The Portland daily press., 1900-03-03

wharf property was greatly damaged In
many places. The tteamboat wharf ct
Prospect Harbor was wrecked and two
s'irs was washed out at the Maine Gen.
trail ferry at Bar Barb,r.
A. Sullivan the yacht Sycamore. owned
by Hon. Frank Jones Of Portsmouth.
broke from her mooring and went ashore,
but was pulled OF lats In the AFTERNOON
by the ferry boat Sepanos. The Sycamore
apparently IL not injured.
BATH Isolated.
Bath, March 2.-High water In the
Ksnnshso river. caused by the storm and
an exceptionally high tide today, isolated
the city from the surrounding country.
The conditions In the streets are similar
to those Of the frsshet four years ago.
wharves along Commercial Water and
Cent ,r streets have been overlooked and
the police were obliged to use boats TO
take people from their houses on those
street.. Scores Of cellars are actually
OVERLOOKING with water and business
houses are suffering considerable loss.
At Popham Bench, a n sort lower down
the river, the village proper Is on an
island. Walks have been washed out and
cottages underminsd. The full force Of
the storm and tide swept In on the beach
and the wrecksse Is piled up In large
heaps The surf was SO heavy that 1t
broke over Pond Island Light, an incl
dent that has not occurred for very many
years.
TWO FEET OF SNOW IN NORWAY.
Norway, Maych 2.-Rain following the
heavy snow fall in the early morning has
made travel In Oxford county and. north
Of here, impossible as the snow Is two
fet t deep on the level. The storm 10 tbs
worst ons In March for generations.
DAMAGE AT OLD ORCHARD.
Old Orchard, March 2.--The heaviest
and worst storm which has ragged along
this coast In IS years, has prevailed dur
ing the last "a hours. doing hundreds Of
dollars damage to property 1t Old Or
chsrd, Pine Point, Grand Beach aud
Goose and fortunes Rocks. At Pine
Point the cottage Of j. Il. Fletcher Of
Portland, valued at 5000, was under
mined, but an Ell rt will be made to save
IL. The summer cottages Of Frank A.
Burnham and Alvin Leavitt Of Aaver-
hill, were completely demolished. The
Pins Point house, owned by kra Ii. u.
Milhkeu, narrowly escaped being We shed
away, and is in danger Of being tipped
into the sea st the first high tide. The
cottages of Mrs. S. L. Bird Of Boston,
II. II. Fletcher of Portland and several
others, are In danger Of being washed
away and will be moveo inland as soon
as possible.
At Old Orchard the storm did much
damage to bulkheads and the underpin-
ming Of cottages. AT Grand Beach the
summer home Of Hon. Thomas b. Reed,
the bulkheads were washed away and
the lawns undermined, but all the cot
tsges at that point are safe. As noon
today the tide was unusually high and
did some damage.
STORM SEVERE IN BELFAST.
Belfast. March 2.-The storm here yes
tsrday and las. night Was very severe ami
prevented the sailing OF the steamer Pc
nobsoot for Boston. Considerable wet
snow fell and the gals blew down a num-
Der of ohimneys besides unroonng . few
houses. The property loss will bs nearly
5000.
wASHOUT REPAIRED.
Gardiner, March 2.-Tha east bound
track on the Maine Central railroad
whi,h Was washed out this morning at
Pottery brook, Farmingdale has been re-
paired and trains are now passing over It,
wAsHoUT ON BOSTON e. MAINE.
Hudson, March 2.-Ths heavy rain fall
of yesterday has resulted In the Asfabst
river overfiowing its banks and as con-
sequence two big washouts ON the Boston
Der Of firms have had their stock and ma
chinsry badly damaged.
WORST ON RECORD.
st. John, n b., March 2.-The most
severe Storm sircs the weather bureau
has been established here and the heavi-
est wind sincethe Saxby gale, ragged last
night and today. but did little damage
The wind blew 70 miles an hour and
piled snow 20 feet deep In cuts, complete
ly tieing up all railways In the province
No wrecks are reported.
81. JOHNS BLOCKADED.
st. Johns N. r., March 2.-Ice foes
now blockade this port, easteriy winds
having cal ried the ice along and closed
the entire northeast coast.
/ Renewed reports from st. Pierre show
that tSe Frsnch there ara more bitter
than ever against the British residents.
espet tally with respect to the British sno-
cesses In South Africa.
ANOTHER WRECK.
Wakefield, X. L., March 2.-Fears are
entertained here that there has been an
other wreck OF this coast as the result Of
the gale last night. Reports from several
points along shore are to the effect that
various pieces of wreokage have been
picked mp indicating that a barge Of some
kind has gone to pieces.
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