The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-21


tween the 18th and 18th Of April. The recent sEow
storms have been extensive We have accosnts Of snow
on tn, 18th at HaliNx Nova Scotia, and Buffalo, Y;
on the 14th and 18th at Buffalo Albany, Philadelphia
New York and New Haven; on the 10th and 18th al
Petersburg Rchmoncl Washington, Baltimore, Whining
ton, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Albany and Buffalo
1863, April 14-Snow storm at Utica N Y.
1852, 15-Snow fell at Newbery, Vt, to the depth
OF eighteen inches.
g " T-Snow feNin the mouatains of Virginia.
1851, g l3-Snow fell at Washington City d. @.
1850, g lLsnow fell one foot deep in Francona N. H.
lS4s q Is and le-snow fell two inches deep at So
mervle N. r. and frost band passed
over this continent, doing great damage
in the Southern Statss Temperature
here on the morning Of the 18th fell to
"a degrees
184S " IS-Snow fell at Franconia, N. H.
1847, :. IL, 10, II lS-snow fell at Francona, N H.
1885, :" 1a& I5-snow fell at Franconia N. II.
Nine consecutive years, without single omission,
snow between 18th and 18th April On referring to our
memoranda Of earthquakes, find as follows
1854 Apr-None yet heard from between 18th and 18TH
1858, " None yet heard from between 9th and 26th
1852, g 12& 1s-Earthquake at San Diego, Oil.
l+-Earthquakes in British Guiana, st. Vim
cents Granada, and Sandwich Islands,
" 16-St. Mchaes, in the Azores.
1851, :. 11-0n the banks Of the Loire, France.
1850, g 13-Farthquakcs in Smyrna Asia.
lS40, April l3-Earthquakes at Maracaibo, s. A., and
Dominica, w. l.
g l4-Earthquakes at Dominica, W. l., and Ra-
gusa, Austria.
g 15-Earthquakes at Dominica, W. l. ,.and Ra-
gusa, Austria.
!" " I7-Earthquakes ut Dominica, w. /.
1S48, g 13-Earthquake at Karori, New Zealand.
g g F-Earthquake at St. Martins and st. Lu-
ls47, . 1s--Earthquakes at Karori New Zealand.
lS46, g No account Of earthquakes between the
18th and 18th.
In lS41, the 18th and 18th of April fell New
York to the depth Of one foot
In 1880, the 18th of April fell to the depth Of
reeinches.
In 1888, on the 10th of April snow fell
in 1925 the 18th and l4th Of April snow fell.
In 1921 the 18th Of April snow fell abundantly in
In 1873 the 18th Of April snow fell on the Catskil
Mountains to the depth Of is inches.
In 1872 on the 18th OF April, Snow fcll in New Fork
during The entire day.
In lso9 the 18th of April Cell aearly all day
in New York snow fell on the morning of the 18th
In 1909 on the 18th and lIth OF April fell abHn
dainty in New York.
have thus hastily thrown together the above memo
snow storms are not great wonder between the 18th
and 18th Of April but the wonder is that people forget
the almost uniform OF such vstations within
the cycle Of the days named
The storms which furnished the the ground
the result of earthquakes of which may expect
to hear although IL is possible that accounts ma
not reach the shocks may have in district
of the earth's surface where there ntellgen
mind to observe or record the phenomena or no news
paper to publish the accounts.
Had more leisure, ud present more full and
more minute account hope to be able to do By and
by. E. MERRIAM.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, April 10 1854.
FROM the Newark Daily Advertiser, April Is
Tic in the sections north and west Of fell very
heavy. and at some places blew into immense and
almost impossible drifts. The morning train on the
Norris and Essex railroad delayed for long time In
ploughng through drift between Madison and Morris
town. and the detention being heightened by the tender
CT the engine running of the track, the train did not
reach New York till the middle Of the afternoon The
afternoon train from Hacketstown did not arrive till
O'Clock
One Of our post riders this morning who to the
city runners states that the sleghing excellent
north OF Bloomfield, the being about foot deep
on level.
The following extracts from diary OF the late Gen
Isaac Andruss Of this city show that such weather is
not unprecedented -
1sll-April llth-Therc is very considerable on
the ground, the weather unsettled
1Sl2-April l3th-A cold snow storm this morning
1sl2-May 4th-A cold snow storm from the northeast
continued all day
ls2l-April lSth-we have cold winter like north
east storm, the Is about two inches deep
mixed with hail and sleet, and is showing this
ing quite fast.
1s2s-April 14th--we have had n severe snow storm
all day, which began the evening Of the 18th inst
More has fallen within these two days past than
through the whole winter
1s35-April 15th--yery COLI; the ground Is frozen
and ice an inch thick.
1S41-April 12th-A real snow storm continued all
night Snow from to two feet deep and quite cold
1s49-April l4h 18th, and l6th-Seyere cold weSther
cold northwest wind Ice more than half IN incn in
thickness.