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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1895
Page
6
Advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites as a transparent remedy, while a brutal Nor'easter batters the coast. Winds hit sixty miles per hour, tides rise to historic highs, trains are hours late, and ships seek shelter as Cape wires prostrate and vessels avoid the sea.
Traffic and weather reports describe a nor westerly gale with zero temperatures as heavy snow and ice halt navigation from Boston to Savannah. Tugboats fight packed ice while steamer traffic to Philadelphia is canceled and trains run several hours late amid dangerous conditions at sea and on shore.
A historic harbor ordeal unfolded as heavy field ice and a northwesterly wind halted ferry service for hours. Chelsea and Lynn routes battled floating ice. City of Chelsea finished a delayed run after thawing its rudder. Hancock faced towboat rescue and extended crossing times, with tides finally clearing ice and service resuming later in the day.
A February storm flooded Fall River docks with the highest tide on record. The Pilgrim and City of Brockton ships arrived while the Richard Borden steamship canceled trips due to ice. Flooding damaged warehouses, stored cotton, cement, lime, plaster, and oil with estimated losses around six thousand dollars.
Postmaster Coveney reports severe weather caused late arrivals of morning mails from the Cape New Hampshire Vermont Maine Central Connecticut and other regions yesterday. Cape mails due 10 am arrived 12 pm New Hampshire Vermont mails due 12 40 12 45 12 56 pm arrived 2 45 3 17 3 30 pm Maine mail due 12 5 pm arrived 2 13 pm Central Connecticut mail due 1 10 pm arrived 2 46 pm New York and the South due 1 15 pm arrived 3 85 pm Western mails over the Boston and.
A harsh coastal storm battered Buzzard's Bay and the Cape, submerging tracks and roads. Monument River overflowed near Bourne, ice blocked rail lines, and Gray Gables faced encroaching waters. Nantucket steamers avoided the sound as three schooners sailed toward Boston amid heavy ice.
Severe high tide swamped New Bedford and Fairhaven, flooding bridges and mill basements. Wamsutta mills and New Bedford machine shop halted operations as boilers and foundries faced rising waters. Freight car wheels on Front Street tracks were submerged while South Water Street concern endured flood damage. County workers across the river were forced to detour to reach the city.
Chicago faces extreme cold with readings of fifteen to twenty degrees below zero andNW winds. Trains from the West and Northwest run hours late or are abandoned. Eastern rail lines show worsening conditions and pumping stations warn they cannot meet demand. Michigan reports temperatures below record levels.
Cold weather grips the Mississippi Valley and Panhandle with subzero readings. In St Louis the mercury sits at 10 below zero as a strong wind disrupts rail travel. Reports describe severe destitution and deaths among Cherokee Strip settlers and in parts of old Oklahoma as service declines.
A furious gale at Highland Light today matches only the March 1888 blizzard in ferocity, marking a historic weather event on Cape Cod. The storm’s intensity echoes the famed 1888 blizzard, prompting warnings and potential damage reports as residents brace for continued high winds and rough seas.
Hartford reports a morning snow storm abated by noon yet brought frigid winds and heavy drifts. Trolley service to West Hartford and Glastonbury halted. New York mails ran about an hour late due to division delays. First Reading & New England and New York & New England trains arrived four hours late. Local mail carriers skipped early deliveries because of the storm.
A York Harbor and Beach railroad passenger train derailed at Long Beach when a snow plow on the engine struck a drift. The moveable engine, tender, and combination car left the track but no passengers were injured. A wrecking crew was dispatched from Portsmouth, though working conditions will be hard due to subzero temperatures.
Brattleboro Vermont reports ten inches of snow with a gale piling drifts and isolating hill towns. Trains are two to five hours late, stages from outlying towns have not arrived, and schools are closed due to the severity of the storm.
Alexandria Virginia reports complete isolation due to heavy snowdrifts. All trains from the South over Chesapeake & Ohio Richmond & Danville and Seaboard Airline cannot reach Washington. Traffic suspended on the Manassas branch and the Washington & Ohio division. Potomac River traffic halted. river frozen to Maryland shore.
Philadelphia reports the Pennsylvania railroad network from New York to Washington and west to Pittsburg severely crippled by heavy snow drifts. In places like Mifflin forty nine miles west of Harrisburg drifts reach car top levels. Trains toward Philadelphia left but progress halted at intervals. Reading road also in poor condition, especially Reading and coal regions.
Pittsfield report shows no eastbound train from midnight to 5 PM as a combination train with three engines finally passed through. Westbound departures ran one to three hours late with a 11:33 arrival delayed to 1:15 and then held until 5. North Adams branch and Berkshire division suffered two to four hour delays.
Taunton on February 8 reports very high winds driving the tide up the river. Low lands in Somerset Dighton and Berkeley flood as water and large ice chunks float past orchards. Residents along the river watch, while travelers detour via Richmond Hill instead of the shore route between Dighton and Somerset.
Snow fell all day and a westward blizzard blanketed Washington. The temperature was zero at the Weather Bureau as high winds caused heavy drifting. Several people were found overcome by cold but no deaths reported. Incoming trains delayed and postal cars not sent out.
Shipping resumes in Rockland amid high tides that wash into lime sheds on the waterfront. Fire alarms sounded and firefighters prevented a general blaze. Major losses fell on A. J. Bird & Co., A. J. Tolman, and A. C. Gay & Co. due to spoiled lime.
The North Shore limited departed New York at 4:30 this afternoon as through service on the New York Central resumed. Local Hudson River division trains are running regularly and officials expect all through trains on the line to be back to normal by tomorrow.
A severe Salem storm encased harbor boats in ice and caused two feet rise in the Eastern railroad tunnel water during high tide. Repeated subzero readings from five to ten degrees and heavy snow banks clogged streets as train service slowed.
In Worcester on February 8 the winter storm disrupted electric lines with trains from the West delayed two to three hours. Heavy snow drifted blocking roads as the highway department manned a large crew all day. Temperatures fell from 10 above to nearly zero.
Palmer reports heavy rail delays with the Ware River road line discontinued. Local travel almost halted as the storm raged, leaving services disrupted and riders stranded or on hold.
A 19th century medical advertisement extols the rise of specialization in medicine focusing on kidneys and related organs. It credits independent discovery for Warner's Safe Cure, claiming it soothes inflammation and irregularities, restores health, and offers an alternative to conventional physicians for sufferers of kidney and liver ailments.
A funeral procession from Monson traveling to a Thorndike cemetery was halted in Palmer. Several marchers suffered frostbite with two needing medical attention, underscoring dangerous winter travel conditions.
Hudson February 8 no cars moved on the Hudson and Marlboro Electric railroad. Freight trains on the Central Massachusetts railroad were cancelled and business generally was suspended.
NEW LONDON Conn Feb 8 Not a vessel has entered or left the harbor today and the river fire cuts off navigation to Norwich. A score of barges lie icebound in the harbor while Pequot vicinity reports wrecked houses and wharves as ice and winter devastation disrupts coastal shipping and trade.
West Harwich reports minor damage with part of the Dennisport Fishing Company wharf carried away. Streets remain icebound, making travel dangerous except on skates. Local authorities urge caution as conditions persist.
Snow began falling at daylight in Tampa today and persisted through the day, marking a storm never before seen in the city. Officials warn of travel disruptions as residents adjust to unusual winter conditions.
Cincinnati records a brutal cold snap as the thermometer drops to 12 degrees this morning marking the peak of the cold wave. Local residents brace for continued frigid conditions and utility demands as forecasts warn of lingering frost.
Police and inspectors claim positive proof to convict Robert F. West of Charlestown for the murder of James Slamin on November 5, 1834. A witness ready to testify, plus West’s habit of carrying a slingshot and revolver, are cited as key facts. West reportedly wept after his Charlestown confession to Hayes.
At about 1 PM Mrs Patrick McGaffigan’s dwelling on 101 Prince Street was broken into. A kitchen range lamp comforters and fifty feet of lead pipe were stolen. Police traced the items to a North End second hand shop and arrested three young men Sylvester Murray James Roach and John Maguire all 22. The trio were charged with breaking and entering and larceny.
The Columbus Camping Club annual social at Union Hall Cambridge drew a stylish crowd of about twenty couples. Dressed in evening attire, they danced to excellent music, with Boston guests and Cambridge beauties joining in. The event, organized by Major Knox Ned Sennett Colonel Doyle Charles Stuart Foley and Percy Connolly, ended in a joyful, well praised night.
The Crathie crew, at Aberdeen under Board of Trade examination, said after the collision they saw the Elbe lights about a quarter mile away and believed engines still ran. Distress rockets appeared. no explosion heard during two hours of salvage before Crathie steered to Rotterdam.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts announces a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill to regulate rape punishment. The session, led by Chairman William B. Durant and Clerk William A. Morse, will be held at Room 253 State House Boston on Thursday February 14 at 11 o'clock a m for parties interested in the proposed legislation.
The Committee on Fisheries and Game will hold a hearing for Luke Hall and others seeking better protection of pickerel. The session is at Room 137 State House on Tuesday Feb 12 at 10 30 a m. Sylvanus Smith chairman Amos A Lawrence clerk.
State House Boston February 7 1893 Committee on Prisons to hear interested parties on a bill to pay part of earnings of persons in houses of correction to their families. Hearing at Room 150 State House Monday February 1 at 10 30 a m George L Gage chairman William T Graham clerk
The Fitchburg Railroad Relief Association held its eighteenth annual ball at Park Theatre Waltham drawing a large crowd. A special train ran from Waltham to Boston at 2 am to facilitate attendance as about 125 couples took part in the grand march led by Floor Director J A Annis and wife. Notable guests included President H S Marcy and many directors and officials such as W L Chase Edward Theyer W A Russell and G A Nimmo among others.
A notice to interested parties about the bill relating to the removal of persons and property unlawfully occupying the premises of the State Prison at Room 150 State House. Hearing set for Monday February 11 at 11 o'clock a.m. with George L. Gage as chairman and William T. Graham as clerk of the committee.
Patrolman Daniel D Spillane of Station 1 fell at Hanover and Salutation streets last night breaking his left leg above the ankle. Captain Quinn of Roxbury aided him into a sleigh and drove him to 62 Porter Street East Boston for medical attention. Spillane will stay home for several weeks and had planned to accompany Sergeant Fessenden to Waltham for an event.
State House Boston February 5 1895 committee on mercantile affairs will hold a hearing for interested parties on the chiefs recommendations for regulating steam boilers inspecting steam boilers and steam engineering 43 room 150 State House on Tuesday February 12 at 10 30 a m EF Darling chairman FE W Kaan clerk of the committee
The Committee on Street Railways will hear interested parties about a bill to bar standing on fenders platforms or running boards or between seats of electric cars. The session is set in Room 136 State House on Thursday Feb 14 at 10 am. George P. Lawrence chaired, George H. Mellen was clerk.
A small schooner owned by H. J. Lewis, used as a watch boat on his oyster beds, is reported adrift in the sound with two men aboard. A steamer has gone out to locate the vessel. The last sighting placed it in Westport harbor.
The copartnership between E. D. West and E. D. Goulston Jr. of West & Co. at 698 Washington Street Boston is dissolved. West is no longer connected with the business which will be carried on at the same location by Goulston Jr. as a partner in E. S Goulston & Co. at 273 Washington Street.
A high medical source offers a method to attain full vigor and end all unnatural trains on the system, claiming it can work wonders for the present generation of men. The excerpt presents a bold promise of renewed vitality through described remedies.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts insolvency notice warns that a warrant has issued against Daniel E Hennessey of Somerville. Creditors must prove debts and elect assignees at the Court of Insolvency in Cambridge on February 28, 1895 at 11:00 a.m. Samuel W Tucker, Der a essenger.
Suffolk Massachusetts February 5 1895 notice that a warrant in insolvency has issued against Austin B Stanyan a Boston provision dealer. Debts payments and property transfers to the insolvent are forbidden. A creditors meeting to prove debts and appoint assignees will be held March 1 1895 at 2 pm at the Court House Pemberton Square Boston. Freddie H Seavey deputy sheriff messenger.
The undersigned have been appointed assignees of the estate of John A. Obermeyer of Boston Suffolk insolvent debtor. The second meeting of creditors will be held at the Court of Insolvency Boston on April fifth at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Creditors may attend to prove claims.William Y. Wadleigh Alonzo G. Lougeer Assignees.
In Middlesex Superior Court on February 7, the libelant was ordered to notify the libellee to appear in Cambridge on the first Monday of April. An attested copy of the libel and order is to be published in a Boston newspaper weekly for three weeks, with the final publication fourteen days before the appearance, and a registered letter sent to the libellee’s last known address. The libellee must show cause why the libel prayer should not be granted.
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