Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28
NEW YORK SHOWED UNDER.
She Experiences the Greatest Storm Since
Monster Blizzard Of March. 1888.

New York, Nov. 27.-When the peo-
pie of New York awoke this morning
they found the blizzard that ragged
when they retired was still in pro-
gress. The storm, which had begun
with a soft. sleety snow. Saturday
noon had increased greatly and with
the heavier snow fail the wind blew a
gale at midnight. There was slight
abatement of the wind. this morning,
but the snow still fell and drifted high
and the temperature dropped rapidly.
1t looked this morning as though the
blizzard would continue all day, but at
10 o'clock, there was break away in
the west, a Frightening of the light
and finally the storm ceased altogether,
and the greatest blizzard since the
memorable one of March, 1888, came to
an end.
Thet wind blew at the rate of 80 to
60 miles an hour. Nearly foot of
snow had fallen but in places it had
drfted to and feet. The popularity
of the storm was the encruSting of
nearly every window, the sides of the
buildings and the trees and WIN the
storm cleared away the great city was
transformed into spectacle of glist-
ing white OF surprising beauty.
AS soon as there were signs of abate-
ment in the fall of snow the street
cleaning department went to work but
| there was very little progress made.
| The department with it's limited re-
sources, removed a few thousand Loads
from the principal thoroughfares, but
| this made an impression on the snow
| ho, II hi 4 g
matter of fact the contracts for the
removal of snow in this city have NOT
| yet been let, it being deemed highly
| improbable that any great snow
storm would occur before the last of
December or next year.
The cable roads were more fortunate
| today, than the trolley lines Nearly
every underground trolley line in the
city was in operation all day owing
| to the filling up of the slot. by freezing
| sleet and the filling of the conduit
with snow and frozen sleet, thus
making the trolley wires unavailing
Hundreds of men were employed by
the trolly companies to put them II
| condition but their efforts were futile
Suburban tratfice was blocked for
several hours in the morning and af-
ter that trains ran at long intervals
All trains were delayed. The mai
train from Boston due at A. NJ, haC
not been heard from nor had the mails
been received up to 9 o'clock, tonight.
The terrific blow of Saturday nigh
did much damage to the small shipping
in New York harbor. A number O.
schooners were damaged and severa
small ones sunk. Several, lighters. one
belonging TO the Pennsylvania Rail
road Co, were also badly damaged BY
the force of the waves. that they wen
TO the bottom. 1t is said, tonight tina
several tug boats belonging to thu
| Kingston Towing Co., together with
large number of canal boats were SUM
up the river. The shores of the Hud
son are Uttered with wrechage
AT o'clock, this morning. fleet o
% ocean going steamships were an
chored in the bay from the statue 0
Liberty as far out as the Horseshoe OF
Sandy Hook. The Cunarder Lucania
more than q hours late. was the frs
of the liners to anchor and put to sea
Others bound east and south followed
soon after, one by one.
Six deaths and 16 injured as the re
suit of the storm were reported up t,
midnight.