The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-12
The Great Snow storm OF January, Is5r.

tire STA Is along the Auanuo seASoard They oou,sin
S' fpSSs. sS:s s s:, 'pss o, storm If %
march this part o. the coustry.
Inc hour wnep oouneoceo and the boar whom II
G, ssed cooslkated very notable features by
Which Of thA stOr could be traced TINS pre-
cise momspt Of the coumenoeuent, however, was not
sver an hour or Two, Into very heavy all
N the Same placs are sometimes found
en- ring On hour or 90 = their reports al to the DOM
Ihsre has no. yes teen time TO recslve full returns
r. m the saes south Of vrgiaA. So far however, ss
rnuIns havs been received the faii OF =, win
furious north W,ud appears ha commenced sim
u, eousay In vlrfini and North Oa'oiins. 1t then
sae u pas ss.o I. a. a.m
Cspsds hsnd, hu on the other Il Ii known 70
have EXTENDED into Nova Scotia, II nos further
The wing tabular state ment has been compiled by
Neuupas Bennett from the reports, far they have
te. received viii serve 70 show the parts Of ,he
sno perbaps no uce eli no keep chronological record
send extrsob from Il for the week 90 Amending ista
January, 1867 [ne editor. hsve not found Il oonve
broad for their columns They give however,
they conceive 70 be tho most Interesting portion
II nls-
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on r = 18th Thermometer tN dag
,her@oas.r tss dss dep;h q inches ended
" sse Ss co. , smcef ts Gsf jan
NE !hermG%ses to deg aspth q soow Is inches; storm
ssaocel c s'n S@ss" J.u III wind
depth IL to 10 inches; storm ended A. H. 9h
0ence Va storm began a. si p. Jan Il; wind ~
i2 dg storm ended ~ noon 10Th Aernonesr
q Sss;s began e s1 Y xaa
euded at 2 r. NJ 18th thermometer flo deg.
sss %9a
sG "a nes Ssssn wind wasw
q asS!h 2! to Il inches; storm ended
vine s4% .ndsd sss s 'r Jan HI
MIDI bufP Va --St bel a M. K.
at Z 1 sss.s J. 49, wind NJ
srsss fssnss ss m
iss s1S@ s''fa
M Of 10 s:osn . Ss Il wind
PER-, msns,ilt; TORN began 3P Jan III wind Me-
ssrSS Cssek No essso At NJ Jan 49, wind
f. tb.momess - deg storm eneed a, p NJ 18th, Their
Mlnrovis sd-s.o,m began at 7:2s A NJ Jan u; wind
" % I'D @ sss:% ! ss n jan Is wind
NV beIn o%e'ea deg der,h Of &c inches storm
90 'hisSvlis r.astof% Began a 10 A. I.n IS; wind
Sfs :'os sSI sasfa IS WIND
the 4 deg depth Of "A inches; storm ended al
81 i's sss. wind ~ sAer
Wing borough ~ Jss'ofm esssn 3. N Jan 49, wind
. ND 1 sss e storm
60 .,isa iSh' hsr%eme'ss Is 8 e sss .'-' 1 '
DEG dsp o .scw III Ssa
storm erded ad6 A @h thermometer IT'S deg
deg s ssss ended a
sesSs \, J-serm began .Sr NJ lsh; wind tier;
Broo.iyn n. storm began .tsP II jan Is; thsrmo-
meter Y deg min s,o IN ended in the evening Of sh Their
BatJ Ion L L.s.orm began a.4 N Jan. Is; wind NE.
new ior,- began Jan is; wind N W. ther
e,er at u deg dePh OF SNOW inches storm ended
a
Blsokwrns Island storm began at P. NJ Jan IS; wind
ssstd F. r. sh asr a @r,sr TO deg ~ '
h. = puics.s Co."s,o,m began night of Jan Is; Wind
nnw. thsrmome'er 2, 10 eeg depth OF SNOW "a inches
Thermometer IS deg storm eaded morning of 18th. hsrmo
s@,Afed. 4. I-ss.m began at e. Jan y; Wind
harvard ooneee-s,orm began At T. Jan: IS Wind
ana osn asss M SsSs o. IS
a%.sr IN ss e snow sn o Ssn
sneed .t,s N. isS, ,heIno%es.. VS. Ses; :. '",~ w.
IS deg ceph Of Is inches storm ended
% 1t dsr ' g :aos aesss .or%
Wsst hoibuiy-storm began Al or M Jau Is; wind NNw,
,hr,usms,er ~ deg storm ended night Of isA hermo
Ss.sso,% began . evening Of y.1 ~. ~tna
spGed Ms p N. 18Th uher nome,er 4 IS deg
korth tridgewser-ciorm began mornng Of Jan rs wind
Nv thermometer at des siorn ended Il daylight on tho
Worcester MAAe.-ktcrm Z.
s's.s sy.sss q ION Ssi% -, lind Ne
,ssu DEG depth Of snow Il inehes storm e0ded
Troy. \. storm began at Pm Jsa- ia; wind H.:
a,s d.g,s snow % in'Ar- '0' ended
began :. I,o :, jar. 49, r ,S
ess.s J 20. e, wind A:T4 20
tssr.-.onaN STORM began at daylight jan 10; wind
NM Thermometer q depth OF Is in,hes,
tneed .tsP n. isS, Thermometer ., az deg
.sss%oSs,sr deg s.p'S o. inches eaded
sne No @ssul% began Il ic Jan Is; wind
NV Se%o@esTs deg .d.pS Of Il iichss;
yt % p CO sns s snSss s
y. NJ. ieth thermometer al deg.
indications Of snow very cold and ,hermome,er
T,om BERTHE county North Carolina Washington the
OF the storm NORTH and time three or
four hours From Washington 70 Ne~ YORK 10 was about
,o =, 80 n On ns a.. ~ r...y sessd
making the disisnce IN sx houss and thence arrived
At ro,l.sd, n.ns, 81 II 2 Of INC ,sssi thus naEirs
maine 10 ABOUT twenty six hours
Tbe colo, wind the fall OF snou, oil II which
we're ms'ked " violence appear each 70 have had ~
How lar this ,torm may have been se GU, Il SEA nos
ytrovn, there has bees receive reports
rom the yesse1 thai cooperating Nth In tncse
pves,ssiors II N known, bo sevcr, that the storm
seooed - ter - Nova SocssA.
year, Never tnce the establish of railroads. hes
there been such su INTERRUPTION Of wsves hndranos
- ps ma,D. II illosunies In . very striking mannes
The DtcessD--,f wish thoroughly 10 nvesussss the
lass vbich govern the movements of the greas edsl
ocean Q. Which ne Iiye-ot srenolns our metsorc,eel
researches from the 70 the land VIA, though This
storm may have he'd ~ origin on the land, II caused
DsDJ and dreadful anipvrscts along the shore dsAs
ters 81 sca
The appliances which. In sbe progress Of The ses have
beer plsosd within The roach Of mes Of soeocs vouh,
he'd Tie power OF using them bccs possessed by thsse
men. have enabled them 70 give timely warning Of the
srprosch Of this storm 70 many Whose lives vArniag
voulo have saved
the system Of osy weather reports through ths ts,e
graph which have recon- mended for The Observatory
bso been eswblshed, New Yorh and shipping ports
might have had rom Eighteen 70 tvesty four hours
vsrrirr IN advance OF this storm The pursuits
the country and the Of the public veil
the shprirr interests might al have the bsoedt
OF stch tore kpo~ledee ioy the telegraph the prcs and
IRE nss outsirip The vnd and spread me news Of
ia coming 'sstsr than n run.
are yoo ssse that Of ,hs scassp Of the yeas the
rsfe numrer Of ,hip~recrs 10 about Amer vessel
Tor evtry esbt hours and tbei The value OF the
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