The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-29
RAIN AND ICE.
Terrible Condition of Affairs Through
out the Country.
Boston's Street Crossings Covered
with Six inches of Water.
Great Damage Caused to Timber
and Orchards In York County.

SAcu, JAN. 2S.-A cold rain storm has been
Iii progress here the past thirty hours. To-
night trees and boughs are falling all over
the city. The damage to timber and orch
ards throughout York county is estimated at
thousands Of dollars. The telegraph and
telephone wires are prostrated,
Boston, Jan. 2S.-Today's rain and gen.
eral thaw is directly due to storm whose
area covers the entire country from the,
Rocky mountains to the Atlantic and from
the Gulf TO the wilds of Hudson bay, and is
consequently, one of the most widespread
atmospherical disturbances reported during
the past year TO show how widespread is
its influence, out of ffty-two signal stations
reported this morning east of the Rocky
Mountains only three-Denver, Coll,
Shreveport (La.) and Deadwood Dak.)--re-
port clear weather, rains and snow are re-
ported in all the Others. This is something
remarkable
In consequence of the storm there has
been general rise in the temperature every
where except in the extreme Rocky Noun
tain regions and northwest territory, where
the temperature in the rear of the storm is
falling.
The effect of the rain upon the mass of
accumulated snow lying in the streets of
Boston can only be appreciated by those
whom necessity has compelled to be abroad
today
Atmany of the street crossings the water
stood six inches deep, without any chance
of finding an outlet, without it were the adj
jacent cellars. Washington street, between
the Boston Il Maine depot and Dover street,
was in a terrible condition, likewise fremont
street. Deyonshire street was not much
more happily situated, and as for Federal,
Congress, State and several other of the
principal streets, they were frightful exam
pies of what snow and rain, aided and abet-
ted by Limited appropriation" can do
The fall OF rain has been something re-
markable, amounting to 1.16 inches between
the hours of II O'Clock last night and II o'clock
this morning. The large fifteen foot storm
signal flag became e SO weighed with tn frozen zen
two pieces, the larger falling on the top of
the neighboring buildings and the remaining
piece, about a foot square, was all that was
left to warn the storm-tossed mariners. The
smaller storm flag was hoisted.
NEwBURYPoRT, Jan. 2S.-The storm Of
hail amp sleetof the past twelve hours has
loaded down the trees with ice, and all over
the city the streets are strewn with branches
and limbs, making travel well-nigh impossi-
BILE. State street, between Harris and Tenn
massive elm, which dates back to the mid
die of the last century, would fall.
A good portion of it has already toppled into
the street. Telephone and telegraph wires
are down in every direction. The telephone
exchange is rendered practically useless. The
fire alarm, Of its own accord, sounded sever
al times this morning, and several minor ac-
cidents from slipping on icy pavenients are
reported.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 28.-An ice gorge
began forming yesterday in the SusQuehanna
above the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
new and costly bridge. Seeing that the
bridge obstructed the passage of the ice, and
thata flood was imminent, the company or
dered its demolition and put large force of
men at work tearing it down. This action is
loudly praised by the citizens.