Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-27
The GnEAT snow sroRx.


Teleersms from oil points north aud ives,
iEdicats one OF the severest seasons Of snow and
while Columbia, Scath CsrsIius. msrSs :
special era of sleigh riding, and even Mobile,
Alabama, gives an indication OF having come
within the circuit OF the general storm. The
erect Of the weather has been 10 cause q general
interruption Of mails and travel, and We shall
not yet know for several days all the harm that
has been done BY tse tempest OF snow and the
general freeze. Railroad commune alton on
the Atlantic seaboard between points more than
hundred miles distant was almoet entirely sns-
pended yesterday, trains coming 10 stand-still
IN the drifts that were piled across the tracks.
Trains which came through were hours behind
time. The New York train due here this
morning will not arrive until late this afternoon.
! ne signal service record for yesterday after
noon reports that the snow then continued from
Nashville and Columbia in the south 20 the
limits Of Maine, and from New York TO Cinein-
nAt. AT night t was only snswing I'm the north
were heavy rsins, and only the north west seems
TO have had clear skies. But even there IL was
exceedingly cold, the average in Chicago and
zero. From some localities in New England re-
ports OF 10, 20. 80 and even 20 degrees below
zero come. Furious gales accompanied the
st@ m, oosstwise navigation was stoppedin
THk CHksAPRAkE AND IRIS TRIBUTARIES,
enu shipping probably suffered largely. The
Potomac is closed by ice for many miles down,
and the Patapsco IL closed from Baltimore 10 its
mouth. The Ice boat, however, keeps open a
small channel for steamers. It WAS rumored in
Baltimore last night that some accident had
happened to the steamer George Leary, of the
regular line between Baltimore and Norfolk.
She left Norfolk for Baltimore Christmas even
ing, and has not been heard from since. The
train which left Baltimore At seven O'Clock yes
terday morning and was due at Annapolis at
nine was last evening showed u on the Annapo-
lis branch, three and q half miles from the
Junction. There were twenty-five passengerson
board, and slim chance OF relieving them last
night.
IN NRy YORK
yesterday thousands OF out town residents were
unable 10 reach the city. No southern, western,
northern or Erie mail trains had arrived there
last night. Many street car lines stopped YES
terdsy. The high wind caused much drifting
but the snow Is probably two feet on the level.
Broadway is seriously banked with snow; all
outdoor business is entirely suspended. The
Fall River boat, the Empire State, due early
yesterday morning, had not been heard from
yesterday. The train due from Washington
yesterday morning, together with several Other
trains, was showed up at Trenton.
OTHER CITIRs.
In Philadelphia the streets are almost iupas-
sable. In Maine the cold Is intense, the Their
mometer at Watervile being 10 degrees below
zero. In other parts OF the state the mercury is
from II to % degrees below zero. At afIalo
strong easteTly wind has driven the water out
OF the Niagara river into Lake Erie. until the
supply pipes OF the city water works are entirely
above water and the city reservoir is entirely
empty. All the manufactures depending on
the city water works for a supply have sns-
pended operations. The arrangement If caus-
ing great anxiety among the citizens, who, in
various localities, have organized In patrol
companies as preventive against fire. In Chr
cago the snow was six inches deep. At Colum-
bis, ), e., the heaviest snow and sleet ever
known in that section prevails. At Boston,
Poughkeepsie, Toronto, Memphis, Richmond
other cities all over the country the cold is in
tense, though the storm is heaviest in the east
FATAL AVALANCHE.
At Cottonwood. near Central City, Utah, a
terrible snow slide occurred Tuesday, from six
TO eight feet OF snow having fallen there in the
last two days. At about go that afternoon an
avalanche six hundred feet wide and twelve feet
deep came down, crossing the stage road and
teamsters, and taking them fifteen hundred feet
across Cottonwood creek. Three teamsters
have been shoveied out alive, but badly braised
-Four more were net rescued, and it is thought
impossible TO find them before spring, although
from one to two hundred men are at work. All
tie teams in the line or the avalanche were
swept away. ] The names of the men have not
yet been ascertained. Eight mules were dug
out, some dead, some with their legs broken,
and others severely bruised. Several were
afterwards shot.
TIE SIGNAL SERVICE REPORT
says: "DuriDg the past week extensive snow
storms have visited the northern sections OF the
country, and heavy and protracted rains have
prevailed in the southern states and on the Pa
cifc coast TIE largest total amounts of rain
aud melted snow have been reported from the
following stations: New York, 2.G2 inches: Lake
City, 2.11; Montgomery, AZ; Knoxville, 222
Jacksonville, Fla, pa; Kingston, Canada, 2.96:
San Francisco, (incOmplete) 312; Norfolk, 5 II;
and Nicksburg, Iincomplete,) 4.ii."