The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-13
Darkness in New Haven.

Darkness In New Haven.
New Haven, Conn.,, April lathe
storm here last night caused more dam
age to local telephone, fire alarm, eletric
light and other..wires than any before
known. Every fire alarm wire in the
city was down last night. About so
electric lights were extinguished. Rail-
road telegraph wires suffered badly.
On the Shore line division more than
$50 poles were down. The whole line
will have to be reconstructed.
Fears Entertained for the Grampus.
Gloucester, Mass, April lathe Uni
ted States Fish Commission schooner
Grampus, for which it is reported some
anxiety is felt. sailed from here Satur-
day at 1, o. m. She is under the COM
mand of Captain Edward E. Holm, her
first officer Tor the past six years. Her
crew consisted of Frank S. Conley, act
ing first office; Gustave f. o. Hansen,
acting second officer; Robert Stanton
Cook, William Cahoon, cabin boys, and
Graves. James Lowey, Patrick Kenefick.
John Dohlman, and Fred Thompson.
There are no signs of clearing weather.
A heavy northeast gale is still blowing.
No ship disasters are reported in this
vicinity.
Worst Storm for Twenty Years.
New London, Conn, April 12.-No
such storm as that of yesterday was
ever known in this section in what are
consid ed warm weather months. The
damage will reach thousands of dollars.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down in every direction, 1t will be sew
eral days before interrupted communi-
cation can be esta blished again. The
eastern end of Long Island had terri
BILE Experience, old mariners reporting
ing the blizzard of 1888. Great damage
is reported.at Greenport and Sag gHar Dor.
Schooner Nevadasis driven high and dry
near Greenport. Schooner Warren Gates
is ashore at Greenport. Docks and
freight sheds at Sag Harbor and Green
port suffered damage by the unusually
high tides and gales. Telegraph poles
laying trains on highways Hundreds
of poles are reported down.
The Flanders Going to Pieces.
Bridgeport, Conn, April 12.-The
schooner Flanders, of Glen Cove, LII.
for Block Island, went ashore at STRAIT
ford breakwater early this morning.
The crew mistook Stratford light for
the lighthouse at the middle ground.
great difficulty and found shelter at
Stratford lighthouse. The wind is still
blowing gale, and the vessel is fast
going to pieces.
Disasters to Maine Vessels.
Vineyard Haven, Mas, April 12.-
Schooner Wandrian johnson, of PARIS
boro, Ms, Woodsport for Halifax, Ms.
dragged her anchors here this afternoon
during the violent gale, and fouled the
barge Alice. The yawl boat was de-
molished. She toresher spanker GLADLY
on Nantucket shoals but otherwise sus-
tanned only slight damage.
Schooner Carrie Clinton of this port
parted from her -moorings = and went
ashore on the west si Of the harbor
near West Chop.
Schooner F. A. Pike of Calais, Me-,
Manton, Hoboken and Staten Island
for Jonesport, Me-, with cargo of coal,
parted both anchors during the violent
galeslastsnight,- and ran ashore at the
head of the harbor south of steam boat
wharf, where she'now lies. The vessel
remains tight. Telegraphic communi-
cation with the mainland is cut off.
Schooner Laurier Wreck.E
Halifax, N. S, April 12.-Mail advices
from ST. Johns, N. F., state the schooner
Laurier, Boston to St. Johns. withsa
general cargo. went ashore at Chance
Cove Head during the snow storm. The
crew escaped in boats. The schooner
is total wreck.