Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-28
DEATH IN THE STORM.
Lives Lost In a Gale Off New
England Coast.
EXPOSURE VICTIMS IN NEW YORK.
Others Had Close Ca1ls-Man Killed at
Hartford-~storm Fierce, Especially In
Southeastern New England, New York
and Eastern Pennsylvania.

BosToN, Nov. %. -During the gale 30
barges and schooners lying in the har-
Dor were wrecked and sunk and at least
II lives were lost
The Nelson liner Ohio was ashore on
Spectacle island, in the bay. No seri-
ous damage was reported.
a November blizzard swept over the
greater portion of New England de-
moralizing traffic Of every description
and well nigh paralyzing Geographic
and telephoie communication, while the
northeast gale. coming on high course
OF tides, drove the sea far beyond it's
usual limits and made mark along
shore exceeded only by the memorable
hurricane of 1851.
While the storm was heaviest in the
southeastern part Of New England, the
whole district was affected, and expert
enced snowfall OF from to "a inches,
and as the center of the disturbance
moved down the Maine coast that Sec
ton and the provinces will probably re-
ceive similar taste of winter weather.
fortunately the storm was heralded
sufficiently in advance by the weather
bureau to detain most of the coastwise
shipping III safe harbors, but the warm
ing was entirely UNDECIDED and ignored
by those on shore, with the result that
nearly every one. especially the rail
roads and electric companies, were
caught mapping and suffered accord
lngiy There was not railroad in New
England that was not more or less tied
up by the heavy fall of snow and the
great drifts, and the roads running
alohg he coast, like the New York, New
Haven and Hartford and the Boston
and Maine, had the added difficulty of
frequent Washouts III places exposed to
the heavy seas.
Two men lost their lives in the storm
at Revere. One was Michael Lee, and
the other az unknown negro. Both
Were drowned on Ocean avenue, while
trying to cross that thoroughfare,
through which the tide was flowing.
Scum BERWICK, Me-, Nov. 2S.-Har-
ley Gates and Fred Hallway of Portland,
engineer anu fireman OF a Boston and
Maine locomotive driving a snowplow,
Wery kIlled by the engine plunging over
an Ga 5anisment.
>.--.TEoHD, Nov. 2S.-The storm in
Jhls ~ We she heaviest known since
the Nslzzard ct 1888. The snow is about
two Get Oh !. level and is drifted badly.
john Ahern, ala electrician, was killed
on the Glastonbury trolley line while
woring at clearing the tracks. ne
was shifting the trolley bar when he
was struck by the blade of a snowplow
following and instantly killed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-This city ex-
peri need the severest blizzard since
'ahe memorable clo CT March, 1888. The
wind blew at the rate Of so to 60 miles
al hour during the height of the storm.
Snow fell throughout New York
stat. The fall IN New York city, the
weather Bureau reported, was about 10
inches, Phi ladelphia inches, Boston
inches, Port4and, Me-, inches, Albany
little Glel an inch.
The low est temperatures reported
Were New York CRY %, Albany is.
Al order was sent out from police
headquarters TO the various precinct
commanders to have arrested all per-
sons found alone in condition that
would raise even the suspicion Of in.
toxlcatlon. Notwithstanding this pre-
caution there were a number of casual
ties, including several deaths, from ex.
pose. John Martin, 55 years old, g
former insurance agent, was found in
the park at tenth street and Avencs 3,
and taken 10 ~ellevue hospital. Bot.
his legs and hands were lady frozen
He had lain down Oh bench to die, h,
said. lie had had nothing to eat fcl
several days An unknown woman wa
found unconscious in snow Drift a
Seventy eighth Street and Avenue
She was removed TO the Pr j. scra..
hosp tai, where her condition y. =.
to be serious An aged German. ! aa4
Schneider OF Dutch Kills, Lon- az
Clts was loaAd late oat I'd :, III, -
Seventeen street ara Se5 "a aye Sc
lie "as lyaa% on I, mos balk ai.l4o,
unconscious lid was irans ri "a t. II,
Bellevue hospital. All unknown H.Gi
discovered III basement on 6Ae 453ss
cry, was removed to hudson Slreel nos
pital. died there from alcoholism an.
exposure. a policeman rescued Danni
Quinn, a lettercarner, who mad taller
helpless in the snow, badly frozen.
In Jersey City the body Of Rosann;
Cunningham, AZ years of age, wa
found ON the sidewalk in Van Vors