The Portland daily press., 1894-04-12
THE GREAT GALE.
A Day Of Terror on the Entire
Coast.
THE LIST OF DISASTERS THREAT
EMS TO BE OF APPALLING
LENGTH.

The Big Brooklyn Bridge Rocks in the
Wind Like a CradIe-Breezcs Blow With
Hurricane Force Through Deserted
streets-Many Lives Lost in the Storm
of the Country Buriedsin Snow--The
Record of April Tempests Broken.
New York, April 11.-This morning
this city and vicinity were beseiged with
the biggest storm of the year. The dam
age will probably prove very great. The
wind seemed to blow from every quarter
of the compass at once and drove before
it sheets Of rain, sleet and hail. binding,
buffeting and irritating all who had the
hardihood to face the gale.
The wind swept up, down and across
the rivers and bays with hurricane force.
1t was all the staunchest ferry boats and
most powerful tugs could do to make
slips and docks. For sailing craft there
was no chance of living in the teeth of
such gale. and none were to be seen on
local waters except those which were
tugging fercely at their extra strong
moorings.
On the Jersey and Long Island coasts
trees were uprooted, fences and barns
blown down and much damage done to
small seagoing craft.
The wreck record will doubtless prove
very heavy. In no spot in the vicinity
was the gale felt with greater force than
on Brooklyn bridge. The immense struc-
ture groaned and swayed from the force
of the hurricane, the noise of the wind
sweeping through the stays sounded like
the shrill shrieking of thousand loco
motives. The few hardy pedestrians who
attempted to make passage afoot were
blown along like straws, and practically
the foot road was deserted In the
streets slush lay on the sidewalks two
inches deep.
No vessels of any class have arrived at
this port since midnight. 1t will be i'm
possible for any that may be outside to
make the upper bay until the storm
abates.
The Storm Wide in It's Range.
Rockville, Conn, April 1.-THE most
severe northeast gale of the winter, with
a heavy snowfall, ragged here this after
noon and evening. Many jurors and
court officials attending court +sat Toll
land today, were snownbound there to-
night.
By telephone
Springfield, Mass. April n.-S.30 p. m.
The storm of snow has abated here
but the. wind is still blowingsasgale. The
storm seems to be moving eastward very
rapidly.
Warsaw, N. April 11.-The heaviest
snow storm of the season ragged here
during the past 4 hours. The snow is "a
to 80 inches deep and still falling fast.
The snow has blocked the country roads
and is interfering with railroads. If it
melts rapidly, heavy flood is feared.
Wilmington, Del, April 1.-THE pre-
sent severe snow and sleet storm extends
over the peninsula, and the peach buds
are all killed. All sections report little
chance of anysconsiderab crop of her,
ries, and other crops are completely
ruined.
Philadelphia. April II. A snow
storm has been raging since II yester-
day. Telegraph and teleph one wires are
prostrated Two horses attached to an
omnib this morning, came in contact
with telephone wire crossed with cleo
trio light wires. Both were instantly
killed. The trains are badly delayed.
The mountain regions report IS inches of
snow to have fallen.