Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28
the BLIZZARD
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While the heaviest part OF the seoiih
was undoubtedly in the southeastern
part of New England, the wnoie SEE
ton of the country east OF the AiIe-
ghenys was affected, and experienced a
snow fall of from to "a inches, and
as the centre of disturbance moved
down the Maine coast, that section ana
the provinces is receiving a similar
taste of winter weather in late au-
tumn.
Fortunately, the storm was heralded
sufficiently in advance by the weather
bureau, to detain most of the coast
wise shipping in safe harbors. but the
warning was entirely unheeded and
ignored by those on shore, with the re-
suit that nearly everyone, especially
the railroads and electric companies
were caught mapping, and suffered ac-
cordingly.
There was not a railroad in New
England that was not more or less tied
up by the heavy fall of snow, and the
great drifts, and those running along
the coast, like the New York, New
Haven & Hartford and the Boston K
Maine, had the added difficulty of fire.
quent washouts in places exposed TO
the heavy seas.
Trains north, east, south and west
We're nearly all stalled, early in the
night, although one train from Bangor
reached Lynn, this noon. and two
Chicago trains came into the city, this
evening.
In cities ard towns dependent upon
electric car service, it was even worse,
for the damp snow packed hard on the
rails and held up even the heavy snow
ploughs- The service in this city was
probably the best of any of the sur
rounding communities, yet even here
there was no attempt made to run
more than dozen cars on Washington
street and one or two others of the
main thoroughfares.
The storm, while not so severe and
far-reaching in its effects as the fear
full blizzard of last February, was,
nevertheless, the heaviest experienced
in November in this part of the coun-
try for long series of years. Coming
on Sunday, it did not, of course, cause
the annoyance or inconvenience that
would have been the case on a week
day and most of the transportation
companies made a heroic effort to at
least partially recover from the eff
fects of the blockade
Only the barest reports were received
up to O'Clock, tonight, of the effects
OF the storm on the coast, but even
these few lines gave rise to the gray
est fears as to the safety of what lit
tie shipping there may have been off
cape Cod. last night or today. 1t will
probably be two or three days before
complete list of the disasters can be
made, and, tonight, the only hope in
shipping circles is that it may be a
small one, and not prove repetition
of the fearful scene along the coast
which marked the February blizzard
The storm was combination of two
disturbances, one which came over the
Lakes. yesterday, and another that
formed off the Florida coast, yesterday
morning. With the storm center off
the southeastern coast, the greater part
of New England was swept by a north
east gale which in some places reached
the velocity of so miles an hour.
All points south of this city and east
of Providence were isolated, early in
the evening, New Bedford being lost
to the outside world before o'clock,
while Newport and Fall River disap-
peared into the night not long after,
and up to late hour tonight, none of
these cities as well as Taunton and
other localities in that section had
emerged from the darkness.
Farther to the west, at Providence
and in other parts of Rhode Island
communication was intermittent ard
subject to great delays, and while the
telegraph lines were frequently inter-
rupted the telephone companies with
their heavy copper wires managed to
maintain some sort of communication
nearly all night.
Night trains over the Shore line to
New York reached Providence with
only few minutes delay but beyond
that point they met terrific drifts and
1t was morning before either of the TWO
regular trains reached New London.
Here they were stalled nearly all day
by freight wrecks on the road be-
tween that point and New Haven.
10 among the passengers on the first
III Train Were Col Roosevelt and a mum
berSoI prominent New York gentle
meA. besides Miss Maud Adams and
one or two members of her company.
MI The officials of the New Haven Road
= made every endeavor to get this train
through to New York by night and
were finally successful.
The trains from New York met 4
similar experience west of SayDrook,
and after some hours of telegraphine
they managed to reach New London
and started late in the afternoon for
Providence.
The Electric ear service in Provj-
dence and Pawtucket was demoraliZeC
during last evening, and, today. not g
car ran in either city, and from the
present aspect of the streets it seems
likely that it will be a day or two be-
fore traffic is resumed
Along the Albany road the creates
difficulty seemed to be in getting train.
up the well-known hill between Wor.
cester and Charlton and two or three
engines were necessary to pull the New
YORK train up the grade, last night
A heavy freight wreck al East Brook
held did not help matters, so that i
was noon, today. before any trains at
tempted 20 reach Boston from Spring
held. AT that hour the regular nigh
express from Chicago. left Springfield
Tor this for this city. followed shor
ume later by the morning express from
Inc West, and. barring a slight delay a
tne wreck at East Brookfield, cam