Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-27

Storms and Billiards on the Otter Side
of The Continent.
New YORK, January 2e3h.-Reports from
eastern and northern New York show tba;
the storm is almost as severe in those sec.
tlons as 1t is in New England 1t began
last night, and by morning over one foot ot
snow had fallen. A high wind then set in,
and the snow is piling up il deep drifts.
dispatch from Albany says that all the
railroads eentering there arc-in bad con-
d1tIon' and the trains are many hours late.
Ihe limited express from ST. Louis on
the Erie road, is fast in sno7-drift near
Mlddletown, and the prospect OF its getting
out soon are poor. The other trains are
stalled at the same place.
ALONG THE UPPER COAST.
HALIFAX, January 26th.-The flag of dis
tress was seen flying from vessel caught
IN the ice in the basin to-day. The crew
appear to have abandoned their vessel and
were seen on cakes of floating ice and in
great danger. But no help could reach
them. The vessel is believed to be the
schooner Glide, for Boston. An unknown
vessel is ashore off Horton.
HEAvaEsT STORM IN YEARS.
BosToN, January 26th-Reports received
TINS morning from various points in Maine
New Hampshire and Vermont state thai
the heaviest snow storm for years prevailed
all night, and in most places it is still
showing. Travel is greatly impeded. Many
trains are entirely suspended, and the high
ways are practically impossible
MAINE ROADS BLocKADED.
BIDDEEoRD (Me.(, January 26th.-The
roads are everywhere blockaded, and nm
to IL o'clock to-day no train has passed
over either division. The Boston and
Maine Railroad morning express, which
left Portland at 7:30, is showed in near
Old Orchard Help has been telegraphed
for.
VESSELS CAUGHT IN THE ICE.
New YORK, January 26th-The schooner
J: Kennedy arrived here during the night.
The Captain reports that last night about
oO vessels were in the ice on the shoals.
II IS feared that all went ashore this morn
ing.
HARD TIMES ON THE OCEAN
New YORK, January 26th-The overdue
vessels are arriving and report severe
weather at sea. The tramp steamer
Grome, 70 days from Leith, Scotland, had
her bridge smashed by the sea and suffered
other damage on deck. The second officer
was swept across the bridge on the 18th
instant, and was only saved from going
overheard by grasping life buoy. Several
OF the crew were injured during the pas
sage.
LATEST REPORTS LAST NIGHT.
BosToN, January 26th- Advices from
many points in Maine, Vermont, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts report the
storm still raging, blocking the roads and
ID many sections nearly suspending rail
road traffic.
Upper Harbor, in this city, is full of ice
and navigation is seriously impeded.
-Four unknown vessels are reported
ashore at Point Cannon AT Dennisport
several wharves have been demolished by
the gale, and three vessels are flying signals
OF distress and apparently leaking badly.
OF Chatham a large three-master has
been making signals of distress all dav,
but could not be succored. as the ice was al
ternately being driven backward and for
ward. number of vessels were being
carried with it.
Highland Light, Mass, reports number
OF vessels in peril on the Vineyard Shoals.
WIDESPREAD STORM.
CHICAGO, January 26th.-Later dispatches
show that the storm has extended over
Canada, Pennsylvania and New York,
blockading railroads and causing much in
convenience.
TRAINS SHOWED UNDER.
BosroN, January 26th-P. M.-The pas
sengers on the Chicago express, which left
Boston at o'clock this afternoon, were left
at Concord, and will remain there until
morning.
Several other trains are in drifts as high
as their smoke-stacks. Traffic north and
east from Boston is nearly paralyzed No
through trains have been able to get over
the Boston and Maine road to-day, and TWO
express trains are showed in at Biddeford.