The Portland daily press., 1900-03-02

nine days the preoiptt&tton toF EoEn"n~
has been II so. most unusual record.
The wind In the storm Of yssssrday and
last evening was NOT the highest thst has
been attained IN Portland this ssason, the
records Of shs wssshor bsreeu showing
that the rate was st IL highest last sun-
day when 10 was blowing ferty-shrse
miles an hour. 10 seldom has hsppensd
that the wind In this city and vicinity
runs ovsr forty milss an hour.
Thsre srs no signs Of q GOLD rain The
barometer rs low ell over the country and
this usually means shas oold and clearing
weashsr Will fellow. But on the weather
mag for Portland yesterday thsrs ware
no Indications that sueh . oondftion
would follow. At tho rate Ut which ths
barometer was filling Inst evening the
offlcisls Of the bureau stated that IL was
shsir belief thas the severity al ths storm
must sssss wfsAin o few hours II the
ssorm itsslf did not entirely Lee up vish
In sAoss time. They basei their opin-
ions mostly from the comparison with
the storm al Norfolk, which was the
same a. that which ragged here In the
morning % Norfolk the storm wns about
the same - 10 was In Portland during the
afternoon Of yesterday and last evening.
The marks Of the baromstes ct Norfolk
In the morning we're es.5, willis ID Port.
land last night the points wers s9.t with
the baromstsr stin falling. The storm
wss centred atNcrfolk Last qight and had
passed that pcinA
The steamer Governor Dipgiey again
remained ct her dock at franklin wharf
while the Bay ststs again remained 81
the boston end Of the rouss. This makes
two successive nights that beth Of these
stsa ners have remained at their wharves
on account Of bad weather.
A FLOOD FEARED.
The people along the Prssumpseot are
on the look cut for another flood. The
water had only risen four or i've inches
In tho river MP to midnight last night.
but as the storm confined IL was believed
shat thsre wnuld be another freshet on
this river before noon today. Ihs ios
" hich has Termed In the river II not a.
thick as 10 was before the last food. but
10 IL thick enough to do an Immense
amount OF damage should Q sudden rise
of the river take placs.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS WE'RE OUT.
The electric n ghts in the city proper
did very well In most localities uatil
about ten o'clock when they suddenly
ceased to become noticeable features In
the prospect. Every light In Portland
went out at 0. IS o'clsck. This was oaussd
by the breaking Of the main line of the
Portland Electric LiEn. Company ut
Windham Centsr. Up to midnight this
break had not bsen discovered, though
as soon as IL occurred large crew Of men
started ut from both ends Of the line to
locate the break and repair It. The cause
for this accident was not known at the
power house of the company, where 1t
was thought that the break might be re-
raired by midnight ct the latest.
CELLARS WERE FLOODED.
The sewers were unequal to the de-
mand made upon them by the immense
amount of surface water, and In many
GASES cellars were flooded and consider
able damage done. A flrs engine was ssnt
out TO Union station about nine o'clock
to pump out the cellar of the station
where the rising alter threatened to ex-
tinguish the fires.
NOTHING DONE ON CALIFORNIAN.
No work was done aboard the disabled
steamer Californian yesterday on account
of the stormy westhsr. The seas rolled In
q frishtful manner % that tn, strong IN
dsrtow, which resulted, prevented any
work being done.
In the morning all OF the lighters.
the Myrtle. the Sipho and the Salvo which
had arrived from Boston, came into the
harbor. The Myrtle and sipho brought
parts OF the cargo from the wreck and
drew up at Custom HOUSE wharf where
the cargo was removed to the sheds Of
ps.sg Barker. The three tugs, the Juno.
the PailAs and the Confidence also came
from the wreck into the harhor. The
most of the cargo which was brought in
yes terday oonsisted Of canned goods,
This storm was very Wild outside on the
sea last night, but Captain Barclay stated
that this would GAUSS no danger to the
Californian because she was amply pro-
tsoted by the Ram island. and by Cush-
ing's island. GAN that we now want"
said the port captain ISIS few days of
fair weather.
The steamer Forest Queen attempted
to make . trip to the steamer yesterday
but was obliged to return 10 the harbor
on account Of the storm.
In addition to many OF the passengers
booked 90 sail ON the Californian who
will saii on the Dominion Saturday,
there will also bs several Of the members
Of the crew Of the Cali forinan who win
return on that steamer.
ICE ON TR0LLEYS.