The Portland daily press., 1899-02-14
MAINE CENTRAL GIVES UP

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trail trains for the night had been can
celled.
ELECTRICs SUSPENDED IN AUeUs-
IA.
| Augusta, February la.-Ths heavy snow
fall is being badly driftSd BY the nsroe
wind and all travel Ia impeded The
Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner electric
railroad suspended operations this after
noon and steam cars are from one 70 two
hours lats. The thermometer registers
sero.
FROM wATERvLLE
watervills, February is..-Ons Of the
worst snow storms Of the season has
ragged in this vicinity sinoe n n. Tbs
snow Is driven by high wind causing 1t
to drift badly and make the country roads
impossible tonight. The thermometor
registered SIX above zero. All traius from
the west are late. But two freights were
cancelled.
BANGOR HARD HIT.
Bangor, February la-Ons Of the worst
storms Of tho season has been raging In
this section siloe noon today. the wind
blowing fifty miles an hour accompanied
by binding snow from the northeast.
Two below zero has bsen the lowest teIp-
perature All roads are drifted and traffic
Of all kinds has been greatly impsded.
BELFAST, TOO.
Belfast, February 1e.-Ths blizzard is
sweeping over this territory with great
fury. Its general direction 10 from the
northeast and the fall of snow will be Q
record breaker.
WORST SINCE YEAR AGO.
Gloucester, Mass, February i3.-The
most severe storm since the blissard OF
February last, prevailed here last niaht
and today and much anxiety Is felt for
the fleet Of coasters and fishing vessels
which had anchored In the outer harbor.
The inner harbor is filled with Toe, max
ing 1t necessary for all shipping to re-
main far out and exposed TO the foroe OF
the gale. Nothing has been seen Of the
feet since early morning when snow
began falling heavily, shutting out al
view from the shore.
Thsre ware about 80 vessels In the deet
when 1t was asst sighted and Of this
number about half were coasters.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED
Salem, Mass, February 18.-The snow
storm which began st an early hour this
morning caused almost ths entire suspen-
sion Of bu usiuess in the city and the c0n-
pleoe prostration Of car service. Two
trains from the east. one at noon and the
regular Bangor express IN the afternoon
went through the city only . few hours
late. On the other hand, the afternoon ex-
press to Bangor and the one TO wolfboro
were stalled at Beverly, the latter on the
bridge where IL received the full force Of
the gale.
HALIFAX GETS IT.
Halifax, N. S, February IA severe
storm changing from snow to hall, has
prevailed m since this morning, and there Is
now nearly foot Of snow on the level.
The steamer Labrador IL all ready to sail
for ST. John, N. b., but Will not depart
until the weather moderated.
TERRIBLE AT SEA.
Halifax, N. S.. February 1a-Ihs
schooner Lizzie Griffin, from 0ic' oester,
morning covered with tce and her fore.
sail and lib gone. The vessel experienced
"a hours Of terrible weather.
The steamer Labrodor arrived this
morning Fl om Liverpool. She had o very
rough passage.
Capt. Erskine reports heavy ael9 Ice
ex tending 100 miles South OF the virgin
rocks.
SOUTH SHIvERED.
/ 4 Atlanta Ga, February l3.-Tbe South
shivered today In temperature or un-
precedented severity. From the Gulf OF
Mexi. o, north ward, and from the Atlan-
tic coast to the west boundary OF Texas,
the GOLD wave has settled heavily on the
country and produced the lowest tempera-
tuies ever known.
temperature-i5 bel iiw zero-at O'Clock
this morning. Atlanta comes next with
s t-2 below, recorded officially. This
was the lowest ever known here, the
low mark being broken, 9 IL degrees
-Four inches Of snow covers the ground.
BALTIMORE HELD UP.
Baltimore, February 10 -Snov has
been falling in this city since o'clock
time the wind has been blowing almost
gale out Of the northwest, with the re-
suit that the street Car lines and oil the
steamboat lines leading into the city
+, almost ut stand still.
Much suffering both among the farm
srs and the poor of Baltimore has result
ed.
BIG DRIFTS IN VIRGINIA.
Falls Church. Va, February i3.-it has
been showing here since B o'clock this
morning and the snow in Northern vir'
gipia In places has drifted until 10 Is TO
10 feet deep. On the Washington ana
Ohio railroad, all traffic is tied up.
At this and neighbering towns much
concern Is felt over . scarcity OF coai.
Much suffering Is expected.