The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-23
hail and GALE.
Disagreeable on the
Water Front.
Worst Storm Of Season in Some
Respects.
Ferry Boat Suspended
For Awhile.
Longhshoremen Also Had to
Quit Work.

washington's birthday Of this present
year will be Remembered foe BY far the
most disasreeable storm experienced In
this city during this winter season. At
no plaos In the city was the storm mors
severe than along the water front. From
an insignihoant snow storm Of early
morning there followed q downpour Of
rain which continued mp to the noon
hour. Then came the hail which con-
tinusd with increasing fury every minute
during the afternooR. The wind blew
q psrfsot gale. Down on Portland pier
one could only with the utmost difficulty
reach the end Of the wharf and between
the end OF the ferry slip and the barge
ofiios the wind was 20 strong that the
few men who were obliged TO traverse
that territory had to creep along. The
seas were the h CHEST that have bean
known during the winter and In the af-
ternoon when the tide was high the water
came up to within few inches Of the
tops on all OF the wharves. Bug Light
could hardly be seen fiom the end OF the
wharves. All OF the vessels tied up at
the wharves pounded about In = threaten.
ing way. The ferry beat Elizabeth City
had tough time all day. She managed
to make all OF her regular trips up to two
O'Clock In the afternoon. Then she can
celled the trip to the city and for the rest
Of the day made trips once an hour.
At four O'Clock In the afternoon the
gangs Of longshoremon employed in the
Grand Trunk ocean sheds. were ordered
Ly their superiors to quit work. The
| Ions remsn hsd bravely kept at their
| lat ors since early morning and the man
| ayers believed that the men had up TO
that time earned good days wages
The news that they were to leave OF I'M
I'll morning was welcome to every ma, at
| the docks.
No vessels were reported to be out dur
ing the afternoon and only few came In
during the morning. AS the storm had
not begun to show Its fury up to that
time none of the arrivals reported any
unusual incidents. Two schooners. the
NJ. v. b Chase and the Lizzie j Tucker,
reached their wharves before noon. Each
of tines, was lumber laden. There were
three fish arrivals. The schooner Eva A.
hhCS DrUuBub IN SoU pounus, tuo ttopoHt
and Carr had 10000 pounds and the Nettie
Msy had fare of 5000 pounds.
The big steamer Californian Of the
Allan line arrived at . few minutes be-
fore seven o. clock in the morning, having
q cargo of 1900 tons and one saloon.
fifteen intermediate and 1853 stserage pas
sengers. She left Liverpool on the eve
ming of the 10th and her officers reported
that the voyage was usual one. NO in
oidents out Of the ordinary taking pla,e.
The Californian stopped at Balifax to
leave the Canadian mails.
The steamer Hibernian Of the same line
lsft early In the day. She Is bound for
Glasgow direct and has aboard Q cargo OF
so 20 tons. She also took S42 head Of cattle.
Articles were drawn up during the day
ut the office Of the United States Ship
ping Commissioner for Q Grew for the
schooner Lugano. which is bound with
cargo Of lumber from this city to Boston
an return.