Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-05
IT WAS A GOOD 'UN.
Storm Was Much More Than
We Needed or Wanted.
1t Blocked the Streets and Stalled
EIectrics and Steam Cars.
Some Places Have Been ShoveIIed Out Others
tc Be Heard from.

Portland. Ne. Dec. 4.-AlthOugn
snow ceased falling in this city soon
after daylight. the gale which has ac--
the storm continued. piling
up great drifts and causing serious de-
lay to travel.
Passenger trains on the Maine Cen
trail Railroad were moving from one
TO 10 hours behind the regular schedule
time, while all freight trains we're
Withdrawn for the time being. In The
eastern part OF the State the storm
continued ut noon.
From reports received up TO this time
the storm was even more severe 10 the
west than in this section. At noon the
5.5y train from Boston over the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad was reported
stalled in huge drift at Kenncbunk
and travel on country roads was At n
standstill No marine disasters had
been reported up 10 noon.
During the night and this forenoon
trains on the Maine Central We're
moved only with greatest difficulty.
The = o'clock train from Boston due
to leave here. lid not get away until
20 this morning. At Woodfo:ds. two
miles from this city. she encountered a
big drift and remained stalled until $50
this forenoon.
The night Pullman from the east.
due 10 leave this city for Boston At 2
\. NJ. got away At : O'Clock. five
hours late. the Provincial Express .
due to arrive from the east at o'clock,
came in at 1915, and the morning train
from Wateryillc and Augusta followed
behind the express one and one-half
hours late.
The fall of snow in this section ;,vsr-
aged about - inches.
on the back road. So-Called. the raSSen-
ger. trains were AL running. but We're
from II minutes 70 three-qlarters and
cen ara l.our lat, Th, freight trains On
that lire were all cancelled. The freights
on the MIME Central lines throughout
tn State were cancelled. ana the engines
put onto The piows. which are flying uyvr
the rails in every direction. in order tha5
the traci.s may he kept clear for the pas E
senEcr trains.
Tie Portland ami Eumford Falls train
from Mechanic FAILS arrived at Lewis
ton. Tuesday morning, Il little late. with
the fire box filled with snow. 1t was noe
cSsary to get up steam again previous to
starting ter tSumford FaEs fhe morning
freight left RImford Falls on time and
that company is clear. running its plows
with extra engines.
About a foot OF snow fell at Monmouth
strong wind has been prevailing sine
arly Tuesday evening. driitIng the SNOW
BADLY. ANA making travelling next to i'm
POSSIBLE. The snow is piled in drifts. five
feet deep. in places along the village
street.
The Tuesday nisht storm in Norway
was a hcvlcr. Ten inches ol snow has
fallen and is drifting badly. The high
winds Stll. prevail. The stages IRON
Harrison and Bridston We're an hour late
The telephone and telegraph wires. how
ever. suffered but little from the storm.
The heaviest snow storm that has been
eArrrienced around Winthrop since last
February occurred Tuesday night
About a foot of snow fell on a level. ic-
rompanied by strong wina which drii
ed it badly. Travel Oh the country roaG :
IS blockeo. A strong wind prevails ana
the snow is drifting AS last rs 1t is shov-
el,ed out.
1t began showing IN Pennington at !
I. u. Tuesday. and. Wednesday morn
mad fJAen. as nearly as could he estim4-
ted. There is q heavy wind blowing ard
the SNOW has drifted badly. North oi
Pennington The storm has not been So
severe Trains from the north were only
% minutes late in the morning. All the
stages are in except on the New Sharon
ana Pennington Falls route which, up TO
80. had not reported. This line usually
gets the worst end of storm
The blizzard that started in at Liver
more Falls. q; about O'Clock Tuesday
night showed no abatement at 3 A. NJ
Wednesday. and according to good judges
some over a foot Of SNOW on the level
had already fallen. II is piling up in
biz drifts and traffic il temporarily sls-
pended.
y severe storm and blow started at
Rea,lfi1ld. about O'Clock Tuesday after
neon. Roads are badly blocked and trav-
el nearly suspended.
Belfast. Me. Dec. i.-Traihc is almost
entirely SUSPENDED in this section as Il
rclt OF the heavy northeast snow storm
which hesan. yesterday afternoon. Tie
country roads are impaSsable. trains are
delayed, ana few vessels are venturinS
from the snug anchorage they found to
escape the fury OF the storm. ABOUT q
inches OF Snow fell. bat the hcavy winds
swept it away from exposed places and
heapc, up great drifts in some places Is
feet in height