The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-19
The Winter Weather.

AN FAMILY COLD bNAf-AhhISAA We plNJEhs
Tho severe cold Of last winter led People 70 suppose
that the coming winter would be mild one according
TO well known law oil climate from which appears
same taking number OF years together Bntif the cold
and moisture continue at the present rate we vii no
only have severe winter, but also moro snow
storms than last year, which noted for them, Oar
irs Ire rs. two weeks Of this msnh immense amount
Of rain fell and had the atmosphere been tribe colder
rnow several feet deep would BIO lying in the streets
Now however, cold has SET Ia with terrible 30
verify, and ssms twenty days earlier than 1t
did last year. At sunYke yesterday morning tbs
mercury stood al degrees above 10 some
localities. and facing the river cold place degrees
and at noon TO 10 degrees. stood at II degrees at
p. NJ This 10 exceedingly cold for our ocalty-the sam
temperature was not noticed last year until the 9th
January The old adage -
When the days lenvthens,
Then the cold strengthens
IL truo Of latitude usually but this year exoep
ton, and to be hoped that the exception Will hold
good In January and will experience any intensely
COLI weather after the holidays Already the rivers
fun Of floating Ice yesterday morning the surface OF
i,ed In very cold weather. This cold snap extends over
vast surface OF country ~ viii DO seen BY the fol owing
accounts from other pieces -
HEAVY SNOW STORM IN MILWAUKEE,
furious snow slo m set In Saturday night Dec H.
accompanied with volert driving wind me Oottsrs 81
turday nigot was terrible out OF doors The
binding to those no had 10 against IT, and the
cold was pDcbns 10 the fingers and pasAl protube
RANGES OF those who had TO ferego pleasant room,
warmed with glowing coal fire. Yesterday morning
every body awoke and coket Of their cha nber
dows upon the heaviest fa OF Of the season being
from twelve TO sxteen inches average and driftod
In pe high the fences and impossible the
rampsrts al Quebec. The sabbath but poorly re-
Rpected yesterday House doors were oil banked up,
gates were drfted In, and all the walks lost 10
SIGHT that even civil engineer could not trace hem.-
Aii,cdkie Wisoonstn, Dec. u.s.
ALBANY, Dea. Is, 1855.
The thermometer was scven degrees below zero 81
O'Clock this morning.
BosroS Dec Is, 1855.
AT sunrise ibis morning the thermometer ranged I'm
seven TO ten degrees below zero n Brookline II
eight below; at Lexington thrtsen below and at High.
hand Light, Cape God, Al seven below with thick
squalls The regulated thermometer At Cambridge OBJ
scrgatory indicated eight below zero at sunrise.
HAuuAx, Dsc. Is, 1855.
The thermometer ut zero. Wind northeast
aAcKvnLE N. g., Dec Is, 1863.
TIE Thermometer is seventeen d. grees below zero.
81. JOSH, v. Dec. IL, 1859.
The thermometer 10 at fourteen degrees below zere
Wind rorthwsAt.
CALAIS Ke., Dec. Is, 1855.
The ther mometer seventeen degrees below zero
BANGOR, Dec. Is, 1856.
The thermometer fifteen degrees below zero.
INV BEDFORD, Dec. Is, 1855.
The thermometer four degrees below zero.
PRoviScETowS, Dec. Is, 1855
The thermometer four degrees below zero
PHr4pKLunA, Dec. IS, 1858.
The Delaware river is frozen over at Burlington The
steam boats had to return.
WASHINGTON Dec. IS, 1855.
The mercury at II O'Clock s.cod az twenty de-
grees above Zero IL was about twenty above 1t this
morning.