Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-02-15
pailp 1,ennebec Journal.
MoNDAY's,sToR
Slsam and Electric Car Service Badly
S,s Bnken, Tuesday.
go q The Effects Of the Seast as Worst
Snow Storm,

The StUliu VI as pTO-
.ounced the worst one in several years,
trough in the amount of snow that
ta,,. i, was not equal in Augusta to the
creat storm of February, 1898. AT
noints south of the New England
states it is reported that even greater
Amount of snow fell. but here in Au-
gusta not much over a foot of snow
}e,l on a level In intensity, however.
the storm was as terrific, Monday
night. as anything that has visited the
city in many years. not even excepting
the storm of last February, or the
great November gale.
Those who did not have to go out of
doors. Monday evening, did not begin
10 realize how fast the snow fell and
how the wind ragged. 1t was not until
after o'clock that the worst of the
storm was felt. and then 1T increased
with every minute.
The spectacle was a grand one. even
though it required patience to stand
out and watch it. The great clouds of
snow that were blown about by the
against the storm was painful. The
trees creaked and strained ard every
moment threatened to break. Snow
found its way into places where it had
never before visited. and the Candle
mas day saying that the snow will
blow in SO far before May as the sun
shone in on Candlemas day, seemed to
have been fulfilled.
All the night the wind continued to
blow with unabated force. and though
the storm clouds began to vanish with
ahe approach of day. the wind stayal
with us. The snow ceased to fall en-
tirely, and the morning sun looked
upon scene of desolation that was
made all the more so by the terrific
wind which had diminished somewhat
by this time.
The milkmen and the water ,eams
had quite little difficulty in getting
about, and many did not attempt It
cases. though, the teams could move
about the streets of the city by driving
around the drifts.
Commissioner Cottle's crews were
out early. but they found they had
their hands fun to remove the snow
from the sidewalks it being piled upon
them in great drifts.
Business men and the clerks sought
their places of business and soon had
the drifts removed from in front of
their stores. The young women who
We're employed in the various estab-
lshments. however, found some diff
Guilty in getting through the drifts, and
few of them We're seen until late in the
forenoon In several cases they
donned their snow shoes and sailed
forth over the drifts. so that they were
not very late at their work.
Water street presented a wintry as
peot in the early morning hours, with
the snow piled in great drifts against
the doors of the stores. and the street
filed with snow more than foot deep
All over the fronts of the buildings the
white snow had stuck. making each
look like storm castle. The railroad
station was surrounded by drifts. ane
though the workmen in great numbers
were set at work upon the drifts, II
was not until late in the day that il
was anywhere near free from the
snow. The west bound track was free
as the Pullman due to arrive ait IL p
NJ, Monday night, did not arrive unti
7.3o Tuesday morning. This train lef
Bangor little over an hour late, ant
with its two engines made fairly gooC
time until it reached Waterville at Il
O'Clock Here the two engines were
almost powerless. and another was
added. 1t was not until early in the
morning. though. that they could star
the train on it's way.
The train that was reported in Tues
days Journal as stalled at Bowdoin
ham. succeeded in starting by the aIt
of shovelers. and it passed through
Augusta a little after O'Clock, arriv
ing in Waterville about 3.
The various industries were some
what affected In the Edwards cottor
mill all the looms were running OF
time. but some of the operatives weri
absent until late in the forenoon. ant
many did not arrive until noon. Bl
that time all We're present. In tn'
publishing houses it was impossible t
do much in the forenoon, though soan'
Of the girls got out during the latte
part of the forenoon.
There was no excuse for anyone 4
be without work as the chances Il
shovel snow were numberless.
The mo school was rung in at i.45
but the fire whistle was out of Orde
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