The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-08


Since Saturday night there has prevailed regular
storm, batting an interval Of feS hours Sun
continued until last night when it changed and
menced blowing strongly from the northwest accom-
panied by an increased fall Of snow which E still falling
at nine O'Clock this morning The quantity down is
considerable, and badly drfied in many places blocking
the roads and streets and making movements either
loot mounted, matter Of considerable labor Th-
railroad track much blocked up causing the employ
pent Of large number ef locomotives ia opening up
train went east this morning. consisting Of three 10
comoiyes and one passenger ear 1t Is not oea that
winter sets in so decidedly the present OCCASION
Since the preceding was in type We have been down TO
train had left Syracuse for the west and that the
in that city was two feet deep upon level The road
so far as known is much blocked up and as the storm
is yet prevailing 1t will probably take all day to open
communication with the East.
The Buffalo train got in about II O'Clock, thc being
much less west and Buffalo, than there i
here. The Niagara Falls train also got in aoca, eleven
O'Clock
The Genesee Valley train due here at TO- 40 had not
arrived at II NJ, showing that the storm in that drec
ton has also heen very will take time
get the roads in working order especially the
shows no sign of abatement.
From the Ithaca Journal, Dec. 81
The " Oldest inhabtant" must be possessed Of
tive memory ii he retain the recollection Of
storm equal to that of Sunday night and Monday last
Snow fe to the depth Of twenty inches very
light and even when gale sprung up from the north
which piled the banks to degree never recoect
to have seem The streets and roads entirely i'm
passabe, and only Industrious people succeeded in dig
ging out into light and civilization.
village since saturday evening last The boat did not
60 out on Monday neither did the start Up two
depot half way up South Hill, where three locomotives
stuck in bank We expect to get news from
the outside barbaransv the latter part Of the present
week.
Keene n. H., speaking of the storm Of Sunday, says -
The storm commenced about noon, with moderate
snow. 1t increased gradually wind east, until about
eight In the evening, when had signs Of severity
By ten It blew aim ost hurricane, with Many Of
our citizens did not go to bed until l. and in the
morning The houses shook and trembled, ~ II they
would be taken from their foundations while for hours
objects could scarcely be three four hundred
feet The gale did not subsde until nearly three this
morning Much damage is reported but fortunately
lives, that we have heard of, have been lost.
The tops OF about fifty chmneys have been
breaking in roofs &C. Several barns have been shifted
from their foundations and roofs of houses partially in
jured The Cheshire House lost two chimney tops, and
the portico nearly crushed the Eagle the Ene
rald one the High school, one. In one case a chimney
crushed through into q whore and his wife
were in bed but the timber fell as to them.
Large trees have been torn up by the roots and some
pine forests OF timber almost leveed with the earth.
The late storm was at Quebec that four hun
bred dollars were offered to any steamer that would
place on board the cars but undertook TO do it
IRON the Erie (Pa) Constitution, Dec. 81
The gale which commenced blowing on Saturday nigh
last, and which still continues, though the wind has
veered, has been prolific in disasters.
The schooner Birmingham, owned by A. Scott, Of this
morning IKE ras loaded With eas vessel ON
will prove q total loss. No insurance.
On Saturday last the schooner Storm, owned by Bearn
Co Of this place. went ashore on the Canada side "A
short distance above Buffalo she was also loaded witlr
coal and 1t presumed vessel and cargo will he total
loss.
On the same night The bark Republic owned by C. NJ
Reed, went ashore ut Long Point. She loaded with
corn As she lies on sandy beach, it is thought sho
will be got OF.
None Of the Of the above named vessels we IN
derstand, we're lost.
Several other vessels known be out during tho
palp nd hey lava h.an Il
posed they are lost
On Saturday the o. s. steamer Michigan, which has
gone to the assistance Of the Mayhower at Pont-au-
Pelee, ran n sand bar and with difficulty got on
after the discharge of ffty Of coal We do not
learn that she received much damage.