The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-11
harbor is full of vessels, and there are pros
poets of several wrecks.

| GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. San exceeding
| ly cold wave struck here about P. m. yester-
| day. The wind blew gale until long after
| midnight Towards morning the storm be-
! came veritable Dakota blizzard, and at a..
IN. today the thermometer registered IL
above zero. The signal service officer says
that this is the lowest temperature on the
| Gulf coast since the station was established
| in 1871. The small lakes down the island
are frozen from three to five inches, which is
| something unprecedented in that vicinity.
| An oysterman attempted to cross the bay
last night, and was found lying on the deck
| OF his sloop this morning, frozen to death A
negro boy was found below the deck frozen
| fast to the wet bottom of the boat, but he
| will survive.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Jan. 9-This region
| was visited by the most severe storm ever
| known on Thursday night. The thermome-
| ter at Fort Riley marked 25o below yester-
| day. Business of all kinds is almost sus-
| pended and railroad communication has been
| cut off since Thursday morning. Not train
| has arrived from any direction since that
| time
| SHENANDOAH, Pa, Jan. "a heavy snow
storm set in here at midnight. last night and
| still continues, making the situation at Bos-
| ton Run complicated and dangerous. Those
| who have charge of the place report heavy
| workings of the surface and great falls dur
| ing the night. As yet however, the dwell
| ingS remain suspended over the treachorOus
ing any of them. The water continues to
| pour into the mine. The colliery will not re-
sumo inside of week.
PRovINcETowN, Mass. Jan. 9.--The un-
known schooner before reported in the
breakers off Wood End, proved to be the
schooner Geo. Nevinger. She came ashore
this afternoon and the crew were rescued
with difficulty. They passed terrible night
in the rigging from the cold and the captain
was badly frost bitten. She was Of 240 tons,
owned in Gardiner, Me-, and will be total
baaifsfy tAfppars zee Almble and Leyanter nrex=
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Telegraph officials state
the storm was more destructive in Iowa than
they have known for many years. A sleet
storm on Tuesday swept down the poles and
wires from Northern Iowa to Southern Kan
| sas, and before the lines could be repaired
the present storm broke.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 9.-The Kentucky
| Legislature adjourned until Monday on ac-
count of the cold.
| NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-The cold wave
continued today and the mercury here this
| forenoon registered 15o above zero being five
| degrees colder than was reached any preVl,
| Gus year. Dispatches from all sections OF
the State report the coldest weather ever
| known.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 9.--Nearly two feet of
snow covers all sections of western Penn
| sylvania The storm continued till late
! hour tonight.
! JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. "a stiff wind
amounting to gale at times was blowing all
| day and ice formed an eighth of an inch in
! thickness Fears are entertained for the
| orange crop, not even half of which is yet
! gathered.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 9-The coolest
| weather experienced here in several years
| prevailed today and many poor people are
| Suffering badly tonight. The thermometer
stands at zero and it is still growing colder
Yesterdays Reports.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass. Jan. TO-
Schooner Lookout before reported ashore is
a total loss with her cargo. A two masted
schooner with sails blown away drifted out
by Cape Cod yesterday afternoon.
| GLOUCESTER, Mass, 10.--The tug boat
| William Sprague brought in today, schoon-
er which was iced up badly and had lost hel
mainsail, main boom and one anchor. 1t is
feared the gale did much damage to the fish
ing fleet and news from it is looked for with
much anxiety.
Schooner Grace Webster of Portland, from
/ Philadelphia for Boston, coal laden, was the
vessel alluded to as in danger at Calf Island
! Saturday afternoon, with her flag union
| down. She had lost all her sails, main boom
boat, etc, and shifted cargo, but rode IT oui
with two anchors all right. The tug William
Sprague Captain Taylor, went to her assis-
tance this morning in a terribly heavy sea-
took her in tow and succeeded in getting hel
safe into this harbor. The Sprague also
towed to sea the three masted schooner A
Prescott and Eta A. Hanson, loaded with
hard pine, for Boston still remain in the har
| Dor.
DENNYsPoRT, Mass, Jan. 10-Early this
| morning the beach near Bass river light
| house presented an unusual scene. WTeeker;
| and others lined the beach for mile or two
and portions Of an unknown schooner, re-
ported to have gone to pieces yesterday, were
! strewn along the shore. A quarter-boarC
was picked up, bearing the name white
Foam" The crew was taken off by the life
| boat of the tug Storm King. The three
masted schooner William III. Foye, Garfield
| of Dennys, with coal from Newport New:
for Boston, struck bottom with p feet Of
water in her hold and the crew abandoned
her during the gale yesterday afternoon.
NEWPORT, r. l., Jan. 10-The schooner
Matte d. went on the rocks off Castle Hill
the residence Of Prof. Agassiz, and broke vi
within two hours after striking the reef
Capt. Morris and his men were rescued by
the life saving crew, but several are suffer
ing terribly from exposure and accidents.
CITY ISLAND, N. Y, Jan. 10.-Schoone
Lena r. Kaplan is in the same position, full
Of water. An attempt will be made to raist
her tomorrow Schooner John W. Brown
| has been hauled off without damage, an(
| will proceed to her destination as soon al
the weather is favorable
BosToN. Jan. 10.-Schooner Millie Trim
Of Rockland, Olsen, South Amboy for Rock
land Me-, with cargo of coal went ashore
on the back side of Calf Island Saturda,
| morning at O'Clock during the gale and be
| came total wreck. All hands were drown
ed except the captain. The vessel was full,
| insured. Capt. Olsen recovered all the bodie
| but one, that of a man named Frederick. fh
names of the crew were as follows: Lermal
HI. Murphy, "a years old, native of st
George, Me; Charles, % years, and Jacob, 2
years, natives of Russia; Frederick, "a years
a native OF Denmark. The last three's sur
names are unknown Capt. Olsen wa
brought to this city by the tug Elsie.
PRovINcETowN, Mass, Jan. locale con
tinued with great severity all day from tn
northwest and it is estimated more damag
has been done during the past 49 hours thai
at any time for ten years on this part of tn
coast. Wreckers have contracted to save tn
cargo of guano Of the schooner Georg
Nevinger ashore at Woods End. Tn
schooner is broken in two and will be tota
loss. Schooner Effie j. Simmons ran ashor
on the flats at the east end of the harbor yes
terday afternoon. The captain reports sh
laid at anchor five miles west of Race Poin
yesterday until her sails were blown away
and seas swept her decks from bow to ster
when he tried to run for Provincetown. TIL
schooner lays easy on the flats and will nee,
tug to float her. This makes eight vessel
that have been ashore at Truro and Province
town in this storm, but no lives were lost
Schooner Nimble has been stripped of sails
anchors and cables. Schooner Levanter re
mains in quite good condition and th
prospects are fair for floating her. A larg
three master is anchored off the Race.
Notes.
Snow fell in Savannah, Ga, Saturday, TO
the first time in six years.
Three men, teamsters, were frozen to deaf
Saturday in Iowa.
A Pittsburg, Pa, despatch says the snoI
blockade on the railroads there is almos
unprecedented. On the main line of tn
Pennsylvania railroad trains are from seve
to fifteen hours late. The Southwest branc
of the Pennsylvania railroad is total
blocked and trains have been abandoned.
At Jacksonville, Fla, Saturday night, tn
thermometer recorded 20 above zero. OF
anges remaining on the trees are frozen, an
will probably be complete loss, but tn
trees so far are not much injured.
The Western Maryland railroad in til
sweep of the Blue Ridge Mountains betwee
Merchantstown and Pen Marr, Md. is bloch
ed by snow to depth of 10 feet. Four pas
senger trains and several loaded freights al
unable to move, and IA engines are workin
to get them out.
SUFFERING INTENSELY.
A Canadian City Devasted by Floods