New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-27
NEW W-ENGLAND ALMOST BURIED
TRAINS Stopped BY II :AvY DRIFTS.
SHIPPING FROZ Y ~ AT BOSTON AND 'RiLAND-
SEVEN DAYS or HIGH WIND.
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SHIPPING FROX Y IN Al BOo ION AND l. 'hiLhND
SEVEN DAYS or HIGH WIND.
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Bosrov jan. 2G-New- England for the last two weeks
has had of wintry blasts Though small as com
pared with he perience of people of the Northwest
IN Boston days the did not rise above
2O' and fell in The city by tao signal Service thernoh
eter on two msrnug, 3 below AMI one morning
brlsw IN the suburbs the ter perature mas iaon
much lower figures 10 not Indicate tn the out
.id-rs mnd the real nt,ssys the cold here fer owing
the high relative humidity an The strong winds oo"
ng several days in succession at rate a. hsh as
thrty y-ivc miles hour. the cold has been penetrating
Ga, pipe. winch fifteen years have not been frozen
up have this cold spell refused TO turhish hsht ana
plumbers have been busy thawug out frozen water
pipes
Last night a snow.torm set Ia and continued until
A. m today, when 1t turned - rain which ell h'avly
for several hours In the harbor early TINS morning
mas, of ice lined ferry tracks fer more than one
third OF the distance each siie, AMI II was only
through tho OF tho tevbsats that entrance conld
he eiecsd At one time OF the south Ferry boats
lost half an hour I'm trying TO reach the slip on tie
Boston side.
Ils.tated by tow boat officers and those actively at
work IN the .oars in TN. har por difficulties
countersd from obstruction have bscu greater III tue
last few days for several years The work OF these
men who are subject to cali all hours OF the day sr
night has particularly ar.uons on accoant OF the
severity OF the weather and the extent or the ice
around the piers and in the channels and the ferry
tracks Ihe British steamer Bulsart,n Captain Parry.
was 10 have Boston tsis morning for Liverpool On
was unnbe do 20. having heen driven back IN
largo quantites 10y tho southeast wind. Things Will
speedily change for tie nctter now that the "ihd Is
more favorable Tor driving ont ths ice.
Ihe storm ia OtAer parts .f New-Eusland was severe
In Maine the railway. were balr bocKe Tan the trains
Will all bc ll. l,r sext twelve hours al least Ihe
storm ar Portland pronounced he worst OF the season
A dispatch from there says:
The sfsrua - heavy dans the Portland ahl o<deh'-
burg rold bY using every means at their co~nind
tie officers hope three passenger trains th'u
II they succeed the trains will be many nolrs behind
time Al frci-ht trains have been cancelled on the
Grand Trunk rhi, morning Ar engine ami snow-plo"sn
left Lewiston nr Portland but nattemptuS 10 make the
~ at Lewiston Junction stuck fast in the dFtI
The steamer F-rest CITY started last nlSht TOT
Boston, bat was Obliged put back. the sea benz fr
too ronsh for n safe passage The steamer rremant
reached here Boston tins morning after the rough
.-t passage OF the Portland ar0'r presented
arrange today Last MIGHT ia tho "it't OF
the ,nra a great lee Held ircl Ia. hling the hhrOor
with ice This norans the steamer Mary W. lnDy run
nug lerryhoi attempted 10 cross ID u'hPortand
sns GOT within about 100 yards OF hcr landing AMI was
then compelled turn ahou.. Before she redchoi tms
side! t,rnn.l Wa c.0s'I lu 10 WIS only lft"rA strdg'
c- of more co. an 4u thlt the steamer m ale pas
s,ce a. unIcr ordinary circumstances not more tn'n
thi,c minutes The cnlnle OF tie Peoples Ferry Line
4. cou etrly blocked up and the steamer Is nri ami
fast 80 tie Ice al south Portland
fo-kng from tuc United states Barge Oiice down the
FINER har1or n.t4ns is To be except ice AMI snow
r o., peruap. just well thai a, the era t inside ha
haruor are frozen in or will save tncr being eXp'ei
10 terrnc scores o' vessels ar- reported {" be
IN the owsr harbor held m the ire For the present they
safe TN. but In case ot disaster No assistance
| could be sent To tnsn
,.Fr-n ah the surrounding towas come repor;s cf
serious trouble and p-poAbls loss ~ Ao storm ono 81
Of the F~ic't City ne the Forest queen
.irce.Icd m getuu. s. Long GsanI b. starting At
/ o'clock tuis mprA.n. captain oliver hal the worst
pa.sl.e Of hi, hf, ant wolli slIdly have cinrnei
III had been possible. lie three hours IN making
distance commonly covered IN twelve MIN
utc4 The steamer was oOi-et 10 i"F'e
d., way literally through miles Of sn'wdrfts Much Of
the tim, crlwIed along the snow was up
/ . her guards
Rnsn,s, i. su.pcuIcl Many stores dii not open
t.ls mornn. alh,l-l Amo, Wn-Ow. who ~ over
eighty was IN hts p,co a. business early this morning
y the al of small OF -hSyclcrs. thc street rl-
read complny ina, managed to run a few c'rS.
Adl,paich from Augusta. Ns. SAYS that tsen inetcs
OF ios aas fallen and drsd uicI Train, wsrs eithor
stallc! or moved slowly. Dispatches from Biidsi'r',
Macnt. and other portions Ot tn" state arc of Snllar
| tenor Nons OF tne schOss open 40 HdlcforL
pi,paicn,, from N.N-lIampspiro AMI Vermont indi
catcd ihat absnt tle sane oonuton ot auur' eN''e'
| there All tuo railways wero blocked Or from one To
I Snow. Wlt'h WtS hTlNcH ""'". ~ " "''''
sa!c piiug supw n huge aud tlnsst uhpt''Aps drIt''
l,.,,,f.n IL. Jb, T,Uynaf from tsnc0rl. ~ H.. says:
The pic,cnt stnrrr the w-rst OF the season
ami Is one oi the htrl,,t Tor wears Wh'n 1t set IN las
evening the railroad .iIs in all directions were heavily
banked with snow that had bscu psu-hed ont aier pre-
yiors storms. which make. his snowfall diiicul one
| for th. rtilr,ats To content via. In the horth-
ern ard western paris OF thc state IA gale
act IN and ths railways vera buried IN drifts ON
tho Concord Railroad no r'ish trans were sent out an
those that IN motion were silo tracked oh t''
Boston Concord and Montreal limo not tram MS c'"o
slrta 'e $50 last hsht All iieiShl Trains
ON that Lac are on sidn.+ rhc CasalItn Pacific niSht
xnre. rm Montreal f.r Boston VIA the Sonthe 'St"rn
lima reached Wool.villo seven hours IA .. and Il no"
| mating us way slowly toward fymo"tn'
ON the Concord anl ClarshohV "ho' "'
| train, Of any description wsro mo'eu :"
| 40 freight trains were moved OIL tho foIoroo'o "'o
Tho last train sont over tns Northera line was
fr,ht which started about $3.50 p yesterday. That
train with thyss other fret shs. was saol at East Ah
doysr All freight trains cancolsd On the Nor'hs'"
road and efforts made 10 get the stalled snes on -
sdings
The first train from the North TO arrive III Concora TO-
day wa. tho Bristol accommoiatOn wh'cn so1 !" Nv
lliO A. H. sson after leaving Bristol 1t enceuh'S'"
mount lin slide and buried in six feet ot SNOW oa
ra,dug.nt Tho train had plough. without which IL
could not possibly have got through
AT VEST Lebanon two feet oil snow has I'Ioh anu "0''
IA u Nigh wind with falliss temperaturs' ..
| TIL, storm IN Berkshire County Il caiiou ''0
| since 1856 over foot of snow mas i" and
| wind Blew at tho rate OF forty miles al hour A'''
| ,nd the .nov. into hugo drifts Tho mercury was
low and there was considerable suffering ON INC .o'u
The comfy road. are 81 llock'd that many oi '"o I's
men and wltnc,>c. whu have for the 'a-' '"o "ooN'
| / cen atcLdns cur at Irt siiold iou'" III - -
day to rctnrn To their homes. Trains ca al ao I
r"9,, vrr, nom fonr to twelve hours la'e me WIN
rh,,, tLi afternoon from the south to the west anu
| tho mercury fell rapidly
PIERCING WINDS SWEEP THE STREETS.
ex,r,x. SPOILED IN TIL PA KS-NEssELs CAUGHT
IN THE ICf.
pIercing wind blew with tho force of small hur-
rc,nc arouud tho street yesterday, and pn'