Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-09
STORM ON ATLANTIC COAST
Railroads Blocked In New York State by Snow
Dtihs-Damigc 10 Property.


New York. Feb. p.-ThrouRhout New
York state the pas, twcnty-four hours
all railroad traffic was delayed several
hours. Short suburban lines were com
plotoly blocked by the snow. which on
tho level averaged a foot deep and In
many places driftod twenty feet high.
The Hudson river overlooked itH banks
wherever n could get n chance. food
ing brick kilns lumber yards. freight
piers and private places. and causing
Thousands OF dollars damage.
Long Island felt the full severity Of
the storm. Grccnport had the highest
tides In a quarter OF century. The
wind blow In from the east along with
the snow and submerged all the piers.
Ncancln moorcd there were ON level
with the string pieces. The village Of
Orient was completely cut on from tho
rest OF Long Island by the water from
Long Island sound flowing over ncroaa
the beach into Orient Hay.
The cold wave also hit Connecticut.
Hartford reported eight inches OF snow
ana " below zero. bridgeport had the
highest tide on record ana all the
freight on the steamboat docks had TO
lie removed 10 higher ground to keep
II from being washed out Into the
round.
Long Island sound was swept from
ind 10 end by hiHh tidcn-the highest
IN the history OF the State OF connccti-
cut. Al the water front at New Haven
was submerged. Greenwich was storm
swept and y. y. BcncdictH palatial
haf a
against the dock In Indian hnrbor that
it, bow stuck through. IL was hauled
on with only few hundred dollars
damage. This IN the yacht on which
former President Cleveland has made
10 many OF his famous trips.
Boston. Feb. "a bowling northeast
rnowatorm prevailed In the bay and
along the Massachunetts COAT the past
twcnty-four hours.
A three mnnicd schooner. name un-
known. II reported wrecked on Nan,aa-
kct beach, The Hull lifc.saving crew
have sent out a boat. ~ the present
writing II IN not known whether or not
the vessels crew IL atill alive.
bor,on hnrbor was fury OF driven
snow and scattered spray. Y'tc ferry
boat slips were under water and pas
tCngcrs had to wade for II.
The storm played havoc with prop
erty along the Lynn and swamscott
shores. The exceptional high tides
swept away all the buildings and de-
mollahcd yachts and other small craft
lying upon the shore at Kingsbeach In
Swnmprcott.
~ Lynn. at high tide. the water went
n considerable distance up New WASH
ington street, flooding the cellars OF sew
crsl residences and making car and foot
traffic difilcult. The sea demolished
5000 worth OF stone breakwater on the
water front. Down on Cape Cod n
bowling northeast blizzard. such as pre-
vailed last November on the awful
night when the steamer Portland went
down with all on board. ragged all day.
No wrecks have yet been reported.
but great anxiety II felt for the safety
OF shipping, NJ Il Is believed the storm
N even worse on shore In the track Of
vessels The sea N tremendously high
and the roar OF the waves could be-
heard distinctly on shore M they swept
across Pollock RIP.
None Of the llghtahipa could be seen
and II was impossible TO lgarn whether
the Pollock hip light ship'was holding
to It's moOrlngh or not.