The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-04

steam and electric lines In Connecticut
was seriously impeded early today by
the storm which began yesterday, but
conditions improved greatly before noon.
Snow ceased falling and the velocity OF
the wind. which reached a. miles an hour
during the night was somewhat abated.
cAJ& TRAFFIC. DELAYED.
Portland Me-. Jan. 4.--The storm which
began IN Maine Yesterday morning with
a heavy northeast wind and a light fall
OF snow and commenced at dark 10 as
sumo the proportions Of blizzard
seemed TO show no signs OF abatement
early today.
At the Portland weather bureau II was
stated. however. that n would move off
shore slowly towards night. The storm
today was general over the coast from
Eastport 10 Atlantic City. The wind at
a. m. was northeast and blowing 40
miles an hour at Portland and Eastport
The temperature was degrees above
and the barometer ~-grstered 29.4.
The Cape Elizabeth life-saving station
men reported the weather so thick II
was impossible 10 see any distance from
the shore, so that no information con-
cerning shipping could be given. No
reports Of damage had been received I'm
Portland Electric cars were delayed IN
all sections, IL being necessary TO run
snowploughs at frequent intervals all
night TO maintain partial service. In
some instances the roads were entirely
blocked. Morning trains from the east
were nearly on time.
SIXTY KNOT GALE.
Highland Light. Mass, Jan. 4.-The
storm this morning amounted 10 Co
knots gale The storm was so thick that
observation was impossible. No wrecks
have been reported from any point along
the Cape shore.
A large passenger steamer thought to
be a New York or Philadelphia boat put
into Provincetown harbor during the
night and several barges and tugs are AL
so there
The life savers are exercising constant
vigilance but up TO 10 o'clock today their
services were not called for by any
craft. 1t is throught that most coasting
vessels made harbor or kept well of
shore.
FIFTEEN INCHES AT CONCORD.
Concord. N. H.. Jan. 4-The snow was
still coming down fast at a. m. today.
Aocut Is inches have fallen. The electrics
are all running upon good time and the
steam roads to the north and west are
getting their trains through with only
few minutes delay from schedule time.
a
steam roads are likely TO suffer from
heavy drifts later in the day.
HEAVY FALL AT BOSTON.
Boston. Jan. A--The snow storm which
began yesterday afternoon developed into
a blizzard during the night About six
inches OF snow had fallen in the city
early today and II was still showing
hard. In the suburbs where from eight 10
ten inches remained on the ground, the
snow was piled into good sized drifts by
the high northeasterly gale.
Traffic was considerably demoralized.
both on the railways and electric car
lines although the latter were kept open
by running ploughs at intervals all
through the night. Suburban trains were
from Is minutes TO half an hour late and
long distance trains were still more de-
layed. The greatest trouble early In the
day was in the great yards OF the two
union stations, whore the switches were
buried deep In snow and covered with ice
from the sleet which fell early In the
night.
AS the snow was light and dry, tele-
phone and telegraph wires were not great
ly hampered by the storm.
WIND % MILES AN HOUR.
Newport received the full force OF a
blizzard today. This forenoon the wind
reached a velocity OF 90 miles an hour
and a heavy snow fall followed the storm
OF rain sleet and hail.
No trains had been able 10 reach the
city up TO 10 o'clock and outgoing traffic
was much delayed
The gunboat Chattanooga went 10 sea
yesterday for twenty-four hour endur-
anoe test and II In believed she must have
undergone a severe experience. The
Chattanooga's wireless equipment is not
vet in place so that the training station
received no communication from her.