The Portland daily press., 1885-02-18
THE STORM.
Further Particulars Concerning 1t.
Railroad Trains Delayed and Hard
Weather at Sea.

The storm which set in Monday night was
among the most severe of the winter. About
town considerable damage was done.
T. L. Kimball's swinging sign blew down
and smashed a large window. Electric light
globes at the corner of Franklin and Congress
streets were broken. Several awnings were
blown into ribbons. The streets and side
walks were in slippery condition yesterday
morning.
Much more snow fell through the northern
part of the State than in the city and vicinity.
1t is reported that twelve inches of snow fell
at Skowhegan. The snow at places on the
Grand Trugk was drifted to depth Of three
feet,and the officials on that road report very
hard time. Trains were blocked at Danyille
Junction, South Paris, Gilead, Milan and
Groveton, and it was afternoon before they
were all in running order.
The heavy snow storm Monday night greatly
delayed trains on the Kennebec section of the
Maine Central road. The Pullman train east
did not reach Waterville until o'clock, over
three hours late. 1t was caught in the snow at
Winslow and five locomotives were required to
pull it out The morning train from Water
vile did not reach Augusta until S.45, nearly
three hours late. 1t was the heaviest Snow
stormIknown for years.
The trouble with the Maine Central trains
was the great drift this side of Waterville.
The Eastern train to Boston was held yester-
day morning on account OF the delayed Maine
Central train
The Portland & Ogdensburg trains were 30
minutes late
freight train got stuck on Commercial
street during Monday night, and ten lumber
laden cars blockaded the street yesterday
morning. A large force OF men shoveled
out the track, which was not clear until noon.
The wind was so high that the brakemen
could not 60 the top Of the cars. A car loaded
with plank on the Grand Trunk track was very
rapidly unloaded, the wind fairly lifting the
freight off.
The great amount of ice in the harbor kept
the waves down so that no damage was done.
The tide, however, was very high. At the
ferry slip on Custom House wharf, the water
flowed over the planking leaving about half
ton of ice in the pa ssage Little damage was
done to vessels in the harbor. A three masted
schooner dragged her anchor for SONS distance
but was secured and it was reported that
small schooner was jammed in the ice at the
draw on Portland bridge.
The Franconia, which left New York for
Portland Sunday morning passed Cape Cod
yesterday afternoon.
One OF the most severe voyages of the season
was reported yesterday. Captain Joseph White
of the schooner Henrietta, reached here at
noon. He tells story of hardships. For thir-
ty days the crew of the schooner was kept at
sea-, fighting the waves and wind. Cape Cod
was reached two weeks ago. At length, storm
tossed and weather beaten the Cape Lights
were sighted yesterday morning and By noon
the schooner made its way through the foes of
crushing ics to the wharves Her passage
from Providence, RI, was made in just one
month. The crew are nearly exhausted.
1t is reported that the wind did considerable
damags TO buildings at Cape Elizabeth.
The crews OF two fishing vessels got caught
away from their schooners Monday night. One
boat was worked back to land, the other re-
NAMED in the ice all night.
Tbs tugs of the Independent Tow Boat Com
paDy report all clear so far as known.
A report was current yesterday forenoon
that q schooner was ashore near the Two
Lights, bat apparently there was no founda-
tion for the report.