The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-02


the bje storm came and though some OF
these reached places Of safety 1T would
not be surprising if some OF them got
ashore and stove to pieces The shipping
men passed a most anxious day yesterday
because they could learn nothing from
their vessels as the telegraphic communi-
cation was entirely destroyed with all
norris to the west of Portland.
ON THE RAILROADS.
Trains Were Stalled and Traffic Generally
| Suspended.
The storm played havoc with the
train arrangements on the railroads. All
the lines centering here had more than
they have experienced for years, the
worst of 1t being on the Maine Central
and Boston g. Maine, where all trains
were cancelled.
THE MAINE CENTRAL.
The first train to come to grief in this
vicinity was a Maine Central over the
main line, due in Portland at about
O'Clock Monday evening. The long train
|
laboriously by the station at Woodfords.
1t was SO long that the engine had passed
the street err tracks on Spring street
when the caboose was opposite the sta
tion. The engine having hauled the
train far enough to block two streets,
gave it upsin despair and the long line
of cars came to standstill. Soon after
another freight came snorting and
putting along, butt it couldn't pass the
train in advance on a single track, and
so had to step. This train should have
| been in the lead for it is due In Portland
at 4 O'Clock. coming in over the back
route. 1t was later than the train on
the main sroad and. SO it was behind
when that one was brought up. The
two trains sstaid right There all night.
| The next train to come along was the
Pullman due in Portland at 1.40 yester'
day morning. The Pullman had made its
time all right until it reached Bruins
wick, but from there in 1t hal hard
trssel and 1t was nearly six O'Clock in
| the morning when it at last rolled into
the Union station, or in other words it
had used up the time in getting as far
as Portland which ordinarily takes it
way through to Boston. From the time
of the arrival of the Pullman early yes
terday morning a Sunday calm settled
down on the Union station. Hour after
hour passed and not train put in an
appearance. Where were they? The train
over the Maine Central which follows the
Pullman is due at about o'clock in the
morning Had it Jared as we'll as the
Pullman it would have been about four
hours late and would have arrived at
O'Clock, but this train did not get beyond
Augusta where it remained all day.
The next trains are the early forenoon
trains from Lewiston and Waterville, but
before the hours for these to start or
ders had gone out to concel all trains, and
SO there were none to arrive even could
they have gotten through, except those
stuck at the various points along the
lines. 2
The through train from Montreal over
the White Mountain division, which is
due at 1925 O'Clock in the morning, was
stalled at Bartlett, N. H.. where it is
reported that the snow is 10 feet deep.
Beside the two freight trains at Wood.
fords, two more were stalled near Cum
berland.
"The Maine Central railroad will not
attempt to run any trains today said
Superintendent Mcdonald. "The storm
is very severe all over the line. 1t has
been found useless to start out the snow
plows as the snow blows in 80 fast that
it would do no good to make such an
effort. We will have to wait until this
fierce wind shows some cessation.
Late in the afternoon it was possible to
reach the trains stalled at Woodfords,
the track being open to Portland, and
they were soon hauled into the yards.
At eleven last night the Maine Central
resumed its train service to the east by
sending out the Pullman on time.
The train from the east arrived here
/ about midnight. The road was declared
ready for business and the regular trains
will be run out of Union station this
morning as usual. s@
THE BOSTON AND MAINE.
On the Boston & Maine there was the
same embarrassment in traffic. The
through Pullman between Boston and
Bangor, which was due to Lave this city
at i o'clock Monday night, did not put
in an appearance. 1t was stalled at d
point west of Conway junction.
The express over the eastern division
which leaves thisTcity at $50 O'Clock
p. M, did not depart until an hour and
fifteen minutes after that time Monday
night 1t had hard time of it, for late
yesterday afternoon word came that il