The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-31
WEST WING OF RAILROAD SER.
VICE ALMOST WHOLLY GUT
OFF FROM N. Va
FLOODS BOSTON SUBURBS
Great Damage inflicted In New Eng.
Iand-several Deaths Reported
Two Peculiar Tidal Waves
Cause Big Loss.

ltS euVlrOuS were practically storm.
bound Sunday for the first time this
winter. The west wing of railroad SER
vice was almost wholly cut of, wire
communication in every direction was
crippled, metropolitan streets were
blocked with snow and shipping, even
within protection of the harbor, suf-
tered 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 shoveling.
More than 10000 shovelers and 5000
trucks were called out to clean the
streets.
Fast Train Delayed.
The two 1S-hour Chicago trains
were delayed to almost record-b break
ing limit, the Pennsylvania, due here
at 9:45 a. M, having failed to arrive
up to 8 o'clock at night, and the New
York Central's flyer, due here at 1920
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 flooded 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, N. j.,
and remained fast aground. Her Of
ticers and crew, % men in all, were
taken off by life savers with the
breaches 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, IS years
old, died in pew at Catholic
church. More than so 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 q
barge as it pitched at anchor off Bay
Ridge. He drowned despite the efforts
of his wife to throw him a line.
Great Damage in New England.
Boston, Mass.-Grim winter swept
into New England on the wings of 6
northwest storm with such terrific en-
ergy as to cause great damage, much
inconvenience, not little sufferine
and few deaths.
The gale drove a great tide int
Massachusetts Bay, the wet snow
Frustrated wires, and railroad train,
were stalled.
Three persons lost their lives in Ev
erett and chelsea by the sudden ris,
of the water.
Coming on full moon, the gal
rolled wave along the coast, whicl
in some places reached a height o
over IA feet above low water mari
and has only been exceeded, according
to local records, by that which swep
the coast at the time that Minot'
light was destroyed in April, 1851.
| In this city the tide went acros
Atlanta avenue on the water front an
filling hundreds of cellars, caused Al
estimated damage of over $1,000, 900.
In Everett, Cornelius Harkin and hi
wife were caught in their beds an
overwhelmed by the flood, while a
infant child lost its life in Chelse
under similar conditions.
FREDERICK REMINGTON IS DEAF