The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-27
THE GREAT SNOW STORM.
Reports from Various Points.
TWO FEET ON THE LEVEL in NEW
YORK.

BALTIMORE, Dec 26.-The snow storm col
tinues causing partial suspension of travel.
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 26.-There was
heavy sleet all day yesterday and last night
Thermometer $40 below.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26-It has been showing al
the morning and it is cold. About six inche
| OF snow have fallen since II o'clock last night
1t drifted considerably but it is believed viii
| not Interfere seriously with railroad travel q
| the snow is very light.
| PITTsBURG Dec 26.-Nine inches of SNOW
| have fallen here. Thermometer $50.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 26-There is five inche
OF snow and it is still falling. .Thermomete
21o
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 26.-Itrsnowed all day
yesterday. To-day it is cloudy. Thermometer
NEW YORK, Dec. 26-The great snow storm
commenced this morning and still continue.
tonight. The effect on business is very dam
aging, as thousands of out of town residents
have been unable to reach the city No South
ern, Western, Northern or Erie way mails are
yet received. In fact the only trains that have
arrived has been from New Haven and Middle
town, Conn.,, and they are several hours behind
time, and some points on the Long island rail-
road and from places in the immediate vicinity
OF the city and other roads.
The Boston boats are detained somewhere in
Many OF the street car lines have stopped run
ming and others and the stage routes are MAX
ing irregular trips The high wind has caused
much drifting, but the snow. is probably two
feet deep on level.
LOWELL, Dec. ga snow storm commenced
at O'Clock this morning, and at 8 o'clock this
evening six inches of snow had fallen, with the
mercury at six above. There are three trains
due out OF Boston and no arrivals over any 81
the roads connecting at Lowell since about five
O'Clock, when the train leaving Boston at 230
reached here The four and five O. clock train
out OF Boston had just left Winchester. A
telegram was received that there would be no
train from Salem tonight as they cannot move
with two engines attached.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 26.-The snow storm that
commenced early this morning continues at 8
this evening with no prospect of abatement.
The aftern Don train for Boston put up at Mans
field. No boat for New York leaves this city
or Stonington tonight
TRENTON, Dec 26.-The snow storm here is
very heavy. All the trains are blocked on the
Jersey side to Philadelphia. The snow is two
feet deep. The snow storm abated at six
o'clock this evening.
KINGssoN, N. Y, Dec. GA terrible snow
storm ragged to-day and in the evening and
shows no signs of abatement. 1t is accompan-
led by fierce northerly winds.
Boston, Dec. 26, IL p. ma terrific snow
storm prevailed here all day but now appears
ended. Tive feet of snow has fallen. Ali the
railroad tracks leading to and from the city are
blocked and crowds of people are waiting at the
depots for conveyance to their residences The
wind is blowing from the north and the Their
mometer ranges 100 above zero.
No train OH the Albany or Providence road
for New York will start out tonight. The AL
bany train which was due at half-past three
O'Clock arrived at twenty minutes of eleven
o'clock tonight
noo ILL.,
of sleet and snow ever known in this section.
1t commenced at o'clock yesterday morning
and continued about IL hours delaying railroad
trains, &c. Improvised sleighs of every de-
scription were brought into use, and to-day
everybody is busy clearing off sidewalks The
clouds portend snow again.
PATTERSON, n j., Dec 26.-Travel has been
entirely stopped on the Erie Railway on ac-
count of the heavy snow storm all along the
Eastern division.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 26-The weather at
Salt Lake has been mild and rainy for three
days, with heavy SHOWS in the mountains At
Little Cottonwood, near Central City, terrible
snow slide occurred to-day, from six to eight
feet of snow having fallen in the last two days.
About half-past two O'Clock this morning an
avalanche 600 feet wide and twelve feet deep,
came down, crossing the stage road, carrying
away from eight to ten teams and transfers,
and taking them 1900 feet across Cottonwood
Creek. Three of the Transfers have been
shoveled out alive but badly bruised Four
more known to be buried were not rescued and
it is thought that it is impossible to find them
before spring, although from one to two hun
dred men are at work shovelling. All the teams
in the line of the avalanche We're swept away.
There have been no delays on the Pacific
railroad as yet
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-A severe north
east storm commenced at o'clock last evening
and still continues with unabated fury Very
no moor cor orc Nha ic
irifted badly on the tracks and the sweepers
are unable to clean them.