The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-13
THE ATLANTIC DISTURBED.
Terrific Gales on the Eastern
SeabOard.
VESSELS WRECKED.
Several Lives Lost, and Ono Yes 81 eos<
IOWA With All On Board The Eng.
lish channe. Affected.

and character OF the present storm cannO
b. fully told or understood for some days
Telegraphic communication with great sec
tions of the South and West have been cu
off completely for periods OF ten to twelv,
hours. No trains have been able to worl
through to Omaha fOr three days, anc
railroad traffic in Iowa is practically
abandoned The telegraph companies
have been more seriously hampered thar
for ten years past. The storm area ex
tends east to Maine and south to the Gul
Of Mexico. =If
EASTERN WEATHER INDICATIONS. 70
WASHINGTON, January "a storm o.
great severity now prevails on the New
Jersey coast. The cold wave extends from
the Mississippi Valley to the South Allan
tic States. 1t will slowly advance over the
Middle Atlantic States, and will reduce the
tempera ture to zero. Severe frosts will oc.
cur Sunday morning as far south as Tam
pa Bay.
COLD WEATHER IN TEXAS
GALVESTON, January 9.-The cold wave
extends over a vast area, and will result in
a.. immense damage to stock of all kinds.
Telegraphic communications are greatly
impeded. Austin reports u temperature
OF 10 degrees above zero. Hundreds OF water
pipes are frozen. At Laredo the temrera-
At Palestine the mercury touched 8 de-
grees below freezing point, the coolest
weather experienced there in forty years.
The water works street plugs were all
frozen and cracked. At Corpus Christi the
mercury fell 64 degrees in twelve hours.
CoLLIDING TRAINS.
WILMINGTON, DEL, January o. Last
nights snow storm caused a most serious
block on the railroad tracks here, suspend.
ing travel. This morning the Wilmington &
Northern train, which left at o'clock,
collided with two shifting engines that had
been sent out from the station with snow
sweepers tn clear the track. The snow
was so blindng that the engines crashed
into the train at full speed. Three men on
the shifting engines were killed outright,
and to add to the horror Of the scene, the
passenger train took fire and burned, the
passengers escaping with few injuries.
Another dead body has been partially
identified as that of George W. Brenton
telegraph operator at Wilmington and
Northern Tower. Abe Lawler. fireman Of
engine No. l, a lad of 10. is most seriously
injured, being frightfully burned and
bruised. His left leg has been amputated and
recovery is d,.ub'ful. John CORY, assis-
tant yard master. suffered concussiOn of
the brain. His recovery is hardly posi-
BILE. Conductor Samuel McMullen, OF the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Road and Flynn, received painful but
not dangerous bruises. The condition OF
George Black, the Wilmington Northern
conductor is gr rJwing worse, and fears OF
fatal results are entertained. James A.
Melvin's in juries include a compound frac-
tare of the right leg, which is reg: rsled n se-
NOUS. 1oseph Virgins, fireman, George i.
,.,l - hnyc 1nSpp
ries of a slight nature.
THE WEATHER WILL MODERATE.
ST. PAUL, January 9.-The signal Off
GERS say that every indication of the force
OF cold wave is broken, but it will be some
time before the weather will become very
moderate At Helena the mercury registers
8 above to-day, which shows the wave
has left that section OF the country and is
travelling rapidly down the Missouri Val
ley. The lowest temperature reached was
at Minnehosa, Manitoba, where the ther-
mometer registered 81 below. On the
Northern Pacific, from Brainard to Fargo,
the temperature varies 25 to 81 below, the
latter at MADEIRA.
ON THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST.
NEwBURyPoRT, January 9.-The sever
est storm for many years has been raging
here for the past twelve hours. The
schooner George Freeman" Captain
Thurston, with crew OF five men, went
out OF this port yesterday afternoon and
nothing has yet been heard from her.
Boston. January 9.-Reports continue
to come in from points along the coast,
and show that the storm of last night
worked havoc among the shipping. A
Provincetown dispatch says large feet OF
e<~,I In%o
were off Highland Light at sunset last
night, several of which reached Province
town in safety, but many others were
driven ashore or foundered together. No
lives were reported lost, but lfe-saving
crews were kept busy, and there
were many narrow escapes. The
tug "Confidence'' and the lighters aid
worked two sets of divers bound for
Ibes, ashore on Stonehorse shoal. They
arrived last night for harbor. These are
people about whom much anxiety was felt
of Peaked Hills Bar Life-Saving Station,
reports that an unknown three.master
founded along the bars for about mile at
daybreak and finally went clear out in the
bar. Her crew were in the rigging and the
vessel had APPARENTLY lost her rudder and
some sails. 1t was impossible to aid her.
A number Of coasters were probably blown
out to sea. The wind reached a velocity OF
seventy miles an hour at one time. Sensa-
tional reports are in circulation, but all
what is definitely known is that large
number Of vessels were outside last night
and that there is wreakage afoat.
The schooner "Joliet" struck on rock
between Deer Island and Winthrop Head
during the gale to-day. She had six pas
sengers on board. three of whom lost their
lives-Captain Leach, Charles Turgee,
mate, and James Dunn, steward.
ALL HANDS LOST.
SPRING LAKE, N. j., January 9.-The
schooner Mary G. Farr," OF Philadelphia,
from Batom IRE, for Providence is ashore
on the outer bar and will be total wreck.
All hands were lost.
OFF NEW JERSEY.
ATLANTIC CITY N. j., January 9.-The
storm her" was one Of the worst for many
years. Houses were unroofed and high tide
did great damage along the sea front. The
surfis strewn with sulphur, presuma bly, from
wrecked vessel which is not in sight.
ArNEw YORK.
New YORK January 9.-The snow-storm
which ragged all last night with unabated
fury continued during to-day. 1t was
accompanied by very high wind, which
caused drifts in sheltered places. 1t also
had the effect OF delaying travel in the city
to great extent. The snow seriously in
terfered with the prompt arrival OF mails.
A number of vessels parted their hawsers
and went floating at the mercy OF the
wind and tide. At least two are missing,
and have probably foated out to sea.
ALL ON BOARD LOST.
PHILADELPHIA. January 9.-The loss Of
the schooner MARY G.. Fair" with every
soul on board, is perhaps the saddest dis
aster OF the gale. The Inflated vessel was
driven ashore and caught fire, but not one of
those on board escaped to tell the story.
A dispatch from Spring Lake, N. j., says
that late on Friday night bright light
was seen off the life-sa wing station. A high
wind and the driving snow made life-saving
almost impossible. Twice the boom OF the
signal gun rang across the water, and the saw
ing rope was sent toward the vessel, but in
vain. The crew Of the burned vessel launched
a boat, but in momentit went to pieces,
the vessel drifted ashore, and she is at low
wafer Female anna rel washed aahore in.