The morning call., 1890-12-28
THE EASTERN STORM.
Serious Losses TO the Railroads and Ship.
ping in New England.

BOSTON, Dec. pa severe northeast
snow-storm swept over New England yes
terday and to-day, causing much damage
both on land and at sea, accompanied by a
hurricane. Snow fell, varying in places
from one to three feet. In Boston
the evening was distinguished by the
stoppage of street cars, and the
failure Of the electric lights in most
places. The streets were all deserted after
dark. All trains are late in Northern New
England, traffic on the Vermont Central,
Maine Central and Grand Trunk roads is
interrupted. and some half-dozen passenger
trains are showed up and passengers are
burning fence rails. No freight is moving,
and the location Of some trains is unknown.
Collisions and minor accidents, creating but
little loss of life but large loss financially to
the railroads, are numerous.
On the coast dozen schooners have been
lost, but only five lives lost. At Naragan-
sett Pier, R. l., Ex-Governor William
Sprague led the example in manning boat
when the crew hung back, to rescue the
freezing sailors of the schooner Bell Stow,
who were lashed to the rigging.
A number OF buildings are reported
crushed by the weight of the snow. The
total damage is heavy.
CANAJoHARIE (N. ". Dec. 27.-Trains
through the Mohawk Valley are moving at
an average of one hour late. Country roads
are blockaded and backtown stages will be
unable to reach town today.
SUsQUEHANNA (Pa.). Dec. 27.-Owing to
the great fall of snow the Jefferson division
of the Erie Railroad aud the Pennsylvania
division of the Delaware and Hudson road
have been blocked since Friday morning.
On the Erie main line trains are several
hours late.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 27.-The passenger
trains on all The roads are few and far be-
tween, travel being very light, though they
are making fair time with double engines.
NO effort Is being made on any of the roads
to move freight, all the engines being busily
engaged in passenger traffic.
CONCORD On. H., Dec. 27.-Snow has
ceased falling. Trains are moving from five
to seven hours behind time
New YORK, Dec. 27.-The morning mail
is delayed by the storm. The western mail
via the New York Ceptra is three hours be-
hind time and all other mails from two to
three hours late.
The people awoke this morning to the
pleasant discovery that the Signal Service
Office had gone trife wrong in it's predice
tiOns. Instead of a furious blizzard during
tue night and the streets blockaded with
snow this morning, they found pleasant SUM-
SHINE, light winds, comparatively high
temperature, and only little over one foot
OF snow on the ground.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The storm YES
terday morning on the Virginia coast moved
to the northeastward, and during the night
Joined with storm advancing eastward from
the Lake Regions. The combined storms re-
suited In one Of great intensity and is central
in Nova Scotia. A moderate snowfall will
occur In the Lake Regions, New England
and the northern portion of the Middle
Atlantic States to-day. The weather will
clear In the Lake Regions today with much
colder weather. The area of cold and fair
weather will advance over New England
and the Middle Atlantic States Sunday.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 27.-Specials from diff
ferent parts of West Virginia stata that
snow Is stillYallng, and the depth now ex-
ceeds that Of any storm since 1857. Reports
from all upland river districts Indicate the
fear OF rain and floods. All the railroads
are still laboring under great disadvantage.
CHICAGO, Dac. 27.-Dispatches from sew
eral points in Michigan report an extremely
heavy snow-storm prevailing aud some de-
lay to traffic.
LEwEs Oel), Dec. 27.-The steamship
Saturn. from New York for Baltimore, ar
rived at the breakwater this morning, report
Ing severe SnOw-St0rm and heavy gale.
Yesterday morning the coal bargps Storm
King and Antelope, which she had in to W,
broke loose and Immediately drifted out of
sight and nothing more was seen OF them.
1t Is feared they and the crews are lost.