The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-11-17
HURRICANE SWEEPS
atlantic coast
MANY LIVES LOST AND GREAT
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
THROUGHOUT EAST.
SEVERAL LAKE BOATS
REPORTED MISSING
Present Death List Of Ten Will I'm
doubtedly Be Increased - Storm
Originates in Florida and Sweeps
Over Wide Area.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Further details,
which reach Chicago from the east, bear
out the first estimate that the terrific
storm of wind, rain and snow which
swept the Atlantic coast from Florida
to Nova Scotia and the great lakes;was
the worst in many years in point of de-
struction of property and loss of life.
The death list has reached ten and
1t is thought certain that the number
will be increased when fuller details
are received.
Toledo, Milwaukee and Cleveland each
reports the loss of ships and one death
due to the storm.
1t is feared the loss of vessels, both
on the lakes and along the Atlantic
coast, will be a, fearful toll, despite the
warnings sent cut by the weather de.
partment, which were needed by many.
Nine s%chooners that left the Chicago
port last Saturday are reported MISS
ing.
Snow Falls a Foot Deep.
The storm originated in the north
ern part of Florida and swept up the
Atlantic coast and into the interior.
In Pennsylvania snow fell to a depth
OF q foot on the level. Snow fell in
Baltimore, Washington and in New
York. In New York and other places
the wind blew Is miles an hour, while
Inc barometer fell to the lowest point
ever recorded. Enormous damage
was done to telegraph and telephone
lines throughout the storm area. Sew
eral ships were wrecked along the At
lantic and one or more on the great
lakes. Train service was delayed in
some portions Of the storm ridden dis
trict and all trains were late.
Hurricane on the Coast,
Boston, Nov. 15.-New England was
the center Sunday of the storm which,
since Saturday morning, has been
sweeping up the Atlantic seaboard.
When morning dawned Sunday the i'm
mediate storm center was off Cape Hat
teras, but in the afternoon it had moved
to the vicinity of Nantucket Island.
When at its height the wind blew with
hurricane velocity. In this city the
maximum velocity was As miles at 500
O'Clock in the afternoon. At Block Is
land. r. l., there was a 76-mile gale.
at Nantucket, this state, a velocjt ~
miles was recorded. The sto., N n.sses
east Sunday night and was sever. ~
Iiaine and the maritiu', provinces :.
Portland, Me-, at !. O'Clock tho wind
was increasing in velocity and would
the observer of the local weather In.
e a said, reach hurricane dimensions.
Ife coast storm was accompanied bv
snow. rain, hail and sleet. Rain fell IN
this state, Connecticut. Vermont and
New Hampshire. There was snow IN
Maine, Rhode Island and northwestern
Connecticut. In this city the rainfall VA.
l.lS inches. Telegraph and telephone
lines IN eastern New England and the
maritime provinces suffered severely.
The storm had been we'll heralded. and
most of the shipping remained in port.
The craft that braved the elements hao
perilous passages. ~
-Four Probably Drowned.
So far a. is known only two vessels
met disaster. At Tarpaulin Cove, Nau-
shcn Island, Off R%ockland, Me-. the
schooner e. Arcuiarius struck on tbe
rocks and will be a total loss and it IA
believed that the four men comprising
Ter crew have persisted. Another Rock
land schooner, the Nautilus, flying be-
fore the gale, anchored In a periious %.