Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-15
A HEAVY STORM.
Upper New York state Gets the Worst
Oh H-Drlits from Three to Six Feet
Reported = Trains Much Delayed
many Disasters to Shipping Reported
on the Atlantic Coast.

| WATERFOWL, n. Y, Nov. 13.
Ihere was heavy snow fall last night and
snow is still falling 1t is now over a foot
and half deep. The trains are more than
an hour late on all the roads leading TO the
city.
AUBURN. N. Y, Nov l3
There Is over foot OF snow OF the ground
| here and il is still showing
| NASHUA, N. H, Nov. i3.
| Two inches of snow fell last night, the
first of the season
FRANKLIN FALLS, N. H., Nov. l3.
Inc heaviest snow storm for ten years at
this season now extends from Concord to
Montreal.
GENEVA, n. Y, Nov. l3.
The heaviest snow storm ever experienced
thus early IN the season is now prevailing
here. The snow is 20 inches deep on a level
and IN drifts from three to six feet deep. The
trains on all the roads centering here are two
hours late
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov l3.
foot of snow fell here last night and il is
still showing and blowing turiously. The
railroads converging here are impeded and
delayed.
ITHIoA, n Y, Nov. 13.
AT 8 o'clock this morning he snow meas
ured exactly one foot deep on level. There
Is high wind and the snow is drifting badly
Railroad travel is impeded considerably and
all trains are late. Fears are entertained of
disastrous food in this valley if the snow
goes of suddenly.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.
Reports from Utica, Elmira, Albany, Buff
falo and other State points bring information
of great snow storm
CONCORD, N. H., Nov. l3.
An unusually severe snow storm occurred
in this section last night Six inches fell at
Hillsbor Bridge, Claremont and White River
junction and four inches in this CITY, The
storm did not extend south of here.
OswEGo, N. Y. Nov 13.
blizzard struck Oswego at $50 O'Clock
last night and it is still blowing aud showing
hard. Trains are delayed and the street rail
road is blocked for the first time since its OPP
Grafton. A fleet of ii light vessels left here
for Canada about dark last night, and grave
fears are felt for their safety. Up to this
time but one, the Snow bird, has been heard
from. and she was ashore at Charlotte. The
crew are safe.
1t began showing furiously at Lockport
last night at 10 O'Clock, and finally ceased at
l O'clock today. Tho snow fall has been
from eight to ten inches deep and is now
thawing slowly.
NEW BURfPORT, NOV. 10.
The storm Friday night drove two schoon-
ers into the bay in disabled condition, and
both are piled up in the sands of Plum island
total wrecks. There was no loss of life.
The schooner Franklin, Capt F. Upham,
from Thomaston for New York with 900
casks of lime, struck about nine miles below
the life saving station at s A. NJ. The life
saving crew went to her assistance. The
Franklin was owned by j. A. Creighton of
Thomaston and was consigned to F. f.
Morse of New York. She was an old vessel
| Near the station another vessel was discov-
cred in distress, and 25 or 80 men from New
buryport, who had come down to see the first
schooner ashore, fastened up the beach, to-
gether with ThomBs Daily of the life saving
crew, and entered into the work sof saving g
the four men who were clinging to the rig
ging The vessel was the Carrie II. Spot
ford, Capt. w. ID. Scott, Deer Isle, for Bos-
ton, with granite for j. S. Cram. She was
so tons, and Is years old. The captain, with
Capt. Davis Marshall, coasting pilot. 20
years old, and two sailors, Chas. II. Scott
and James Brown, were rescned in an al
most exhausted condition. tremendous
sea was running, and each one dashed over
the unfortunate seamen and up to the cross
trees.
The schooner eastman, from Ellsworth,
bound south, lost part of her deckload of
lumber when about fifteen miles off Cape
Ann.
The British schooner Ciotilde, when off
Cape Ann, shifted deck load and lost part OF
il.
Schooner Rowena, from Westport for Bos-
ton, lost toresail and flying jib when off Cape
Ann.
Schooner Billow of Rockland, Me-, lost
her bobstay while off Cape Ann.
Schooner Frank Herbert, while lying at
anchor in Salem harbor, was run into by the
schooner Fannie f. Hall and lost her main
boom, boat and davits.
The tug Protector left Oswego, n. Y, for
| Charlotte, Friday night before the storm
with the barge Bolivia by E c. Buel in tow.
She got lost in the Storm and her barges
broke away. The tug, badly iced up, finally
got into Charlotte, The Buel went ashore at
Braddock's Point. Nothing can be learned
| of her condition The whereabouts of the
other barge is unknown.
Schooner Abbe Ii. Hodgman, Frye master.
from bay of Fundy with spars for New York,
went ashore, Saturday morning at o'clock,
on Squirrel island. Schooner Rosie E., Rog-
ers master, from Columbia Falls, Me-, with
| lumber for Boston, went ashore at 5 o'clock
at same place. Bote vessels are in bad posi-
tions and with the help of steamer Sassnoa,
could not get off. Both are filling and will 60
to pieces unless the weather moderates at
once.