The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-27
OLD B0REAS
PLAYS Sad Havoc With
Shipping on the
Coast.
TRAINS DELAYED AND WIRES DOWN
IN THE NORTH.
The snow the Beautiful SNOW.

\ yesterday was the first regular winter 5
day CT tie season. AT early daybreak 1t
began showing. and the storm increased
la density until about two o'clock, when
IL became APPARENT that fierce fl ght for
supremacy was going on between snow
and rain. The snow soon began TO beat
retreat before rs more waiery opponent,
and at last was forced TO surrender and
abandon the field The effect OF all this
was anything but pleasant TO suffering
humanity, and the day, therefore, was
bleak. wet, slushy and generally disagree
able.
IL Is a source Of comfort, however, to
know that we did not fare anything like
as bsdlv as those Of our fello ". citizens
who are so unfortunate as to live TO the
north OF Us. There they experienced a
regular blizzard. wrocking vessels caus-
ing disasters all along the coast and
impeding teegraphic communication.
Some idea Of the damage done may be
gathered from the following kilograms;
NEW YORK, November, 2G.-The first
storm OF the winter is about over in this
immediate vicinity, but is still raging
with unabated violence along the New
England coast Telegraphic c0mmunica
tion with that section is entirely sus-
pended The Western Union Telegraph
Company has no wires between this city
aud Philadelphia, thus shutting of all
southern points.
DAEyERs SHOWED UNDER
DANyERs, MASS, November 26.-The
present storm is the worst that has ever
been experienced here at this time OF the
year. The wind blew a hurricane and
snow drifted 10 the height of three and
four feet Horse cars were abandoned
all along the line and religious services
at the churches we're suspended last
night. Sleighing and wheeling are
equally bad, telephone and telegraph
and electric light wires are down; drains
are fun and the streets flooded Trains
with doub,e-engine service are nearly on
time this morning.
SEw YORK SUCCEEDS IS OPENING DIRECT
COMMUNICATION.
New YORK, November 20 The West. |
ern Union Telegraph Company succeeded |
at noon in opening communication with |
Boston, and iew wires were at that |
time working with Philadelphia.
The Associated Press man at quaran-
tine ielegraphed as follows at $50 this !
Nothing to report this morn
ing No arrivals. Wires all down. No 4
vessel anchored of here except the |
cruiser Boston, which still lies in the
same position. Have not been able to
get of 10 her yet, as il still blows fresh
gale from the northeast with high con-
fused sea. The German ship George
still remains in the same position Four
tugs are now pulling on her, and will
probably get her OF with the rising tide.
lhe beach along the Staten Island shores
IS full of driliwood and wreckage'
iHPPING INTERESTS DGsAsTRoUsTY Az.
PECTED.
NEW YORK, November 90 The storm
las seriously affected shipping interests
All the telegraph wires be.
ween sandy Hood and Quarantine and
his city were torn down by the wind
ast nigh. and this morning, and it Was
rot known up 10 noon whether or not if
my vessels had arrived of Fire Island
nce yesterday evening. The wind
which last night blew a gale on the
Water has driven all vessels oil the coast,
nd will doubtless cause a delay Of five
m six davs tO all sailing ypsSfls