The Portland daily press., 1885-01-29
A BLIZZARD.
The Toughest Storm Experienced This
Winter.

II the public accepted the Signal Service
prediction yesterday morning as reliable they
had good reason to change their minds before
night for more uncomfortable storm, accom-
panied with SO low temperature, we cannot
call to mind. At sunrise the mercury indica-
ted from % above to % below zero, in differ
ent localities, and despite the cold, there was
quite fall of snow. The mercury kept drop
ping however and at noon had fallen to 40 be-
low zsro by Berrys thermometer on Exchange
street, the wind was blowing strong from the
northeast, window panes were covered thick
with frost, Notwithstanding hot fires inside
the rooms, and the snow tell so thickly it was
very difficult to discern objects on the streets
three or four blocks away. at sunset the mer-
curry indicated the same as at noon and the
snow fall continued: Everybody kept housed
who could.
In the harbor the waves ran very high ac-
companied by much floating ice. The Express
started for the islaHds, got as far as the Break
water, turned round and returned to her dock.
The ferry boat to the Cape made only por-
tion of her trips The boats OF the various
steamship lines all remained at their wharves
and did not make their regular trips. AT Cape
Cottage the vapor arose from the water in such
clouds no glimpse could be obtained of the
offing. The steamer Partisan of the Allan
line slipped her hawsers from the spiling, and,
if steel hawssr had not held, the vessel
swung round SO rapidly that damage might
have resulted.
Telegraphic communication with Augusta
was Interrupted by the storm, but in this city
no serious interruptions were noticed.
The morning trains were much delayed. The
Maine Central was IA hours late, the East
ern 3-4 hours, thu Boston & Maine hours,
the Grand Trunk 1 hour, the Ogdensburg Q
hours and the Portland & Worcester IL
hours. Most of the trains had two engines to
haul them.
The brig Hyperion left Portland for Caba
Tuesday afternoon. It was rumored on the
street. yesterday that she had gone ashore on
Cape Cod and the crew we're lost. Neither
the shippers OF the cargo nor the brokers had
any such information and it was thought she
got an offing with the favorable wind with
which she started Fears are also entertained
for the safety of the schooner Messenger which
left here at the same time with the Hyperion.
4hO OAOkOn VI buo 0OuiulUu Ilu6 IL OubSlQ0
somewhere in the storm with pilots looking
for her.
At Biddeford the weather was similar to that
in Portland
The steamers OF the International line were
in port during the storm. The Boston steam
ers made their regular trips Tuesday night
but did not go out last night. Vessels lying at
the wharves and in the harbor were coated
| with ice.
Between 6 and p. m. there was slight
change in the weather, for the better. The
mercury was % above zero and the wind fell
considerably. At p. m. the moon was out,
and the mercury had risen to % above zero
The early evening trains from Boston were
about an hour and from Augusta nearly two
hours late. The Pallman from Boston was
about two hours behind, while the one from
Bangor had not left that city at midnight. The
Ogdensburg train is showed up somewhere on
the road.