The Portland daily press., 1898-11-28

about twenty-fivei of them into the water
aud they drifted along the harbor
Not far from Fort Preble in the cove be :
tween it and Breakwater light. a tramp
steamer took refuge, and at last accounts
was riding her anchors safely in about
| forty feet of water.
THE STEAM AND ELECTRI &c RAIL
ROADS.
The Union station was a lonely place
Yesterday. All the trains were more or
lass dsIsved and some were cancelled.
Ibe train from Boston bearing the
Globe and Herald got here two and half
hours behind time. At hall past I'VE Inc
train which was due hera at 1906 a. m.
was stalled west of the Salem tunnel.
The train due hers at IL. 10, the Bangor
express, had not left Boston I'VE nours
later so far as known. 1t was giVsn ous
that the night Pullman Wouia nov s.aro
out of Boston at all SO small WAS uuo
chance of it's covering much OF tne
distance.
Those facts show the violence OF tne
storm to the windward of Portland. lhAu
things vera not SO bad east OF us was que
80 the fact that the storm did not set ~
SO Early. Instead of beginning Saturday
evening as in Boston or at two O'CLOCK
Sunday morning as In Portland The snow
o'clock and then with less violence than
prevailed hers. The train from Bangor
Bangor for Boston due at IL. 20 Yesterday
noon was only an honr late. The other
train for the Hub was twenty minutes be
hind time. The 4 80 train was cancelled.
Over the Mountain division there were
no trains so 1t cannot be told just how
bad things will be today on that line.
The Grand Trunk although visited by
the storm. as far as Island Pond, man
aged to keep the line open. SO much so
that two freight trains came along all
right and got into the city about nine
O'Clock in the evening.
The steady fall of snow along the Bos.
ton and Maine made 1t necessary to Cancel
all afternoon and evening trains to and
from Boston, but the Maine Central made
up train for Bangor which left at nine
O'Clock.
The electric cars had varying luck. In
the city the ploughs kept the tracks open
and the cars, though they carried very
few passengers had little trouble in
making their trips. The wires stood the
was that caused by tie drifting snow
The service ON the Deering and Westbrook
lines was as good as could be expected,
though delays were unayoidable. But
moss people were content to stay at home
SO the Inconvenience caused was not as
great as it would have been upon week
day, The North Deering line from North
Deeiing to East Deering was not kept
open at ALL Cars run at extended In
tervals to North Deering by way of
Spring street and Stevens Plains avenue.
The line from Woodfords to Portland was
kept open in good shape but on the rest
of the suburban lines the situation grew
worse as the night proceeded.
The Riverton cars run nearly on time
I.r.+ IN tbo oil Tvs 1to
building at Morrills,
Traffic on the Westbrook line was aban
doned at 8. 40.
The Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth
electric lines were less fortunate. The
former ran its great plough over the road
three times, but no cars passed over it.
Perhaps half dozen people went to the
waiting room which was kept open
during this day, but they found the road
was idle. BThe .Cape lines also suspended
business. After ten o'clock in the fore
noon when the snow plough made its last
trip there was no attempt to keep the
road open.
THE CHURCHES.
stay away from church, but hardly ever
is such unanimity displayed in that
direction as was the case yesterday. The
Catholic churches were very we'll attended
considering the difficulty of getting There,
In some of the Protestant churches there
was no attempt at holding services. AT
High street church for example, it was
condition and not a theory which con-
fronted the Rev. DR.. Fem at the hour for
beginning the morning services, and he
met it promptly by dismissing the half
dozen worshippers who had brayed the
storm. In the evening very few of the
churches were opened at all, and when
they were the exercises wers not quite
what was intended.
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
to chinneys and trees and otherfmaterial
things that stood in its path.
There was a portion of one of the trees
in front of Hon. Charles +. Libby's house
on Congrsss street blown off and CHM
ney on the house occupied by George O.
D. Soule, 10 Merrill street, and one on the
house of Mr.. Holden, corner of Cumber
land and Merrill streets were blown down
about six O'Clock yesterday morning and
awakened the sleepers as the bricks went
rattling over the roof into the yard.
Two large windows were Lroken in a
room at the Sherwood house on Park
street, occupied by Hon. Isaac Dyer, an
Dear Congress square an awning wa
driven through the window of the store
OIL MilllEen o. 20 villa on Emery 66fe6u
a large tree which stood near the curb
stone was tipped over into thesyard of
Mr.. Charles Fobes. At l39 Cumberland
street chimney on Mr.. O'Conner' S
house was lifted and the bricks were sen
through the adjoining roof of MIR.
Mo Donough's house. breaking the sky
lights and large tree on the corner of
Cumberland and Smith streets succumbed
TO the gale.
A large elm tree in front of the house of
Major John M. Gould, No. I48 Pearl
street, broke partly of at the butt about
five O'Clock Sunday morning and fell
against the house. The trees.lodged
secure astride the peak of the roof and
remained there an object of curiosity to
the passers-by and OF terror to the in
mates. The city forester was called upon
to remove the tree or enough Of it to pre-.
vent west wind from rolling it away
from it's Judgement. He decided that 1t
is safe as 1T is, but will remove it in the
The tree has been dying fer
number of years from effects of break In
the street gas main. This whole inside,
several feet from the ground is a mass of
punk. A very thin she'll of sound wood
prevents sthe tree from falling. The
will miss this beautiful tree
which Major Gould says was sturdy,