New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-31
NEW ENGLAND ,STORW- SWEPT.
MUCH SNOW AND FURIOUS WINDS IN
EVERY STATE
80 DEPARTURES FROM THE PORT OF BOSTON
THE GALE BLOWING SEVENTY FIVE MILES
An HOUR AT EASTPORT. ME-FIERCE


THE GALE BLOWING SEVENTY FIVE MILES
An HorR AT EASTPORT. ME-FTERcE
WEATHER on Long ISLAND SOUND.
Boston Jan 3O-The storm to-day has been Sc
we're and widespread. II Is showing all over New
England and the wind Is blowing hard in most
regions The telegraph service Is seriously Inter-
rupted At Augusta Me. "A heavy storm has pre-
| vailed since o'clock last night. There
partial cessation early this morning. but at a. M
snow began falling again faster than ever A
furious northwest gale Is blowing and the snow IL
drifting badly Bangor Lewiston and Portland tell
the story. At New-Haven heavy snowfall
Is IN progress but the weather is not cold Similar
reports come from intermediate points and from
Southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. NO
communication was established with New-Hamp-
shire Vermont cities until 10 a. m.
The shipping In Boston Harbor sustained no dam
age from the northwesterly storm which prevailed
all night and which stu continues with apparently
lncreas sing force The steamer II. NJ Whitney, for
New-York. due - sail last night. did not leave
her berth and the steamer Forest city. for Port
land. remained at her wharf With the exception
OF one fishing schooner. which came in this morn
Ing there haye been no arrivals or sangs TO-DAY;
storm Of the season has been raging here all day.
Snow has continued TO fall. and high northwest
wind has driftei 1t badly The mercury has ranged
from 10 To % degrees, and Is now rapidly railing
The wind tonight is blowing gale.
Passport Me- Jan 3O.--The eastery storm which
began here last night Is the most severe which has
visited this region since the fam us gale of 1869
with the possible exception Of the blizzard Of March
1883 Tho gale last night began about o'clock;
At an early hour this morning the wind reached
tho maximum velocity Of scvcnty-ftv" miles an
hour The snowfall not heavy, but iher.
were bad drifts In the streets The few vessels w
lumber wharf nearly destroyed by the heavy
SEA and the east wind Several small schooners
were badly managed On shore many windows werc
blown in and several chlmneys were demolished
The damage along the coast farther east must be
heavy hut as ye, nothing has been heard from
Por,snomth ~ H. Ian. 3o.-The worst storm OF
III. season has been raging since early last even
ing A large number OF coasters ana fishing yes
soils are IN the lower harbor but no disasters have
ben rsportel Telephone and electric light wires
have suffered severely. and steam ana street rail-
way travel Is Impeded
Providence Jan 30.-There was "A gale of wind
h. 70 ali night. with some rain and snow. This
morning early IL ruined. turning to snow about ;
a clock The wind H. blowing stifiy from the north
west with the snow still coming down fast
New London. Jan. 9l-The storm to-day on the
- und has the most severe since the hurricane
of October H. when great damage was wrought by
sea and wind all along the coast. At this station
February g. 1893 when the point reached.
The velocity OF the wind here was thirtytwo miles
an hour AT noon. Nearly al day the storm
dense that vessels IN the har0or shut out from
v,w Not sail entered or lef, this port.
New-IIaven. Jan. 30Th. brunt of the big storm
did not reach this city Railroad traffic
what deranged. however The steamer ElearDr +.
peck OF the Newly ork and N'wHaven Steamboat
COMPANY which left New York at midnight reached
this city at 1915 D. m. The cat put into harbor
near Fort Schuyler and remained there until after
daylight The steamer !. H. Starn came through