The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-28


| ing schooner Miranda of Gloucester, went
adrft and went on the flats and is pound
| ing badly.
Man Killed by a Chimney.
North Adams, Mass. December a. Forty
! i've feet of the 105 feet chimney on the
! Briggsville wooden mill was blown down
| this morning. The brick crashed through
! the roof of the boiler house striking and
| killing John Adams, the fireman, who was
working about the boiler.
| Jules Terriar, his assistant, had his head
| and face badly cut by falling bricks. Mr..
| Albums was married and leaves several chill
dren.
| At Bangor a northeast gale and snow
| storm reached here early this morning.
| The snow fell is heavy and the wind drifted
| the snow badly. The temperature ranges
from ten to fifteen degrees above zero. 1t
| is one of the most uncomfortable days for
| travel ever experienced here.
| At Lewiston the snow fall was about ten
inches. The temperature was eleven above
zero. The street cars were running this
! forenoon, but were expected TO suspend
| hourly, as the gale was increasing and the
| snow drifting badly.
AT BlQQ6IOrQ Tie StOrIn CauSeu d Sou6Tdl
suspension of business. The electric street
| car line is closed and the trains and stages
| are delayed.
| At Buffalo, N. Y, the first real snow
storm of the winter set in about nine
| o'clock last night and still continues.
| high wind prevails and the snow is drifting
| badly. The Thermometer is eighteen above
| zero.
| At Manchester, N. H.. the storm reached
| the city at $50 last night and has increased
hourly since. The snow is about a foot
deep. A fierce cutting hail storm now pre-
| walls and all people are compelled to be ont
of doors are severe sufferers from its
| effects.
| AT Concord, n. H., the snow storm and
| gale is very severe. Nearly foot of snow
has fallen and has drifted badly. The snow
| fall has been succeeded by fine hail. The
mercury is from ten to twenty degrees
| above zero. The day is intensely disagree
| BILE.
| At Portsmouth. N. H., severe northeast
| snow storm commenced last night aid con-
| tinued up to noon today. Railroad trains
are delayed from one to two hours and
| business throughout the city is generally
! suspended on account of the condition of
| the streets, which are well nigh impossible.
| A. heavy storm is raging at sea and the
| wind is reported as blowing seventy miles
| an nour. Life savers at Jerry Point and
| Rye Beach stations say it is impossible Ito
| see more than one hundred yards away
| from shore on account of the binding snow.
| Marine disasters are feared as several
small vessels were seen off the coast be-
| fore the storm commenced.
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snow fell last night in the Mohawk valley.
The New York Central and West Shore
| trains are from one to two hours late. 1t is
| still showing hard.
| At Lowell, Mass, from twelve to fourteen
| inches of snow fell last night. Then it
changed to fine hail. Street car travel was
| entirely suspended this forenoon.
| At Nashua, N. H., the storm today was
! the worst of the winter. Twelve inches OF
| snow has fallen and business is partially
| suspended. Trains on the different rail
roads are delayed somewhat and the mails
are behind time. Tonight the roads are all
| open.
At Vineyard Haven, Mass. a violent
| easterly gale last night changed to wester-
| ly one today, blowing heavily. All vessels
| previously reported remain here. No
| disasters are reported.
| At Pl yDouth. N. H., the first bad storm
| of the season occurred today. From six to
| ten inches of snow fell, accompanied by
| strong east winds. Trains are delayed.
At st. Johnsbury, VT, twelve inches of
snow have fallen during the past twenty
| four hours, and trains are delayed from all
! direC tions.
Toronto, Ont, Decem Der GA heavy
storm of snow aud wind, accompanied
| by bitterly cold weather, set in about
| midnight last night from the northeast,
and continued today all over the prov
| ince. The railway trains almost every
where are behind TIME from one to two
hours, owing to the tracks being bl ocked
! with snow. In Kingston the electric
cars are tied up until the storm ceases.