New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
NEW-ENGLAND STORMSWEPI,
DAMAGE by WINDS, SNOW AND TIDE
ICE CAKES PUMPING AGAINST PRESIDENT CLEVE-
LANDS COTTAGE At BUzzARDs BAY AND
HIS FAvoRITE CATBoAT DESTROYED
BUSINESS PRACTICALLY SUSPENDED

IN MANY PLACES.
ew-Iic1fori Mass. Feb. (SpechD-The gaze OF
last night and this morning was the greatest ever
known here. and the tide rose to height uhprece-
dented Much damage was done TO the cotton mills
and other business concerns along the water front
The tide early this morning % inches higher
than I'm 1862 which was the highest point reached
Both Of the bridges were completely suoherseu
for time.
Ncw-H.v.,. Feb. (speciaD -Railroad and
steamboat traffic in this city Is almost pardiy%eu
On the Consolidated road trains are running ABOUT
three hours behind time the main division ana
from six TO nine hours behind on the other diN-
sons on the Northampton and berkshire lines
the delays are still worse The morning train from
Northampton had not arrived at o'clock tonight
and the Plttsfeid. Mass. express was nine hours
late at o'clock tonight. coming IN with three
engines The mails from Boston were rushed
through only n few hours late. and the New-forN
mails were kept nearly time.
\ terrible storm has prevailed on Long lslahn
Sound All DAY None OF the New-York boats from
this city are runplng The Richard Peck came up.
arriving four hours late last night. but neither that
boat nor the starin ventured out to-day. The Pil-
grim Of the Fan River Line. made the local harDor
So dangerous that she steamed out shortly. a big
list Of barges and coal boats from Jersey city 10
Boston put into the hasbor early TINS norhhs.
They are heavily iced and In danger OF SINKING
from the heavy seas and Ice ihat threaten mem.
The tug tir0rge Dean. OF Taunton. had the barge
Petersburg. OF Fan River N tow Tne haWser Dr rFS
and thu Petersburg driiiei away ne Dean tti,n
vented her getting close TO the barge The crew
ship bu; the barg. drAteI away 1i'' = p'o"AO''
lost with cargo 81 ~ ton; Of Gsnt ,yer,v-four
! hours and the temperature y below zero !,
Herman Speh John tynch "n p "p oSt "G tsi %.
rnastetI schooner "a wrecked halfway between the
hreak~ater and sayin Rock The men put , our ma
! SIZED ana were Obliged ~ swim 20 shore reaching
The scll.it- sank at that time. ana Just aiier"Arl
! they lcc..ir that they saw members @: The ere"
frmft ~ g.. lch TIE spot. but nave been unable to
I..in pm" I'm" ,b ." i'.s ~ The rrr,g owing to The
| heavy sea which il breaking ,her"
| plttsneF Mass Feb (speciaD-The storm In
H.rksh re- today has been equal to that OF March.
| ISIS The weather has been more severe. as the
| mercury has been below zero all day. and IL 5
| degrees below tonight The wind has blown all
/ d.v al about thrty-nye miles an hour. and the
| Aeon Inches % snow which fell last night Is
/ rl~i In huge drifts. Trains over the Boston and
/ Albany Railroad sTuvr been badly blocked all day.
IN. Chicago express. due AZ G5j this morning
rived Al 80 tonight The North Adams track
VS. opcned tonight and trains are RUNNING thi"c
. ar four hour late. The nrst Train, HN'' W.
! ucns,,onic rom bridgeport due az : 80 this morn
iIg arrived A. S,s tonight. drawn By Two engines.
! u.,gar's Hav Mass Fob S-The BLIZZARD from
~. South struck cape cd with all Us Jury soon
after miln!ghl EXPERIENCED sea captains say III"
| 10 vessel could I've IN such sa" as hai Pre-
TODAY. IL o. impossible o. see any "'a'1"N' w.
I vineyard Sound ,...o,,s
A. Ruzztri's Bay the fuil sweep % the eleineniS
I was ,storicnc"d The damage ~ TINS s'V'lou -
| large The water WAS over the EnHHaih > b"'
/ railroad bridge AZ we'll over IN" rallrohd sla
,i,n tiaffarnl Here. also large cakes 90 Ice Coz
,r.d IN. railroad tracks The brlig" IL sprung anu
l.. itnsuf. for uns-ago ~ Fains. tn" seen" anoi
. i,,.stlrnt's summer home. Gray Gables. ms
| rrorfins NaS will The waters come within ,IosI1
/ ,,,vituffv To- the estate. as well as me o'""lH
rr,eidcnc.s of Moses Williams. John Parkinson ann
| hinh.Is II Hardin. o. Boston. Immense s"k"9
fii+, vcorc soon nearly on the thresholds OF TIE
Luillngs The Presidents iavorite catpoat IN"
/ Ruth which had been hauled up on the Ways h"ai
/ its house nas washed away and 'arrl4l r"uhl
- ro,nt into Back River. and Is hr"aking itself
! to pleces against Back River railroad bridge
Rutland. w.. Feb s-The storm ceased In TINS
! CITY tonight Nearly foot % sno" mas iai''h
J .,I ts ballv driitcd The railroads hay" suffered
ri,.,. d.la.e all day. Trains are from two 10 ten
! hot,rs late while the stages rom over the moun
,.lrs hnyn not been heard from. "a" mercury
| ~ t,ng.i from zero 10 - degrees below ior ".r
| ave II IL 10 degrees below and iaihnS rapidly
/ Nd evening. Business Is at stindsulI