The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-27
STORMS IN THE EAST.
Billiards and SnowStOrms on
Sunday and Monday.
GREAT DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
The Worst Day He Ever Experienced
Loss OF Life-severe Gale Along
the New England c. asst.

SnOWSEorm OF the winter, Wnlcn mas
NIbeen raging in this city and along the
.seaboard of New England and Middle
States to-day, has been of blizzard
vigor. In the harbor several ships
dragged their anchors under the force
of the storm, and were towed to safe
anchorage with great difficulty.
LEWIS Del, Novem Der 25.-The
American bark NorOcaStle, bound from
Philadelphia for San Francisco, with
$40 tons OF coal, arrived at Delaware
breakwater last night shortly before
midnight. at 9O'clock this morning
the bsrk's cables parted and she was
driven into to breakwater, where she
went to pieces. The crew were safely
landed.
SCITUATE, Mass, November 26 "A
terrible loss of life is reported here by
a wreck this morning. The large fish
ashore on First Cliff Point, at 6 80 last
night, and Immediately went TO pieces
The crew consisted of sixteen men, if
I teen of whom persisted.
DANvERs, Mass, November 26-The
recent storm is the worst ever ex-
perienced here at this time of the year.
The wind blew hurricane, and snow
drifted to a height of three to four feet.
Horse cars were abandoned. Religious
services were suspended last night.
Telephone, telegraph and electric light
wires are down.
ATLANTIC CITY, n J., November Is
a storm to-day brought in an extra
ordinary high tide with q tremendous
sea A great deal of damage has been
done along the ocean boulevard.
New YORK. November 25 "A dispatch
from the signal office at Washington
says a gale reached the velocity OF
eighty miles per hour a. Black Island
this afternoon.
CANAJOHARIE, N. y November 25.-
At o'clock tonight, the Mohawk
Valley was four inches under snow,
and the storm was still prevailing.
Erie Canal is filed with boats stalled
or fearing to move.
Boston, November 25.-Six inches of
snow has fallen in eastern Massa
chusetts and is blown into drifts.
Wires are down. In New Hampshire
five inches of snow has fallen and the
same is true of Vermont. At Salem,
the storm was the worst
Cor years.
PORTLAND, Maine, November 26-
Captain Frundy of the United States
life saving station rer Orts: mo yes
sci slightest since morning Last night
we saw several running for shelter, as
we supposed. The Lord help any
thing off this coast tonight" Cap
tain Trundy scded it has been
thu worst day he ever experienced.
The schooner A. r. Walker, of Fall
River, is ashore q! Hull. Captain
Wesleyan and the frstmate are reported
lost. The schooner Gertrude is also
ashore here.
New YORK, November 26.-The first
storm OF this winter is about over in
this vicinity, but it is still raging with
unabated violence along the New
England coast. Telegraphic commu-
nication with that section is entirely
suspended. The Western Union has
no wires between this city and Phlla
delphia, thus shutting off all
.souther points. TheiAssociated Press
from this city to Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington direct, is this
morning made up by way of Buffalo,
Cleveland and Pitlsburg. The storm
along the coast all the way from Hat
teras has been very violent, and it is
feared many marine disasters occurred,
although it will be some days before the
reports will begin to come in, as the
storm would drive the vessels off shore.
The wires to Sandy Hook are all Gown,
but the last message received from that
place stated the highest wind ever ex-
perienced by the observer there Is rag
ing,
TIE Western Union succeeded, at
noon, in opening communication with
Boston, and lev wires were at that
time working with Philadelphia. The
Associated Press man a. Quarantine
tslegrap hs as follows: mo arrivals.
Wires all down. No vessels anchored
off here except cruiser Boston. which
still lies in the same position. Have not
been able to get Off yet. as IL still blows
a fresh gale from northeast, with high
confused sea. The beach along Staten
Island shores is full of dIiftwood and
Wrackage
KINusT5N, Olt.. November 26.-The
schooner J"it0- VS. driving ashore at
South Bay Point, pounding heavily. A
steamer has gone to her rescue. The
schooner Cora Post is ashore on Bells
Point. The seas are breaking over her.
The schooner w. I. Preston, ashore on
Wolf Island, is breaking up in the gale.
PoRT Huron, Mich, November o.
The steamer r. ". Wheeler reports the
picking up of the crew of fouudered
vessel Oh Lake Huron this morning.
The name OF the craft was not ascer-
tanned.
BOSTON, Mass. November 2?.-The
schooner AUeloR was dragged ashore on
on Spectacle Island during the storm
yesterday. She will probably float
when the weather moderates. The
.AUeIOn experienced terrific gale in the
bay, during which three of her crew
were washed overheard and lost. Their
names ara Charles Blackford, John
Daucelle and James Todd, all belong.
ing at Tiverton, n. s.
NOBLE REsCUERs.
The terrible effects of last nights
storm have been everywhere manifest
along the coast to-day. Although the
loss of life already reported is large, it
would have been still greater but for the
\ brave efforts of Captain Joshua James