Evening journal., 1888-12-20
VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
1t Ragged with Terrible Effect
in Canada.
DISASTERS IN VARIOUS PLACES
The storm Extended from Massachusetts
TO California, but Was Most severe In
canada-TAvus Lost and Much Property
Destroyed.


canada-Iivrs Lost and Much Property
Destroyed.
MONTREAL Dec 20 Reports Of darnaes
done by the blizzard, which began Saturday
and only moderated yesterday, are beginning
~ come IN. Tho eastern portion Of Quebec
and the maritime provinces suffered most.
The traffic on the lntercoonial railway was
totally demoralzed and traffic along this
northern division suspended. Twenty trains
We're laid up at Moncton.
The storm did great damage along ths
Newfoundland coast The ship Golden Gate.
from st. Johns, n f., went ashore at st.
Pierre, Miquelon, and became total wreck.
Tho schooner n Wright was wrecked in the
Straits OF Canso. The men on both vessels
have suffered from cold and hunger and
many OF them are badly frozen. Assistanca
has been sent 70 them IL is not known
whether auy lives have been lost.
At McDonalds Point, N. b., Ernest
Wright and Ernest Mcdonald attempted to
cross on the ice They were caught in tbs
drifts and found frozen 60 death in the
morning. AT lroquois, Ont, when the gala
had just begun, three men named Dlckie,
johnson and Oaks came over from the
American side in an open boat. When they
attempted to return homo gust OF wind
cnpsizsl the boat and the three men were
lett struggling Ia the icy water johnson
was an expert swimmer and made heroic
efforts TO save Dickie, sacrificing his own
life IN the attempt Assistance was sent out
from the shore, but II was too late, all threa
having sunk. johnson had u reputation as q
life saver, and last summer rescued three
young men.
The destruction of fodder, stock and OUT
buildings caused by the storm has created
almost famine in this section OF the
country.
Quebec Is almost entirely cut or from OUT
side communication. The streets In Quebec
are nearly all very narrow and the drifts
hnve piled up In many cases as high as the
second story window, rendering ordinary
ltnvel impossible ID is the severest weather
ever known In the province at this time Of
the year. Tho cold is intense, the thermo-
meter being II degs below zero. People ara
afraid 10 leave their houses in Quebec for
fear Of losing their way and being frozen TO
death. The linemen Of the telegraph COM
pany are great sufferers, and many cases ara
reported whore they have been badly frozen
IN attempting to repair the broken wires.
About Montreal and between her 6 and OF
tiwa farmers have lost much live stock, and
demolished barns and fences strew the lines
Of the railroad. Ice covers tho tracks in
many places 10 the depth Of a foot aud a
half, and reforms almost Immediately after
being chopped out by laborers All mails ara
delayed, and minor casualties, due to the
frigid weather, nre reported from all points.
Reports are being sent from Montreal OF
losses Of life in the st. Lawrence river during
the blizzard No lives have been lost, and
the stories have not the slightest basis OF
fact
81. JonN. n b., Dec 20. 0.--From Sunday
until late Tuesday furious snow and
leet storm ragged III the northern part OF this
province bordering on Quebec Tho snow in
cuttings on the lnterC Colonial is from three
to seven foe, deep and on Monday the run
ming Of trains wns completely suspended.
-Four trains are stalled beyond Moncton. A
snow slide near Metapedia buried a special
freight train, and hours were spent In shovel
ing it out No freights have been sent from
Moncton north since Monday, upward OF a.
dozen being at that point waiting for clear
track. The Quebec train reached here ten
hours late The experience of the train
hands has been very severe. In some cases.
owing to tho binding sleet and snow, relays
Of men had TO be provided, and cuttings
often flied up when nearly open. A storm
OF such length has not before been known ON
che road for years, and IL win cost the line
thousands Of dollars to reopen communica-
ton
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 20-The Wara
river is higher than has been known for
years A bad washout has occurred on the
Central Massachusetts, railroad near Oakdals
and travel on the road IS suspended. Several
manufacturing firms in Orange had to shut
down owing to high water
HoosREr, N. IL, Dec. 20-The heavy
timbers used as stays on the three bridges
spanning the MerTimac river were carried
away by the freshet Eleven men were work
ing on the bridge at the time, and three OF
them were drowned
SxN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20-Captains og
vessels plying between Cape Mendocino and
Cape Flattery report the recent storm as ths
most violent in their experience. Capt Sal
mon, Of the Costa Rica, was thrown from
the bridge and had an arm broken. Several
Golfers from the north, week overdue, have
come in. II Is feared some of the heavily
lnden vessels did not weather the storm, aa
several are long overdue