Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-08
New England Has from an
Inch to z Feet Of Snow.
Steamers Held Up, Freights
Cancelled, Passengers Delayed.
New York City and State SUI.
ters Seyere|y-Dltio The West.

Boston, Feb New England is to-
night recovering from the first touch
of real winter since the calendar pro-
claimed that season at hand. on every
side there il blanket of snow which
varies in depth from few inches to
foot and in some quarters two feet.
The storm lasted for full "A hours
ard during that time hardly sail
moved on the coast and even the
steamers Rugged their bcrths while
the few who Glanced to be about when
the storm broke. hurriedly headed for
cover. On all sides trains and trolley
cars ran behind schedule but in fcw
If any instances was ii necessary to
abandon trips entirely
The only serious accident directly
attributed TO the storm was at Gorhain.
y. H., where one man, Roadmaster
Shicling of the Portland & Island
Pond Division of the Grand Trunk
Railway. was killed. His death was
due to the ramming of q snow pillow
by a freight. the heavy snow prevent
ing the engineer of the freight from
seeing what was ahead OF him.
At Vineyard Haven the tug Wyo-
ming parted from her tow OF three
but succeeded in picking them up and
towing them to a safe anchorage after
the men ON the barges had had mar
rowing experiences. Several tugs and
barges which left Vineyard Haven be-
fore the storm broke We're obliged to
return to aibor.
The legislative fish and game COM
mittee who went to Vineyard Haven
AL
Bluffs was stormbOund and the menu
bers will not be able to start for home
until morning.
Portland, Me-. reported snow fall
of nearly a foot maing a total OF near
ly 80 inches that has fallen there since
the first Of the month.
a northwest gale caused the snow
to drift badly and street ears and steam
trains were somewhat delayed. The
thermometer Rugged the zero mark the
greater part of the n hours that the
storm was in progress.
The Joy Line steamer Georgia from
New York for Providence was unable
to complete her journey. but landed
her passengers at New London from
where they completed the trip by rail.
The brunt of the storm insofar as
It,
was borne by Block Island the ex-
posed portions of which were dashed
by the angry seas which covered the
coast line with coating of ice. New
port also suffered considerably from
the wind and seas and one line of
street cars was obliged to suspend SER
vice temporarily
Although interior points escaped the
iat-n
is reported and some minor damage TO
trees and wires. The snow, however,
was light and so did not seriously in
tcrfere with wire communication at
any point.
New York. Feb. 7.-Daybreak TO-DAY
found New York City clad In a three inch
blanket of snow. During the greater
part of the night the wind was very
high, reaching maximum of about 81
miles an hour. while the mercury had
dropped to point 20 degrees below freez.
Ing. The weather man prophesied more
snow and a lower temperature before
night.
One death, due TO the storm, was re-
corded and the police had record al
daybreak of 90 persons injured by falls
or taken to hospitals suffering from ew-
posure. The dead man was Frederick
Lohring, a resident of the Bronx, who
persisted of exposure. He was found UNI
conscious in the drifted snow and died il,
an ambulance as he was being taken to
the hospital
WATERFOWL, n. Y. Feb. 1.-The wors,
blizzard of the winter paralyzed railroad
traffic In northern New York today
Trains operating behind plows ran from
one to five hours late.
Portland. Me-, Feb. THE snow con-
tinued falling throughout the evening
and drifted badly. The street rail-
road managed to keep its lines open
but no attempt was made to main
tain a regular schedule.
Many freigits were cancelled on the
Boston & Maine and Maine Contra
and the passenger trains were all late
Boston, Feb. 1.-The western storm
which appeared late yesterday settled
over New England today. Heavy wet
snow fell steadily here throughout the
morning. Land traffic was inconven-
fenced but slightly although shipping
was held in port by an easterly blow
and thick weather.
Providence. r. l.. Feb. THE brunt
of the storm in Rhode Island today
was felt at Block Island which was
in the throes of blizzard. Sleet ant
sAiiow. Nith q sun nortAeast wind keep
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