The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-15

The Town Was Cat off Yesterday From
Outside World.

The Elizabeth City Met with An Acct
dent and the Electric Cars Suspended
n Trips-Everyshin 6 All Right To-day
Sergeant Gregory Was Blown From
the Parapet at Prcble-Personal
Items, Etc.
Snow everywhere-riled mp in ten and
twelve foot drifts on the streets. In the
the situation in the village yesterday
and how to dispose Of the snow SO ~ to
make roads passable and life worth living,
was taxing the minds Of every public
spirited citizen. During the morning
the town was virtually cut OF from the
outer world. The electrics had suspended
trips and the Elizabeth City met with an
accident the night before, breaking her
rudder post. and so injuring her steering
gear, that she could not resume her
passage thu ough the streets Of Ice until
about noon.
The night before the ferry boat had a
most notable trip, because OF the acci'
dent lust mentioned, about ten o'clock
she driffed down towards the bridge and
In response 70 her four whistles of dis
tress. a tug boat went to her relief aud
brought her TO the city side, where on tho
morning the necessary repairs we're made.
The isolated condition OF the village yes
terday recalled to the memory of the
people Of the old days before the advent
of the electrics when in 1855 the Cornelia
II, was unable for three long days to
make her way through the ics In the
harbor and the only avenue to Portland
was by the bridge
The Caps electrics lost no time in clear
ing their tracks and although they had
to force their plough and cars through
drifts up to the second stories OF some
of the houses, they had succeeded ty four
O'Clock yesterday 10 clearing their tracks
as far as Pickett street and today will
witness the opening of the liue way
through to the terminus.
So all things considered, over here there
is rejoicing that the snow besieged town
got out of its fix so soon as 1t did.
The soldiers at Fort Preble and Port
land Head had their hands full, breaking
the roads and several detachments were
hard at work shovelling snow. They were
working from Fort Preble IN both direc.
lions, towards the Head and the illage.
The Head detachment was struggling to
meet them half way.
Private Brightonger, deserter who
was apprehended in the city by Officer
PilIsbury aud who, 1t will he remem-
bered, tried to play of the forged dis
charge papers. was conducted yesterday.
under suitable guard. TO Governors
island.
The wind at Fort Preble during the re-
cent storm was fierce, and strong. enough
TO blow Sergeant Gregory, who was rails
ing the flag, down over the parapet. he
sustained quite severe injuries and was
taken to the post hospital.
Rev. Mr. Lockwood of Boston will
preach ut Bethany Congregation nal church
Sunday next, afternoon and evening. In
the morning Rev. MIR. Lock God will be
heard at the rooms Of the Y. Nj. &. A.
The dance which was to be given Mon
uuy tNtuiuk ny tho WhhoAu AAooS S--'
pany at Union Opsra house. has been
postponed to Monday next.
A. V. Coe, who has been sick for a
weei past, is now improving.
About twenty citizens Of the town at
tended The banquet given by the Lincoln
club in the city Monday night and a
goodly delegation Joined Munjoy lodge,
*. of p, in their anniversary celebration
the same evening. Many Of them got
storm bound and returned home in the
morning via the bridge and crossed on the
ice from the old dry dock to the village.
Capt Williams, It'll ARTILLERY, when he
sent the patrol to the city the night Of the
big storm to help any soldiers who might
he in trouble, provided accommodations
! for his men that night at the United
states hotal and that too at his personal
expense 1t was kind act and the boys
appreciated it.
Mrs. Addie Cobb's new waltz was
played at the antiquarian supper given
by the U niversalists ana was received With
general favor.
Mir. and Mrs Morris Ridley, Sawyer
street, are visiting Mrs. hiuley's parents,
Dr. Price of Richmond.
THREE BOAIS STILL MISSING.