Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-06
COLD WEATuER


COLD WEATHER.
HARTFORD, (Conn.) Jan. a3.-Ibe weather
for two weeks pa has Uesn unusna.ly seveie.
Ii viii Ice seea by our meteorological jour
nal that on The mo, ning OF the S,h, the Mer.
curry IN Farenhei,'s thermometer descended
10 10 degrees below zeio; or the Iith, 10 3
asove on The 10th, 10 IL blow aud on the
18th. ihon.h fise above ri sun rise il rose only
10 i3 al midday, from which tine il RAPIDLY
descended and al SnnIise ou he l0,h was
below zero--a degree OF Geld, which IL we
rightly tscoi!eci, has not been exceeded Tor
nit en- or t1en years. DARN. the memo.
rabie winter Ut 1879 Sd the mercury i'm The
s"ne th. fnuneter twice descended as low as
~ aud one morning in the winner OF l7Sl-2,
To ~ below zero. This was the grea est de-
greco cold ever reco iscteI H. Hartford.
Al Salem. Mass on Z, day last, the thermo.
meter at Dr. Holyokes' was degrees below
Zero Other thermometers more exposed
we're 10 degrees below.
Al Boston, on The same day, il was two de.
grees below Zero Many persons walked on
the zee from spec acie Island. distance Of
nte mites from Boston
SLATE OF OUR HARBOUR.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2!.-The severe weather
mas Produced scene in our harbor which
mas not been witnessed since The year 1850
several persons have actually crossed the en-.
trance into This pom AT the Narrows, upo n the
ic', which II appears did uot remain in that
passage longer than one tide on that memo.
| table year. Ii was said yesterday that no ice
/ Xs
ie,yis tet for vessels that may he on the csast
| and weare sorry 10 state that ont, Que pilot
| beat IS at the Heck To aid them the Two las,
| u sailyd including the Grand Canal, destined
| Staten island.
From the city TO Staten Island the bay is
| frozen so hard that several persons came ~,
TO town upon the ice. The following persous
zane ap al clock William DrAke, j, Van.
drfbil,, Davies, l.. Farnlian. A. Lawrence.
| H. Heard and William Wainwria hit thew
drew small boat, but had no occasion, 10 use
it.-Ihey brought Up The following letter to
| Grand Canal.
! StGten Island, Jan %, 1871.
| am sorry to inform you, that 10 couse e.
| quehce OF the Narrows being coInpleiejy
booked mp on Wednesday evening by a field
or icr, we were compelled 10 return to the
fubiIc Store wharf, and wait until day LIGHT
IN hopes that the next ebb tide would lsy 2
carried eli some OF the ice and given M an
| oPenhS suthcIcntto get through. In this
| hope we we're disappointed, as there way M,
| Mood from the time we came here until about
midnight last night, when the whole body.
which extends from shore to shore, moved on
| tins Hood and kept underway until hich wafer.
carrying all before it. The ship Ceres, was
| taken from her birth las described below and
lies feei above Spring tides. The ice is a.
oont or inches Tuck, aud very stroug-and
so great was the force OF it, that il has lifted
| aud she now iesls upon bed or ice formed
by pieces fioated over each other. This is ihe
| case with the schr. Nj asuet the brig Francis
and the pt!ot bnai Bdyard We were appre-
uehs.fe al one time mat the ice would ia We
| gone ovsr,as IL began TO pile no OIL the outside
| OF "s, ahu actually rose up along side OF the
| r'ahcis anu began 10 tall nv her deck -
livery ihing Is now hard and fast, and people
nave crossed from Long Island TO this side
! dnwa at The Bluff The Oldest people here
| DO ioi remember the ice being stationary in
| me Narfo"s more than one tide, before this
| ihne-not even ih the winier ot 1850
were on tue alert all night, giving all
| the assistance I'D orr power TO the different
| vessels. we have put six meu on board the
| Nties ny ftqnesi OF the ca plain. Onr boat is
NJ. l.ju'ea IN me least, as yet, aud we shall
hoi Ana II ve'y hifaacui TO heave her off us
| soo' as there Is an opportunity to proceed -
niany OF our crew and men " ere touched with
lroSi IN our way down on w etnesday.-Yon
~c; THOMAS Is VERMILYE
| =, Tue h"ip Ceree, trotn savannah while at
tue quarantine dock at midnight. on Thurs
day, parted all her iasfs and drif,ed ashore a .
Don't 200 yards above the wiiar here she Law
yesterday noon III very bad situation. Cant
M LTaren whites TO his comsIgnee-'' cannot
get boat TO or from the shin eyerv thin, ia
| frozen so siiff IL cannot be moved l have
men employed, but if an Opportunity offers
10 igh,en the ship, shall employ more. The
ice has parted all my bawsers stream cable
ana every other suitable fast on board. III
4
again. she may be greatly Injured. III is a
| dreadful scene of destruction among tLe ves.
! sells hete--they are all injured"
lhe Ice III tile North River has increased in
thickness, but was not strong enough near The
jersey shore for teams 10 cross a Great
| quantity OF wood is deposited at JERSEY.
ready 10 he brought across by Tie first orpoY-
iuhity' SO many loot passengers were cross.
rug mar or temporary taverns were erect
Ell Tor their accommodation. A Respectable
| OH gentlemen crossed upon the ice yes-
| .er1ay, .whe crossed i'm the same manner in
iiooi ana has never till now, had an opportn-
! my 10 DO u again since that period Consid
4 cradle merchandise was Transported across >,
/ sie'shs drawn by hnnd-one ioade ed with ahhd
o, iioiasses, Que with lour, and one with five
Dds. butter, broke through the ice-the two
iatteT lost their loads, but the sleiglis and
| ma OF moiasses were saved.
The East River remained open Yesterday
| opposite TIE town. The weather has modera.
| ted considerably. The wind was ats. L. last
evening.
.jmary 20.--since eur last publication. tl,,
weather has moderated very much. Yes,er-
| day WAS remarkably mild aud pleasant, aud
| II continued 10 thaw last evening. The ire
~ the norti, river gave way at Powles'
HOOK, and boats were employed n part of the
way IN crossing The ice moved W the af-
ternooD IN some parts of the bay, bnt The wind
WAS so light that the Natrows remained clos
ed al near sunset, when our last accounts
came from there. The ice is so much weak
II"tu '""t "'o"e,d!e WIN" dha zoe VIII pro-
badly easily break i,up, and reopen the pas
sage TO this port.
On Saturday, at ] O'Clock signals were
| hos!ed tor number Of vessels aud soon af.
| yer Hect OF near 20 sail conld be dscerped
| nom tie BATTERY IIoyeiing near the Narrows
Without any chance 10 get through. Ii was
| known thai no pilot boats were below, and il
VA b' heved that the vesseis must be in great
need OF assistance. Iu ,he afternoon. a num
! Der OF pilois Stated over land taking viii,
! them whale boat, which hey launched near
| fort Diamond, aud got on board the vessels
early Yesterday morning. In The course Of
SStmFday evenlng' and Yesterday, we obtain