Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-06
AN ATLANTIC STORM.

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BosroNI Nov. ga fierce northeas .rly
gale has ragged since Saturday night.
Snow fell yesterday, changing to sleet last
evening. About six inches of snow has
fallen in Eastern Massachusetts, IN is
drifting badly. Shipping in tho hal~sors
has suffered considerably. Wires are
down in all directions. A gale and b avy
snow is re ported at Brattleboro, VT, and
in New Hampshire. The storm at ,lem
is the worst for years, and the wires arc
SO much mixed up that the electric i1eht
has been shut of to prevent danger of
accidents The sloop yacht, Narragansett
and an unknown schooner are ashore ~ az
Forest river.
In Springfield snow fell to tho depth of
five inches, followed by hail, and Is so
solidly packed as to impede traffic. Wires
are down and communication nearly sus-
pended. Passenger trains are from one to
three hours late and freight trains have
been taken of.
At Gloucester the storm was the hea siest
since the blizzard last March. It izS re-
ported that two unknown schooners have
been dashed on Norman's Woe and that
only one of the men aboard has tht far
been rescued. The coaster Medford WAS
wrecked in the harbor by tho brig Alice
being driven into her.
At Rutland, VT, the fall Of snow has
been seven inches.
Much damage has been done on tao
north shore. The Boston, Revere Beach
& Lynn railroad was. badly washed out
midway between the Narrow Gap Hotel
and the Point of Pines, stopping through
traffic. At Crescent Beach several cot
tages have been undermined and somo of
the hotels threatened. The Winthrop
shores have felt the force of the storm,
and number of buildings between Point
Shirley and Winthrop Highlands have
been demolished. A washout on the Win
throp and Shore roads prevents the ran
ming Of trains. The storm is the worst
ever known on this part of the north shore
and danger is feared from the incoming
tide.
At New Haven, Conn.,, the tsind
reached fifty -one miles an hour-the
highest ever recorded there-and several
inches of snow fell. Travel on the shore
line is stopped by the breaking Of the
drawbridge at Lyme. Many vessels have
put in at that port for shelter.
THE STORM AT NEW YORK.
New YORK. Nov 25.-The first ..new
storm of the coming winter, which was
raging in this city and along the seal GARD
of New England and the Middle States
yesterday, has been OF blizzard vigor. As
night came on sleet and hail followed the
snow and the ice particles, like sharpened
points, rendered street pedestrianism inn
possible without suffering. In the harbor
and lower bay ships dragged their anchors
under the force of the fierce tempest. one
ship having nearly collided with the fever
plagued ship Boston while drifting out to
sea. She and others that had been torn
from anchorage were towed to safety by
tugs. A pilot boat was unable to hold to
anchorage and sought pier. Off Staten
Island, near Sailors Snug. Harbor, canal
boat loaded with coal was sunk and q
brick laden schooner went to pieces, her
crew escaping. In this city the mercury
stood at % degrees at midnight.
The storm brought in an extraordinary
tide with tremendous seas, at Atlantic
City, N. j. Much damage has been done
along the ocean boulevard, part of which
has been washed away with a number of
small frame buildings. The wind was
blowing forty five miles an hour.
A dispatch from Lewes, Del, says: The
American bark Moro Castle, bound from
Philadelphia for San Francisco with go
tons of coal, arrived at the Delaware
breakwater Saturday night shortly before
midnight At nine O'Clock yesterday morn
driven onto the breakwater, where she
went to pieces. The crew were safely
landed.
OFF THE COAST OF MAINE.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 26 Captain
Trundy, of the United States life saving
station reports: s.No vessels sighted since
morning. Last night we saw several rum
ming for shelter, as we supposed. The
Lord help any thing OF the coast ton night"
Captain Trundy added that it had been
the worst day he ever experienced.
At Portland hea digit the scene was
strikingly grand. Over and over again
the waves reached q point never touched
before. except in the great storm Last
winter. when q monster wave started one
OF the buildings from it's foundation.
Shot at Dance.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. A.-James HcCarty,
one of q semi-outlaw family of Sarpy
County, shot and fatally wounded George