The Portland daily press., 1898-11-28

Springfield for this city followed shor6
time later by the morning express irotu
the west and, barring slight delay az
the wreck at East Broosnelu, caiao
through to this city all right
The train leaving New York for this
city at IL o'lock last night was stalled at
Meridcn. and Ii took the train officials
nearly all day to get 1t up TO Springfield,
but the Boston and Albany railroad IN
general felt the effects of the storm, the
least OF any of the NewEEngland roads.
The full effect of the storm was not felt
north Of this city until nearly midnight.
so that the Boston and Maine railroad
were enabled to send out all their through
night trains without difficulty and dld
not begin to experience any Inconvenience
until well towards morning. From tnen
until noon trains were frequently staileu
on all their divisions and traffic wasapractl.
cally suspended during the day. The WORST
misfortune suffered by this road was tne
washing OUT of nearly half mile OF its
double track across North river between
Salem and Beverly. The midnight tide
made some inroads upon the empanA
ment, but the road was In falrly gooo
shape so that the train from Dangor
minutes late. 1t was the noon tide thau
did the damage and the heavy norGneass
gale dashed the waves upon the track anu
the gravel embankment rapialy sur
cumbed, The road used every endeavor
during the afternoon after the tloe nae
reosded to fill up the gap. bringing gravei
from as far away as Hampton. n. H.,
and by night the cast bound track was
declared safe for trains, while the Wesb
bound track will not be in condition Tor
traffic until tomorrow.
THE Boston and Maine also had mum
ber of smaller washouts between Lynn
and this city which were sufficient TO
~ L, To- 1.0r>
day.
Up to six O'Clock tonight the worst
shipping disaster reported was the
grounding of nine sch0oners in Salem
harbor. But fortunately only one OF
them is in dangerous position and SO
far no lives have been lost. The schooners
were all bound from Boston for eastern
ports and put into Salem early last eve
ming. Five Of them ore on soft ground.
while three are on the Marblehead side OF
the harbor and the ninth Is in very
dangerous position on the rocks at
Naugus head A tug made tour of the
harbor this afternoon, but as none OF the
schooners was flying the signal of distress
it is probable that their shippers believe
that they will all come off when the wind
shifts.
storm was the terrific gale which began
about ten o'clock last night, and has
blown with but slight interrution ever
since. In some localities, especially along
the south shore the wind attained
velocity of over sixty miles an hour which
with the binding snow made outdoor
conditions OF fearful character.
Many trees were blown down, chimneys
demolished, houses unroofed, and what
was most exasperatiug, telegraph poles
heavily burdened with wires, snapped
like pipe stems. On the Old Colony
division of the New Haven road on that
part of the line which suffered the worst
last February, nearly all the poles went
down again last night and traffic between
here and Brookton was impossible all
day The road also suffered number of
washouts on some Of its branch lines, be-
side other minor annoyances.
The cost Of the storm to the city will
amount to over S60, 900 IL is thought at
present, roughly estimating the cost Of
clearing various section OF the city where
the storm did its worst.
The ocean tug Tamaqua of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad also hoachea
at Rainsford island and the Rea ling rail-
road barge went ashore at the same place.
The schooners Albert II. Harding OF Bos-
ton, MuItonoman of New London, W. Il.
z. Hackett of Boston and Hume OF
Rockland, Me-, sloop Startle OF Boston,
coal barges II. A. Oggood. Iron City and
Charles Foster from GU sbec and sand
scow ara ashore at different points along
the Commonwealth flats from the New
England docks to the electric light station
at south Boston.
NANTASKET WIPED OUT.
Hull, November 27.-With the exception
of the Nantasket chutes and the main
structure of hotel Nantasket there Is not
single building of any kind left OF all
49,, hofolS halle hath
houses and other structures on Nantasket
Beach between Atlantic Hill and the
Ocean View house. The high wind and
ii ial wave of the storm swept everything
before them. The property, exclusive OF
Hotel Nantasket was probably worth
100000.
The only marine disaster thus fer re-
ported is the wreck of fishing schooner
which came ashore on Pleasant Beach,
Cohasset, at high tide. Her crew
eighteen men succeeded in landing In the
boats.
SCHooNERS ASHORE IN PENOB-
SCOT. i.
Bangor, November 27.-Schooners S. O.
Tyron of Boston, Izetta of Bangor and
Fairy Queen are ashore in Fort Point
Cove, Penobscot bay, as result of Sum
days storm. The Fairy Queen will be
total loss, while it is feared the other two
cannot be saved. Other vessels in the
cove are in perilous positions from having
dragged their anchors.
WAR COMMISSION DELAYED.
Boston. Novemoe THE Presidents
Investigating commission which WAS
scheduled to arrive in Boston this morn
ing had not reached the city at midnight.
1t was understood that the train which
the commission left New York on Satur-
day night was storm bound at New
Haven.
HOTEL AT NAHANT DAMAGE ID. +
Nahant. Mass, November 27.-The
storm today was of unusual intensity and
the loss caused Will be largs. Hotel Ma
bant was damaged fully $1,000 The sea
wall at Marine Park, for about one hun
dret. yards, was washed away
The Boston and Maine railroad bridge
which spans the Saugus river at the Gen.
eral Electric works has been weakened by
tbe tide, SO that it is unfit, and trains,
when travel is resumed, will go by way
of the Saugus branch.
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