The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-01-04
Una Polar Ware.


CmcAso, ILL.,, January 2.-This has been
the coolest day of the season, notwithstanding
the sun has shone brightly all day Trust
worthy thermometers in different parts OF the
city indicated FROM II to 20 degrees below
zero. A chilling northwestern wind prevailed
all day. There is no indication Of change.
About the same condition OF weather exists
throughout the northwest. The cold wave is
gradually moving eastward. At Springfield,
H., IA TO 10 degrees below Peoria, 20 de-
grees below; Galesburg, 25 degrees below;
Quincy, II to ~ degrees below; Elgin, 20 de-
grees below; Madison, Wis, % degrees be,
low; Davenport, Ia, % degrees below; Della
ware junction, Ia, 35 degrees below; Mitch.
ellville, Ia, 80 degrees below.
BuFFALo, n. Y, January 2.-This morning
a furious storm set in in this vicinity, but the
depth of the snow which has thus far fallen is
not over ten inches. At the present time the
wind is blowing forty.6ve miles per hour, and
during the day the velocity of fiity-ive miles
was reached. The temperature has been
down as low as degrees below zero, and the
horses and persons having business out of
doors suffered severely from the unpleasant
effects of the storm.
The railroad companies report great diff
Guilty in getting through the snow. The Nj
blocked, and it was found necessary to run
gigantic snow pillow. This afternoon the
Niagara Falls branch Of the New York Cen
trail experienced great difficulty in getting
trains through, and those which were sent out
had extra engines and fewer ears than usual.
Other roads have not had much trouble. The
storm seems likely to last all night.
NEw YoRE, January 1.-The snow storm
which began in this city at eleven clock yes.
terday morning, continued throughout the
night, but the fall was light, and it was not
until this morning that it began to resume any
threatening proportion. Soon after day break
the snow began TO fall heavily, and the rail-
road companies soon equipped their snow
plows and placed them on the road. Later
all the cars coupled up. Ia all, about ten
inches of snow fell up to the time the snow
ceased, at two this afternoon. Owing 10 the
vast area covered by the storm there was
some delay to the mails. The through Saint
Louis mail over the Pennsylvania road arriy-
ed two hours late, and the Western mail on
the Hudson River road, due ll.45, had not
arrived up to n late hour this afternoon.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, January 2.-The trains
have all been abandoned on the Rochester,
Watertown and Ogsdenburg Railroad. The
storm stopped at 6, p. M.
CLEVELAND, Ogio, January 10 night is
the coolest of the season. The thermometer
is IS degrees below zero.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, January "A cold wave
came down from the northwest on the night
of the LIST aud lowered the temperature 40 or
more degrees. At O'Clock A. NJ. the mercu,
ry marked 90 below zero, aud although it was
clear with bright sun, the temperature con-
tinued to fall. At Louisville, Ky, the Their.
mometer fell 81 degrees in q hours and the
ice was so bad in the Ohio that navigation
had to be entirely suspended.
At Pottsville, Pa, snow-storm prevailed
Thursday, followed by cold wave in the
evening, the thermometer suddenly dropping
to zero.