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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1914
Page
4
A 85 mile gale and floods cripple Boston area and New England towns. Rivers rise, rail and trolley lines fail, power and telegraph networks go dark. Fires, wrecks, and stranded vessels trigger rescues as coastal towns reels from storms and urban flooding.
A two masted schooner was driven ashore on the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek during a gale. Ice floes blocked access to the craft and rescuers could not reach it. Several vessels lost roofs and telegraph lines. trains delayed. crews evacuated from barges.
High winds shattered the Chelsea Public Market plate glass at Broadway and Congress Avenue and darkened East Boston Chelsea Maverick and adjacent streets for hours. Lights failed, trees fell, and debris damaged signs. Winthrop surf toppled sea walls, salt water flooded cellars and cottages along Shore Drive.
Eight men escaped drowning when four barges of a ton each sank in Long Island Sound off Charles Island Milford during a 60 mile gale. Tug Salutation of the McWilliams line cut loose the barges after a hawser parted and high seas tossed them, with crews of the Salutation and barge Blue Band in peril.
A March gale in Narragansett Pier Rhode Island unroofed several Beach street cottages and toppled J C Tucker grain elevator. Windows shattered and foundations washed away as tides crest near midnight raising fears of wholesale loss along the shore.
March 1 Manchester New Hampshire reports show the Merrimac River rising with a forecast of a large freshet as rainfall tops two inches. Winds intensified to a cyclone at Manchester and Lake Massabesh, with trees down and summer homes damaged. Streetcar service halted and darkness fell as the storm, the winter's worst, uncannily arrived.
A violent storm lashed Newport with heavy rain and a 85 mile gale causing widespread washouts from Newport to Sakonet River. Railroads street railways and telecoms suffered. Newport Beach amusement park roofs torn, tides flooded the beach and many sections lost power as fallen wires posed hazards.
A gale at Providence unroofed half the grand stand at the International League baseball grounds. The storm produced the lowest barometer reading on record, as the Bay steamers and harbor traffic faced disruption. The Merchants and Immigration Company issued notices amid the turmoil.
Highest tide in years piles ashore as barometers at Providence and Block Island hit 28.40 inches, Narra gansett Pier records 28.38 inches, gale pushes 8 mph in Narragansett Bay.
A northeast storm raged over New York causing widespread outages in telegraph and telephone service. Three deaths occurred as a roof collapsed under wet snow and a man blinded by snow was hit by a train. Trains were delayed or stalled as poles and wires fell across tracks and city services struggled to operate.
A fierce nor’easter in Philadelphia and surrounding areas halts rail travel to New York with about 25 trains blocked on the Pennsylvania and Reading lines. A trolley of 25 passengers near Coopersburg is marooned overnight while other areas report heavy snow and high winds. a tabernacle roof near Mt. Carmel is blown off with no injuries.
A March 1 storm tore roofs from buildings and toppled trees and telegraph poles in Bristol Rhode Island. Rail service was hampered with washouts on the New York New Haven Hartford lines and the Bristol County Electric Railroad suspended due to fallen wires. A six foot brick wall on Colonel Samuel P Colt estate collapsed along 300 feet. Nearby Warren and Barrington reported heavy wind damage.
District Attorney William J. Corcoran ordered a grand jury investigation into accusations that Cambridge city officials protected liquor sales in drug stores, fueling already tense local politics.
Obert Sletten party chairman received a summons to testify as a grand jury witness. District Attorney Corcoran seeks full information on alleged practices tied to campaign contributions and licenses. Sletten invites Cambridge Democratic leaders, drugstore owners, and Senator Brennan to testify.
The Tenth Norfolk Suffrage Association held a Sunday gathering at Endean the Bird home in Walpole. Miss Marion Child presided with speakers Stanton Coit Kelton and Mrs Wenona Pinkham. A public meeting is set for March 7 at Norwood Civic Association rooms with Mrs Glendower Evans as speaker.
Or Rine treatment for the drink habit is sold for $1 per box with a money back guarantee if no results. Advertises secretive use and broad success, urging readers to request a free booklet from Orrine Co in Washington D C and to buy at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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