The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-26
SNOWFLAKES IN A GALE.
WRECKS ALONG THE COAST AND
THE INTERIOR ALL WHITE.

The Damage to Shipping Inflicted on
Vessels All the Way from Delaware
and New Jersey to Boston-Tele-
graph and Electric Light Wires
Down In Every Direction.
LEwEs, DEL, Nov. 25-The American
bark Morro Castle, bound from Phila-
delphia for San Francisco with 610 tons of
coal, arrived at Delaware Breakwater last
night shortly before midnight.
At 9 o'clock this morning the bark's
cables parted and she was driven on to the
breakwater, where she went to pieces. The
crew were safely landed.
A three-masted schooner parted her
chains about 5 o'clock this afternoon and
was beached near the iron pier.
TERRIFIC GALE.
A terrific gale has prevailed here all day,
interfering with telegraphic commun ication
with the breakwater.
Further damage to shipping is appre-
hended.
The bark Hannah, from PHILADELPHIA for
Limerick, and the schooner William ID.
Marvel are reported ashore in the harbor,
and q schooner of about 800 tons is ashore
at the Rehobeth life-savIng station. She
has a cargo of laths, and the crew were
safely landed from tho latter vessel
BUT LITTLE DAMAGE AT CoNEY ISLAND.
NEW York, Nov. 25-The storm did
comparatively little damage at Coney
Island. The tide was unusually high and
tho surf roared fiercely from Nortons
Point to the eastern point of the island off
the Oriental hotel, but the chief damage
reported was the WASHING away of some
small frame buildings and shauties between
Norton's Point and West Brighton. The
Brighton Beach Hatel, which was formerly
in danger during winter storms is now per-
fectly safe on its new site.
The storm continued to rage all day in
Westchester county, blocking up roads in
many places with snow drifts.
Street cars in Mt. Vernon were run with
great difficulty at irregular intervals, with
the probability of their stopping altogether.
SEVERE ON STATEN ISLAND.
The storm was very severe on and about
the shores of Staten Island. The snow,
which fell throughout the day, was fol
lowed this evening by hail storm, which
lasted far into the night. The wind blew a
gale, and many vessels took shelter in the
coves about the island. There was rough
sea in the bay, and the Staten
much trouble in entering their
slips at st. George. A large three-masted
ship, which was anchored off Tompkins-
VILE dragged her anchors and drifted down
the bay, and narrowly escaped colliding
with the United States cruiser Boston, an
chored at quarantine. The vessel was
finally picked up by tug boat, and towed
to place of safety.
PILOT HAS TO SET SAIL.
The new ,ilot boat James Stafford, No.
IS, anchored at tie station at Sandy Hook,
was obliged TO get under sail, her anchors
being unable to hold her in the heavy sea
and gale. She sailed up the bay and
sought shelter at Stapletown.
A canal boat loaded with coal, while
being towed through the..Kills, foundered in
the heavy sea close under the Staten Island
shore at Mariners herbOr.
A two-masted schooner, with a cargo of
bricks from Heverstraw for Elizabeth, N
j., was blown ashore on the reef in the Kills
of Constable Hook, and went to pieces.
Her crew took to a yawl boat, and landed
safely on the oil dock at Constable Hook.
"Old salts" in the Sailors Snug Harbor pre-
dicted that to-daY's storm will be followed
by heavy snow storm Wednesday.
IN THE CITY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25-The storm here
was a reminder of the blizzard of last
March. The snow began to fall about 10
O'clock this morning. 1t came down lively
all day and did not cease until evening had
set in. About 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
toe wind was at its hight, going at the rate
Of thirty miles an hour. At the signal
service Office 1t was said the storm would
not last throughout the night.
The mercury registered 81 at a. M;
the same at II IN. 30 at $3.50 p. m, and
% at midnight. The average temperature
was 30%'. The average temperature on
the same day last year was Az.
A BLIZZARD AT POUGHKEEPSIE.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Nov. 25.-A bliz-
zard snow-storm began here at noon to-
day and still prevails The wind blew at
the rate of fifty miles per hou-. On the
river the storm is terrific.
The ferryboat to Highland was compelled
10 abandon her trips at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon.
The steamer D. S. Miller did not start for
New York until late hour.
Three tows have put in at one of the city
piers for the night.
SHOWING ALONG THE MOHAWK.
CANAJoHARIE, N. Y, Nov. 25-At Z
o'clock tonight the Mohawk valley is four
inches under snow and the storm still pre-
walls. The Erie canal is filled with boats
stalled or fearing to move.
A GALE AT BOSTON.
BOSTON, Nov. 25.-A fierce northeasterly
gale ragged last night and to-day. Snow
began to fall early this morning, and con-
unued throughout the day, changing to
snow has fallen In Eastern Massachusetts,
ana Is all blown into drifts. The storm has
anected the wires badly, and shipping in
the harbors has suffered considerably.
IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
AT Claremont, N. H., inches of snow
has fallen.
AT Brattleboro, VT, the storm began at
~ o'clock this morning and has increased
steadily during the day. The wind varies
.uet"een thirty and forty miles an hour.
,SDDeveral inches of snow has already fallen.
Inc mean temperature is 20'.
AT Nashua, N. H., about three inches of
sho" mas fallen, and the storm is still rag
ing The mercury registers 81.
AT heene, N. H., five inches Of snow has
iaiien' and the wind is blowing gale.
sALEM's WORST FOR YEARS.
AT Salem, Mass, the storm is the worst
Ior years. There was heavy fall of damp
snow, which by heavy gale was piled in
aIlLts. Wires of all kinds are down and
,padly mixed, so much so, that the electric
!ights were shut off at the request of the
Delephone company. The sloop yacht Mar
Iagansett and a schooner whose name could
not be ascertained, broke from their moor
11igs and went ashore near Forest river.
t hue latter is lying in a bad position. The
haroor Is full of coasters and several have
0eeh dragged considerably.
BADLY DRIFTED AT WORCESTER.
WORCESTER, MASS, Nov. pa snow