Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-27

peculiar storms The east has seen in
many years-rain. hail and snow -ac-
companied BY thunder and lightning
and "a gale that reached maximum
velocity Of 80 miiSs an hOuT-dcsgcud-
ed from the northwest early today as
the aftermath OF a Christmas fog. Il
[ indirectly caused seven deaths in this
city, carried Down telegraph wires.
traffic ana caused considerable prop
erty damage.
Thunder, Lightning and Snovy.
The phenomenon Of thunder and
IEhtH.uf IN the midst OF = hcaNE SNOW
\ awakened New Workers at the height
/ OF a storm At : o'clock this morning
= gale from the south accompanied 10y
/ rain had been blowing during the
/ night but the temperature dropped
/ during the early morning hours.
! changing the rain 10 hail and then To
| snow. The local weather bureau re
/ ported a total precipitation Of 81
! Inches Of which rs was snow
Wind 60 Miles an Hour.
! Tho wind shifted "a the northwest
and increased in velocity. reaching its
| 80 mile intensity al 9 o'clock Gad soon
| carrying OF the storm clouds. The gal
continued. however. throughout the
day. blowing in hundreds of plate glass
windows. hurting signs and copiR-s 10
/ the streets and demOlishing several
partly built structures.
Storm Center in Massachusetts.
The storm mad its center ir -Nasss-
chusstts. the weather bureau reported
and the telegraph companies said their
service in New England had been bad
Ily crippled althouEs. commuHiCa- pu
principal cities several Of the land
lines Of the cable companies between
New York and Nova Scotia were put
| out Of commission
Shipping Sought Shelter.
Shipping OF all Kinds scurried 20
shelter 10 escape the heavy seas and
several ocean liners dropped anchor
until the gale abIted. Twenty five
persons aboard fifteen canal boats
driven ashore of Sandy Hook. were
/ rescued by the coast guard crew a.
that point. assisted by the crew Il
the coast guard cutter Seneca Those
saved included the wives and chill
dren OF the captains. James O'NeiI.
in command of one Of the boats. was
knocked into the sea by a flying board
; and drowned.
Seven sarges Sunk.
a barge in tow OF tug Seneca. from
/. Norfolk for New England ports. spranz
a leak and sank twelve miles east
Of Ambrose Hghtship- Seven Erie
railroad barges loaded with automo-
! biles sank in the East river.
Three Oesths Resulted.
, The deaths In the city resulting from
, ! the gale occurred this morning while
= the binding snOwStOrm was at its
height \ fireman was fatally injured
while responding to an alarm. \ wom-
an was run over by a street car. the
motormRn Of which did not see her OF
! | the tracks. Another woman collapsed
! and died in the street while bsttlina
! | against the gale on her way to church
Scores of persons were more or less
seriously injured.
Church Struck by Lightning.
, The Reformed church NJ Now EriGI.
2 ton. Staten Island was struck by
! | lightning and seriously damaged. Win,
| the Newark. y. J.. city almshOUse ant
| two elderly women patients were in.
jurCd by falling beams. The patients
were transferred 10 another hospital
! Part of the building in which aggJ
J | wCmen are housed on BIaCSwelTs Is,
! | land was also torn on CrOwdcf
: tenement house in PassaiC. y. J.. wa:
4, | unroofed as was a church IN Brook
! lyn just before the morning servic,
: began.
Embargo on Freight.
Because of the storm and the &c
: tcumulatiOn of loaded cars, the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
/ road announced tonight an embars
= has been placed on all freight eXcep
food products. perishabIe goods. live
stock and coal for points west Of Nev
London and Willimautic and south o
4, the Boston and Albany railroad. Al
: freight will be accepted for Pittsfield
:: HOlyolSe. Westheld. Springfield an
. Southampton, Mass, and Hartford
= Conn.