Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-16
BOSTON SHUT OUT.
|, TERRIBLE STORM ALL OVER NEW
ENGLAND.
Tclegraphink 70 Chicago via London
Trains Practically Lost-A
Terrific Sea-
lsr telerranh u lne pl.nntcnl

C-ucAGo, March 10. special from
Boston ,iG London says The storm has
now ragged necessarily for two days oil
over New fnqland. Every railroad ont
of the city is blockaded completely, snd
the only tclegraphic communication is
hy the Commercial Gable Company's
cable to Lockport. Ne. and thence by
cable 90 London Never before was
there uch complete prescription Of bust
ness. AMI the damage q property must
amount to an enormous sum. ~ rs fifty
wears since Boston has been so a1eCtcdby
n storm. Tie morning and afternoon
papers Of Tuesday were devoid of al
telcgaphic information. No trains
arrived IN the city and those which
had been run ont we're practically lost
Along tie coast a terrific sea iS reported,
particularly ON the north shore. Every
telegraph wire ia down with the eIccp-
ton az one between Worcester and South
birmingham. There are 10 Geographic
connections west Of Melville, thirty five
miles from Boston, and hut Tor tie re-
ceui.v-cone,ructcI long distance telo-
phone Boston would oe as far removed
from the rest of tho world as far as telc-
graphic communication goes as II 1t
~. situated iu tine desert OF Sahara.
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Trrrsrrrru. Macs. March 1.-THE
rrow-storm now prevailing here is the
'''s' ~ '"' .'.'.'''' ~ w." o''' as
can pass 'H "''t i""" IN '"i' '"'"'J ~ 49,
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passenger 'E'in Is N''iieu '"''No iiiI'cS
eh-' OBJ mere WIN N''eulf 'No ias'eiIS'Iis
&" "'',' WI" "'. 3" t', rh0 T...t
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800, ,.,,,,'',,l 10 b.,, too,.
So go.
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CWctGo, March Ia dispatch from
New Haven. Conn, says lne steamer
Him liy brings word OF terrhle suffering
ami loss of HE on the sound a great
snow storm has severed al connexions
between ,onnccucut ana the metropolis
f"f the Ia iofiN-e9h' hou'S' NO Tram
ls moving oH any railroad throughout
t1e State. fno i'ieFr'phIc cohnr'uQ4
between 'nls c.'y anu ire "ots'". worm
was eniIrciy co' oi. ~ "h e,Ily u'Rt o'
the storm. Trans are S'Ailed az, "ouR
the me- IN many cases 'n'' p'c'iii,
slow-ho1nd far from stations or AT
places where suppHtS c"uid nov pt Cd
talnt j.. tl'i'S .it'' "'c' 'oili'S ia vi
'.Trin'' siI',I'iR7 throughout ."' "'a'e'
Hh" e. l'.'",'' vu ''v ','"S'' LAY '''.0
nav" ''' % '"'' ~ "'''''' ',' .'I''' -,
To- 'l' s''iiii' ''' 'H"" ms '''''" '"'.'iiS
eiino,' constant. ~ SINCE SUNDAY ui"iHiils;
Tie steamer Ne" raven oil tne U,d
'o.'AN I.h', i,,' L'I uo'N I'LL 'iiiS Guy
8; % c'och ~ ~. on M"nu'l' pounu
for New York. Ih,re were 1" hty-hVe
PASSENGER, ON board, TWO oi whom were
women captain q o>' wa j! '"'l''ail'''
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tho passenger. become tcutiy fright
encd. Captain Post JET go hrs anchors ten
miles ont ON ST.. SOUND. huge waves
swept over tne steamer. Washing away
evcrythlngIoytr.e above the deck. HE .
furniture of tnr cabin WAS utterly de-
m.l-hci. The anchors We're kept out
uurl O'Clock Monday afternoon. when
fine etrain on the steamer became so
great that the cables were slipped. the
captain deci ling TO beach the steamer.
1t being tire only hope for the safety of
those ou board. The engines were kept
going and tLe steamer struck at about .
o'clock on Monday evening on west .
maven ."Ie' h'',s were manned ana .
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