St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-27

of the snow plows the street railway
tracks were kept open. The fall aver
AGED about ten inches up TO s p. m.,
with no signs OF abatement.
RUTLAND, VT. Dec. 26.-SnOw began
falling in Rutland this morning and has
continued steadily all day, with little
prospect of cessation. Reports from
other sections of the state indicate that
the storm has been the heaviest of
the season. Railroad traffic has
been greatly impeded. The mail
train from Boston, due at 2:l5,
arrived at 4:22. Trains from the north
were nearly an hour late. Trains from
New York were from Two to four hours
late. while the afternoon and night
trains from Boston were discontinued
on account of the storm. Reports from
Summit station, on the Central Yer
mont road, state that the storm this aft
ernOon was the most severe III many
years. Snow is steadily falling and
threatens serious interference to rail-
road travel. In Rutland, the snowfall
is the lightest reported i'll the state, and
horse cars are running.
PORTLAND. Me-, Dec. ga heavy
gale is blowing from the northeast. with
the mercury ten degrees above. The
snow has fallen fast since noon, and
drifts badly. The trains from the West
are out of shape. The Western division
Boston Il Maine p. IN. train from BOS-
ton, the $3.50 train from Portland and
another are stalled at Wells, and it is
hot known when they will get in. The
express over the Grand Trunk, from
Montreal. due at 5:45, was one hour late
at Island Pond, and is said 10 be stalled
there. Maine Central trains are not
much delayed. 1t is bad night Oh the
coast.
LENNON. Mass, Dec. 26.-Snow has
been falling in the Berkshire hills near
ly all day and the high winds drive it
into great drifts. The mercury is twelve
degrees above zero.
NEW HAVEN, Con-, Dec. 26.-Six
inches of snow fell here to-day and this
evening. The storm was accompanied
by high northeaSterly winds. Trains
are from one to two hours late.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 26.-The
heavy SNOW storm which prevailed all
day turned to rain this evening. No
passenger boat left the city for New
York on account of the storm, but the
freight boat sailed as usual.
BURLINGTON, VT, Dec. 26.-It has
been showing nearly all day here and
snow is still falling here tonight. The
thermometer at z O'Clock this morning
registered 20 degrees below zero.
CONCORD, Dec. 26 The storm still
continues here, and over foot OF SNOW
has fallen. All trains are more or less
late. he Portsmouth train due here
about 500 is stalled near Stratham.
HIGHLAND LIGHT. Mass, Dec. ga
severe easterly gale, with heavy SHOW,
began here about p. III today. The
wind reached at o'clock tonight a
velocity of seventy miles an hour. No
marine disaster has as yet been re-
ported.
Boston, Dee. 26.-The northeast snow
storm, which began here abOnt 10
O'clock this morning, continued with in
creaSing violence until O'Clock this
evening. the high wind, which reached
a maximum velocity of fortyone miles an
hour. driving the light SNOW in binding
clouds and drifting it badly in many
places. The street railway companies
had great difficulty in keeping their
cars moving. By 7O'clock the snow had
ceased falling and light rain
set in, which has continued during the
night, putting the streets in Wretched
condition. All trains coming into the
city were more or less late, tn great
est delay being on northern and
eastern trains. No accidents have
been reported, and although the storm
has ragged with great severity along the
coast, no marine disasters have as yet
been announced The storm is general
throughout New England. In
this city the fall of snow was
eight or nine inches. Norwalk. Conn.,.
reports that the storm there bids fair to
exceed the big storm of 1888. The har-
Dor is full of boats that have put in for
shelter. At Gloucester. Mass. the
worst storm of several years is reported.
At Cobassett, Mass, fur GUS gale from
the southeast has prevailed all day, ac-
cOmpanied by snow. and there are no
indications of its abating tonight. The
storm is binding all along the coast.