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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1888

Page

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Portland Inaugural City Government Forms New Leadership

Portland Maine reports the inauguration of the new city government this morning with W. T. Smith elected chairman of the aldermen and A. M. Laughlin chosen president of the common council.

Portland W. T. Smith Laughlin

After the Storm Yet Trains Sparse in New England

A battered region reports few trains running after the storm with telegraph service in part restored. New York wires that London reports business halted in multiple sections as scenes along the coast reflect widespread disruption and delayed communications.

Along the Shore Great Damage Reported in Nan Tasket

A coastal incident along Nan tasket reports extensive damage with loss of life feared. Emergency crews respond as residents brace for further updates on casualties and overall impact. Local authorities urge calm while assessing affected areas and coordinating aid.

Nantasket

Boston Fire and storm chaos disrupt city life

Fire at J T Smith & Co 2170 Washington street destroys rear workshops with vehicles. Separate blaze at 36 38 Faneuil Hall square damages Doyle store and others. several buildings burn or suffer smoke and water damage across multiple towns as Boston endures a heavy gale. Widespread telegraph, rail, and mail disruptions complicate recovery efforts.

J. T. Smith & Co Washington Street Renfrew Street Rideout Station 1 Faneuil Hall Square Thomas Doyle George H. Stetson Thomas Snow & Son National Seed and Supply Company Hammond & Co G. KE. Ingram Horne’s C. W. Orne J. Moloney Doyle, Moloney, Ingram, Hammon & Co Snow Heirs Stetson and Snow Simon Hiscock Station 2 Cambridge Main Street City Hall Chemical Engine Company Universalist Church Greene & Co Mme. le Breque Samuel McIntyre Melnttyre Mme. le Breaue

Springfield Storm Paralyzes Rail Lines and Kills Worker

In Springfield on March 13 a record storm shut down the Boston and Albany, Connecticut River, and New Haven railways with trains stalled across western Massachusetts. A Boston and Albany employee Joseph Dunkin of West Springfield was killed by a snow plow lever at West Medfield. Schools closed, passengers sheltered in mills and hotels, and rescue teams recovered stranded children as telegraph service faltered but basic lines remained intact.

Springfield Amhherst Amherst Mass Hall W. A. Dickinson Massachusetts Fawrucker R. L C. G. Broomer & Sons Camden Henry Knight Odd Fellows’ Hall Johnson Knight Masonic Hall Malden Kanldack’s Charles Street William Stanley Central Department Boston & Maine Williamstown L. D. Sith Perry Boston & Albany Palmer Boston Express Indian Orchard Connecticut River Road New York, New Haven & Hartford Joseph Dunkin West Springfield West Medfield Nanraskeet Bracu Point Allerton Pleasant Beach Gun Rock Strait’s Pond Green Hill John Lincoln Boston Jerusalem Road New Road South Shore Marblehead Widgeon Lane’s Cove Humphrey Twisden Newsuryrort Plum Island Amesbury Grovucesterr Sprcrau Cape Pavilion Beach Western Avenue Bass Rocks Judge Sherman Hyannis Lulu Macdonald New York Bass River Hyannis Harbor Point Gammon Centreville Amanda Parker Perth Amboy Squaw’s Island Duxsury Provincetown Cape Cod Cape Cod Bay Shawmut Atlas Frank Lambert Conasset Minot Minot’s Higutano Ligut Coast Life Saving Patrol Caatham Pollock

Damage by Washout Repaired, Full Running Order Restored

The washout damage has been repaired and the full running order is back in effect, restoring normal operations for the event. No further delays or changes reported, and participants are advised to proceed as scheduled with updated timing where applicable.

New York Quotations From London Amid Snowbound Rail Lines

Brokers receive London quotes for New York noon prices as Boston and Maine lines suffer the worst telegraph outages. Wires fail between Reading and Lawrence, no trains run, while No. 94 slowly reaches Boston four hours late. Boston Wall Street scenes reveal panic, bucket shops idle, and rumors of New York suspension.

State Street Wall Street Evans Legion Boston St. Paul New York Boston Stock Exchange Maine Atchison New England Florida Newfoundland Africa Sierra Leone Kidder, Peabody & Co London Reading Lake Shore Erie Rollins Morse & Bro Street New York Stock Exchange New York City Richardson, Hill & Co Union Jtacific Potter

Long Distance links Boston and Bedford in inquiry

Communication with outside points has been had via the Long Distance telephone which is operating between Boston and Bedford New York about forty miles from New York City.

Boston Bedford N. Y New York City

On the Water Front Fishing Vessels Idle Harbor Loss Reported

The harbor saw no major arrivals yesterday aside from a few fishing boats. The Burgess, Carrie E. Phillips, Sarah H. Prior, J. W. Collins and H. W. Longfellow were listed. Longfellow reported a tragedy with a sailor named Charles Rowle lost overboard while at anchor in the bay.

Burgess Carrie E. Phillips Sarah H. Prior J. W. Collins H. W. Longfellow Charles Rowle

Worcester Plight Strands Trains as Snow Paralyzes City

Worcester faces a historic blizzard with 36 inches of snow and widespread disruption. Rail lines including Boston and Albany and Norwich roads are blocked, trains stalled, telegraph service limited, and residents endure impassable side streets. Passengers are safe, fed, and sheltered in hotels as crews work to reopen routes toward Boston and Norwich. Comedians Murray and Murphy and Hi Henry’s minstrels are among those stranded, offering impromptu entertainments. Local life stalls. communications only partially restored with Danielsonville telegraph.

Boston New York West End City Street Department Albany New York City Fall River Newport Springfield Worcester Bangor Portland Fitchburg St. Albans Manchester Concord Troy Shore Line Natick Old Colony Wellfleet Providence Pond Western Union Company Western Union Hartford New London Lowell St. John North Sidney Montreal United Lines Boston & Maine Reading Lawrence No. 94 Wilmington Taverhill Exeter Fitchburg Road North Adams Zoar Boston & Lowell North Hampton N. H Union Freight Railroad Causway Street Street Railroad Boston & Albany Framingham Here New England Philadelphia Putnam East Douglas Hamton Willimantic Franklin Blackstone Boston & Providence Mansfield Lynn Spectau Grafton Deep Cut Palmer Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Worcester & Providence Millbury South Worcester Worcester, Nashuad& Rochester Ayer Junction Sterling Junction Rochester White Mountains Nashua Pepperell Clinton West Boylston Norwich& Worcester Boston, Barre & Gardner Danielsonville New York Limited New York & New England Pomfret Main Street Front Street Norwich Winchendon Connecticut River Northampton Indian Orchard Severa New York, New Haven & Hartford Murray and Murphy Hi Henry Ashburnham Hoosack Tunnel

Framingham Digs Out After Severe Winter Storm

Framingham and South Framingham report the biggest storm in years. Highways broken, trains delayed. two cars left off track at Medfield Junction, another train freed later. Mail service disrupted east and west. crews work to clear the Framingham Lowell and Fitchburg lines and the Worcester section.

South Framingham Taunton Old Colony Northern Division Medfield Junction Sargent Framingham Centre Framingham & Lowell Fitchburg Lowell Boston Worcester Here

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