Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-04-11
From the Albany Argus, March 25.

rom the Albany Argus, March 20.
At New York on Thursday night last,
they had the greatest fall Of snow whic h
has taken place for many years. The snow
ST. filed some of the streets, that when il
was thrown from the side walks, the ca IT.
wav was raised in some insla noes to the
height Of four, six and eight feet. In Pine
street, between William and Pea RI IAN arch
way was dug out under the snow, by
which persons might cross the street 1t
was abou, five feet nigh. Many Of thu
streets are still 50 blocked up that the path
| is difficult for vehicles.
The storm was accompanied by heavy
| gale of wind from the northeast, and I'M
| mense damage was done to the shipping.
| Several vessels were blown ashore.
The stolm commenced az Philadelphia
at 2 O'Clock p. m. At 4 O'Clock il was at
Trenton; at o'clock at New Brunswick;
at half past 6 at New York.
During the height Of the storm at New
York, at about O'Clock in the morning the
| gable wall Of large brick building. corner
of Carlisle and Washington streets, fell
| upon small house adjoining, and com.
| plctclv crushed in the roof. 1t was occu-
| pied by Mr.. Walker, and he, his wife
and three children, aged about nine. five
| and three years, were in bed IN the prem
iscs a, the time. Directly after the acci-
| lent had occurred, Capt. Scott Of the first
district watch, raised the alarm and
| brought posse from the watch house to
F.; clear the ruins. Mr.. J. LendIev, one Of
the wutchmen engaged, and stated that al'-
ter Intellectually endeavorng to get into the
building by the door. they were forced to
remove the fallen rubbish from the top OF
the building and enter i, in that way. They
took out The children, two Of them but
slightly hurt. and the Oldest, girl, with
one Of her legs broken. Mrs Walker was
killed. it is supposed instantly. Her body
was fonnd close to the wall. her head
crushed by large piece Of the rafter which
was wing upon it. Mr.. Walker also was
severely but not dangerously bruised
From the Ohio Statesman.
This is the 24:h Of March, and we are
! in the midst Of cold and dreary winter
Yesterday morning, between daylight and
sunrise, the thermometer stood at two de-
grees above zero-thiS morning, at three
and half. The cold has not been more
than two or three colder this winter. We
have not had a pleasant day for about two
months.
From the Evening Journal.
THE Snow SToRM.-The Massachusetts
Rail Road Cars left the Depot at Green.
bush this morning, with five Locomotives
and one hundred passe myers. Having pro-
ceeded about three miles; the train encoun.
tered track buried several feet deep in
compact snow.
From the Vermont Chronicle, of March 22nd.
The Sno,c Storm Of Thursday ght ane
Friday was exceedingly severe along the
coast, and delayed and disarranged the
mails in every direction. Twenty miles
east of Portland, snow fell, it was compu
ted, to the average depth Of six feet. lr
Massachusetts it was the severest storm o.
the season. The railroad track near Wor.
cester was covered 20 the depth Of IL Of
Is fee! by DRIFTS. The cars Fl Portland
with three engines and so men, accomp
lished % miles in two days. Passengers
| who left New York on Thursday for Bos
ton by way Of Norwich, got through or