The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-28
A HOWLING NORTHEASTERN.
The Worst Storm Portland Has Seen
for Long Time.

1t Didn't Do So Much Damage, but Was
Very Observation-Disclosures Made
Travelling Difficult-Trains Considera-
bly, Delayed.
The worst storm Portland has seen for
long time began about 10 O'Clock We'd
nesday night. At that time it was CEN
trail off the Jersey coast, and was the
same storm the PRESS kilograms yester
day morning said was booming at New
York, Philadelphia. and other places
south. By midnight the wind had at
tanned the dignity of gale, and blinds
were slamming and trees creaking. At
g. a. H., the wind had reached it's
greatest velocity, and was blowing SO
miles an hour from the northeast quar-
ter. and the snow, or more properly
sheets. and drifting badly. Some parts
of the streets were bare, and in others
the snow was waist deep. All through
the morning the wind kept up, to the
36-mile notch, un til II O'Clock, when it
veered to the northwest, and began to
lull a little, and the barometer was
rising. By 2. 80 O'Clock it had quieted
down to gentle breeze, the blue sky
APPEARED, and the SUMS rays were seen
but in about an hour the heavens were
again clouded by heavy clouds drifting
from southeast to northwest. All
through the storm the telephone service
was excellent, and the Western Union
wires were il good working condition,
probably from lack of moisture in the
snow.
THE RAILROADS. /:
The horse cars (with.. -four horses) con-
tinued to run regularly all day, but the
work of the snow pillow crew was very
disagreeable and extremely hard, for the
snow was packed in drifts, and these
drifts were as solid as stone fences. The
WesGbrook cars made three round trips
during the forenoon. In the afternoon
the regular trips were resumed, which,
considering the amount of snow fall and
the drifts on the open road was very
creditable to the company. The Deering
trips were made with regularity.
At the Union Station, engines and
trains were covered with ice and snow,
and the engineers and fremen must have
had.a tough experience, for the sharp
hail cut like knife, and the terrible
wind blew it against the cab Of the en-
CINE with fearful force.
BOSTON & MAINE.
The morning freight from the west
came through albright, but just as it
got through the station an Eastman
heater car left 1.-The iron, and the ira in
camesto a standstill long enough to be
showed in completely. Until early after
noon the wrecking crew worked on the
car, which was at last got back on the
rails, and the track was once more clear.
The other freight trains over the road
were cancelled. The morning train from
Boston, over the eastern division, due at
10. 05 p. M, was delayed until 8. 80 p. M,
and the one over the western division,
due at 225 p. H., came in at about the
same time. The train from Boston. due
at 4. 80, was about an half hour late. and
the one due at 500 p. H., was about as
much behind time.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER,.
The morning train from Gorham over
the Rochester was not much delayed.
The train from Worcester, due sat 1.30 p.
M, arrived at $50 p. M, Thestrain due
at 600 p. M, was an hour late.
MAINE CENTRAL.
The delay of trains on the Maine Gen.
trail was about the same5as those on the
western roads. The Bangor and Farm
ington trains, due at IL. 80 p. m., arrived
at 2. 30; the train due at $50 p. M, from
Pennington and Augusta reached here
at p. m. The mountain division morn
ing train got in all right. The morning
trains out had three engines attached.
GRAND TRUNK TRAINS.
The Grand Trunk cancelled freight No. Z.
which should have left here at 1890 a. m.
The other trains ran. but were somewhat
behind time. The .l5 passenger in was an
hour and half late. The 11.3O passenger
out was started with pillow special ahead,
and made time all right. The morning pas
Sen2ef In was twenty minutes late. The
trainmen report a severe storm all along
the line. and the telegraph reports that the
storm extended far West. The train due
from Montreal at 2.3O p. m. did not arrive
until AIS y. m.
HABROR NOTES.
The Cora E. Smith. lying at Commercial
wharf, had her rail smashed.
number of vessels dragged their
anchors. The schooner Island Queen, lying
near the Grand Trunk wharves, was one OF
these, but she suffered no damage. The
schooner Emma also dragged.
The accident to the Ferry slip is mem
toned in another column.
The Harpswell boat Merryconeag, ran her
regular trips; but there were none but men
and few Of them among her passengers.
Most of the Portland fishing feet were
thought to be in hal Dor, either here or
along the coast. If any were out they must
have been blown well out to sea, and it will
be several days before any report of
casual ities come in.
All Wednesday night the stevedore had to
work ON the east side of Grand Trunk
wharf No. 4. loading apples onto the
fba