The Portland daily press., 1901-02-06
Yarmouth Road Blocked
Last Night.
The Windham Road Was Also
Held Up.

The storm of Monday night and all day
yesterday was the most severe Oh tne
winter. A great deal OF snow feii here IN
Portland and much more outside SO tnas
the steam railroads had oonsiderabie
trouble In places where the tracks ran
through deep cuts. On the Grand Trunk
the trains were all moving slowly. the
passengers with two engines each aud the
freights with small trains and two loco
motives. On the Maine Central the
trains during the afternoon were all very
late some OF them getting into more snow
than they could comfortably get through
All day the wind bIsw strongly and the
snow continued to fall, but along towards
dark the wind died down little and Ii
ceased showing for time though later
in the night 1t commenced sgain. In
Portland the electric roads were some
what ha npered by the snow, but ran on
the city lines on the regular schedule all
day. The greatest trouble was experienced
on the suburban lines though the car ser
vice was exceptionally good. The var
mouth road was blocked last night only
one car getting through during the day
Thls was because OF two enormous drifts
one of which was at the Marine hospital
The Westbrook, Nindham and Naples
road was blocked last night but cars on
both these lines will be run all right to-
day.
By the very hardest Bind of work the
employees OF the Cape Elizabeth division
OF the Portland railroad Kept the line
open to Cssh's Corner and early yester-
day morning as far as Cape Cottage. 10
do this the pIows were kept agoing all
Monday night and everything went well
until yesterday noon, whsn the wind
came up and piled up drifts at all OF the
curves. The worst ones were near Angel
avenue on the Cottage road and ct LII
gonia hill At these points the snow was
SO deep that men we're first put to work
with the shovels and.thsn the plows
butted against the drifting snow until 3
passage was made for the car through the
windows OF which one could look ont on
snow piled up TO the depth OF five feet OF
more reaching it ths very windows. Mr.
Macreadie had charge of the plow on the
Cape Cottage end and was working all
last night to open the line to the terIni
nus. while Mr.. Jelllson was looking after
the Cash Corner line. The cars kept up
their regular trips though not always on
schedule time and the ~ p. m. trip
from Portland to south Portland carried
tignty seven passengers, one Of the largest
on record.
Beyond Angel avenue 1t was found i'm
practicable TO run cara last night, but 1t
Is quite likely by the efforts made, that
both branches of the road Will be open to
the terminus this morning.
THE STORM BANGOR WAY.
Bangor, February One of the heavi-
est snow storms of the winter has been in
proEres ss here since $50 O'Clock on Mon
day afternoon and over a foot of snow has
fallen The morning train from Boston
and points west, due to arrive here at
l5, did not get In until $50 O'Clock.
The storm west of hers was more severe,
and trains over the Maine Central are
all delayed. North of Bangor the snow
fall has been lighter and trains from the /
main line OF the Bangor 81 Aroostook |
have bsen generally on time. At Green |
vile ten inches of snow is reported. AT
p. m, the storm showed signs OF abAt-
ing. Trolley service has almost been
suspended and traffic about the city is
generally impeded.
JUST OLD FASHIONED STORM.
Rockland. February b.-The snow
storm today has been the worst OF the
season, although 1t was simply an old
fashioned storm. The wind caused drifts
to accumulate ON the country roads
HIGH GALE.
Nantucket Mass, February ga high
northwest gale prevails here with a
binding snow storm. The life saving
stations report wild night, but fortu-
natsly ths sound Is clear of shipping
A BLIZZARD ALONG THE COAST.
Highland Light, February 6.-A bIiz- |
zard ls sweeping across the coast tonight. |
the wind blowing from the northwest at
the rate Of over 55 miles an hour. The
temperature has fallen ten degrees since
noon ana IL is showing hard, 1t Is the