Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-27
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
THE GREAT SNOW STORM.
Reports From All Sections
of the Country.
WRECK OF 4 new HAVEN SCHOONER.
A Chinese Vessel and Crew
Burned at Sea.
TWO WRECKS NEAR NARRAGANsETT.
Three Men Knocked Overheard
and Drowned.
TWO WRECKS NEAR NARRAGANsETT.
EXTENT OF THE snow STORM.

and Drowned.
EXTENT OF THE SNOW STORM.
Bad Night Along the Atlantic Coast
Gold weather In VermOnt-A Roof
At West Albany CoIlapses Under the
Weight of SnOw-Several Men I'm.
jured-Trains Delayed All Over the
Country.
BosToN, Dec. 26.-The northeast snow
storm which began here about 10 o'clock
this morning, continued with increasing
violence until o'clock this evening, the
| high wind, which reached maximum
velocity of forty -seven miles an hour,
driving the light snow in binding clouds
and drifting it badly in many places. The
street railway companies have great diff
Guilty in keeping their cars moving, but by
constant employment of many snow
plows and large gangs of men they were
able to give fair service on the electric
| lines, and they ran horse cars on four
horse time By 7 o'clock the snow had
ceased falling and light rain set in which
has continued during the night, putting
trains coming into the city were more or
less late, the greatest delay being on the
northern and eastern lines. No accidents
have been reported, and although the
storm has ragged with great severity along
the coast no marine disasters have yet
been reported.
Norwalk reports that the storm bids fair
| to exceed the big storm of 1888. Over six
inches have fallen accompanied by high
I'll e
have put in for shelter.
At Gloucester, Mass. the worst storm for
/ several years is reported.
At Portsmouth, N H., the storm has
continued all day, about seven inches of
snow having fallen, considerably delaying
trains.
Contocook, N. H., reports foot of snow
which has drifted badly and trains are
three to four hours late.
At Hayerhil, N. H., the mercury was
| % below at a. m. and at zero at 6 p. m.
Eight inches fell during the day, accom-
panied by high wind.
At Brattleboro, VT, foot of snow fell
and roads are drifted in all directions,
badly delaying street and railroad travel.
At Cohasset, Mass, o furious southeast
gale has prevailed all day, accompanied by
| snow, and there is no indication of abat-
| ing tonight. The storm is binding along
| the coast No sailing craft were seen in
| the harbor this afternoon and no disasters
| reported.
| In New Bedford the heavy snow storm
of to-day changed to rain tonight and in
many parts of the city the streets are filed
with water and cellars flooded.
| CINCINNATI, Dec, 26.-The thermometer
holds at about the freezing point. 1t is
estimated that at least seven inches Of
snow fell It drifted in many places to
the depth of two and three feet. Street
car travel has been impeded and in the
case of the double trolly electric cars COM
pletely stopped. The snow interfered
| with the motors so they had to be taken of
all day, although horse cars trayersed the
| same tracks good portion of the day The
cable lines kept their tracks clear by run
ming cars all night last night.
BIDpEFoRD, Me-, Dec. 26.-The storm
reached here late this afternoon and is
raging violently tonight. Trains on both
divisions of the Boston and Maine are
blocked The train from Boston due here
at 4:21 is stalled in snow drift a mile this
side of West Biddeford, where it is likely
to stay till morning. The local train from
Portland, due here at z o'clock, is stuck al
Old Orchard with no prospects of getting
away tonight.
RUTLAND, VT, Dec. 26.-Snow begar
falling in Rutland this morning and has
continued steadily all day with little pros
pect of cessation. Reports from other sec
tions of the state indicate that the storm
has been the heaviest of the season. Traffic
has been greatly impeded. The mail traiI
from Boston due at 2:15 arrived at 4:22
having been detained the other side of tn
summit. Trains from the north were near
" an hour late. Trains from New Yorl
| were from two to four hours late, while tn
| afternoon and night trains were discontin
ued on account of the storm. Special
from Summit state that the storm this al
ternoon was the most severe in many years
In Rutland the snowfall is the hghtest re
ported in the state and no horse cars ar
running.
BANGOR, Me-, Dec. 26.-It was the colo
J est weather for several days this mornin
8 in this city, the thermometer registerin
s below. Snow began falling about
= o'clock and continues this evening. Ind
cations are that it will be the worst of IL
season. The snow is accompanied by
Q high wind.
mometer at o. m. was 20 below and
I has been showing since 10 a. M, abol
three inches have fallen. A heavy snow ia
is reported from the south and east. ON
one mail on the Northern Vernon
reached here to-day. At 8:15 it is ST
|. showing hard.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec 26.-The ve
heavy snow storm which has lasted all d.
turned to rain from the east at o'cloc
No passenger boat left the city for Ne
7, York on account of the storm, but t
freight boat left as usual.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Two sectio
of the roof OF the New York Contra
roundhouse at West Albany collapsed Il
afternoon under the weight of sno
Three men were injured. John Reddy W
taken home, and another was taken to t
hospital with crushed shoulder. Flo
4 engines were buried in the wreck.
ii AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Dec. 26-The wol
! snow storm of the season has been ragi
in the Mohawk valley since 8 o'clock ii
ID, morning. At O'Clock this evening me
NJ. than eight inches of snow had fallen and
was still showing hard. Railroad trave
ull greatly delayed, some of the through tra
III being from two to three hours late. w
III. Shore freight trains have been stalled
the snow this afternoon and the fang
have been started out.
RoNpouT, N. Y, Dec 26.-The sever
storm of the season set in early this mo
ing and snow has been falling continue
since. About eight inches on level
fallen all along the upper Hudson. I
thermometer is below the freezing poi
CANIsTEo, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Snow
fallen to depth of from twelve to fit
inches throughout Steuben county tod
Trains on the Erie are from two to f
hours late.
New York, Dec. 26.-The storm ra
fercely on Staten Island to-day, the 81
,ry falling thick and fast and the wind bl
ing a gale. The rspia railroad .. i
lay. Many vessels, including sew
N steamers, are anchored off Stapleton.
~ AMPERsAND, SARANAe LAKE, Ny, ]
J. 26.--Snow began falling this aftern
and still continues. The thermom
- registered 18 degrees below zero last nj
but has been rising throughout the
and is now ten above.
um, SPRINaFIELD, Mass, Dec. 26.-
ary, storm here, while not particularly sew
900, reached such point as to delay tr
vol. greatly, all the railroad trains being
O. and the electric street cars being rend,
that almost useless before the end of the al
lard noon. The New York, New Haven
me Hartford road suffered the most, somt
say the trains being an hour late, even
IEs. two engines. The delays on the ives
mar line, over which the storm had ca
It ragged, delayed the Boston and ALI
49, trains badly. The morning express
- Montreal was over an hour late. By m
7 of snow-plows the street railway tr
'ylor were kept OPEN The fall averaged a
two ! +o,, innhna 11y, tn g I, n, with no sipu