Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-18

Boston, MaSS.-A herCe storm swept
along the New England coast Wednes-
day, and Boston got its full share OF it.
From various points along the coast
come reports of high seas driven by
the gale. Shipping suffered severely
in many places, but fortunately no Sc
| rious disaster was reported.
Throughout Boston the high wind
and heavy downpour Of rain made de-
cidedly unpleasant weather conditions.
In the harbor shipping was practically
at standstill.
In front of the Cathedral Of the Holy
Cross on Washington street, South End,
the wind raised great havoc with UNI
| brellas and hats. Taking it all in all,
| PembertOn square carri d off the prize
for destroying property.
That oastcrly gale effectually tied up
local shipping, the only schooner ar
ing the British schooner Ella and Jen-
ME from Grand Harbor, N. s., with a
cargo of bloaters.
The departures Of steamers, etc,
were few and far between, the only
ones going out being the Bohemian to
liverpool, Admiral Farragut.to Port
Antonio. Jamaica, and the Nantucket
| to Norfolk and Baltimore. The Geor-
eian, bound for Manchester, Eng, an
| chored at Quarantine.
All the local steamers remained in
| port Tuesday night. the Herman Win
ter, for New York, City of Bangor, for
| Bangor, and the Governor Dingley for
Portland, all holding over on account
Of the storm. The Bay State remained
| at Portland, and the Kennebec did not
venture out from Bath.
The Old Dominion, Chattahoochee
and James S. Whitney were to have
left for New York, but like the rest of
the fleet are held until the weather
clears. :.
The small three-masted schooner
Witch Hazel, loaded with cinders, out
ward bound. dragged off the State dock,
South Boston, to the mud flats, where
she lay for time on her beam ends.
On the rising tide she was doated by
the tugs Samuel Little and Peter w.
French. and was towed to safe holding
ground on the East Boston flats. She
sustained no apparent injury.
Nantasket beach was wild riot of
waves during tho grip of the northeast.
or today and the long mile of beach
was white with fcam-lashed water.
The high tide sent the wild bilows
shorcward with tremendous force,
tearing and ripping everything in their
path Each comber banged against
the high bulkheads with seeming force
foundations. With Nantasket beach
as it was five years ago there would
have been tremendous damage. But
the beach property owners have
learned lesson from former storms
and the big line of hotel property has
been well protected.
New York-Old residents Of the sub
urbs of Brooklyn, near COney island,
said the storm at Brighton and Coney
Island was the most severe in 80 years.
The east wind tossed up enormous
waves along the beach and raised the
level of the water until it was up to
the first floor of the new iron pier at
Coney Island.
The new bulkhead at the foot of
Ocean Parkway was wrecked in sever
al places, and board walks, bath
houses and other small structures
were washed away. The new bulkhead
was nearing completion after being
under construction all winter. 1t was
designed to protect the new city park
on the beach, between Coney Island
and Brighton.
The gale was severe upon the ship
ping in the bay off Staten Island. Fish.
ing schooner Mariner dragged her an.
chors and went to pieces at Stapleton.
The fishing sloop IroQuois dragged her
anchors and sank.