The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-01
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Monday Nights Storm Was General over
New York aud Maine.

New York aud Maine.
NEW YORK. Dec si.-Consideraoie
damage was caused by a storm last night
which began as a drizzling ram ana
developed In the early morn ng hours into
a violent wind
After midnight the rain fen In sheets
and was 1riNer with great Nioiei'c
through me streets and against uie
houses. The winG, at cioCh 'n'9
morning. attained velocity OF seventy
two miles an hour Inc ram ce"Seu
about that hour. but the high wind con-
timed while IL grew colder as the morn
ing advanced. 49,.
n was "A rough morning in the mar
bor. The high winds throughout 'he
night and during the morning sufred ~
= heavy sea that bunetted the ferry
boats tossed tuggs about, and sent show
ers of spray flying through the ar.
g,he schooner Drughill. OF this city was
wrecked in Jamaica Bay.
The captain and crew OF the Fesao'
i've men I'm all-Wcrc saved.
The storm I'm Brooklyn did even more
damage than that Of last Thursday night
and to-day there are many upfoo',u
trees broken fences. ana telephone ana
telegraph poles 10 show tho eHects %.
The winds fury. At Fifty-iirst street ana
second avenue South Brooklyn thI'e-
story brick house, IN process oil con-
struction. was blown down.
A coal-ladcn coaster, bound east, ""9
blowing ashore on Hogs Back hooN'
south of Wards Island, near Hell CATE
There was a strong ioOd-ude' ana lie
crew had difficulty IN getting ashore III
the small boat. The Nessel ~ io""'
With about six hundred tons OF coal.
The vessel and cargo may prove a total
loss. co,
The schooner Emma Jane, from CON
rcctiout. loaded with oal. was sunk at
Rockawav Beach early this morning. "ef-
ing the storm. Her crew had mar
row escape. To-,
LEROY. n. y. Dec. &.-fleary wilma
prevailed here this morning, dong con-
siderable damage.
ROCHESTER,. y. Y, Dec. I.-A big
wlnd-storm struck this city early TINS
morning, the force Of the wind being
nfty-one miles an hour. Houses rocked.
and many lights Of glass throughout the
city were blown out. At A. NJ, the
wind had decreased 10 % miles an hour,
andb rought a heavy snow sqEali.
AUGUSTA ME, Dec 8.-The terrific
southeast wind and rain-storm did con-
siderable damage in this city. Telephone,
fire-alarm and electric-light wires were
dlsarranged, and several buildings were
injured
The Fulle Observatory, 162 feet high,
went down this morning, with a tre-
mendous crash. In Hallowell. the roof
OF the cotton-mill was blown off, and
boy named White badly injured
The flying roof Of the factory struck
a house and badly damaged &c.
NIAGARA FALLS, y. Y. Dec. 2-The
wi no
At O'Clock this morning the river below
the falls was over % feet higher than
normal and the houses on the docks were
submerged.
The dock on the Canadian side was
swept from its foundation and thrown
high upon the bank Many Of the fisher
mems huts along the river We're washed
away
BUFFALO. y. Y, Dec. 81 Not since
December. 1889, has Buffalo been wind
whipped as she is to-day. The storm
reached here between / and o'clock this
morning. and the wind blew at sixty or
seventy miles an hour The height of the
storm was reached about o'clock. when
the wind was blowing seventy-two miles
Houses rocked, street signs wero blown
away. and telephone and telegraph poles
were torn down. Fortunately the snow
was light and street-car traffic was moi
disturbed The mud of Buffalo Creek
overlooked the lowiands Of South Buffalo
DONKlK, y. Y. Dec. BE J. VIII
son, Of Hamlet, was caught i'm the storm
and was found i'm the snow nearly frozen
TO death
William ThurbeT went out 10 gather his
sheep that were roaming I'm the pasture
and he was frozen so badly chat his life
is desDaired of. n is the heaviest snow
storm experienced here ia many years
The Dunkirk and FredOnia electric rail-
way is tied up and the Dunkirk. Ale
gheny Valley and Pittsburg railroad is
moving trains with much difficulty
Isaac Daniels, a Hebrew pack-peddlcr
was caught in the snOw-storm between
BrocNon ana Bear Lake. and was found
frozen TO death by the roadside Daniels
home IS supposed to be In Cleveland
MONTREAL Dec 31.-A terrific wind
storm ragged he's to-day The roof Of No
6 fire station. the steepIes of the Anglican
church and So. Nincents, and a portion Of
the roof OF the new Canada Life building
Oh St James street. were blown away
An unknown man was killed on ST.
Dennis street by "A falling tree The
strect-car service was badly crippled by
falling trees.
Much other damage is reported. and the
aggregate of losses Will be large.