The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-09
ONE OF THE WORST OF WINTER

ONE OF THE WORST OF WINTER.
Chatham, Mass, February s.--The east
erly gale which prevailed during . great.
ct part Of the day, shifting TO southwest
~ D. m. and tle snow changed 10 rain
with fog IL shifted again to northwest
tonight, with heavy squall. the wind
blowing furiously.
The barometer dropped to 20 at sunset,
but Is going up this evening. sltnongh
the temperature is falling rapidly and 10
will be hard night for seamen along
the coast. The fleet of schooners report
ed last night Mt anchor northwest OF
Handkerchief, win have taut riding To.
night as they will get the full rake OF
| the sea sweeping down from vineyard
sound.
Steamer Gloucester, from Baltimore.
passed north ut noon, but nothing else
has passed today.
The storm Ia one OF the worst Of the
winter and the binding snow accom-
panying the gale made 10 impossible TO
distinguish any object far from the shore.
The life savers were able to see Just a
fringe Of the bar and 10 cannot be told
whether any vessels are In the ofiing OF
not.
No wrecks were reported mp to 1890
O'Clock this forenoon. but great fears are
entertained for the safety OF shipping as
10 is believed that the storm Is even worse
of the shore In the track OF vessels.
The sea is tremendously high and the
roar of ths waves could be heard dis
tinctly on shore as they swept across Pol
lock rip.
None Of the ightships could be seen
and IL was impossible TO learn whether
the Pollock Kip lightship was holding to
her moorinRs or not.
The life savers at all the stations along
the Cape coast have been patrolling the
beach since early In the morning and
have experienced great hardships. Sew
ersl of Il Gu reaching port had narrow
escapes
The storm continued tn grow worse dur
ing the forenoon and the weather gave no
indication of clearing. The wind Is gen
orally from the easterly and Is causing
very high tides.
ALMOST EQUALLED MOVE MBER
GALE.
Highland Light, February S-A gale
which for severity almost equalled that OF
last Novem Ger, ragged over Cape God MI
day, and tonight has subsidized but little,
The barometer Is low and the temperature
is dropping. The tides ran unusually high
and under the heavy winds the waves ran
we'll upon the beaches.
The coast patrol along the outer side OF
the cape reports much debris washed up.
but there were no signs of wrecks Ob
servations to seward were impossible all
day, and only two craft passed this point,
the steamer Manhattan from Portland Tor
New York, and the steamer Gloucester,
Baltimore for Boston.
FIERCE GALE AT PRUVINCETOWN.
Provincetown. February s. The terrific
gale, accompanied by thicS snow storm
which set In at midnight, continued In
its severity until the middle of the after
noon, when the gale subsidized and the
wind, which had been in the east, lacked
to MOI tn, changing the snow TO rain: To-
wards evening the wind changed to NM.
developing fierce gale, followed by snow
and at late hour there was no signs OF
tho storms abating. No disasters have
occurred. A fleet OF tugs and schooners
which put In here yesterday. Is riding out
the gale in Proyincetown harhor.
The STORM IN NEW YORK.
New York, February s.-Foot travel In
this city which was disagroeble enough
from sundays snow storm was made u
little Iuore SO last night by the fall OF
snow to depth of about four inches.
Considerable trouble was caused by the
high tide In the bay and barbor caused by
the winds, which hacked the water up in
to the North and East rivers to height
that has not been reached for several
years. The streets in the lower west side
Of the city were flooded. Along the East
river shore the flooding was as bad az on
the lower west side. Inc GROUNDS AT
Bellevue hospital were flooded and CON
siderable damage was done by the flood
ing of cellars.
lhs storm in the vicinity of New York
has neen more severe than in the city and
the drifts are deeper. Along the lines Of
the New York Central and Pennsylvania
railroads drifts OF from three to seven ieet
are reported. At sea the storm Is raging
tiercely.
In the east end OF Long island foot of
snow fell and made travel almost fmpos-
sible The waters of Jamaica bay reached
point heretofore unknown. The great
trestle of the Long island railroad was
within two feet of being submerged. Be
yond Hollands station, where the rails
run on the surface, they We're under
water.
A schooner is grounded four miles out
from the life saving station down at the
point.
and other points on Rookawsy beach, the
buildings close to the beach arc under
water and II the storm holds for few
hours it Is feared serious damage may be
done. AT North Beach and White stone,
Ia number of small buildings were
wrecked or floated away.
FEARS FOR BIG LINERS.
New o--Aue IN Vi
the terri BILE hurricane encountered In mid
ocean on the last westward voyage b. tn 4
biz liners st. Louis. Lucnnia and La
Champagne have made the owners and
agents of delayed vessels somewhat uneasy
regarding their ships. eeafaring men
have given up all hope of ever seeing the
British freighter Alniha, which sailed
from Shields Eng for this port Decem-
Der 10, last in command OF Captain A.
McGregor, with a crew Of twenty live
men, No incoming ship was reported
speaking the Alnida since she lett the
other side The missing steame, was
steel vessel of 543 tons and carried "a gem
eral cargo The Almida passed Runnett
Head, Scotland, Decem Der 81.
BEAT RECORD FOR COLD.
St. Panl, MINI. February S-Last
night beat the winter record for cold, the
weather bureau reporting IS below zero
willis unofficial temperatures ranged
down to IS and 40 below.
WORST OF SEASON.