Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-09

HE LATE SfohM, s~N'-''
is time for more snow. That which fell on Sun
day gave us but two days sleighng. Yesterday, the
only Avenue worth riding over was the Third. The
Bloomingd Road was in miserable condition.
Plenty Of seishs, however, were out all day.
The steamer Charter Oak, mentioned yesterday
as having started Saturday afternoon for Norwich,
went through and landed her passengers in Boston
at one o'clock on Sunday, only one hour behind he
regular time The Michigan started in company,
but her passengers did reach Bostoa till Monday
at three O'Clock, making her % hours behind her
time, The Charter Oak proved herself a very SUI
perior boat.
Accounts Of the recent storm pour in from the
nerth, south, east and west. Many vessels were
shipwrecked and several lives lost Some were
frozen to death and others drowned. Several per-
missing, supposed 10 be buried IN snow
banks
The locomotives and cars recommended running
on the Harlem Rail Road yesterday.
We annex the latest particulars Oft the storm For
further marine intelligence ship news head.
TnE LAST GREAT Snow SroKM--A worthy old
citizen. with excellent memory, informed US yes
terday evening that the last great snow storm toek
place in January, 1881 philadelphia EnquHef, IN
December.
WINTER ArrHE EAsr.-We had rather severe
snow storm yesterday. 1t commenced showing a
bout noon, and continued with increasing violence
through the afternoon, with the wind Dowisga gaze
from he north east. In the evening II commenced
raining and the rain and sleet continued consider
able part of the night. About three inches OF snow
fell and having frozen towards morning, there Is We
nv good sleighing the saow being damp and solid
Some of the vessels were chafed at the wharves,
and brig went ashore on Chelsea Beach, but the
crew were saved. We have not heard of much da-
mage dene by the storm ct. The steamboat mall
from New York due yesterday, has not yet arrived
thew Bedford, says MIR. Hatch, the snow fell all
day, and is from II to 10 inches deep At night 1t
commenced raining
The proprietors of the Providence Railroad sent
a tandem team of three engines, this morning, to
clear the track, and the train will not be delay ed this
afternoon. This will be fortunate for our merchants
who DESTROYS Of scndug letters to Europe by the
Great Western, which will leave New York to-mor-
row Boston Eve. Transcript, Dec 7.
On Saturday night, about IL O'clock the wind
commenced blowing fresh from the eastward, &C.
eompanied by occasional fall of snow. Towards
daylight, and until about noon on Sunday, the wind
gradually lulled into moderate breeze. About half
past Up. NJ, it commenced blowing strong from
f. N. E., showing steadily. The bark Falmouth,
| outward bound, drifted, but probably let go her
| other anchor, which brought her up. schooner
at anchor off the castle yesterday forenoon; she
| is reported drted ashore on Dorchester point,
having her nasts gene by the board The brig Ven.
trosa lying atthe end of India wharf, had her fore
| and main channels stove of against the wharf.
The ship Franconia, lying at the end OF India
wharf, is in rather dsagreeable position, she is
not ont exposed to the violence OF the storm, but
liable TO be run foul of by vessels drifting from their
and flying jb-bsom run in, and if the gale does not
increase, will probably sustain but little damages
The bark New World, of Bangor, lying at the end Of
Rowes wharf, is very much exposed. The sch
Alice, OF Bath, has dragged her anchor, and, II the
gale increases, will probably drift foul of the Ven.
trosa. The vessels at the North End are less ex'
| posed, being sheltered by East Boston.
The brig Cashier, Capt. Kidder, Of Belfast, Me,
with cargo Of lime, bound to New York, went
ashore on Cherry Island bar, Chelsea, about H. M,
The ships Medford, Ohio, and Kentucky, lying at
the end of Central wharf, well secured and, il
the wind does not to the southeast, they will
ride out the gale in safety
| The ship Dalmaia, from Calcutta, is still at an
Choir in Nantasket roads. She will, doubtless, have
a hard ridisg, as she is much exposed.
There several small schooners at anchor IN the
| harbor mostly lumber laden-and if the gale in
creases thy i'll doubtless drift afoul OF the ship
| ping at the wharves. The L. s. frigate Censtelia-
ton rides like an Albaros, having her top gallant
| yards down, top gallant masts housed, and flying
| Jibboom run in while many ofour merchant ships
Keeling to and fro, with skysai masts aloh and
| chatting their sides against the wharves.
| Notwithstanding the violence OF the storm, the
water in the harbor is comparatively smooth the ISL
ands below forming complete barrier again the ef
ects Of eastcrly gale but should the wind change
10 south, or south east the swell would doubtless In
| crease, and he productive Of much damage TO yes
sells lying at the ends the wharves.-Bosfon Post,
Dee. z.
The Augusta, Me. Banner, ofthe I'd inst. says that
| il was so Geld at Augusta on Wednesday morning
last that the mercury, sunrise, sunk to eleven de-
| grees below zero
| Thermometer this morning at O'Clock IL degrees
above zero.-Portidnd advertiser, Dee. T.
| We have had for the last rs hours, some Of the
| worst weather. The wind most OF the time blowing
| heavy from the " and n r. combining the cold Of
the Polar regions with the damp chill of the Allan
tic. The mercury has ranged nearly all the time,
from Ii 10 % and the wind in the Bay has been about
| Enc. Yesterday violent snow storm came on,and
from the length Of time which the gale has prevailed,
and the GOODNESS OF the Storm fear that the mari
| the coast must have had peTIIOus time.
| MIR. Jacob Fowler, aboa Y years Of age, left the
schooner Deposit, lying at Bartlets Cove, Newbury,
in small boat, Saturday evening about O'Clock,
intending to visit his friends at Salisbury. In the
morninga boat with man in it, was discovered in
the middle Of the river, short distance above the
Essex Nerrmack Bridge ,loo ked in the thin ice whch
| had made during the night. Some persons immedi-
ately put of from the shore and found II TO be the
body of Fowler, entirely lifeless, and frozen stiff
He probably became so chilled as TO lose the com
taard Of his boat and not being able to make hmss
heard bring assistance from the shore, perish
ed in the course OF the night fromthe cold.-New6u
| TypoT Herald, Dec. z.
! TIE Storm AT the sourH.-The passengers
| who started on Sunday for the west by the Colum-
| bia Railroad, were unable to proceed further than
the inclined plane at the Schuylkill, where IT was
| found impossible to proceed. No communication
| has been had between this city and Lancaster or
Harrisburg since Friday last.
| The passengers for Chester, who started at eight
| o'clock, A vi. on Sunday morning, by the WI
mington and Baltimore Railroad, after encounterins
many serious obstacles, were when within two miles
| Of Chester, met by such enormous DRIFT OF snow
az rendered il utterly impossible TO proceed and
therefore, taking their luggage on their shoulders,
| IN, passengers ladies and all, we're obliged literally
10 wade for the distance Of two miles through deep
| snow before they reached shelter. The train re-
NAMED the road the whole night, and early next
| morning the men having turned out with their
horses and very other available power, the embank-
| ment was broken through and the traia proceeded
on to Wilmington, with which place we have had no
| eommuuica alton since Friday last. We are glad to
have in power to state that the directors OF
this road are using their best exertons to clear the
track, and, from the power employed, tits probable
| IL will soon be in good travelling order.
| The seven o'clock line from New York yester-
day, arrived in Philadelphia about half past three