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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
5
A mighty gale and tidal wave, the worst storm since 1888, flood coastlines from Block Island to Eastport. Ships go missing, many towns dark, hundreds of houses wrecked, fires out, and communications crippled as cities report vast losses and uncertainty remains.
A historic storm floods cellars and overruns the Beverly bridge in Salem. The 18 inch shift of a major water main halts water service, a fire caused by lime at J P Langmat and Co lumber yard costs 2000 dollars, Willows boathouses and boats are swept away, and wire services and electric light service are knocked out.
Storm lashed Winthrop Beachmont and Revere leaving eight Beachmont Short Beach houses destroyed while seashore property washed away and lights out. Residents sought shelter with neighbors and town facilities as gas mains were wrecked and salvage crews worked through night. Superintendent Chisholm of Suburban Gas narrowly escaped when a live wire felled the horse pulling his repair wagon.
Dec 26 The famous sand dunes at Sandwich were swept away by the hurricane. Waves hurled inland as 75 foot dunes disappeared. Boston and Sandwich Glass Works flooded and access gained through ground level windows. Railroads, rolling stock, and houses damaged as water covered tracks two miles inland. Edward Carey, an elderly man, was rescued by rowboats. Benjamin Cook barely escaped drowning.
A brutal storm crippled Boston area communications and transport. Wires, poles, and rails failed across a 35 mile radius, leaving Providence and coastal towns in darkness while the tide reached 14 feet and flooded cellars and streets. Warnings of imaginary ship collisions circulated as crews battled downed lines and drifting snow.
Bright's Disease recoveries are estimated with the new emollient Fulton’s Renal Compound. Early in the disease only 10 to 20 percent may recover, rising with medical aid and longer life expectancy. Nearly nine in ten respond when treatment begins at onset. albumen casts and dropsy do not stop recovery. Patients are urged to contact Jno. J. Fulton in San Francisco and Jaynes & Co. in Boston for literature and treatment.
A nor'easter caused heavy damage to vessels seeking anchorage at Vineyard Haven. An unknown two masted schooner drove ashore at the harbor head while the steamer Governor Cobb, which anchored at Wood's Hole, lost both anchors and pressed on toward New York. Tugs are requested to meet her at Execution Rock near Long Island Sound due to no anchorage in East River.
Engineer Justin P. Nowell drove Boston and Maine No. 303 from Boston to Portsmouth amid water covered rails and sea spray. The train ran late, punched through Hampton Falls floodwaters, and returned to Boston after reaching Portsmouth as the first train through from the city.
A 16 inch snowfall with drifts up to ten feet halted steam and trolley traffic around Philadelphia. Eight trains were held at Frazer, Pennsylvania for five hours, including the 18 hour Chicago New York express and the Manhattan express. Westbound trains were diverted to New York when possible as multiple routes were canceled.
A heavy snow began yesterday, suspending rail service to Philadelphia. Two Pennsylvania trains from Baltimore reached Elkton before stalling, while lines south of the city remain open.
Railroads including the Pennsylvania Baltimore & Ohio and Pittsburg & Lake Erie report nearly all east and west bound trains at Pittsburg are without timetable adherence. Trains from New York and Philadelphia are arriving five to eight hours late due to storm conditions east of the city.
A severe northwest gate brought the season's first real blizzard to Poughkeepsie and surrounding areas last night and today. Wires were blown down and traffic was seriously interrupted.
Lowell reports a severe blizzard with no milk deliveries due to drifts. Transportation services like electric cars and steam trains ran late, 12 churches did not hold services, but most telegraph and telephone lines remained operational.
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