The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-12-31
FLOODS BOSTON SUBURBS
Great Damage Inflicted in New Eng
Iand-SeveraI Deaths Reported
Two Peculiar Tidal Waves
Cause Big Loss.

communication in every direction was
crippled, metropolitan streets were
blocked with snow and shipping, even
within protection of the harbor, suf.
fered damage.
The snowfall, which began shortly
before noon Saturday, continued part
of Sunday.
This was followed by cold wave
which froze the damp snow to wires,
switches and roadway
Nearly ten inches Of snow fell and
the poor, who ate their fill of free
Christmas dinners Saturday, had an
opportunity to work up another appe.
tite Sunday by shovelng
More than 10000 shOvelers and 5000
streets.
Fast Train Delayed.
The two 1S-hour Chicago trains
were delayed to almost record-break.
Ing limit, the Pennsylvania, due here
at 9:45 a. m., having failed to arrive
up to o'clock at night, and the New
York Centrals flyer, due here at 1O:2C
a. M, being over seven hours late
The Pennsylvania railroad reported
that no trains from points west of
Philadelphia had arrived since Satur.
day evening.
At 3 a. m. small tidal wave swept
into the harbOr and with occasional
fury dashed over the battery sea wall
and hooded many cellars. Two small
vessels were driven ashore during the
night on Staten Island, but they were
pulled off later.
The coastwise freight steamer Thur
man ran ashore off Toms river, \. ].
and remained fast aground. Her Of
ficers and crew, 22 men in all. were
taken off by life savers with the
breeches buoy.
Three deaths in the city were
charged to the severity of the storm
The victims were men who had spent
the night vainly seeking shelter and
food, finally succumbing to exposure
One of them, Joseph Hart, 90 wears
old, died in pew at a Catholic
church. More than 80 persons were
injured by falls
Two additional deaths due TO the
storm were reported Frederick e
Mcdonald, a travelling salesman, of
White Plains, N. Y, was found frozen
to death on Staten Island Two
Christmas gifts were clutched in one
hand.
Rudolph Carlson was tossed from a
barge as it pitched at anchor off Bay
Ridge. He drowned despite the efforts
of his wife to throw him line.
Great Damage in New England.
Boston, Mass.-Grim winter swept
into New England on the wings of
northwest storm with such terrific en-.
ergy as to cause great damage, much
inconvenience, not a little suffering
and a few deaths.
The gale drove a great tide into
Massachusetts Bay, the wet snow
prostrated wires, and railroad trains
were stalled.
Three persons lost their lives in Ev.
erett and che lsea by the sudden rise
of the water.
Coming on a full moon, the gale
rolled a wave along the coast, which
in some places reached a height OF
over IA feet above low water mark
and has only been exceeded, according
to local records, by that which swept
the coast at the time that Minot's
light was destroyed in April. 1851.
In this city the tide went across
Atlanta avenue on the water front and
filling hundreds Of cellars. caused an
estimated damage Of over $1,0OO,OO0
In Everett, Cornelius Harkn and his
wife were caught in their beds and
overwhelmed by the food, while an
infant child lost its life in Chelsea
under similar conditions.