The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-27
TRACK OF THE Blizzard
First Storms Of Winter Accompanied
by High Winds.
DISASTROUS EFFECTS NEST
Houses are Unro0fed and Trees Up
rootcd-Telegrap Service 10 badly
Crippled and Lake and River
Navigation Is Iuterfered with.

Port Huron. Mich, Nov. 26.-The
wind reached velocity Of seventy
miles an hour here this morning. Sew
eral houses were unroofed and trees
and telephone wires carried down. The
water in st. Clair river lowered one
and half feet, which has not occurred
In years. Snow is nearly foot deep
and street car and railroad service Is
greatly delayed.
Cincinnati. O.. Nov. IA terrific
wind storm swept over this section last
night causing considerable damage to
property. Trees were uoroOted, build
ings unroofed or wrecked, telegraph
poles and wires blown down and sew
eral boats In the river were torn from
their moorinRs and set adrift. The
watchman and crews Of packets and
tow boats were all aboard and con-
sterhation reigned among them. None
of the boats had steam up, and they
were therefore left to the mercy of the
gale after the lines had parted. Just
above the Big Sandy wharf boat were
moored the steamers +. j. OConnell
Rob Roy and Lee Brooks. The shore
lines of all three were snapped and
when the wind subsided they were all
In a bunch at Browns Coal Fleet, a
distance Of fully half a mile.
A $4,000 barge was sunk at the marine
dry dock. Nearly hundred empty
barges were set adrift from the Queen
City landing, at the foot Of Washing
ton street. The damage In the river
here will amount to $4,000.
Storm Moves Eastward.
Buffalo. Nov. 26.-High winds pre-.
vail here. The telegraph companies are
experiencing great trouble in getting
on business. Wires are down In all di.
rections. Canada is practically cut of
from communication with the United
States at this point
The lake is very high at this point
The water Is over the breakwater al
the entrance to the harbor. and freight
is being taken up to the second stories
Of the transfer houses, which are in
undated on the ground floors. The
harbor has risen to an almost unprece.
dented height.
Troy, Nov. 26-The most boisterous
wind storm of the season passed over
Troy and vicinity last night and early
this morning. 1t was accompanied
part Of the time by rain. Signs and
roofs suffered to some extent. The
wind has been extremely warm. Busi-
ness on the upper Hudson has been de.
layed by the storm, navigation being
very difficult.
Saratoga, Nov. 26-The thermometer
stood at sixty-two degrees this morn
ing. which is remarkably warm for this
region at this time Of the year.
Williamsport, Pa, Nov. 26.-Light
rains have prevailed throughout this
section for seventy-two hours, and the
small streams that have been dry fol
four months are showing signs of re.
viving life. Reports from along the
Susquehanna river as far west as Clear.
field indicate considerable rise. and the
lumber men are hopeful Of getting In
the 45.O0O,000 feet of logs. The big
Splash" on the Lockhaven dam, which
held an artificial flood four feet high
was broken to-day, and the water is ex.
pected to drive all the logs into the
boom that are stranded between here
and that city. II the logs get In. the
saw mills here will begin running night
and day Immediately.