The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-05-01
40 UNCONDITIONAL BACk-DOwN.

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An UNCONDITIONAL BACk-DOWN.
By extraordinary efforts made during
the winter, Minnesota succeeded in
getting up tolerable reputation for
cold weather. But all endeavors 10
that line ceased nearly two.months ago
aud our State has quietly sucoumbed to
tho gentle Influences Ct spring. Not
80 however, with halfdozsu other
States, East and West. They reserved
their forces until April, and then pour.
ed out storms Of snow, hail and elect,
sent piercing blasts across prairles and
through towns, blookaded railroads,
aud scattered death aud suffering
through their borders. Nebraska sets up
the fetcest claim to being the Arctic re.
eion Of America. An Associated Press
dispatch OF last week from Omaha says !:
Every day brings startling news Of the
late storm throughout this State, whole
families being among tho missing. Dead
bodies are being recovered evsry day,
wherever the storm ragged with great
violence"
In Dakota, two weeks ago, tho severe
est storm of the year prevailed, and
men and animals were frozen to death.
Going further eastward We have from
Cincinnati the following report of the
weather in Ohi', Indiana and West
Virginia just one week ago to-day
ga polar wave swept through q portion
Of Indiana and Ohio last night, leaving
sleet and snow to tho depth Of from two
to five inches upon the ground. This morn
ing the storm reached as far south as
Rushville, nd, and Carthage, Ohio, with
in eight miles of Cincinnati. Woodward
of this line the storm ragged with more or
less severity as far east as Parkersburg,
W. Va. dong much damage to the fruit
crop. 1t ID feared the peaches are nearly
killed. Wheat and other cereals are, how
ever, doing nicely. The weather tonight
throughout the region is cloudy, and clear
ing, and cold, with heavy winds"
Had We, of Minnesota, who were
baskins 10 the warmth and sunshine If
spring at that time, realized that such
polar wave as this was ice-enorusting
the people Of the Middle States, our
tenderest sympathies would have gone
out toward them.
Then, looking to the southwark, We
discover a freezing time only last Fri.
day. A disp.tch from Nashville the
day following says !:
"rhere va. a frost here last night, and
the corn was uipped. The fruit and vege-
tables are seriously damaged in this locali-
ty and through middle reunessee."
And then to see how she New York.
ers SILVER aud shake, and chatter their
teeth, aud rub their blus noses, and
wade through April snow drifts
They have given up all idea Of sum-
mer clothes for this year, aai Fourth
of July is to be indefinitely postponed.
A friend has laid on our table several
late copies Of the Clean On. Times.
The issue Of April 1st has this cheer.
fl picture of domestic lite 10 that
neighborhood
"On unday morning. the 30 inst, the
snow was piled 80 hi,h in front OF the
residence OF 3. 8 Colwsll, in Portville
that it was found necessary to tunnel the
drift to get out IL pursuance of said ne
cessity the tunnel was made, and the en-.
tire family-ssve one-psssed through the
hole in the WALL to church, and returned
by the same passage"
That there might be no evidence of
Partiality in favor of Mr.. Colwel 10 this
thing, the same paper Of a week later
announces
tan average depth of three feet Of snow
In the woods was Re- ported by those who
profess to know, on Saturday. About half
that depth remains at this writing"
Which, We might venture to remark,
was very respectable average for the
9th of April. Coming along to the
22d we 6nd still more of the same:
''Monday morning burst upon US with a
feeting breath of local fame which the
beautiful Snow in the latter days of
spring is sure to bring"
Very evidently, this thing was be-
coming decidedly monotonous, aud the
Tsnses man thou hit to make the Olcan.
ties feel little less miserable by drawing
on his imagication to this extent:
"Grumblers st Cattaragus weathe r have
ono cool comfort iu the reflection that
while We may be delayed with the DOWN
avslaaches from heaven hurled, to the tune
OF day or two's duration, our Minnesota
brethren are bringing Snow shove1s to bear
upon four-foot level Of the beautiful
element"
Now, instead of there being a f'four.
foot levei'' here on the 22d uit,, this ed.
itor could have concealed all the snow
that Was to be found 10 St. Cloud that
day in one Of his optics, aud eft the 9TH
er free to look arouad on, a pleasan,er
day than he is likely to see in New
York for mooth to come. con the
same day the New York World at.
tempted to better the frozen condition
of the people there by talsltyiog Min.
nesots. 1t said
"The skirt Of the great snow storm that
has been ra. ing in Minnesota for some
days past, brushed New YORK on Wednes-
day morning on the wings Of northwest
wind Snow and rain fell in mixed show
ers, and the day was cold enough for fires,
furs, and fannels."
Everybody here knows that Mime
sofa has not had "great snow storm"
for six weeks or more, aud these state
ments by the Times and World arc
pure fabrications.
As an tumble citizen of this com.
monwealtb, We beg leave to- surrender
all claims Minnesota ever enjoyed to
being considered a cold State. We
back square down. We surrender
Our ambition is all gone. Our State
has failed. 1t did its level best, but
when the test came of octfino mn q