, 1886-02-28
THE GALE.
The East Still Suffering From
Severe Storms.
Great Damage to Shipping in
New England.
The Worst Known Storm in
The Worst Known Storm in
Many Years.
Eastern Blizzards.

a gale at from hfty-0ne to htty-slx mile
an hour; but one sailing vessel has ar
rived here since night before last and tina
required the assistance of W tugs. tn,
bay is deserted, no steamers have arrived,
although a number are reported off the
coast, unable to make New York harbor
against the terrific gale which is blowing.
Telegraphic connection with the surround
ing country is III even worse condition
than yesterday. No wires.are working to
Boston and the East, and it is with great
difficulty that anything can be received
from the South. There is absolutely nc
communication from points in the int
rior of this city and Brooklyn. but about
the only persons injured have been I'M
lucky pedestrians who were blown against
buildings; a large number of such cases
are reported, the injured being women in
most cases. The chasing of hats has be-
come less, as when they leave the heads
they go sailing over house tops into the
suburbs. Hatless men scudding along
before the gale, is not an uncommon
sight
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The scenes of
yesterday were repeated to-day. No seri-
GUS accidents are reported, but chimneys,
awnings, signs and trees continue to be
blown down. The ferry travel of the East
and North rivers is almost entirely sus-
pended. The wind has blown 50 much
water ont of the bay that the docks and
ferry bridges are fifteen and twenty feet
above water. The ice is 50 packed by
the wind on the Brooklyn side of East
river hat Il number OF boats are stuck
fast ard unable to get out of the pack.
Niggerhead, in Hell Gate, is entirely ex-
posed at low water this morning.
AUGUSTA, Me, Feb. 2I-The heaviest
snowstorm for years visited Maine yester-
day and to-day. The wind blew almost a
hurricane, and snow drifted badly; roads
are b~lockaded and travel is greatly i'm
peded.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Feb. 27.-The
heaviest blizzard caused great destruction
of property in the northern part of Hudson
county. Early this morning the gale
scattered the glass easements of Rupert
green house in every direction, and the
buildings, which were nearly new, are
almost a total loss. Many Of the plants
were frozen. In Union Hill a number of
trees were uprooted and the streets made
impossible; numerous ehimneys were
blown down. The tin roofing of an en-
tire row of brown stone buildings on Sum
nit avenue were blown off.
BosToN. Feb. 27.-In Boston yester-
day the lowest point indicated by the mer-
curry was So above zero, and the greatest
velocity reached by the wind was fifty one
miles an hour. The gale has generally
prevailed with even greater herceness
throughout New England and along the
Canadian coast. Telegraphic communi-
cations in many directions have been sus-
pended. 1t has been next to impossible
to get messages through from this city to
New York. Signs, show cases chimneys
and awnings have suffered considerably.
Many vessels dragged their anchor. in the
harbor last night, and Others at wharves
were badly listed by winds and accumula-
tions OF ice. Local lonEshoremen unite
in affirming this gala to be the worst in
their experience.
This morning Carnelius Coughlan, a
brakeman on the Boston and Lowell rail
road. was blown from the top of a car
into Charles river and drowned. AT
Lawrence, Mass, Edward Luscomb died
this morning from injuries received by
being blown from a milk wagon. Al
Cape Ann the gale has been the worst
known for years, and is still blowing Al
the rate of a mile a minute. The vessel
anchored in Gloucester harbor have SC
far outridden the storm. but at Lanes
vile two fishing boats were sunk without
however, any loss of life. At Newbury
port many ch'inneys rave peen dow
down sky lights ana roofs blown on an'
windows broken H. AT Nashua, ~ ~,
thus morning, a large number oil iemaI
employees IN Moody, hastprook q Amer
Z son shoe store lett lteir "orA pecaus
the building, a large our story one rocks
iearlully. AT 81 Johnspury' Spr'nguei