The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-28
TRAFFIC DELAYED
In NEW ENGLAND.
storm Neaches Its Zenith In the
southeastern Portton-srave
Fears for ShipDfnx

BOSTON. Nov. IA record.breaklnr
Noysmber blizzard swept over the greater
portiou OF New England asst night ard
today. completely den0raIzed traffic az
every description and wsil-nigf Iaraiyztng
.essKTaphic and seiepaon.c communication,
While the northwest gale coming on al
hixn course tides. drove the sea far be-
yord i.s usual tnuits and made mark
~ hiohs snote sxesf ,t only by the memora
While the storm was heaviest In the
souihaastsrn part OF New England the
enced snowfall Of from eight r. TWENTY
xour inches. and an the center OF the dis
1lrsbance moved down the Maine coast that
secton and the provinces will probably
receive a similar taste of winter weather
Fortunately the storm was heraided suf-
ucientIy IN advance by the weather bur
feau TO detain most OF the coast shipping
Y safe harbors bu. The warning was en-
shore. with the result tnat nsar isos every pY
one, and especially the railroads and cleo
s sric eompanlss, We're caught mapping and
railroad In New England that was no,
more or less tied up by the heavy fall OF
s snos and the great drifts. and the roads
the Boston & Maine. had the added difa-
sa e 4 ,ss h1avy ssas Taaas ass S
east. south and west were nearly ali stalled
SGsr.y In the nisat; although one train from
evening
Phys Havoc With street Cars.
In cities and towns dependent upon cleo
the damp snow pasks h sssh ON wqf b ra tGT
and hsld up even the heavy snow plows
The service In this city was probably
niuni,y. Yet even here there was no at
TEMPT MADE to run more than dozen
carr ON on washington street and one or
I've DINERS or the main thoroughfares.
The storm. while not severe and far
Reaching In ita effects as the fearful hllz-
gard of last February. was nevertheless
the heavies. experienced III Novnher IN
this part of the country for a long series
OF years. Coming on Sunday. IL did not
cause the annoyance or Inconvenience IL
would have done on week dar. and most
Of the Transportation companies made
heroic effor, 20 a. last partially recover
Only the harsst reports were received; up
10 o'clock tonight Of the effects OF the
ssorm on the coast, but even those few
the safety of what litIle shipping that
may have been of Cape Cod last night or
today. II will probably be two or three
days before complete list of the dis
astors can be made.
All points south OF this city and east OF
Providence were isolated last night New
Bedford being lost To the outside world be-
fore O'Clock, and Newport and Fall
River d,sappearing IN The night not iong
and In other parts Of Rhoda Island. CON-
manieation was iniermit.ent ana subject
10 great HstAt. Nl&1t tfNii% over the
shore line TO New York reached Prov
denee with only a few minutes delay. bat
beyond that point they met terrific drifts.
and /. was fnorning before either Of the
two regular trains rescued New London.
Here they were stalled nearly all day by
freight wrecks or IRE road between that
potnt and New Haven The trains from
New York met similar experience west
or Sayhrook, AMI after some hours ~
teseeWphsnr they managed 20 reach New
london. and started late In the afternoon
for Providence.
express from Chicago LEFT Springfield for
this city. followed q short dine later by
the morning express from the West and
parr.ng a slight delay fre;n wreck at
East Hroukilrld, came t0ronsh - THIS city
oil right.
Vessel. Driven ashore.
A dozen ar more coAst'ng vessels were
driven ashore IN BOSTON haruor during the
baizxsarf of last night ana iAis morning. ana
the great steamer ohio, ~ Inv Wilson line
was torn from her nf9orluSs and ariVea
high and dry on speciaeie island sehocn-
ers ard coal hargss Win two anchors Dut
aud every reason IA expect a safe weather
ing of the gale, were dragged from Their
nsoorings and hurled against pier heads
dashed ON Islands and tocAs or sunk out
right. ~ .,..... ..-,,,. -, -.
coassing fleet was securely tied un ut tse
wharves The schooneYS ana b2rae> an~
chored in the hover bay bore the ATuat
Of the storm.
Anchored az onaransfas, VAS tho Wilson,
just In from Hun England, She had oa.y
small cargo aeoaT'f, ard her sides being
high oui ~ tAe water offered a .ATRe sQr-
face 70 the Wind. The svitt ti4e prevented
the vessel from pointing her nose into ;.se
wtsf. ana after fierce haiti. Tor Aoars
Der rabies gradually gave Way sNt she ran
ulson the beach od Spectacle Island where
che now iles high and dry Il y Ia h., ssnl-
CUT 20 set heF on T'aa< Ohio fcs }etst a
mile from the place ~ the Neuafa wreck
Ashore not FAR from the eaio : the sch8au .
er L. \. Waite, from Baltimore, haE sac,
Will probably ffost
Just above Spectacle Island Is Thassla-
sous Island. sra on the beach are th~ee
down East hmleF1nee. WITH th, Xvatra.
man, Fred =. tsmeTsoa. :. = Rarhine
t.srsushs ard ttssai believed 10 ba tie
virginia. 1t ja likely shat .hTs- NJ h..
nau'si on w'tho4t sny pSsa&ss dam %.
The sCheoasFS John : Auas and IsrFi..
hmS are also ashore * t'cvs WArree A.
Far as known there weEe rs ,tves iasy sYgsn,
the above scn@onsrN. although Il r. Sat9
taat tWc Uaga were mashed ovast4sar.f fFsp,
she Virginia Ne yffors wax made t2,ss -
ferUnan 20 rvscb tVo unknown 4ehssYerS
ashore at NaoSaga4 ~ aHatAeg - sgasnrx.
bay. cn tae fats oT see Asftrf.e
Il h.-t - = .t.s.