The Portland daily press., 1890-12-29
FRIDAYS SNOW STORM.
Passenger Trains Now Running With
the Usual Regularity.

Saturdays PRESS gave its readers pretty
good idea Of the scope and severity of Fri
days storm. The train over the western
division OF the Boston & Maine due here at
p m. Friday, and as was stated, stalled at
west Biddeford, was abandoned at that
place. Manager Furber ordering IL back to
boston: The train due at 5 p. M was in
IKE nix at North Berwick. The p. M night
ruilman passed the night at the same place.
ana as soon as they could started Satur-
Jay morning with two huge engines
Inc Two engines presented sight as they
pulled into the Union station at 1875 Satur-
day morning all iced up. The passengers
had borne their fate as well as possible with
nothing to eat through the dreary watches of
the night. When the Pullman passed the
train due at p. m. Friday at West Bidde.
ford the passengers on the latter train wish.
ed they were aboard as the Pullman swept
BY them. A little later the Kennebunk ac-
commodation came along on the western
track and brought them in to Portland TO
learn they had beaten the Pullman, which
had stuck for a time at the know-nothing.
On the stalled trains were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Z. Chase. the Misses Goddard, DR.. and Mrs.
walter Woodman, Mr. w. M. Sargent. Miss
Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs. John K, Martin,
Miss Alice Allen, DR.. Whidden, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Thompson and others of this city,
On the Pullman some French Canadians who
mad liquor with them got hilarious and the
ladies' left the car and went into the Pull
man. 1t was terrible night for the wind
blew the snow into this cuts with great force.
and for long time it was almost impossible
for the great engines to force through the
drifts. What food was in the Bullets of the
Pullman cars was quickly disposed of. The
three engines and pillow that went out from
the Union station Friday night to rescue the
train at West Blddeford, stuck at Ocean
Park. AT 10 a. m. Saturday the tracks were
announced cleared and Saturdays trains
were not very badly belated.
The Maine Central trains were from two
hours to fifty minutes late Saturday. but
they would have been made later If the
plows had not been kept steadily at work.
BY Saturday night the lines were all clear.
The Grand Trunk Montreal express got
out of its plight near Island Pord Friday,
and proceeded until near Yarmouth where
1t came upon a freight train stalled Mr.,
Costello OF the Falmouth Hotel was on the
train and he got off at a. m. Saturday, walk
ed to Yarmouth Junction and took the Ban
gor train over the Maine Central In to Port
land. The Montreal express got in about 10
a. m. Saturday.
On the Rochester the trains were not badly
delayed Saturday. The train that did NOT
get in until late Friday night was stuck lust
beyond Westbrook not West Falmouth as
printed.
The Ogdensburg train Friday night that
was only seven minutes late at Hiram didn't
get in to Portland from that point until 1.l5
a. m. Saturday. 1t took the weight of the
storm as it neared the coast.
The horse railroad plows, under the able
management of Mr.. Newman, did splendid
work clearing the rails and saving passen-
gers hard walk home. Yesterday they HAD
their rails In good condition. In fact those
who had to use the streets on foot late Fri
day night could get along quite comfortably
by taking the horse car track.
The telephone, telegraph and electric wires
stood the storm we'll and worked well all
nlgnt FRIDAY.
The only marine mishap in the harbor
was the driving ashore of the tugs
Salem and Warren at the Dry Dock.
The Warren had part of her rail
broken. but the Salem escaped injury,
The fishing schooners Lucy Dyer and j. G.
Craig. for whose safety there were fears.
arrived safely Saturday. The Dyer lost her
deck load of fish, had her decks swept and
suffered some other damage. Both vessels
were badly iced
A snow pillow with two locomotives work
ed hard to clear the Grand Trunk tracks on
Commercial street Saturday, while large
gang Of men shovelled. The track will be
all right today. At the Union station a great
deal of shovelling had to be done.
All the hydrants and fire plugs were clear
cd Saturday.
The Willie and Alice arrived all right yes
terday. She was we'll iced up and had
several sails split but met with no serious
damage.
The city teams were vigorously at work on
Congress street yesterday removing the
heaps of snow.