The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-20
BIG DAMAGE.
Fifteen SChooners
Driven Ashore.
Worst Gale in Six Years..
No Lives Have Been Re-
ported Lost.

New York, Dec. 19.-The snow
storm and gale which struck the coast
Saturday afternoon and continued un-
til early Sunday morning was the
most intense that has occurred for
several years. Reports from the New
Jersey and New England coast and
from incoming steamers tell of furious
gales and many disasters.
on the Bayhead, N. j., life saving
station the schooner Lizzie H. Bray
ton, bound for Providence, R. l., from
Baltimore, went ashore, the crew be-
ing rescued by the life savers
In the river and harbor here the
traffic was for a while during the
worst of the storm almost at a stand
still. So heavy was the snowfall that
lights could not be seen on the river a
boats length ahead, and ferryboats
and other craft proceeded at a dimin-
ished headway, blowing whistles and
feeling their way cautiously through
the binding storm. No accidents of
any moment were reported.
In the city the snow which began
Saturday afternoon fell almost with
out intermission until early Sunday
morning. by which time eight inches
had fallen. There was little interrupt
ed traffic, $1,000 snow shovelers and
1000 teams being set to work, as soon
as the snow ceased falling, to clean
the principal thoroughfares.
At the Grand Central station 1t was
said last night that the train service
had not been interrupted by the storm.
There had been slight fall of snow in
the northern and western parts of the
state.
Three feet OF snow on the level was
the record of the storm In the east end
Of Long Island and as a result trains
were delayed. One train bound west
from Sag Harbor is still stalled In the
Shinnecock hills.
Boston, Dec. 19.-The storm. yester-
southern New England coast. All
wires on Cape Cod were prostrated
and there has been no communication
south of wareham by land lines since
early in the morning.
The captain of the Watch Hill life
saving station reported that when the
storm cleared in the forenoon three
barges were seen ashore on the south
side of Fishers Island.
At noon a tug was observed along
side one Of the barges, seemingly en-
gagged in taking off the crew, and an
hour later she proceeded eastward. In
the afternoon the Watch Hill life saw
ers were In communication for short
( time by telephone with the Fishers
Island station and 1t was understood
that the crews of some of the barges
were taken of early in the morning by
the breeches buoy.
II was also reported late in the af-
ternoon that two of the barges had
fioated. while the other vessel was
ashore.
Woods Hole. Mass, Dec. 19.-The
tug Susie d. arrived from Vineyard
Haven Sunday afternoon and reported
that the storm drove Is schooners, an
chored In the harbor, on shore, while
others were damaged through col
lisions.
The damage was the heaviest since
the November gale of 1898. AS neal
as could be learned, no lives were lost
Newport, R. l., Dec. 19.-As result
OF the worst blizzard that has visited
this city in many years, all local traffic
is practically at standstill.
On a level the snow is more than
two feet in depth. while strong wind
piled up drifts that block the streets.
The first train from Boston, bearing
the Sunday papers and due here at
$3.50 a. m, did not arrive until 11:20.