The Portland daily press., 1900-02-19
Trolley Cars Went Out Of Business
in Bangor.
ALI Trains Late Into the
City.
Storm Exceptionally Severe
Along Kennebec.

Bangor, February ia snow blizzard
OF great fury descended on Bangor -
about ssven o'clock this morning and
continued all day with unabated force.
Tne temperat ure was low throughout the
day and tie driving snow and quitting
wind made 1t almost impossible to travel
any distance. No attempt to run cars
was made by the street railroad In town
though the Oldtown line managed to get
q car through over their line two or three
times during the day. The Maine Central
paper train due here from Boston at 1l.SO
a. IN. did not arrive until 4.35 tonight,
and the other trains over the road were
also late. The storm In the southeastern
part ef the state was not SO severe, as
the Washington county train tonight ar
ri vsd nearly on time. No casualties from
exposure have yet been reported.
WORST IN YEARS IN RoCKLAND.
Rockland, February 1a.-The storm
which thas been raging for the past "a
hours Is the most severe that has Visited
this section fer several years. The strssts
In this city are badly blocked and trains
have Sesn unable to make schedule time
As Jet no iamage to shipping has been
reported.
NO ELECTRICS IN AUGUSTA.
Augusta, February 1s.-The storm,
which sst In at midnight, ragged till dark
with blizzard fisreensss. Maine Central
trains were delayed and the Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner electric read aus
pended busi ness In the morning. From
is to 20 inches OF sEow fell and 1t is bad
IL di fitted, though 1t is very light. All
Streets are lady blocked and travel by
team or foot is very eifhcult. The
weather toni ght is clear and colder.
The snow fall means hundreds Of dol
lars 70 the ice laborsrs as every old field
and several new ones must be s,rapei.
westDound tra,Ds. tonight are on Il ne
and sast bound about an hour late.
ELECTRICS BLOCKED.
Wat,rville, February 16.-The wor st
sSorm Of the ssason has been raging here
since few minutes past midnight and
fully two feet OF snow has fallen since
the storm beganf The snow has been ac'
oompanied by high wind and has drift
cd very badly, especially on the country
roads which are reported to be filled to
the tops Of the fenes, nd entirely impas-
sable. The electric railroad from this oity
to Fairfield Is blocked and no oars have
moved on 1t since about ten O'Clock this
morning. The Maine Central railroad has
-. ainNa s4arly this
morning. All trains are several hours
late.
BIG DRIFTS IN GARDINER.
Gardiner, February 1s.-The storm
which began Saturday night was the
worst of tbs see son. Snow IS piled mp In
the streets from thre to five feet. Eleo-
trio oars unable to run, trains on Maine
Central from three to four hours behind.
AL ice ope-ati ons are set back. Snow
still drifting badly.
LITTLE DAMAGE IN BELFAST.
Belfast, February IA blizzard of
snow and wind ragged here today there
being fall of about six inches. Travel
was conslderAbly blocked and In many
places tho roads were badly driftsd. Al
though the damage 10 alight, the public
was greatly inoonyeniencsd fer few
hours.
TRAINS LATE IN LEWISTON.
Lewiston, February 1s.-One Of the
biggest snow storms of the season took
place here today the fall being estimated
M
late and travel by the elsotrios was much
impsded, the streets being badly drifted.
The country roads are said TO be badly
blocked.
PORTLAND SHIPS AT CHATHAM.
Chatham, Mass, February 1s.-The
northeast snow storm ended this after
noon with the wind shifting to the north
west and CLEARING weather. All the ships
under the lee Of Nonomoy rode out last
nights gale In safety and tonight were
holding on well, although the northwest
wind was blowing very hard. The feet
consists Of the tug Mars with the large
Lone Star and the following schooners:
u. v. B. Chass, Brunswick for Portland
Cornslis Souls, for Camdsn and john
B. Manning, Jacob s. Winslow. Estslle
Phinnsy. Gen. E. 8. Greeley and J. h.
Tssl, all bound north.
STORM OVER IN NEW YORK.
New York, February lathe '"ow
fall yesterday WAS about seven inc. ss.
The storm abatsd early this morning and
today was bright asd clear with the
temperature 81 no tims below twenty
degrees. s.and the sharp wind abating. There