The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05
FURIOUS STORM RACES.
Blizzard Causes Many Wrecks on
the New England Coast
Many Live. Reported Lost-rhe DAM
age ON Land IL Also Enormous
business MISUNDERSTANDING
Trains blocked.

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violent storm known here since 1881
swept over the shores Of Cape Ann Mon
day night and early Tuesday morning.
causing heavy loss of life and about
$500. 900 damage. More than dozen
vessels are ashore near here, at least
four more are lost and many others
damaged. Eighteen lives are said to
have been lost, md there may be ~
more which have gone down on miss
ing vessels.
Four bodies were washed ashore at
identified. At Pigeon Cove five vessels
were totally wrecked. Antoine Enos.
Alpheus Pierce and a Swede named
Nelson, three of the crew of the Daniel
Webster. were drowned The schooner
Clara T.. Sewal reports the loss of
Henry Knuth. one OF her crew. IL is
feared that several missing vessels have
been lost, together with their crews.
The storm did an immense amount OF
damage on land, as we'll as off the coast.
The car shed of the street railway COM
pany was blown down and damaged to
the extent of $4,000.
Boston, Feb. "a northeast snow
storm which set in Monday and ragged
until Tuesday afternoon completely
paralyzed all branches of business and
street ear and steam railroad traffic,
and for time shut off the city from
communication by wire with all places
outside the limits OF Boston. The storm
was the most severe this city has ex-
/ rio IN, ~
loss OF several lives, besides doing
money damage Of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. Between one and five
o'clock Tuesday morning a foot OF
heavy. wet snow settled over the city
and leveled wires in all directions. The
snow chung to the poles and wires, and,
aided by a wind blowing at the rate OF
80 miles an hour, Frustrated all tele-
phone and telegraph lines Out of the
city. More than half the electric lights
OF the city went out and in suburban
towns the fire alarm service was Grip
pied.
In Newton, broken wires falling
across others started fire In the electric
room of the elegant residence Of Charles
J. Travelli, the wealthy Pittsburgh steel
manufactures, and IN two hours moth
ing remained Of the house but ashes.
Mr.. Trayelli's family escaped in their
night clothes without saving anything.
The loss amounts TO about 100000.
The center Of the storm appeared TO
be in the vicinity Of New Bedford and
the brunt OF it fell on Boston and ter
ritory within a radius OF Is or 20 miles.
From meager reports received from the
middle and western parts Of the state
the storm there was less severe.
Shipping IN the harbor was damaged
greatly. and Il Is feared that many dis
asters TO coast shipping will be re-
ported when telegraphic communca-
tion is restored. Late Monday night the
big three-masted schooner Charles T.
Briggs, Of Bath, Me-. coal-laden, was
dashed 10 pieces on the Nahant coast,
and il Is believed her crew OF eight men
persisted. The body OF one Of the crew
has been recovered.
New York, Feb 2.-The storm which
began Sunday night swept over New
York state with great fury. and Tues
day was central in the New England
states. Northern New York Is snow
bound, and the extent Of damage in New
England cannot be approNimated. Bust
ness has been at n stand still In many OF
the smaller towns; wires all over the
country aredown; roads are blockadcd
and railway traffic greatly impeded.
The "up the state" residents have suf-
fered from cold which ranged as low as
20 degrees and more below zero. At
Albany, Troy, Saratoga and many other
places In the state as much as two and
three feet of snow has fallen, and re-
ports are 20 the effect that the blizzard
is still raging. the worst storm since the
memorable one OF 1883. Residents OF
this city have had 10 battle their way
TO business against gale Of wind that
at times swept along at 40 miles an hour
and carried sheets Of snow with IL.
Much delay was caused to the railroad
mail service; that from the northern
part Of the state has been practically
cut off and trains running on the New
York Central railroad were from four
10 five hours late. From 10 900 10 90
900 men have Been az work with thou
sands OF teams on the streets clearing
away the snow, and yet there has been
nc appreciablt decrease in the amount
that has piled up in every direction.
The storm was severely felt through
ont western Pennsylvania. All trains
are late and several casualties are re-
ported. bu. none OF any gravity.
A Watcryille (Mc.) dispatch says
small houses have been buried by 20
foot drifts of snow. The lockwood cot
ton mills have been closed, the operators
being unable 10 reach the factory.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
all down and the city Of Providence, II.
l., is overwhelmed by three feet OF
snow, which has blown into immense
drifts. The railroads are blockaded In
oil directions.
The thermometer shows 90 degrees
below zero in Newfoundland, and the
cold Is so terrible that some loss of life
must result.