Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
SNOW STORMS.


FROM THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL OF FRIDAY
Yesterday We had an oldfashioned snow storm, one
that must have satisfied those who constantly
referring to the past and complaining that not the
thunder and the storms of the present degenerate days
are equal to those of the good old times
The commenced falling at eleven o'clock We'd
nesday evenings and continued until four o'clock yester
day afternoon. although it continued blow that the
air filed with the fakes. Till four five o'clock
Thursday morning the fell pretty level but at that
time the wind rose and has been blowing since al
most gale. The drifed in of the streets to
the depth Of four five feet and in other places the
ground is quite bare. 1t is easy estimate the
depth to which it has fallen on a level.
Against some of the sidewalks it has been cut down.
and presents WALL ranging from three to five feet
in height Very praseworthy efforts made by many
of the good people to make the walks in front of their
houses and shops passabe, and this in degree
accomplished in the central streets.
Mr. Garfield, with great difficulty and with steady per.
severance, pushed the morning train through Worces
ter. He met the Lonsdale train, which he backed up
Lonsdale and the down train which he backed up to
Worcester with his Of three locomotives He left
Worcester at quarter four and arrived at Prov-
dence Mt a quarter past seven.
vigorous attempt was made to get through the
Boston road train of three locomotives and or
two cars made its way out seven miles, when it encoun
tered drift that proved too much for it. At FIVE
o'clock the snow was drifting over the tran the wood
| and water exhausted and the fire out.
No attempt was made to get train the Stoning-
| ton road.
The only mail that reached us before o'clock last
evening from Pascoag, driven through by jeremiah
Sheldon r who deserves honorable mention for his per-
severance As this mail did not bring any very stirring
intelligence, have devoted to old files the time
that we usually give to the papers of the day. and
are unable to give readers the of the world
around US, we will remind them of the events of bygone
years.
THE STORM OF 1881.
One of the heaviest storms record commenced
on the morning of Saturday. January 18th, 1881, and
continued till the following morning The snow was ac-
companied by high wind and was drfted in places
to the height of fifteen feet in the city. The citizens
turned out to make passage through the Streets and
oxen and horses kept in readiness to draw the
gnes in case Of an alarm of fire.
On Sunday the churches were all closed and the bells
were not rung. Indeed, high the piled up
against the doors of of the churches that they could
not be opened This circumstance recorded in the
papers rs without precedent.
The General Assembly was in session at East Green
wich and the members detained there till Tuesday,
the roads being quite impossible. Between Greenwich
and Apponaug the was drifted in some places to
the depth of twelve feet. On Tuesday two fourhorse
sleighs started from Greenwich for Providence The first
contained Gov Fenner and the greater part of the Sena
tors the other was filed with members of the National
Republican party, and it was noted omen that al
though the first had the start by half hour the latter
overlook it and passed it ut the first virgin
The proved true for in the following spring Lemuel
| H. Arnold was elected over Gov Fenner.
number Of lives lost in this great storm. The
driver Of the Hartford stage pershed and boy in Foster
was frozen to death in snow-drift. The steamboat
| McDonough went ashore Norwak Island, dragging
both her anchors with all her steam and her head to
| the wind.
Some persons who had rendered ycoman service in
breaking out the streets determined to have little
joyment, and accordingly excavaed room, under
bank, ten feet high with buffalo robe for door and
ventilation through the top In this apartment twelve
gentlemen partook of hot oyster supper and reported
good time. Whether it conducted on the principles
of the Maine law not do not know but, considering
the early period should soy probably not The storm
extended over wide region and was pronounced the
heaviest in this vicinity since 1850.
THE STORM OF 1929.
Some of matrony readers who we dare say lecture
their daughters and nieces upon the mprudence of going
out parties in bad weather, will remember when they
we're the bellies of the ball the Goth of February 1929
The anniversary of Washingons birthday which in those
patriotic times not suffered to pass unnoted occur
red on Sunday and grand ball given at Franklin
Hall on the Friday evening preceding At fall Of
snow commenced which gradually increased but was
violent to prevent the ladies from attending the
ball. As the night the storm increased. and
while music and dancing were going within the snow
was png without until it almost threatened to bar
ricade the windows of the hall The time of breaking up
was postponed from hour TO hour bat therewas abate
ment Of the storm AT dayhreak two three desperate
attempts made by the ladies to reach their homes
One four horse sleigh made its way up Westminster
little above Orange, when the horses gave out and the
passengers taken into the nearest houses simi
lar result ended attempt penetrate North Main
street In the morning the Franklin House presented
singular spectacle The boarders upon learning the
don Of their fair friends, thus unexpectedly thrown
upon their hospitality, gaantly surrendered their
But these did not suffice the parlers filled with
temporary couches and many slept upon the oors their
evening fnery contrasting strangely with their weared
morning faces So difficult it to force passage
through the that of the ada did reach
their homes till near sunset.
The snow lrfted the depth Of ten twelve feet in
some places, and the whole country around mpsss-
able for several days. In Boston, the fremont Theatre
was filled with audience composed in great psrt Of
ladies' many Of whom dill not reach their homes till one
or two o'clock But perhaps the most remarkable
ample of the effects of the storm the failure of sundry
people pay their notes ut bank which tho papers said
was owing to the inclemeucy of the weather." and
ought not to affect their credit" IL is m ilwind that
blows nobody any good and dare say that some Of
our readers would have been glad of just such snow
storm, any time for the last three months, ii il would
nave boughtthe same privilege.
Two convicts escaped from the pcntentary 1T Rich
mond on Sunday night last Their names are William
Pogue, convict from Lynchburg, white man, ~ years
oil age, . feet inches high and Charles jones, ahas
george Morgan, white man, from Monroe county, u
years old, and feet 10 inches high Five buudre7 dol
liars reward have been offered for their apprehesios