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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1898
Page
5
A disastrous blizzard floods Revere Beach and surrounding towns. Two men die as high tides wash away sea walls, undermine bridges, damage the Metropolitan Boulevard, and strand streetcar traffic. Homes, hotels, and churches suffer while many areas lie waterlogged.
Snow drifts cripple Boston & Albany service around Newton causing hours of delays. Mainline routes to Boston blocked between Natick and Premmegnam while the Chestnut Till cut is nearly impassable. Passengers stranded at Walting station slept in place and hired hacks to reach homes as city crews struggle with drifts.
A fierce snow storm strikes Haverhill Nevada piling five feet deep with twenty chimneys down and winds up to fifty miles per hour. The gale halts all traffic as snow blankets the town and disrupts daily life.
Last February a gale produced fifteen inches of snowfall in the Merrimac valley with winds near fifty miles an hour. Roads and railroads were blocked, electric lines limited to a sliver in the city center, and rail communication with suburbs cut off. The Boston and Maine division saw no trains since early morning as drifts reached five feet.
Dedham reports heavy snow blocks streets and halts travel. Electric car lines stop. Norfolk Central line plough derailed with near injuries. Fire alarms moralized. damage noted across sections. Boston train arrival delayed until early afternoon. Dedham to Boston line runs later but Wrentham branch remains shut.
Hartford endures the heaviest storm since 1883 with two feet of snow and severe drifts. Trains on the New York New Haven Hartford line delayed for hours, trolley service suspended, and electrician John Ahern killed on the Glastonbury line while clearing tracks.
A worker shifting the trailey bar was struck by a snow plough blade and killed instantly. The incident halted operations on the Highland division and the Philadelphia Reading and New England routes.
A fierce snowstorm dumped about two feet of snow with a blizzard in Fitchburg and surrounding areas. Streets drifted, damage reported, and rail traffic halted after trains were several hours late. two locomotives derailed east of the city.
Malden reports nearly two feet of snowfall from the latest storm. Electric cars were scarce and street travel limited due to high drifts. Wires suffered only slight damage compared with last February's blizzard.
Trains from the south halted since 9 am with none expected until tomorrow. Northbound trains are hours late. Streetcar service blocked and several cars with passengers stranded. Telegraph wires down in many spots along with telephone and electric lines affected.
Lawrence reports heavy overnight storm causing high winds and deep drifts. Late cars to and from Haverhill and Lowell are stalled. only one of five local streetcar lines is operating. No trains arrived from Boston since early morning and none has left the city.
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