The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-04
The Big Storm.
New England Buried In Snow-Intense

New England Buried In SnOw-Intens
The past week has been one of more
than usual severity the mercury being
below zero every morning and scarcely
getting above that point until noon
Yesterday morning the mark in this vii
lage was near thirty and in other places
a much lower mark still was reached.
Snow commenced to fall early Monday
morning with the mercury at zero and
continued through the day and night
and up to eight o'clock Tuesday morn.
ing, covering the heavy body of snow
then on the ground with fresh sheet
fully eighteen inches thick, the heaviest
fall of snow since the blizzard" in
March 1888. The mail train from
Brattleboro got through Monday eve,
ming but over two hours late. The
next morning no effort was made to
start, it being absolutely out of the
question. A snow plow driven by two
engines started from Brattleboro early
in the morning but did not reach here
until little after five in the afternoon.
Wednesday morning the mail train
started behind the snow pillow train and
made its regular trip though belated at
each end.
The storm extended from New
Foundland to Michigan, the snow fall
being throughout this territory from
twelve to twenty inches accompanied,
in many places, with high winds. Trav.
el was impeded everywhere, many
roads being, like our own, suspended
for from twelve to twenty-lour hours.
In Boston the storm was the most Sc.
we're the city has experienced in TWEEN.
ty-fve years and caused the loss of sew
eral lives, besides doing damage esti.
mated into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars. From Gloucester, Mass, a
marine loss is reported amounting to
100000.
In Vermont we give the following re.
ports:
From Burlington:
The storm which began here late
Monday night resulted in the crippling
of all railroads, putting them in the
worst shape in years. Mails have been
very late. The sleeper south from ST.
Albans was discontinued in the eve.
ming. No electric cars have been run,
and the snow plow Of the Essex juno
ton line is stuck in drifts just out Of
Winooski.
From Middlebury:
The blizzard ragged here until TIES
day afternoon. The north-bound sleep
er was stalled one mile north of here
No mail and no stages reached here.
Business was suspended. The ther-
mometer was at zero aud 10-foot snow
drifts we're plenty.
From Chester:
Twenty inches OF snow fell here.
Every road is blocked. Business has
been nearly at standstill. The
stages from Grafton, Londonderry
and Weston have been unable to gel
through, as the mountain roads are
filled with snow even with the fences
SO much snow has not fallen here a
one time for many years. No mails
have arrived from Boston or Burling
ton all day.
From Rutland:
Trains were stalled along the lin,
from Burlington and farther north t.
Boston, and also on the Delawar,
and Hudson. The train schedule q
the Bennington and Rutland was no
abandoned, although local and freigh
trains were discontinued. Over th,
Rutland railroad Tuesday not trail
ran into this city until 9 O'Clock il
the evening.
| From Bristol:
Snow has fallen almost continuous
ly since 10 o'clock Monday evening
accompanied by heavy winds. Road!
are badly drifted in all directions
drifts being from six to ten fee
deep. The Lincoln stage arrived
half an hour late this morning. TIL,
stages from Monkton and Starksbort
were unable to reach here. Tn,
morning train on the Bristol railroad
reached New Haven junction ant
the engine returned here for water
1t was stalled while returning to th,