Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-01-14

Of Snow-Ceu thousand Hogs
Frozen -LOuisviiie Newspaper
Frozen Up The storm AT Cleye-
1and and the Lake Shore-A
Brakeman Frozen Q O his brake
Damage at Buffalo O-Rail-
road BlocAlde at Chicago
aunsrlngs of the Passengers--
Sports ON tne Ice at st. Louis.
We fuj in tho Cincinnati Gassttc, of
the 9th inst, gatl cred from various sources
an interesting account of the great storm
OF last week, and Of the effects Of the ex-
tremsfy cold weather following II.
At Louissills the coll was intense on Fri
day, the mercury sinking to 1872 below zero.
The Democrat had Suspended publication
on Saturday morning, aud on attempting to
issue an evening edition on that day it was
found thst The pipes and boilers were frozen
up and that no paper could be got out. A
rumor prevailed that 9 number of rebel
prisoners had frozen to death, but this
proved untrue
At St. Louis the wind blew furiously on
Thursday, apparently from all points OF the
compass at ence. The fall of snow was the
heaviest that had visited that vicinity for
UNbT tulINy lbtTss III SOHlC DldCOS lllb DdDkS
we're eight feet high. The street cars ran
stopped their trips On Thursday 10, 600
hogs on the North Missouri Rriroad bound
for ST. Louis, were frozen to death.
Tbs Republican says that at I o'clock on
Friday morning in St. Louis, the mercury
stood at 10Y below zero, and at an earlier
hour At ~ below. This is the coldest
weather known for at least 81 years. For
twenty-five winters during that period the
mercury has not sunk to or below zero. In
seven years, viz: 1884, 1885, lS4l, 1852
and 1857, the mercury sunk to l0' below
On the Mississippi in Northern Illinois,
the cold has been more intense than has
ever been noticed in st. Louis. In Galena,
February Sd, 1885, tho mercury fell to 80
below zero.
The Northern blasts which enjoy so free
sweep down the valley of the Mississippi,
will visit our Southern brethren as roughly
as the other Northern invaders of which
they complain. In 1898, the thermometer
OF Vicksburg fell to l4' below zero. The
orsnse tree, have heen killed by frost in the
neishb0rhood Of New Orleans.
At Evansville, Indiana, the snow was two
or three feet deep on Thursday evening, and
the storm was still in progress.
At Cleveland, up to Sunday night, nc
train had come in on time since Thursday.
No train cana through from Chicago on
Saturday, the road being snow bound. The
cold was excessive. On Friday morning
the thermometer indicated a. below zero,
and the mercury sunk by nightfsi to lOo
below. and ate at night to IA. The wind
vas high. The Lake began TO freeze on
Saturday and was sheet of ice Oh Sunday
night. The Herald Of Monday morning
says:
A Telegram from Meadville announces the
death, on the Oil Creek Railroad, Of two
brakesmen on freight train, one of whom
rolled on the car and the other was found
.,A., at his post his hand frozo" to the brake
The eolumbus train. due here on New
Years morning, was fifteen hours behinc
time. Its engine was frozen up at Rochcs
ter, and, as that place is not telegram
station, {. young man, living in this city
named Woodbridge, was sent back to New
London with dispatch. He was ovcrcom,
by the cold on the way, and lay down or
the track, unable to proceed. lie would
probably never have risen, had he not been
discovered by two mon, who took him to a
house and warmed him up. His legs were
slightly frozen.
Nearly all tho manufactures in tho city
were compelled to stand idle until Saturday
noon, on account Of the freezing of their
engines
Tho Leader says The water of Lake
Erie has been driven down to such an ex.
tent that Toledo harbor has been left very
shallow, and the water in Cleveland harbor
has not been so low within the memory of
the Oldest river men. At Buffalo the i'm.
mcnse volume Of water driven from tho up.
per part Of the lako has boen pilol up In
the creek to mn extent never before known,
and causing incaculable damage.
No trains have yet arrived from the East
and the wires do not work, 80 that purticu-
lars OF the damages have not been received,
but 1t Is known that the Buffalo & Eric
halroad track at the point has been washed
away, the breakwatcr destroyed, the light,
house swept off. and the family that lived
IN 1t carried of by tho water and drowned.
The lower part Of the city is submerged,
and canal boats are said to have been driven
far up Main street by the food. IL 10 fear
ed that the sudden irIuption of this food OF
waters, coupled with the intense cold, must
have caused considerable loss of lie be-
sides the immense destruction OF property
was inevitable.
Tho Buffalo Express, of Monday, saws :,
Although the storm was terribly severe
and cold one, and still maintains imposinu
proportions, we proydenlally have bu. few
serious aud no fatal casualties to chronicle
On Friday morning the water commenced
rising rapidly, and by five clock was higher
than at any previous time since the menor
able storm OF 1874. The docks were sub
merged in many places, and the water pour
cd into the dwellings along the tow-path and
some OF the lower streets so rapidly thal
the inhabitants were compelled to lily fol
their lives, and several narrowly escaped
drowning.
A number Of canal boats were placed il
dTy,dock on tho tow-pafh, free of expense
The iron bridge across tho canal on Evan.
stree. was wrecked by two canal boats
which were lying under il when the wa,e,
rose. and lifted 1t off it's bearing. One oi
the boats was sunk by the falling mass OF
iron. ~
The water staid up several hour. and
then slowly abated, although still much
higher than usual. "N'"
The waves dashed with snch fuyv ovsr
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