The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-26
A HOWL|NC
NOR'EASTER
Storm Of Unusual Severity Ragged
Over Rhode Island.
TRAFFIC WAS MUCH MPEDED
Fierce Wind, Driving Snow and Billing Cold
Consplrsd Successfully 10 Disturb
Local Conditions.
TRAFFIC WAS MUCH MPEDED

columns yesterday. proved before It's hna
cessation one of the severest storms this
rstv r.,s experienced in recent years. All
day long and well into the night herce
por+heast gale swept the city, freshly
arrived from ocean wastes. damp ana
searfuily cold, such wind as seaIneh
know and fear. The snow feh steaoily
and IN increasing amount as evening ap-
nroached to the end that outdoor con-
dtt,ous were depiorable and threatening
In the extreme
statistics OF the storm are meaningless
"a. its severity was the result OF COM
h,rsf,cr~ OF wind. snow and cold rather
than OF the excessive energy OF any one
S-.ture The wind was wicked and lent
evfl propAnsfties TO the flying fakes while
A. drove ths salty chill beneath the most
yor,nacAois ratnsnt- Hardship IN travel
WAS never greater in this city than yes
ferdsy afternoon
Blowing from the OCEAN q was char
ectsrtssioaily a storm fraught with much
p.ril 10 SHIPS and sailors. Navigation
was st a standstiu yesterday and dire
disaster Is feared TO such vessels as were
known TO be out OF harbor. The crippling
~ h,th steam and electric railway
systems was one OF the most serious re-
suits of the storm. Aesthetic beauties
were not lacking. but we're so little appre-
ciated that extended comment seems need
less.
TRAINS DELAYED.
The Consolidated road was the keenest
eufferer through the ravages of the storm
The Merchants Limited. which Is one
of the road especial prides, and one OF
,ts fastest trains did not make Its run
III t,, .ffh State
and Knickerbocker limited. the other
fast trains. managed TO get through, but
the Knickerbocker Limited trains leaving
New York and Boston. respectively. at
o'clock in the afternoon arrived at their
respective destinations several hours late
The principal difficulty with the through
trains was experienced at the New York
and Boston terminals, and on the New
York end OF the road.
The Knickerbocker limited from Boston,
due at o'clock. arrived at 2:22. while the
Bay State from New York. due at the
same time did not appear until 1925. ne
Shore Line train from Boston. due at
2:0s yrs the last Of the through trains
to be anywhere near on time. arriving
at 2:16. The train from Boston due here
at 405 arrived at 5:35. while the train
due at sos was nearly six hours late. ar
irving after IL o'clock. The Merchants
ell and up to late hour nothing had
been heard of the Federal express from
Boston. due shortly after o'clock.
The expresses from New York were. II
anything. little worse than those from
Boston The Shore Line express, due at
es05. arrived at 4:24: the Knickerbocker
limited. due at b:04. at s;27 and the
Shore Line express. due at 5:55. pulled
Into the station at 9:17.
The trains from this city to Boston a
e:o7 and for Mansfield at 1870. were taken
on entirely. and the train leaving Boston
IT STA and that leaving Mansfield short
ly after o'clock were also omitted on
account Of the violence Of the storm. 1ne
train leaving for Franklin at 6:1o was
also omitted.
THE ELECTRIC LINES.
The suburban lines suffered more than
those In the city and on the Fall River
line and the Taunton line all traffic was
finally abandoned. The last car for Taun-
ton left this city at 1870 o'clock. at which
time II was decided that conditions did
not warrant an attempt TO keep the line
open longer The Fall River cars con
finued 10 run In spite OF great difficulties
until Sis o'clock. when the last car left
this city. The Riverpoint line had con-
siderable difficulty but the company man
aged 20 keep the cars running up to the
end OF the regular day. The Button
woods Bristol and Attleboro lines did
fairly well. particularly the latter. which
was pretty close 10 schedule all day.
The telephone and telegraph companies
reported late last evening that their wires
were working well but trouble was feared
81 the storm did not abate before morn
Ing.
The storm piled up n choppy and bols-
ferrous sea In the bay and with the ex-
ception OF the steamers already men
toned, there was no navigation. Neither
she Danielson nor the Islander left Block
Island. and the Squantum did not core
np from Newport. The steamer Essex
OF the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation company which was due az 6
o'clock yesterday morning. had not ap-
peared early this morning. Agent Coria
OF the lire r. OF the opinion that she was
hove TO OF Block Island on account OF
Capt Johnson's knowledge OF the dan
gers OF attempting 20 work up the bay
IN the binding snow. The six masted
schooner William J.. Douglas. from Phila b.
deiphIs for this port. Is reported at an.
chor off Fire island
The steamer Larchmont ~ the JOY line
which was due TO sail for New York yes
terdsy afternoon. did not venture OUT at
ell last night and will probably not sail
until this evening. The freighter Pcouot
of the Providence lire also remained at
her dock after being unloaded and will
probably be loaded today In time 10 sail
this evening. Steamer Warwick. which
arrived from Fall River IN the morn
ing. did not venture 10 attempt her re-.
turn trip 10 that city.
TECHNIQUE or THE STORM
The storm developed around the lake
region snd moved toward the Atlantic
coast IN direction slightly south Of
ssst. became central In the New Jersey
section snd veered 10 the northward
Strong gales swept the entire coast from
Savannah. Ga. 10 Passport Ne The
wind velocity was moderate here as com b
pared with Point Judith and Nantucket
~ those places the weather stations regis
tered 81 miles per hour yesterday. while
The weather station IN this city showed
nst the greatest velocity during any con-