The Portland daily press., 1898-11-28
Standard Clothing Co,
s55 PORTLAND
THE WORST SINCE LIGHTWEIGHT.
The Big Blizzard Broke in New York at
Ten O'Clock.

New York, November 27-When the
they found the blizzard WAS still in
progress. There was slight abatement
of the wind this morning, but the snow
fell and driftsd high and the temperature
dropped rapidly. But at ten O'Clock there
was break way in the west, and finally
greatest blizzard since the memorable one
Of March, 1888, came to an end. The
wind blew at the rate of 80 to go miles an
hour. Nearly foot of snow had fallen
but in places it had drifted to four and
five feet.
AS soon as there were signs of abate-
ment in the fall of snow. the street clean
ing department. went TO work, but there
was very little progress made Today the
cables roads were more fortunate than the
trolley lines Nearly every underground
trolley line in the city was imperative all
day owing to the filling up of the slot by
freezi ng elect and the filing of the con-
duit with snow and frozen sleet. thus
max ing the trolley wires unavailable.
Suburban traffic was blocked for several
hours In the morning and after that
trains ran at long intervals All trains
were delayed. The mail train from Bos-
ton due at 6 a. M, had not been heard
from nor had the mails bean received up
to nine O'Clock tonight.
The terrific blow of Saturday night did
much damage to the small shipping In
New York harbor. A number of scho on
ers were damaged and several small ones
sunk 1t is said tonight that several tug
boats belonging to the Kingston Towing
company, together with a large mum Der
of canal boats were sunk up the river.
-l,r1 Of lids opa
with wreckage. At nine o'clock this
morning fleet of 20 ocean going steam
ships w3re anchored in the bay from the
Statue of Liberty as far out as the Horse
Shoe, inside Sandy Hook. The Cunarder
Lucania more than 81 hours late was the
first of the liners to weigh anchor and
put to sea.
Six deaths and sixteen injured as the
result of the storm were reported up to
midnight.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING IN ROCK
LAND.
Rockland. November 27.-One of the
most severe snow storms which has
visited this section for years has been
raging here all day. Several wrecks are
reDorted and traffic of every description is
at q standstill. The street cars are unable
to move and all trains are several hours
late, with no probability that they will
reach here tonight. Snow drifts are very
high and the streets are completely
blocked, telegraphic wires are down, and
fine fire alarm has been constantly ringing
on account of crossed wires.
THE stone lighter Amos Barstow owned
bv the New England docking company.
byoke a gay from her moorings this fore
nooI, and is now lying on the rocks at the
TnoIaham hill shore in damaged con.
dition. c.s
,,aar spruce Head this morning during
M Gale and it is thought she will be q
tnsaf loss. She was loaded with general
w oov VOC and owned in Hancock, Me. The
o nrav succeeded in reaching shore.
large crews of men have been at Rock
,on5 curing the day engaged In shifting
20. lime at the sheds to keep 1t away from
ths sea. which in many places has entered
the sheds. ,s,
=. ,naped at the Rockland Fish company's
snharf and was afterwards moved to
r,ace Of safety by the tug Mary j.: Finn:
The tshing schooner Fannie Mary Is
,rir SONS wharf filed with water
- 80 eed condition.