Rast Catches It November Experience on the Atlantic Coast
Traffic of all kinds demoralized and wire communication paralyzed as the November event along the Atlantic Coast disrupted transportation and disrupted communications.
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
5
Traffic of all kinds demoralized and wire communication paralyzed as the November event along the Atlantic Coast disrupted transportation and disrupted communications.
A record November blizzard battered New England with 8 to 24 inches of snow and a northeast gale. In Boston Harbor thirty barges and schooners were wrecked or sunk, with at least twelve lives feared lost. Rail and electric services collapsed as trains stalled across the region, and coast towns reported grave shipping losses awaiting fuller details.
New York reports a foot of snow from a weekend blizzard and 55 to 60 mph winds. Suburban traffic was halted, trains ran at long intervals, and harbor tugboats and canal boats were sunk by the gale. Hudson shores lie strewn with wreckage from the storm.
A ferocious 24 hour blizzard struck Philadelphia and Pennsylvania with over nine inches of snow and 45 mph winds. City traffic and wire service collapsed while harbor vessels faced blocked entry with feared heavy losses. The storm was the worst since 1888, according to local officials.
Nantucket Mass November 29. Only the Nantucket chutes and the main hotel remain standing along the beach as the tidal wave and high winds collapse bathhouses dance houses and many structures. Property value excluding the Hotel Nantucket is estimated around one million dollars.
In Hartworp Connecticut on November 29 a heavy storm brought about two feet of snow on a level and heavy drifts. The snowfall is noted as the heaviest here since the blizzard of 1888.
General Masso, ex-president of the Cuban insurgent government, arrives in Kingston to visit family as Cuban colony hosts a public reception. He confirms that Garcia and associates seek a Washington loan to pay the insurgent army, stating the provisional government is bankrupt and warning of possible complications if funds are not provided. Masso says Cubans admire Americans but oppose annexation or protectorates.
The U S Supreme Court reversed Wisconsin's high court in the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company versus Patten Paper Company case. It holds the canal may use surplus Fox River waters under government navigation authority.
Maprip reports Madrid is calm but gloomy as Spain accepts US terms, with papers calling the day the closing scene of a glorious colonial history. Bitterness toward the United States runs high while Don Jamie, son of Don Carlos the pretender, is said to be in France.
President expresses confidence that a peace treaty satisfactory to the United States will be drafted and signed after fresh assurances from American commissioner Day. Spanish commissioners are said to accept terms, with a treaty likely in a few days, shaping a message to Congress next Monday.
Paris reports depict broad European hostility to U S expansion as experts warn of a diplomatic upset. High officials and the Vatican are cited as expressing concern while W T Stead notes European public opinion largely opposes American actions beyond England.
Paris reports indicate Spanish reply to the American offer of 20 million for the Philippines will be an acceptance under protest. Officials in Madrid and Madrid talks suggest no break in peace negotiations, with U S commissioners determined to obtain Philippine territory as defined by existing longitudinal and latitudinal lines.
On Sunday in Vineyard Haven a historic storm wrecked a fleet of coastal vessels from St Johns and Maine, driving many ashore and breaking adrift, with snowfall hindering lifesavers. Dozens of ships damaged, some feared dead, as crew struggled against wreckage and cold. In Portland, Miss Abbie H. Zaner, nurse director, heads to Manila with trained nurses after a dispatch from Surgeon General Sternberg.
Berlin dispatch reports Judge Day, head of the US peace commission in Paris, requests the confidential letters of Ambassador Andrew D. White from last summer. The 500 word cipher dispatch says the materials are of vital importance to negotiations and were forwarded to Paris upon Day's discovery.
The Picquart agitation intensifies as thousands sign a protest against General Zurlinden’s court martial. Mme Merchelet adds her name by telegraph, hoping her husband would approve. A large public meeting organized by Institute members is planned to voice opposition.
The governor general Lord Minto and his party arrived in Montréal aboard the Scotsman but did not disembark due to the illness of his eldest son Viscount Melgund.
Paris dispatch reports Spain agrees to American peace proposal with a 20 million dollar payoff. Spanish commissioners consent to relinquish Cuba and cede Puerto Rico Guam and the Philippines after arbitration proposals were rejected. Article drafting to outline peace terms begins.
Washington November 30 The monthly report of the commissioner of internal revenue shows that during October receipts totaled 21 735 807 dollars, an increase of 7 699 276 dollars over October 1897.
Boston reports confirm extensive loss from weekend storm with at least 70 deaths and over 100 vessels ashore. The steamer Portland is missing with 65 passengers and 15 crew. many ships wrecked along Boston harbor and Cape Cod coastal areas as lifesaving crews rescue survivors.
Boston reports grave doubts for the steamer Portland after a Saturday night departure. No sightings across harbors from here to Portland on the north shore, with Provincetown the only potential northward reach left. The ship carried 65 passengers and a crew of 15. news from Provincetown was awaited. Also in Chile, the finance minister stated no further paper money would be issued, per the deputy chamber.
Notice is given of a sale of lands for back taxes by Beadle County treasurer. The property lies in the southeast quarter of section 27 township 110 north range 62 west, near a main town. Standard Savings Bank previously held the purchase certificate now assigned to Sarah Melivaine, who may receive a deed if redemption is not made within sixty days after service.
An advertisement proclaims over two million free samples of DeWitts Witch Hazel distributed by Downing Longstaff Holle Wheeler A J Bick Co. It asserts the product cures piles burns and sores and touts the merchants confidence in its merits.
We heartily recommend Dr Hathaway & Co at Cor 4th and Nebraska Sts Sioux City i for chronic diseases of men and women. They care where others fail and readers in need should write for a free expert opinion by return mail without cost.
The course offers a branch suitable to the education of young ladies. Terms are moderate. Studies resume Monday September 5 1898. Apply to Sister Superior at Presentation Academy Aberdeen S D for further information.
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