Over
the COuntry-A Battle of the
Elements.

Elements.
OswEGo. n. Y. Feb. IL.
The storm continues today. with lower
temperature. All trains on the Rome.
Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad were
abandoned yesterday, except those between
Charlotte and Niagara Falls The four
trains reported stopped Yesterday, are still in
the snow. There has been no trains in on
the Ontario and Wesserd road since vester-
day forenoon.
CHESTER, VT, Feb. IL.
The storm of last night was the severest
known here for years. The snow is four
feet deep on level. The roads are badly
drifted, and impossible. Mountain stages
cannot get through, and no trans arrived
here today. There are ten engines snow
bound between here and Rutland. No mail
has been received here today, and none will
go out before tomorrow.
WOODS HoLL, Mass, Feb. II.
The crow of the schooner Dolly Warden
were in the rigging all Monday night and
taken of today by cutters boat, at eight
o'clock, badly frost bitten. The crew of the
schooner Lindens was ia ken of by the life
saving crew from Tuckernuck Island, who
did noble service, working hard since Sun
day forenoon, but did not reach the vessel
until this morning. The crew of the schoon-
er Ropes were obliged to leave her at 9 P
M, Saturday. and go on board the schooner
Townsend for refuge. The schooner Towns
end, with cargo of mahogany lumber
bilged Monday night and parted her chains
These vessels, with twenty-five others, lett
Vineyard Haven Thursday, being stuck in
the ice off Tuckernuck Island, ever since.
The crew of the schooner Sam Ford left her
to go on board the schooner Alba who pick ed
them up. The cutter Gallatn arrived here
with Messrs Smith, Hunt and Bridgeham
who remain here. The crews were for
wsrded by afternoon train to Boston by the
authorities here. Three of the fleet may be
saved, but the rest will be a total loss The
Dexter has not arrived yet.
QUEBEC, Feb. II.
The blizzard which set in from the east
last night continued with unabated fury till
daylight this morning, when the wind mod
Grated aud snow storm set in. All the
railroads are blocked. The North Shore
train from Montreal, Cue here at ten o'clock
last night, was still at Belan station at noon
today. An excursion train, with the Trappean
Snow Shoe Club on board W hich was to have
left at ll.30 last night, is still here. A Grand
Trunk train is snow bound at Whites Cut
is retarding all traffic on the line to that
point. The Montreal express, due here at s
A. M. with the English mail from Halifax
and the Inter Colonial train from REVERE
Dulouy, are all on siding at Chandierre.
The blockade is so bad on the new St
Charles branch of the Inter-Colonal Rail
road, that that portion of the road is closed
up.
CHICAGO Feb, L.
The weather in Chicago has moderated
somewhat. At s A. NJ the mercury show ed
four degrees below zero. At Omaha il was
ten above; at Des Moines, showing and five
above. In Dakota and Manitoba the mer-
curry still ranges from 20 to 30 below, so that
no immediate relief can be expected. The
worst effects OF the storm are still felt south
and southeast of here. Tonight traffic is
quite generally suspended. The east bound
passenger trains on all the roads except the
Grand Trunk are moving, though delayed.
Incoming trains are from one to three hours
late. The Grand Trunk road has been
closed since Sunday. The Pan Handle,
Chicago & Illinois and the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago roads are still showed
up.
Troy, N. Y. Feb. II.
Last nights storm was the severest for
New York Central roads are snow bound. At
Rouse's Point the north bound trains laid
over last night.
DENVER, Col, Feb. II.
At one o'clock Yesterday afternoon heavy
wind storm struck this city, and until p.
NJ. blew at the rate of &C miles an hour
Several buildings were partially or wholly
unroOfed, and a number of plate glass fronts
were blown in. The damage will aggregate
several thousand dollars.
MONTREAL, Feb. II.
The severest storm for years has ragged
here since last evening. No trains have ar
rived today from any point.
BRADFORD. VT, Feb. II.
Fifteen inches of snow fell here last night
and this afternoon. The railroads were
blockaded all day. and the first train passed
through at o'clock tonight. 1t is the worst
storm of the season.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Feb. IL.
The results of last nights storm are just
becoming known here. Boston mails and
papers arrived at o'clock tonight. Four
engines tried to draw the Boston express
west, and has not reached Rotterdam juno
tion yet with the trains which should have
been in Buffalo now.
RUTLAND, VT, Feb. IL.
hallrOau men say tnat thls mas been the
worst storm ever known here. The trains
from the north, south and west are several
hours late, while the trains from the east
are hopelessly blocked between Summit and
Ludlow for the night. No Boston mail has
been received since yesterday noon.
CRY ISLAND, N. Y, Feb. IL.
Yesterdays gale and the strong winds
which prevailed during last night and today
have packed the ice in certain portions Of
the sound so it has been almost impossible
for craft of any kind to navigate. All the
steamers were delayed six or eight hours.