New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-06
WINTER STORMS.
A SERIES OF GALES.

| CINCINNATI, Dec. 5.-Advices from the sur
rounding country show that the damage houses AND
FENCES from the late gale considerable At Dayton
Ono' dick building 100 feet long and four stories high
occupied as screw factory, RACED TO the ground
Inc structure was substantial. one Of the walls being
eighteen inches thick. The damage Is estimated al
| 10000 The roof Of Peregrn's machine shop was
| olo"h Oh aud the end blown in-loss $1,000 number
OF wooden houses and sheds in different parts OF the
town were also blown down. In the country near Day
ton' obs hhes OF fences leyeed-one large barn
was moved several feet from the foundation. Mrs.
| hairs Darn on the Eaton turnpike was completely
uetnohshed and for half mile at one point all the
! FENCES were blown down. A frame cottage was blown
from one side OF the turnpike to the other At New
faris' ONO, Touring mill aud railroad depot we're
unroofed.
Al Laurel, Ind, number OF houses were blown down
and unroofed among Them engine house Methodist
| church, and tho OddFelows' hall Near Fort Wayne.
car was blown from the side track on the Wabash
ioa Inc last limo train into it, but no one was in
| )ured Everywhere the streams reported to be
rising rapidly The booms Of the Licking River Lumber
so aS at boson KY gave way, and from lo0o to
DsdRoiI Dee 6-rhe gale OF wednesday night caused
'hslueraDe damage here. one hundred feet or the
n briek wall OF the Michigan Central car works was
Pr S,rated and the whole roof blown of The IRON roof
OF $40 central freight depot was blown INTO tne river
The steamer Burnside blown against the steamer
Mack. nav damaging the latter 1900. The steamer
kewee SaW was blown up the river mile ana har aud
beacheL|on Belle Isle. Two lost and have not
vet Decn iOuiiu Inc projectors CALDWELL ana MONT
gomery. reside many other crI blown across the
river alning more or less damage.
CHICAGO. Dee 5-keports from various points through
out the IVES say that considerable damage has been
done TO pro verty by the storm OF Wednesday night
Many miles licences were blown down. aud hundreds
Of trees were prOOed
TORONTO, De a terrific gale passed over osham
ysseTay mo Ig doing naoa aaage aa my
Jured by falling hmneys Several buildings IN course
LArER-rhe gale has subsidized and its devastations in
this city and the Grounding country prove unprece-
DE- nedY severe A. uong the buildings here that sns,
tanned serious DANA 70 were the Gas works, General
Hospital and Normal School The total loss Will prob
west, North Mort invest indicate that the storm
was OF most violent "a destructive character. Iae
telegraph wires dmagedNby the storm are being rapidly
repaired and communication resumed.
MosrREA Dec "a 81 uall passed over tins city to
tin from roofs. number Of accidents TO pedestrians
are reported. The telegraph lines were blown down
and communication Win United States aud CanadA
seriously interrupted.
TRAIN BLOWN OFF THE TRACK.
CINCINNATI, Dec 5.-Duriug the terrific gale
yesterday morning express train on the Toledo,
wabash and Western Railway into loaded freight
that had been blown the main track. near Ne
spolis, literally demolshng tho locomotive. whicn was
thrown side the track. The three next
10 the engine were badly wrecked aud the engineer and
fireman seriously injured, the former, 1t is thought
fatally. The conductor and express messenger were
slightly The forward truck Of the first coach was
hurled through the floor and roof fortunately without
badly broken up
DISASTERS on THE NOVA SCOTIA COAST
HALIFAX, Dec 5.-The English war vessel
swallow arrived at this port Thursday. She reports
having experienced heavy gale on the outward
passage in which she lost foreyard and had one Oh
her quarter boats stove She also experienced heavy
weather her return trip The schooners Nine Broth.
ers. Mcpherson, aud Lively ashore at Wallace The
schooner Chrstiana leighton and Richmond Dutton are
asho Ca instances
escaped drowning. The Morning star seen
ashore al Whitehead, Dee l. The naked body OF an un-
MONDAY. IL is said that the Prince EDWARDS Island
Princess of Wales her last trip colided with
supposed OF OF the no traces OF
the injured schooner have been found
SNOW At WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-'rhe heaviest Snow of
the season this morning. but meits as fast
Tie CANALS STILL. CLOSED.
All homes which were felt, on Thursday, among
produce dealers OF re0penng OF the state canals were
dipated Yesterday. dispatch was received early in
the day by the President Of the Produce Exchange,
from O. J. n Stark, member who had gone to Albany
saving that the weather cold and, in his opinion 1t
was impossible to move boats in the canals. The
weather Bureau Washington consulted, and word
WAS that the in the canal regions
would probably range from 30 degrees above zero
next ehours. IL Is said that with TINS empers
ture 1t ~Oaid ne impossible 10 clear the canaio.
GOVERNMENT REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OrYtCg OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICE,
wAsHSGTos, d. C.. Saturday Dec. 81 am.
Synopsis FOR the Ddst "a hours
Partly cloudy and cold weather with north
erly to westerly winds has prevailed IN New-Engind,
and westward over the northern portion OF inc
Middle and lake region, and westward over
the states Of the Ohio Valley.
Lower temperature. with cloudy weather ana ram,
from Virginia southwark to Florida.
The temperature has slightly in the Gulf States,
with continued cloudy weather and hight ram. M
cloudy weather. reported from the Upper dissls-
sipI Valley, aud light snow is reported from tie Mis-
Increased pressure and clear weather arc reported
from the Central Pacific coast. MI, u.
The barometer continues highest in the Northwest,
and the pressure increased from this region to the
Atlantic coast. .,
For England, increasing pressure lower temper
sure. light northery to westerly winds and threatening
weather. 1890 - -,
For the northern potion OF the Middle States and the
lower lake region cold and partly Cloudy weather Win
pSyc % G MdSe sas A snow or RAIN followed
IN clearing heather.
to easterly winds With cloudy weather ana ram tns
temperature remaining low the Atlantic coast ana
For the upper a region and thence southwark to the
Valley, continued cold aud partly cloudy weather.
followed by less pressure sad Increased condness Win
winds shifting to easterly and soathery curing Satur
For the Northwest slightly rlsing temperature and
Light and fresh ossterly southery winds and possibly
For northern California and Oregon coasts brisk
and high westerly winds will probably prevail. ,.
will De suspended ut the lake portslfor the Winter.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
THE SIEGE or CARTAGENA.
LoSDoN, Saturday. Dec. sc an
The Government squadron has not been
seen in the vicinity Of Caragena for week The In