Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-01-29
THE WEATHER.

The edfher, NJ Boston, on Monday anu yes
terday morning was bitter cold. The mercury
in the thermometer at sunrise yesterday morn
ing, in the city stood at degrees below zero
The cold was felt with the utmost severity in
New York, on Monday night Yesterday the
ferry boats were all frozen IN, since and thou
sands of foot passengers crossed on the ice
bridge. Thermometer at Brooklyn, at o'clock,
was one degree below zero. The ice began TO
move in the East River about ~ o'clock yestor
day. while many people were on it, crossing to
and from Brooklyn. Several persons were car
ried down to the bay, where they were rescued
in boats.
The snow which fell on Sunday and Monday
disarranged the trains on all the railroads.
The train from Portland, due in this city on
Monday evening, at o'clock, over the Eastern
Railroad, did not arrive until o'clock yesterday
morning. he train was delayed on account OF
the great quantity of snow on the track.-Bosfon
.8il0s 2lsi.
At Albany the thermometer ranged from & to
4 degrees above zero all day on Sunday, and a
fine, nobular snow continued to fall all day, but
accumulated only about an inch in depth. The
wind was north, and take the day through it is
pronounced the coolest of the season. On Mon
day the Railroad trains from the West South
and East all failed to reach Albany, owing TO
the heavy fall of snow, which blocked up all the
roads leading ont of the city.
Al Hartford. Conn, the storm commenced on
Sunday morning, with high n. l.. wind, and
continued for about - hours about II inches
of SNOW falling. The Hartford Times says-"li
was the coolest snow storm we ever Observed
On Sunday morning the thermometer stood at IL
degrees at2 j. VI, l3 degrees at Z. NJ, :
degrees; Top. NJ, 3 degrees above zero; and
on Monday morning, > degrees above The usu-
al temperature Of snow storms here is from 2
TO 30 degrees
In New York, it commenced on Saturday
night about midnight, and was accompanied as d
was here, with a severely cold wind. Ii contin
ued To rage all day on Sunday, and until Mon
day morning The snow fell in that city 10 Al
average depth Of about one foot, and in som'
! psces was considerably driited. In the Bay
! the storm was severely felt and several vessel
were driven ashore at Staten Island.
The Philadelphia North American says
" We have not had so deep and disagrecabc
SNOW storm for some years past. All the ave
uues of travel are blocked up, and communca
ton with the neighboring cities rendered yer
difficult
At Washington there was heavy fall Of sno'
on Sunday, and on Monday there was fine sleigh
ing the Thermometer, on Monday morning at
/ O'Clock. standing only seven degrees above zero
/ The cars tina, leh Washington at o'clock %
Sunday evening, did no, reach Baltimore until
o'clock on Monday morning, IN consequence q
the severe snow storm.
INV NoRK, Tuesday evening, Jan. Doth
.lccidenis on The East Rircr. "A large number q
persons were rescued from floating ice in tn
Easi River. this morning. Many persons wer
pfccipitated into the river, but up 20 this time n
lives are reported lost.
Dttmtiou NJ Cars.-Thc train that lcfi Dur
kirk, on The tHe Railroad, on Sunday nigh
reached here Ibis forenoon, being delayed by th
immense quantities Of snow. About 800 passeI
gers came through.
The steamer Daniel Webster was unable I
leave her dock in consequence Of the zee, aft.
her passengers were all on board, and her stea
up.
Doe lower Bay is nearly ono solid mass of ic
and % IS almost impossible for a vessel 20 get OF
or Iu.
Pt8edsphia, jan. e0M-Thc ice in the De
aware this morning was so thick that passengc
walked ecross 90 Camden
Baltimore, Jan. 2Ch. The Democratic Sta
r rhts Convention. az Mobile. have passed res
luuons dcnouncing the Compromise measure
but resolving TO appoint delegates 10 the Nauo
al Democratic Convention, ami 60 support q
nominee of the Convention for the Prcs.deuc
ii Bee shall be sound on the slavery question:
The snow here lies foot deep, and 80 Eas
ern mails are received.
The weather Is most intensely cold. the the
momeier indicating = degrees below zero. II
Z passengers for Norfolk take the cars az Annap
3 lis, and thence proceed by steamboat, the il
3. preventing the boat from couns 20 this e''y.
e The Potomac is frozen oyer and the Southe
e mail IS received via Norfolk.
To- Cforrsioicn, jan. 20h. The records Of
Georgetown College show tbs winter 10 be q
coolest in this region SINE 1916, and last mig
n tho coolest OF Tie season.
Hrqliur'9n Lu 2OH-At sunrise to-day Z