The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-10

Beaudette, Lancaster. Mile Roehes, Morris
burg, Iroquois, Brockville, Prescott. Cana
noque and Rideau, and between Malone and
Ogdensbuig, in New York State, the storm
was felt most severely. AT coteau the rail
road signals and switches were so badly
clogged by the lee that they could not be
made te work.
All along the line of the Grand Trunk rail
way, as far west as BelleYille, similar con-
dition of affairs existed.
About two miles from Lancaster. two
barns were blown down and an entire or
ehard destroyed. Minor casualties by the
score are being reported between that place
and Cornwall.
On down grade between Iroquois and
Prescott, Grand Trunk passenger train,
which tried to stop at the former station,
could not for the Icy tracks, and running on
TO an open switch completely demolished
tool house and three freight cars. No one
was injured.
IN THE CITY OF KINGSTON,
perhaps the most remarkable feature Of the
storm happened. The hurricane blew at the
rate Of 20 miles per hour, nearly all of Sun
day night and yesterday. Earl and Rideau
streets were lined with gigantic maple trees.
Wellington and Kings streets and Park ave-
nue. were lined with magnificent willows.
This afternoon all these streets are simply
impossible. The trees, some Of them two
and half feet In diameter. are strewn
along the streets across the roadways, some
leaning against houses, the windows and
cOrniees Of which are demolished, and 9TH
ers in the most fantastic attitudes, all up
rooted or torn off just above the ground by
the wind and ice.
There is not telegraph or telephone wire
standing In the city. All the poles are in the
streets, and pedestrianism is almost an i'm
possibility.
The chimney of the Simmons tallow fac
tory. 70 feet high, was blown down, and
several workmen injured. The chimneys Of
the Stanley House were also demolished,
creating panic among the guests, who
thought the roof was falling in. Many peo-
pie have been injured by falling telegraph
poles and wires, and George Hosmer, Oscar
Manning and Louis Hemberghev are In the
hospital suffering from.
FRACTURED SOULS AND LIMBS.
A team of horses was killed outright by a
falling pole. A few feet further, or second
later, a whole carload Of passengers would
have been crushed.
The most remarkable scene is in Queens
Park, the so acres Of which is huge pile Of
brushwood and fallen trees.
The crashing Of the trees In 1t last night
caused residents in that locality to turn out
of their beds and witness the storms de-
struction. Tree after tree went down with
a crash, and they were very heavily Ice
laden when one gave way. Even the dis
turbing of the atmosphere caused other
trunks to succumb, reminding the spectators
OF the roll Of musketry in the distance. Hun
dreds of trees have been torn asunder, and
and they are completely covered with Ice,
presenting wonderfully grand scene Sever
al houses were unroofed, and frame build
ings fell in under the weight Of ice. From
the country come
REPokTs OF WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION.
All the orchards lin the district touched by
the storm are more OF less damaged, some
being entirely obliterated. Barns by the
dozen have been destroyed, and few houses
escaped damage in some shape No freight
trains are running. as it is impossible to stop
them after they are started within half a
mile, and passenger trains have great diff
Guilty in running There is no telegraphic
communication whatever in the district. The
loss to the telegraph companies will alone
reach $4,000, and the telephone companies
nearly as much more.
1t will take six weeks to repair the dam
ages done by the two days storm.