Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-27
:NGLAND
and Accidents
@=e7;e Blizzard
.-ecks, Vessels Ashore
d Other Disasters.
# Woe All Along the New Eng
land Coast.

land Coast.
,,, Mass. Jan. 26.-Exhausted by
IN, AZ Two miles through the SNOW,
o., evening. Carl Alfors, boH-maker.
a.. "a mrs old. fell in front of his home
t.,,,,nore. People across the street
,d him in but he died in ten min
'.os He was married and had two
w.fiie the storm knocked the street
.:,,,.,,e completely out, lines were
,.,. oDcu to some extent during the
vi. and cars, this morning, run in
frequently.
The Marblehoad-Lynn line of the
roston & Northern, was blocked all
Light.
,e wharvcs. yesterday afternoon.
h,If dozen shoe factories had to shut
:orn as water got into the boiler
-.o,ns The only water front dam
200 vas to the scawall of {. y. COT
6, president Of the General Electric
10 n the foot of Wave street, where
,to .,a tore out 60 feet OF riprap work.
~,,. new Kings Beach seawall, con-
..r,crcd by the Metropolitan Park
commission. stood the beating OF the
waves intact.
E.rllsn the steam plant in the
c,.out building. Blake street. frnze
dmjpc the night. the A. E. Little 60.
| add Nnlanson and Curriei shoe factor
i.s were slut down. this forenoon. and
. half dozen retail stores on Union
s-.e, had to close.
Woopsocket. r. l.. Jan. 2f.-Although
dear weather prevails. the deep snow
drifts have cut of trolley communica-
finn with some of the surrounding
towns stree Wednesday afternoon and
romnrlled the closing of the city
schools. Thursday forenoon.
pawtucket. r. l.. Jan. 26.-TwO men
we're nearly frozen to death here during
,hp Storm. Wednesday night, though
10th will recover with the loss of fin
gers or toes. The cars ran all night
,Io,;ah no attempt to run on schcd-
ue time Was made. The thermometer
registered about seven degrees above.
Thursday. having touched two degrees
h!,~ zero in The outskirts, during the
Hsat.
Nantucket Mass. Jan. a6.-The
s'rlner Georgetown. which went
ashore on Great Point during the night
lost Ter rufder and was driven on the
en d Of the point. The captain and
crow have landed safely. No further
Particulars have yet been Obtained.
Lowell Mass. Jan. 25.-During the
e'rly hoHrs of the morning the mer-
cry fell below zero. but with the rising
o II" sun, II = temper allure became
S'laewhat warmer. y high wind made
Il li' atmosphere seem much colder than
i really was. The street railroad is
TIL up 10 scmc extent. huge drifts
MH" nu the tracks almost as fast as
The tracks ar" cleared. There have
5een 10 fatalities rs vet.
Ht"crHili. Mass, Jan. 2e.-The storm
pal tnr'lop"l this city Wednesday
vas HE most severe liz wears though
VI" siam aul ,ltrtri, traffic was not
mlIy handicapped. M t.ea tbs from ex-
'snr" were noted hut there were scv-
+rel Instances oc suffering reported TO
The poi,e.
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INNS "'. n. ~ lHt%e fVe-maet-
u%hnohcr is ashore inside Earns; abb
1'h"r. Sh" - well NJ on the beach
@l is believed she will he swept in
WIS |" learn her name thus far have
en unsuccessful.
Til" srfoattr~ rests on what is known
~ l"W"rth fid'S. 1t is believed she IS
~. III dang"roUs position.
II" Schooner Is l"a,,"d and is PAINT
"' Hh' l'"S III an upright posi-
saror ''~-'"' - intact. LIZ
IN .,,. 'p' Ill" en- " ~ ii'dNe
81 ~ g S'i'l orit 10 the YES
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ifNiliS. Nc. Jan. 26.-TWo
no one f"r'-niaster and
l,rh W." We h'aS'S- AT" reported
nrr,.: wa 'h' lGttS near NORM
NJ ~" "iNd''lllE arc 'oai-iaueh
'"i" ~ IT high tide and are IL
n"n'le ~ the Hats hich for miles
'"'c III low tide.