Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-01
Accidental Injury Of President Theirs,
HON & NJ EWS.
DESTRUCTION OF BOATS At MEMPHIS
Great snow storm ut New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2G-lt is showing
again this morning. Ii is the heaviest
snow that has fallen for twenty years
Thousands of business men in the lower
part of the city slept in their offices last
night unable to get home. No
mails left the city yesterday, and
none have reached the post: Office since
noon of the same day Vessels were
detained 10y the storm, and there were no
arrivals from sea yesterday.
The accident on the Madison, Jefferson
vile and indianapolis road killed three
employees.
A block on Centre, between Leonard
and North streets, New York, was burned.
1t is rumored that six girls were burned.
Loss, $500, 0G9.
The King of Sandwich Islands is dead
Five boys and girls persisted in the fire
at Center street, New York. The Clifford
Hotel Broadway, was damaged by the
fire. Its guests escaped.
The details of the accident at Goose
Creek, Pennsylvania, near Pleasant Sta
ton, are horrible. The cars are burning.
| There is no water and only two axes there.
f. H. Bell telegraph operator, was killed.
No Southerners are in the lists, p per-
| sons were killed, 16 of whom We're charred
| beyond recognition. The bones of addi-
! tional persons are still under the wreck.
! The shrieks of the sufferers lasted nearly
an hour. Several of the rescued will die.
~ dc
fornia, hung Charles Allen, a murderer.
The rear car of yesterdays train on the
| indianapolis, Peoria and Chicago Road
ran off the track. 20 persons were injured,
8 fatally. The accident was caused by n
! broken rail.
y heavy northeastern gale prevailed. at
| Fortress Monroe to-day. All the trains
approaching Philadelphia are delayed by
| the snow.
1t is showing persistently here and north
of this place.
There were only 80 passengers on the
train wrecked near Prospect, of whom %
are dead and lG wounded. The passen-
| gers were crowded into one car The
! trucks of the crushed car, the stoves and
the heavily painted wood work of the car
| caused fierce combustion. The ends of
the car were the only means of escape,
the train catching from the crushed stoves.
The passenger train on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Road, being snow
bound, was telescoped by following train.
persons were killed and wounded.
A nhe-year-old boy was killed to-day
with a snow ball thrown by playmate.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-The snow
crushed 400 feet of the Whiting Car-wheel
Factory to-day. A number of workmen
were hurt.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ga man was
found frozen last night.
| WILLIAMsPORT, PA, Dec. 2j.-The floor
and ceiling of the Baptist Church fell to-
day while 500 persons were worshippng.
ii were killed and 80 wounded.
here display the customary signals to-day
Dispatches from the West report the Sc
verest weather yesterday and last night
known for years.
Bowery Theater and Canterbury Hall
were damaged by fire to-day.
Snow has fallen to the depth of - inches.
Trains and street cars have nearly ceased
to run. a gale still blows from the North
west The cars are from G to u hours be-
hind.
LATER.-The snow is II inches deep.
The drifts are heavy and serious. Ali
outdoor business is suspended. All of the
approaching mail is snow-bound.
LATER.-The snow storm continues.
Everything is stopped.
The specie shipments yesterday were
over 100000.
The trains due from the south are snow
bound at Newark, New Jersey.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2G.-The river is nearly
frozen over,
Five negro women We're shot during
Christmas day, two fatally,
The Memphis Bank, J. j. Murphy,
President, has suspended.
MOBILE, Dec 20.-The entire through
mail, from New York for this place, OF
the 10th and 18th instant has failed to
reach here. Later dates have been receiv-
ed. The delay causes great incon-
venience.
H. COLUMBIA, s. C., Dec. 2G.-Commenced
showing and sleeting yesterday at noon
{ and continued IL hours, the heaviest ever
= known. -...
BUFFALO, Dec. 26.--An easterly storm
: of 4S hours has driven water out of the
: Niagara River into the Lake, The city
reservoir is empty, railways are embarrass
ed in getting water, and manufacture
have been suspended, rt