Snowstorm Halts Trolley and Steam Lines Suburban Railways Cut Off
Boston area rail service collapsed as drifting snow floods and 10:30 a.m. high tides washed 1000 feet of track at East Everett. Wires and poles down blocked communications from Chelsea to Readville, with widespread delays, stranded refugees, and crews digging out tracks across divisions. Through trains and local service were delayed or canceled while officials tried to keep some runs on schedule.
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Boston & Maine
East Fiverett
Salem
Portsmouth
Portland
New York
Mansfield
Rovidence
Atlantic
Harrison Square
Dorchester-Readville
South Bay
Washington
Brockton
Cape
Prison Point
Reading
Everett
Fitchburg
Noles
Somerville Avenue
Lowell Bridge
Haverhill
Prospect Hill
East Cambridge
Boston, Revere & Lynn
Lynn
Winthrop
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
Beachmont
Pratt Street
Chelsea
Revere
Malden
Everett Square
Chelsea Square
Boston Io
Melrose
Medford
Arlington
Winter Hill
Somerville
North Cambridge Junction
Hanover Street
Washington Street
Boston and Northern cars immobilized by fierce coastal storm
High winds and tides halted electric streetcar service across Boston area with downed wires poles and trees blocking lines from Beachmont to Lynn and Reading. Snow plows and street crews cleared routes after the night of outages while limited service resumed near Boston.
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Boston and Northern Street Railway
Boston
Weather Impact: High Winds Toppled Poles and Trees
The account notes a windy period that toppled poles and trees, with marsh land tides affecting the waterfront. Despite the damage on shore, bridges remained safe and undamaged.
Cambridge Storm Disrupts City Services and Notable Fall
A severe storm hit Cambridge causing widespread damage as telegraph poles and trees fell and street boxes were knocked out. Public transit, especially East Cambridge over the Craigie bridge, faced delays while the new subway site suffered drifting snow and work slowdowns. Fire watch was increased due to damaged alarm boxes, and a man named John Thompson survived a five story fall with minor injuries after checking a roof for leaks.
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Cambridge
East Cambridge
Craigie Bridge
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge Common
Cambridgepcert
John Thompson
Main Street
Thompson
Pilot One of String Derailed in Roxbury Snow Crash
A crash on Huntington avenue near Wigglesworth street Roxbury involved five cars sliding through drifting snow. Two cars were disabled and windows shattered while motors tore off. no one was seriously injured though passengers were shaken. A wrecking crew cleared the scene and halted service.
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Huntington Avenue
Wigglesworth Street
Roxbury
Debris Closes Roads After Car Crash Sends Vehicles to Shops
After a collision, debris blocked a street and multiple cars were damaged and sent to nearby shops for repair. Police investigated the scene as responders cleared the roadway and reopened access.
Havoc in Dorchester from weekend storm wrecks
A weekend blizzard caused widespread damage in Dorchester with broken tree branches blocking church routes and high tides at Colter's Beach and Savin Hill Beach harming winter yachts. Wires were down and telephones were hard to reach as Superintendent Roderick McDonald and staff worked from 2:30 a.m. to restore service.
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Dorchester
Colter’s Beach
Savin Hill Beach
Roderick McDonald
Fire alarm system cripples Arlington amid snowstorm
Arlington endures a crippling storm as fire signal lines fail telephones poles fall and trolley service halts. By nightfall repairs begin as Boston and Maine trains are delayed and drivers struggle through drifting snow. The Post sent special teams but residents fear delays in emergency communication.
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Arlington
Fporiiana
Lebarron
Electric Light Service
Boston & Maine Road
Lake Street
Cottages swept away in Biddeford blizzard
Scores of seaside cottages were torn from foundations and swept to sea as 60 mph winds and record tides lashed Saco River and Saco Bay. Many cottages at Camp Ellis and Prout's Neck were lost. the Camp Ellis railroad pier and station jeopardized. Miss Cora B. Bickford reported from the scene amid rising waters. Multiple cottages and wharves demolished with no lives reported.
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Biddeford
Saco River
Saco Bay
Prout’s Neck
Old Orchard
Ferry Beach
Camp Ellis
Biddeford Pool
Cora B. Bickford
Post
Boston & Maine
Saco
Camp Elis
J. E. Littlefield
Norwood Demolished and Coastal Damage Near Biddeford Pool
George A. Norwood of Saco has been demolished. The gut at Biddeford Pool loses boat houses and fish houses as surf sweeps the area. The new wharf at the point is swept over by the angry seas.
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George A. Norwood
Saco
Biddeford Pool
Newport R I Sundered by 70 Mile Wind Storm
A December gale cut Newport off from wire communications and crippled electric light and fire alarm service. Train service to Boston lagged. only a few cars reached from Fall River and Providence. The Priscilla reached Long Island Sound before the gale, while waves battered the Price's Neck life saving station and the Ocean Drive near Bateman’s Point. In Middletown, horses were killed by falling live wires.
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Newport
R. 1
Boston
Fall River
Providence
Priscilla
Long Island Sound
Price’s Neck
Bateman’s Point
Middletown
Beverly in Darkness as Northeast Storm Swamps City
No lights or telephone service in Beverly as the 11 year fiercest storm floods waterfront areas. Sea walls wash out. Royal Side cut off. Q O F Kilham schooner saved. Jubilee Yacht Club pier damaged. West Beach cottages damaged. fire alarms down. depots crowded with stranded travelers. trains delayed. services halted.
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Beverly
Water Street
Royal Side
Boston & Maine
QO. F. Kilham
Jubilee Yacht Club
West Beach
Thomas E. Madden
Wallis Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Salem
Gloucester Branch
Portland
Kittredge Crossing
Wires Down Snowstorm Causes Widespread Transit Delays
A severe winter storm disrupted electric car service across Boston and suburbs with 16 crews repairing wires on the elevated road by nightfall. The firm plans to hire up to 10 000 workers to clear tracks and restore routes, blaming wet snow and winds for the record delays.
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Spring Hill
Central Square
Cambridge
Boston
Somerville
Haverhill Struck by Snow Storm Halts Transit
Haverhill faced a fierce blizzard with electric car lines tied up and suburban routes hit hard. A Main Street car collided with a standing NHER car but caused no injuries, while a horse pulling a milk wagon was killed after a head on collision with a Boston & Northern service rear.
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Haverhill
Main Street
New Hampshire Electric Railways
Merrimack Street
W. G. Carter
Carter
River Street
Cape Cod Endures Historic Cape Storm of 1898 Replay
Gale lashes Cape Cod with 4 mile per hour winds and the highest tides since 1851. Provincetown floods Main Street and waterfront cellars while a sloop sails ashore at Long Point and communication is restored with temporary wires after lines fail.
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Highland Light
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Cape
Long Point
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Pamet River
Truro Cutoff Isolated Provincetown by Break in Line
A coastal incident left Truro completely cut off Provincetown from landline communication, isolating the town from the world except for wireless contact from the point of disruption. Local officials assess the fault and coordinate restoration efforts for urgent and routine communications.
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Truro
Provincetown
Storm Floods Portland Streets Cause Heavy Damage
The northeast storm tide floods Portland streets from Commercial Street to South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. Trefethen landing at Peak's Island washes away causing $1500 loss. lighter May displaced. several yachts damaged. Snow accumulates seven inches by night as lines fail under wet snow.
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Portland
Commercial Street
Cape Elizabeth
Peak’s Island
Trefethen Landing
Streetcar Lines Stuck To Schedule Amid Electric Service
Street car routes stayed on time and the electric light service reported no interference. The update notes reliable operations despite ongoing conditions affecting transit and utilities.
Damage Surges on Nantasket Beach Hull
Hull reports a historic tidal surge washing away piazzas and undermining homes from Point Allerton to Nantasket. Bulkheads from Pemberton to the Atlantic House collapsed or were damaged while Strait's Pond and town areas flooded, isolating Hull for hours. Estimated property damage tops $109,000.
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Point Allerton
Nantasket House
Hull
Nantasket Beach
Pemberton
Atlantic House
Point Ailerton
Strait’s Pond
Black Rock House
Life Savers Isolated by Tides at Nahant
High tides today caused damage to summer homes along the waterfront near Boston. Losses run to thousands of dollars as Nahant life saving station crews were isolated by floodwaters and telephone lines were damaged. Electric car lines were submerged and traffic halted for much of the day.
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Nahant
Boston
Swampscott
Train Lost Tracks in Snow and Flooded Coast
Heavy storm batters Portsmouth area with tides flooding marshes from Newburyport to Newcastle. Rail service disrupted as Boston & Maine Eastern division nearly halts and a St John express stalls in North Beverly. Coastal damage estimated up to $25,000 with lime sheds burning for $6,000. power and lighting fail across Rye, Hampton, and other towns.
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Portsmouth
N. W
Newburyport
Newcastle
Wallis Sands
Atlantic Coast Line
Rye
Hampton
East
Portland
Boston & Maine Railroad
St. John
Boston
North Beverly
Mass
Manchester
J. H. Groton & Co
Newton Wires Down as Snow Falls on City
Newton reports heavy snow collapsing telephone and electric lines. Wires snapped across the city plunging streets into darkness. Residents without power rely on candles as tree branches block roadways and streetcars barely operate.
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Newton
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