The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-06

4 lispatch OF the 21th frOm Boston
says the recent gale prevailed with
great fierceness throughout New Ea-
gland and along the Canadian coast.
Signs, showcases, chinIneys, and avn
ings have suffered considerably. MANY
vessels dragged their anchors in the
harbOr, and Others at the wharves were
badly listed by the winds and the ac-
emulation OF ice. Local 'Iongshore-
men unite IN affirming this gale to be
the worst IN their experience. Cornell
lus Coughlan, brakeman on the Bos
ton Il Lowell Railroad, was blown
from the top Of a car into the Charles
River and drowned. At Lawrence,
Mass, Edward Luscomb died from in
juries received by being blown from
milk wagon At Cape Ann the gale
was the worst known for years. The
vessels anchored in the Gloucester har-
DOR nave so far Outridden the storm,
but at Lanesville Two fishing boats
were sunk, without. however, any loss
oi lie. It New WbuIyp0rt chlmneys We're
blown down, skylIgnts and roofs blown
OF, aud windows broken In At Nash
ut, y. H., large number of female
employees IN Moody, EstabroOk & An
t.ersOn .s shoe shop, LETT their work be-
cause the building a large four story
one, rocked 50 fearfully. At 81. Johns
bury, Springfield, and other points IN
Vermont, nearly two feet OF snow fell
and drllred badly. blocking highways
aud railroads. The heaviest snow
--oTn IN years visited Maine on the
2Ith. The wind blew almost a
hurricane, and the snow drifted
badly. The roads were block
AIDED, and travel IS greatly impeded.
A schooner supposed to be the Syl
E1ster, OF Gloucester, was wrecked at
richmond Island. 1t Is believed that
her crew We're saved. AdwelIing house
81 West NyacE y. y, occupied by a
family named GdynOr, was blown
down. The occupants barely escaped.
Inc house Is in ruins. Al Newark, \.
j the Park Avenue scnOJl and sew
eral houses IN Orange were uuroOted
and trees We're blown down, but no one
was iuiagHd. ,Ene blizzard caused
great destruction OF property in the
northern part OF Hudson County, \.
II The gale scattered the glass case
msnts OF Rupert 5 gceen-hOusein every
direction, and the buildings, which
'e- = -A-ttt it-fFr d. q ti+AAiOSN ii ~ al
loss Many OF the plants were frozen.
,tne loss is placed at Sl5, 900. In
t llOn Hill a number OF trees were up
rooted, and the streets made impass-
aoLe. Numerous chimneys were blown
down. The tin roofing OF an entire
row OF brown stone buildings on sum
NIT Avenue was blown of The water
supply OF Bergen and Greenville was
cut off by the screen-pipes be
coming choked with ice, but
was opened in the afternoon. Dis
patches from Greenport, l.. l., esti-
mate tie damage to shipping in the
vicinity OF that port at S15, 900. At
ROckaway Beach the Rocky Mountain
House was demolished by the gale,
tusing a loss oil 81 500. At College
Point damage to the extent OF about
s 900 was sustained from falling
chImneys, etc. Other villages report
damage to property, none OF which IS
serious
The first snow of the season in Au-
gusta, Ga, fell on the night OF the
9th. Dispatches from COvington and
other places report q heavy fall OF
snow.
Secretary Chamberlain, OF the Ohio
State Board OF Agriculture, says that
the freeze, when the ground was full of
water, is going to result in great dam
age to wheat, though the exact extent
cannot yet be estimated.