The Portland daily press., 1899-02-15

sids. On each end of this car is . large
steel tunnel with large cutting and shoot.
ing wheels enclosed. On both sides and
above the funnel are independent open
time. The Boston and Maine freights
were not sent out yesterday until late at
night. They will probably all DO ssns
through by this noon.
The Maine Central hoped to get its
trains running ON the regular schedule
by this morning. No freight trains
were moving ON this road up to O'Clock
last night The Pullmans got through
all night on the main line, but were
badly Delayed. The evening train for
wnterville WINS not sent out. The trains
due here at 80 O'Clock from the east
were several hours late. The Mountain
division train que here at O'Clock
last evening did not arrive until l
O'Clock The freights on this division
of the road were all cancelled yester-
day. 1t Is hoped that by this noon the
Mountain division will be sufficiently
cleared for the regular schedule to be re-
sumed.
On the Grand Trunk there were no
trains sent out or coming in during the
morning. The Montreal train got into
Portland, however, an hour late. Today
all trains will be run on schedule time
70 the Grand Trunk officials say. There
were no freight trains moving on this
line yesterday.
The noon train on the Portland and
Rochester was an hour and q half late
into Portland. The night train was also
con siderably later than the schedule time.
The regular freight train due in Port
land about O'Clock was very nearly on
time. The road has been badly blocked
all along the line.
IN THE HARBOR. q.
The wild oommotion In the harbor
Monday night had subsidized yesterday
morning. Large quantities of Ice were
afioat in the barbor, but was drifting
ing the upper harbor clear. A remark
abls thing about this cold storm was that
out of the hundreds of harbors along the
Atlantic coast, Portland harbor was the
only one which remained open and could
be entered at any time with safety.
Fortunately very few disasters resulted
from the gale. The past fortnight Of
cold weather had formed large body
OF drift Ice way down the tarbor and
around the shoals of the islands. Monday
night the northeast gale loosened this
mass and.it drifted up the harbor TAX
ing.the entire feet with 1t. No anchor
chains were broken as far as known. but
the weight OF the large body OF ice caused
all the shipping to drag. The rug boats
OK pected busy times Monday and they
found them, The Kniokerbooker was
obliged to lay of on account OF an acci-
dent to her boiler. SO that the g. A. War
rem and Salem replied to the many calls
for tows. The Mcdonald Dredging COM
pany needed their services In towing their
mud soows to plaoss of safety while many
schoonsrs had 10 be pulled away from
the Ice to safe anchorages. The British
schooner Mary H., got too good start
and was carried against the big mud
digger opposite the South Portland ferry
slip. Her captain decided he could not
do much better than anchor to the dig
ger which he did and rode the gale out
each craft prevented any damage from
chatting.
The ferry boat Elizabeth City had been
having considerable trouble with float
ing ice all the evening on Monday. but
when the entire mass surged up by the
wharvss she found herself in a bad pre-
dicament She left the Portland slip at
o. 80 and got along fairly well until she
had covered about half the distance across
the harbor. Then she struck the solid
stuff and her rudder chain parted. or
course this rendered her helpless and
she whistled for tug boat. Before one
could get to her the moving ice had car
ried her clear up to The old dock. No
damage was done and the tug pulled her
clear and brought her to her slip at
Portland pier. Yesterday morning the
tide kept everyone guessing aud the ics
gathered strength as the sea had gone
down and did not keep 1t broken up.
Near the South Portland shore 1t was
pretty nearly solid. The Elizabeth cry
did not attempt to make trip until
about 1880 when the fireman shoveied
in the coal until the great black CLOUDS
poured from her funnel. She started
away as thought she could force hsr
way up the Kennebec river If necessary
and scattered the floating ice right and
left That is. she did until she got just