Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-29
The Fu:n1jhv
physician
European Storm
Is Still Raging.

London. Dee. 2S.-lt Isl many years
since central europe gene; ally has SUI
f.rcd so severely from an Arctic vista
lion as it his this Chris tnlas week.
From Fra. Belgium. Switzerland,
crlaanv and .ustro-E Hungary The
AN :alc j. rene;;tct; Of heavy STOW
st.rr ~ Il, i,tcrrl ntion "f railr Dad.
~, HI, ul;lr nd irlct ranhic c.mmup lea
lin. ne tuss ot life end GEE erL dis
con,for;ur,. and Inconvenience 4, the
towns rs well as III the county, dis
trcts-
While England is. as rule. fortu-
nate in escaping very severe winter
weather. she has suffered TINS year to
an almost unprecedented dfzf GO. A"-
coroiing to the reports received tonight
from northern points the st'hrl situl-
ton is growing worse. The h aavy snow
storms which began several days ago
continue They ar" accompani ed by vio-
lent gales and even thunder storms i'll
rlaces and have resulted in he serious
railroad accident near ArbrC atE. Scot
land. in which about 50 pei sons We're
killed or suffered serious in hurry
Railroad traffic in the nor hern part
of England and especially in Scotland,
is becoming completely tied up. Large
towns like Edinburg. Dundee and Perth
are almost isolated. The photographic
services ere greatly disorE-lnized and
would be completely 50 but for the OK
tension in recent years Of the under
ground system of laying the wires. The
snow storms continue WITH equal Sc
verify in northern Wales ANA in Ire
land.
None Of the trains that left London
Thursday over the Miolan 1 Railway
have vet reached EdinbuI 9. while i'll
HlI OF her directions trains are SnCW-
bound and passengers are suffering
from cold and hunger The icliet trains
sent out are being similarly embedded
in tho snow and railroad companies
have issued official notices that ii is
imDossjbIe to guarantee traffic or
schedule time 50 far as Scotland is cou-
cernei. although there has not yet been
serious trouble in central and south
ern England.
The gales have caused many minor
casualties along the coasts n telegram
from HOlyhead says that Il unknown
vessel has foundercd off }thoscOiyn
Point Wales. Distress rockets We're
sent up last night and a lIcbOat put
out ard searched for hours, but fo"nd
no sign Of the vessel. Among the worst
sea disasters thus far reported is; the
wreck OF the JapaIeSe Liner Ava Maru
through the snarping If her anchor
chains. No lives were lost in this acct
dent but the steamer which Is on tho.
rocks off I.edcar. threatens 10 become
a total loss unless the weather moder-
it"S
In London itself III" snow continues
to fall at intervals and is bringing
much discomfort. LrHdOn"ri who live
in the suburbs are INDUCING in he I'M
| usual pastinlr OF tobogganing. In TIL"
mountain districts Of France there is
much suffering from the heavy fall Of
snow and consequent floods are report
cd from the highlands Of ->rdcnnes.
In Belgius drift ice is forming On the
Schcldt and other large rivers. III
Switzerland the weather is of unusual
severity. The uplandS already are un-
der six feet of SNOW and some noun
tain Villages are completely isOlataed.
This state of affairs is drawing le-
newcd attention to Il Legislative rnov"-
mcnt to keep the Swiss passes open all
the year through. Up to the present
time the government has declined t.
| contemplate doing this because Of the
| heavy expense.
Austria and hungary are also suf-
| f"ring in the grasp of cXtrt me Wiiitry-
weather. Traffic on some of the rail-