The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04
THE LATE GALE.
VELOCITY OF THE WIND, EIGHTY
FOUR MILES

NEW York, February 27.-The gale of last nigh
at a late hour, attained the remarkable velocity o
eighty miles per hour, being the highest speeC
! since New ! ork station was estabshed the high
| est previously being seyenty-twO miles uer hour
| 1876. L midnight the Thermometer marked 12l.
degrees. The gale passed eastery along the coast
| As the wind was from the land, about the onl,
trouble to shipping thus far known is few vessel.
being blown out TO sea. Only one sailing vesse
reached this port yesterday. Reports from ada
| cent points and points up the Hudson are To thq
erect that much damage has been done to prop.
| erty. Telegraph wires are generally tangled and
| communication with the world has been almost cut
| of.
THE GALE IN MAINE.
AUGUSTA, Me, February 27.-The heaviest snow
storm for years visited Maine yesterday and to day
The wind blew hurricane and the snow drifted
hadY; Roads are blockaded and travel greatly
impeded.
IN NEW JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY, February 27-The blizzard caused
great destruction to property in the northern part
of Hudson county Early this morning the gale
scattered the glass easements Of Ruperts' green
house in every direction and the buildings, which
were nearly new, are nearly total loss.
DRIFrED oUr TO SEA
New YORK, February 27.-The story that a boat
load Of men had drifted from the Idlewild, which
went ashore at Stamford Conn, YESTERDAY, having
no oars with them, was in everybOdys mouth in
stamford As WestcOtts, a settlement of factory
people, II was reported that a tug from New York
had gone In search of the missing boat load of
men believed to have boon carried by the wind out
to sea.
THE BLOW IN NEW ENGLAND
BosTON, February ga storm prevailed
throughout New England, yesterday. Reports in
dcate the severest blizzard of the winter In some
portions OF New Hampshire and Vermont fifteen
To twenty-tour inches of snow have fallen, &C
COmpanied by wind which attained A velocity of
fifty to siXty.iive miles per hour The roads in
many places were blocked, telegraph and telephone
wires were Frustrated and railroad travel mpedcd |
anu considerable damage has been reported, |
During Yesterday and last night the mercury re- |
ported D to lOS below zero Mount Washington |
reports terrific winds, reaching velocity of forty
miles per hour with the mercury % : below zero |
Al 4'3O p. m the barometer fell to 26 % 100 the |
lowest record since the station was established |
there.
DISASTER TO THE rDLEwnD.
STANFORD Conn, February 27.-The steamer
ldlewild was blown ashore at Shppe point last
night, with thirty passengers, who have been taken
on only the main deck is above water. There
are hopes of saving the steamer which is valued at
S'5UO, The cargo Is valued at $4,000.
HAVOC BY THE WINDS.
RosroN, February 2S.-In Boston Yesterday the
lowest point indicated by the mercury was degrees
ihoNe zero and the greatest velocity reached by the
Nihd was 81 miles an hour. The gale has gener-
Ally prevailed with ever greater ferceness through
1nt New England and along the Canadian coast
Photographic communication in many directions
las been suspended. 1t has been next to imrossi
lle to get messages through from this city to New
ORR. Signs, show cases, Chimneys and avn
ngs have suffered considerable MANY
'essels dragged anchor in the harboF
ast night and others at the wharycs we're badly
visited by the wind and accumulation of ice Local
ongshoremen unite in affirming the gale to be the
worst in their experience. This morning Cornell
us Cornelin, brakeman on the Boston & Lowell
ailroad, was blown from the top of car into
,harles river and drowned At Lawrence Mass,
edward Lnscomb died this morning from injuries
eceNed by being blown from milk wagon. At
ape Ann the gale has been the worst known fnr
ears and is still blowing at a fearful rate
AT Lonesville two fishing boats we're sunk, with
Ut, however, any losses of life At Newberrv- :
o[t many chimneys have been blown down, sky :
ghts and roofs blown off, and widows broken. I
Az Nashua, \. IT, this morning. large number .
female employees in Moody, Easterbroak IL An ,,
'rsons shop, left their work because the build y
~ large. t0urstOry one, rocked so fearfullv =
Al Johnsbury, Springfield, and other points in !
erm0nt, nearly two feet of snow has fallen, and J.
lifted badly, blocking highways and railroads. +