The Portland daily press., 1886-01-30
THE STORM.
Further Particulars of the Damage
In the City
Disastrous Effects in the Surround
ing Towns

The full extent of the damage done by the
storm of Thursday was not realized by the
people of Portland until yesterday morning
when they awoke to find many of the streets
rendered entirely impossible by scattered
limbs torn from the trees by the weight of
ice. Among the streets where the greatest
damage had been done during the night are
Pine High, Danforth and State streets.
A large number of people were upon the
streets during the day yesterday bent upon
sightseeing. Crowds were stationed around
the ruins of the burned buildings and many
persons drove about the city in sleighs.
Street Commissioner Staples set crew of
seventy-ive men at work yesterday morning
to remove the distractions from the streets
They were assisted by every available team
but found the work long and hard. The
hanging limbs were separated from the trees
and cut into suitable lengths to be hauled
away after which they were piled on the
snow banks at the side of the streets to
await the coming of the teams. The streets
were made passable for teams and toot
passengers, but it was impossible to COM
plete the work of clearing up in one day.
During the day branches OF trees
and the wires continued to break ana 1ali
and several accidents occurred whlie aadi-
tional particulars were reported IN regard 10
the damages sustained the night before.
Thursday evening on Chestnut street a
large limb fell on a chimney on MI. +. w.
Buxton's house: and Mr.. Buxton was severe
" bruised by falling brick. A limb falling
ON Cumberland street barely missed a gen.
tleman and girl who were passing beneath.
The cutters were torn from the house of
Mr. l.. Peters on Boyd street Thursday
night and falling limbs crashed against the
building all night long. Mr.. Peters wife
and daughter spent the night at a neighbours,
feeling too uneasy to remain in the house
and listen to the sound of the falling
branches which seemed at times as if they
would come through the walls.
A falling wire yesterday forenoon broke a
window in Hay S drug store on Middle street
and men at work upon the roof of building
on Fore street in some way knocked down a
portion of the chimney, the bricks crashing
through the roof and injuring Mrs. Green
who occupies the tenement beneath.
Three telegraph poles on Commercial
street, near Rumery s. Birnie's office, gave
way in the afternoon and fell with crash,
burying the railroad track beneath net
work of wires and making the employment
of a number of men necessary in. clearing the
track.
In Deering Park the oaks have suffered
nearly as much as the elms in the city On
many, in place Of graceful tops are unsightly
and bare limbs; and the ground is Uttered by
a supply of firewood which is regarded with
covetous eyes by very many passers The
residents of that part of the city say that
there was continual smashing in the park
all night Thursday.
Lighting the City.
The gas street lamps were utilized in light
ing the city last night, as far as possible, and
in many places common lanterns hung from
the 'lamp posts were useful in lighting the
path of the passers.
The following was issued from the Mayors
office yesterday:
CITY OF PORTLAND, |
MAYORS OFFICE, Jan. 20, 1885,.
To the Citizens of Portland:
The very ardu0uS laborS of the fremen last
night, at the two disastrous fires, have left them
greatly fatigued, and in addition to this the OBJ
Structed state of the streets from fallen limbs and
the accumuations of snow and ice at well as the
interrupted condition of the fire alarm wires,
bine to make the situation grave one in case of
therefore call upon all citizens to use the ut
most precaution in the care of their fires both at
home and at their places of business, that the
danger may be reduced to minimum.
i would also suggest, so long as the present con
dition of things exists, which prevents the light
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possible, by placing lighted lamp IN window
fronting the street.