New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-07
WIETRY WEATHER.
LOSS OF LIFE ON THE PLAINS.

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LOSS OF LIFE ON THE PLAINS.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 8.-Passengers who left
here for the West Friday morning, Dec !, were at
Laramie Station to-day. It is not known how soon tho
road will DO cleared. The weather has greatly moder
ated Reports from the West state that many persons
| have been frozen to death.
NAVIGATION ON THE LAKES.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 6.-Great anxiety is
felt the bark Sunny sdc duo from Chicago Terrible
| snOw.storms Lake Huron render navigation ex-
tremey perous. powerful tug has gone in search Of
the missing vessel. large propeller. supposed to be
the Wade, was seen Of Aux Sable. Lake Huron, this
morning. large number Of and sail vessels
have gone into Winter quarters at Port Huron, their
the ice. Several vessels frozen in the st. Clair
| flats and will probably have to Winter there.
A SCHOONER IN PERILoUs SITUATION.
ERIE, Penn, Dec. GA large, white, three
masted schooner was discovered, this morning, lying
two miles north Of the peninsula, opposite this port The
foremast and manmast were gone. A flag Of distress
flying from the Inzzenmast The ice too thick
for the tugs here to get out strong southwest wind
was blowing.
A NIGHT OF PERIL.
Cornelius Garrison, captain of Delaware and
Hudson canal boat experienced night Of peril during
the recent terrible weather the Hudson River. His
boat in tow Of steamer which left Rondout for
New-YOrk after dark. heavy gale blowing at tho
time, and o high sea prevailed When of Verplanks
Point heavy swept the captain off the canal boat.
He standing mt the time On two matches, which had
| been dashed together with some ropes and for.
tunaely succeeded in getting hold OF these,
and secured himself upon them. The river WAS
full of masses OF floating ice which threatened every
moment to crush the matches. The unfortunate man
had no light and no aboard the steamer had wit
messed the accident. He at the mercy Of the ice,
wind, and water, and his only hope was In being picked
up by passing vessel. Several schooners passed
him. hut he unable to make himself heard by any
one board, until ne had been drifting about two
hours and nearing the part where the river widena
into the Tappan Zee He then attracted the attention OF
sloop that was passing near but was refused
assistance Nearly an hour after thls he was PICKED np
Nyack, unconscious and nearly frozen.
GOVERNMENT WEATHER REPORTS.
WAR DEPARrhkS1.
OFFICE OF the CHIEF SIGNAL OFT CDR
Synopsis for the mast ttcentvfomr hours
The barometer has risen since Tuesday aftcr-
noon along the Atlantic coast, and is again falling from
South Carolina to New York Zig. n.I!h-wcsi winds
some extent in tic Middle States. where they have
backed to The south and soath THE hglesi pre-.
rising h temperature has prevailed in the Southern aud
Gnf States. An q yer low barometer In. alIa-
eastward for upper Michigan. Light northwest winds
winds from Wisconsin and Illinois to Lake Onla,io Tie
barometer Ia. fallen on the California coast with cloudy
weather. ~
The low pr" s$rrc in upper Miesan viii probably rs,
MIA to Mane failing Sarom,ttr. rising trmpcritne
and INDIANA; Increasing scnwes WIND. in The ,uthrrn
"n GHf s saa On T hs sH ey Weather on
Warning Signas ora;rcd ,,.. c,,,.,o
Grand Haven Detroit and ori,rcd Iol.do. Lic,e
land, Buffalo, Rochester, and O-wego
SUPPLEMENTARY WEATHER REPORT.
WASHINGTON. u. C.. Dee. C--Tc folo"in. Is a nm,
mary Of the weather dispatches received at tue signal
snow Continued last night at oswego and Rochester
len y r5s% or T 1src ns
f"l Of Y 81 Degrees in u hours Mount wa'n
sh. 70 9n SsS% i" at sna ' 1S Mc
Milwaukee. Wis. aud o,wero, Ny rho therm1omeer
Ma eiTiS' Canada degrees zero. rro The
init 9; Mount ~ d. a. ,Ir s "a
degrees below Til, weather was clearing up, with
| a west wind blowing CT miles an hour
At o'clock this evening the barometer waI recorded
ut 20 a. the Thermometer stood Il Il, i1ees mlo" zro
West blowing co miles All hour snow f it Phi ,burgh
Penn. this cycninr. Ram fell in i"ron,o. Canada IN"
temperature in Davenport Iowa, had risen 81 DEGREES "
a hour. aud at st. Paul, Mimi, IN the same tiu, 80
detrecs
A very heavy gale from the south west, with
srow ,u,in., prevailed in Nova Scotia On Tuesday
The thermometer at ST. Paul, Mimi. marked
go below oil Iue say and 2''o'e yesterday ioio
noon
The weather along the Hudson was intensely
cold during the past days. Tho river 10 iroz: from
Rondout 10 Albany. -
A number Of vessels were tOwcd into Mil
wauErp yesterday hay INK wc.:'h"'n rue ldc s'".n
May of he " frozen f. aud nn'tS john
Higgins first mate Of the bark 1n 'r, WIS frozen u
DEATH
wINTfP SPORTS.
The Capitoine Lake, Brooklyn, presented an
animated scene Yesterday afternoon, crowded as "as
with throng skaters OF both scxe' tho Ehterihs sur
face of ice ex inches thick, ahordlnH kracties or iu
Mt of the sport band OF music va, present i'll
the afternoon and evening, oDd tho upper hall u inc
hudi,o sct aart for ladies' crowded Skating was
not allowed on the Central and Prospect Park
the Union Pond in Brooklyn. h. d., was open 10 inc
nuhc AT Prospect Park tho inner ponds are covered
With thcr rough Ice and the largo lake baH nhc sur
frc of snooh ice but along the edge n the iHe Ierc
are sI,ces not foztu AMI un inc wii'v 20. 80
II would rot he safe to permit stating Tue 0Hecrs az
erecting largo skating house near the pfiuer ou' "
will moi be ready for until the last OF w. ",rh
Thn T,ronkIyn Curling Club laid cut lins y'ttIuay
afternoon ON the largo lake at Prospect ParA anu
natrh Fine play siown thc lee being 10 1p,r' ~,
cond,,,nn Tni. club has arranged lnttch WIN !nt OF,
Andrews Club. at Contra Park, as sH 3 a '
pond at Fiffyninth-st IL in condition iOr usc. iii, Ia
Oldham Lake near Patterson, ~ J IL gov Srcu WIZ w
re inchp thick Lake View RINK was wen pitIom.e',
yesterday though the wind interleroo Win M the Mas
consder1bIe OK tent There was also .Katng on ts -,
san Pond near Fiathush, Long Island anu hun U
the residents Of the village awaited I, VI 1
ice tbc park Ponds not being open 10 the pupi Ane
Brokyn,I,ink has surface VI Ice OH INC o'''A ''
tOD.
MAN FATALLY FROZEN
The body of James McLoughln, age o.
| +. - m. ~ M All West Thirty secOnust.,