The Republican journal., 1903-10-15
| The worst storm for years on the New Eng
land and middle Atlantic coast.

land and middle Atlantic coast.
A northeast storm set in at the westward
Oct 7th, increased in violence from day to
day, and has ragged for week. In some
sections it was accompanied by heavy
rainfall, flooding many places and causing
great damage. New Jersey seems to have
been the worst sufferer, and in Paterson
the property loss is estimated at $2,OOO,0OO.
There was little damage on the Maine coast
to shipping, as mariners had early warning
of the approach of the storm and remained
in port. Sunday morning tifty-two schoon-
ers we're in Rockland harbor, besides the
various steamers of the Boston, Portland
and island lines. The only departures were
the steamer Monhegan for Portland Friday
and the schooner Maggie Hurley, which
sailed Saturday morning intending to
anchor at Seal Harbor or Owls Head. The
Monhegan left Portland Saturday on the
return trip, but encountered such rough
weather that she returned to anchor in
Portland harbor. The steamer State of
Maine from Eastport passed Rockland
about a. m. Sunday, making her way
through the Thoroughfare. This is the
first time in years that this route has been
taken by an EaStport-P Portland Boston boat.
Usually they pass Rockland dozen or
| fifteen miles to the eastward. The boat for
| the Kennebec did not leave Boston We'd
| nesday night, and the City of Rockland,
| which should have left at p. m. Thursday
/ for Bangor remained at her wharf. All the
| cOaStWiSe steamers were tied up at Boston
but the steamer Halifax, for Halifax and
| Charlottetown, held over from Saturday,
| sailed Sunday, and must have had rough
| time bucking against the wind and sea.
| Sunday, for the second time in three days
the steamer City of Gloucester attempted
the run from Boston to Gloucester, but be-
fore reaching Deer Island light the water
was breaking over the pilot house and she
put back.
The storm did very little damage in this
vicinity. The blow came on Thursday
afternoon, and the steamer City of Bangor,
which left here for Boston about O'Clock
was held at Rockland to await further Or
ders. The City of Rockland was similarly
held in Boston. The steamers Merryconeag,
Golden Rod and Silver Star have made their
| regular trips each day very nearly on time.
But two vessels arrived during the storm
the Joyce Rebecca and Lizzie c. Rich, both
from Bangor-and none sailed.
| Some of the bank at the water front of the
| Pitcher farm in East Northport was wash
ed away, taking down several good sized
| trees, and at high water the sea b< Oke owe
the wharves at Temple Heights and at
the Campground.
! The weather changed Tuesday afternoon
and the steamers which had been laid up
six days started out at the usual time, the
| City of Bangor from Rockland for Boston
at p. M, and the City of Rockland from
Boston for the Penobscot bay and river at ;
D. m. The Rockland arrived in Belfast at
$50 yesterday morning, and left to return
in the evening. Capt. Roix reports that the
sea was rough the first part of the passage
from Boston, but the wind hauled to the
northwest and the last part of the trip was
comparatively smooth. The boats will &c
up river and return the same day, as during
| the summer, until the accumulations OF
| freight are reduced
The storm has wrecked thousands of lob.
ster traps along the coast and the terrific sea
\ has driven the shell fish from their shallow
| feeding places. There is no telling what
| the financial loss will be, for there has been
| cessation of work all along the coast since
last day. They were just beginning
to get:t work at Matinicus, Crieha-
ven and Monhegan after the two months
close time when the elements drove the
men from the sea-
About twenty-five delegates to the Bap
tist State convention were detained in Rock
| land by the failure of the various steamship
lines to carry out their schedules owing to
the storm