The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-02
BURIED In SNOW DRIFTS.
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much colder at the time, even to the
danger point. On this occasion it was re-
membered that the scholars were not al
lowed to return home for the night but
were kept at the school house under
charge of the teachers. With this single
execution it was agreed on all sides that
tbe storm of the week was a record
breaker.
On every street are drifts from 7 to 10
10 feet high, snow is piled up against the
houses to the utmost top of the doors, IN
many cases, and roads are for the most
part impossible. The town is virtually
cut off in The way of travel IN every
direction save by ferry, and in this con-
nection it should be noted that word of
commentator are heard on every side
for the gallant efforts of the captains OF
the ferry boat and their employees in
keeping up their usual trips to the city,
Little business was done yesterday and
everything seemed to be at standstill.
There were several narrow escapes on
brayed the elements and among the most
notable is that of Miss Burgess. While
on her way. from the Ferry landing to
her homo she became exhausted and
after sitting down on the snow for near
ly half an honr in front of the residence
of Nh. George Avery. somewhat bewil-
dered, she managed to struggle to the
door of the house and knocking was soon
admitted. She afterwards rallied and
with the assistance of the gentleman of
the house reached her own home.
The condition of the roads may be
inferred from the following brief record
of the trip made by car on the electric
line on Monday night. The car under
charge of Smith and Allen left Portland
at $50 o'clock in the afternoon, got as
far as Broadway and Picket streets
a bout s o'clock, distance miles. Find
ing that further attempts to proceed
would be useless an effort was made to
return to the city. 1t took about two
hours to make about half mile and the
car finally got stalled in a foot drift
and at last accounts there it remained.
7 Fort Preble afforded good sweep for
the northeast winds which were blowing
at the rate of 80 miles an hour and at
this point the storm was so severe and
the winds so high that it was found i'm
possible yesterday to raise the flag at
A 11o artc
snow which banked UP, against the Off
GERS quarters making exits for the day,
so far as officers were concerned, i'm
practicable. The mems quarters were so
situated as to afford not quite so good
target for the elements and conse-
quently they Jared little better. Mon
day night one of the best specimens OF
physical strength among the enlisted
men, in trying to reach the fort from the
ferry was obliged to succumb and but
for the grateful hospitality of neighbor
might have suffered most severely.
The mail carrier reports that it took him
yesterday morning an hour and half to
reach the ferry, and at times he.was OBJ
liged to crawl.
1t is reported that the snow is four
| teen feet deep on the top of Sea Side hill
near Thrashers' and an old resident of
| Willard says, che never saw anything
like it, One man living in the vicinity
got on his snow shoes and attempted to
travel but was obliged, even thus shod,
to give it up as a bad job. The toboggan
slide at Willard was upset and is now
lying along the shore.
One of the smoke stacks on Nelson's
green houses at South Portland was
blown over and went through the glass
roofing, much to the discontinue OF the
watchman, who happened at the time to
be in a position to catch the broken
pieces of glass. Fortunately he escaped
with no serious cuts.
Jacob Dodges' tug boat suffered con
siderably, twenty or more feet OF her
port side guard were taken off and the
railing was severely split.
Mr.. Blake, of the firm of Sargent, Lord
& Skillings, had a narrow escape near
the ferry landing. He was thrown from
his sleigh and but for the timely assist
ance of three or four bystanders would
probably have met with severe acct
| dent.
THE FERRY BOATS EXPERIENCE.
No better idea OF the severity of the re-
cent storm which reached this town and
vicinity can be obtained than that
afforded by the experiences on Monday
night of Captains Seabury and Dean OF
/ the Cape Elizabeth Ferry Company
They kindly consente to an interview by
a representative of the PRESS. and
Capt. Seabury in substance said that
about O'Clock the storm struck the har-
Dor, drove the ice and packed it so solid
that it was difficult to make the trips to
South Portland and return. The storm
continued to increase in violence, driving
the ice beyond the track Of the boats;
| the sea in the harbor increased terribly,