The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-27

SEVERE STORM In THE EAST.
A Furious Wind-Storm Prostrates Telegraph
Wires and Unroofs Number of Houses.

morning huge telegraph pole, at the corner OF
Maryland and Alabama streets, was broken short
off by the high winds. Other poles in the neigh
borhood were broken off or pulled down in quick
succession and several streets were soon block
AIDED with fallen poles and an inextricable snare OF
wires Many horses were entangled, and
panic was narrowly averted. The streets
were at once roped off, and large
gangs of men were set to work to clear the
wreck. Tor the time being freight delivered at
the Albany depot had to be dragged by hand
around block No injury to life or limb has 80
far been reported, but there have been many
narrow escapes. A furious blizzard prevailed
during she night in this vicinity and
for long distance down the Eastern
coast At Portland twenty inches of
snow has fallen, and it is still falling.
Business is at standstill. The Grand Trunk
railway is blocked at Bethel, and between there
and South Paris is in bad condition
q At st. John, N. B., the snow is the heaviest OF
se season, and the wind blowing sixty miles an
hons
At Westfeld the steeple of the First Congre-
grational Church was turned completely over,
and thrust through the roof Of the building into
the audience-room.
The storm which prevailed through New
England, is reported the severest OF the winter
In-ssnsc restscs-s cx New Hampshire and Yer
mont ten 30 twenty-four inches of snow have
fallen, accompanied by furious wind,
which attained velocity of fifty to sixty-fve
miles per hour. The roads, in many places are
blockaded, telegraph and telephone wires are
prostrated and railroad travel is impeded. Con-
siderable damage has been reported, but none
serious, except to the wires. During the day,
and might the mercury is reported 50 to 100
below zero.
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day, reaching velocity of 140 miles per hour.
with the mercury twenty-fv degrees below at
43O p. M. The barometer fell to %. 95, the low
est record since the signal station was estab-
hshed there. A snow-storm prevailed until IL
o'clock A. NJ; since then the weather has been
foggy.
New York, Feb 26-The terrific gale has
rendered the streets deserted tonight The
street-car lines carry all persons obliged to be
out, it being almost impossible for other than
vigorous people to breast the gale at all. On the
river the ferryboats are running but much de-
lay is occasioned by the boats being drifted past
their slips. Trains are reported late, owing to
head winds. No abatement in the fierce
ness of the gale was noticeable at midnight,
and reports were being received from many quar-
ters of the city of more or less serious damage to
buildings, including the topping over of Chin
news, cts. A number of women were injured by
being blown down in the streets or against OBJ
structions. and one or two persons were hurt by
uy10E miSstoS. Ae SSudl-ScEViVc oDSoTNcT uckc
said tonight that Texas storm and Montana
storm had collided just west of this city, and had
bulged eastward. The storm center was so near
this city that the full effect was felt
here. The wind was steady from the
northwest at an average velocity of fifty miles
per hour. The maximum velocity was at ii
A. NJ. to-day, when it was eighty four miles per
hour, the highest speed since the New York sta
ton was established, the highest previous being
seventy-two miles per hour, in 1876 At mid
oh hn fha~yo oto rHaA Tha
gale is passing easterly along the coast. but as it
ia blowing off coast, about the only trouble to
shipping will be the being towed out to sea.
Telegraph wires have been generally tangled. and
communication with the outside world has been
almost at stand-still.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26-The wind PLAYED
havoc with housetops all over the city today.
Shingles were blown in the air, and tin roofs
were torn from their fasteuings and hurled to
the ground. A three-story house opposite the
public buildings, in Juniper street, was un-
rooted, and the mass of tin was suspended above
the yard in the air. The spire of the Rich street
Methodist Church swayed omniousfy this morn
ing, and those who passed that way gave the
building wide berth, but it still remains in po-
stion. The velocity of the wind to-day reached
forty five miles an hour.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb ga wind-storm Of
most disastrous character has prevailed in this
neighborhood for the past twenty-four hours,
aud still continues. Houses have been unroofed,
of the large stand-pipes of the Lochiel iron
works were toppled over. one of which crashed
into the works. Fortunately no person was in
jured. The damage throughout the country
will be considerable.
WASHINGTON. Feb Pa heavy wind storm
has prevailed here since midnight During last
night and to-day several houses were unr oofed,
shutters blown off, signs demolished and win
aows smashed in various parts of the city. The
roof of the new Pension Building suffered Sc
.yerely, the slate and tin being torn off in many
places A frame house in the western portion
or the city was blown down this afternoon.
PEMBROKE, Ont. Feb 26.-The weather is
very cold in this section. Snow has completely
blockaded traffic on the Canadian Pacific rail
way, and nothing can be done toward clearing
the track until the storm is over
y NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 26--The wind has been
blowing gale all day. The roofs Of St Mary 3
Church, Parmslys hat store, and dwelling
house were blown off. Telegraph and telephone
wires are down.
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