Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-29
The Arctic Weather.

WHAT CAPT. GREELEY OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE
SAYS ABOUT The PREVAILING SNOW STORMS ETC
Captain Greeley, e. 8. A.. who is on sigma
service duty In this city, was found In his of1se
this morning by a STAR reporter. Captain
Greeley was arranging the weather for to-day
He stopped In his work and gave the reporter
some facts about the weather We are having.
There have been within the past ten days three
heavy snow storms. They all came from the
Gulf OF Mexico. From there they travel
around the northeastern coast OF Florida and
90 northWard along the Atlantic coast TO New
ionnGiand: ioult, The present storm is now on IT'S
travels. pursuing the same path as it's two pre-
Cecessors. None OF the three storms have eX-
tended westward. The SHOWS they have had
n Wno, that ao section have all been light
gions has been caused by other storms
s.0rm Sera an gave ~ heavy fail Of snow
did not extend westward even as far as the
AlleghaBies. The second storm was very heavy.
with snow. In the Atlantic states as far south
was the most violent We have had. Two of the
storms have been accompanied by strong winds
but little damage affoat as caused.
TIE CHRISTMAS DAY STORM
sa.e a,,t a, tne Delaware BreakWater wind with
velocity OF so miles an hour. Two vessels
were wrecked inside the breakwater by drag
9lDg their anchors All along the New Jersey
coast and Long Island Sound on that day the
wind swept with velocity of from ~ TO 4S
miles an hour. Except the wrecks In the break
water. no others have been reported. The wind
fortunately, blew OF instead OF on saore.
TEE PRESENT STORM
is heaVy one in snow, which prevails from
New England to Georgia and Alabama, snow
Is also falling in Tennessee. The storm is very
severe IN the gulf. SeVereT there than either OF
the first two. It will not be so severe how
ever, alorg the Atlantic coast. There is snow snow,
To-Day In Montgomery. Alabama, and 10 Geor-
gia, with freezing temperatures along the
greater part OF the gulf coast.
TIE TEMPERATURE TO-DAY
Is the lowest we have had this year. In Wash
1ngfon this morning the thermometer was only
10 degrees above zero. The lowest Temperature
Ia the nited States is at Fort Buford. where II
Is q below zero. This ought to bring Sitting
Bull ana his Indians Iii 10 surrender Other
notable low temperatures are 13 degrees below
zero at Indianapolis. degrees bel0g at Louis
VIE; While as far south as Fort Gibson. Ii In
dian territory, the temperature is degrees
below zero. At Shreveport, La, the temnera-
ture this morning was the same as here. 10
degrees ABOVE. over the lake region, the Ohio
valley and The northwest generally 1t is belog.
The probabilities for this section to day are
more snow, threatening weather and slight
changes OF temperature.
DELAYED TRAINS
other STAR reporters gathered the following
tacts as to the situation about Washington TO
day:
Last evening the snow commenced falling
again and it has been falling oil Gay. adding
W tudt dllS Sduy OQ LIE WnlCu utt 10 ldSL
night In the county adjacent to tuis city mea-
sured ID inches on a level. Consequently, the
railroad trains have somewhat of q rough time
In keeping to their schedules. The local traius
On both the Baltimore & Ohio and Baltimore &
Potomac railroads have managed 10 keep within
a few minutes Of their schedule, but the
through trains have been considerably delayed.
The train from the west On the B. d .. railroad
this morning was over two. hours late, aud the
next train from the west due here at about
O'Clock Is reported about three hours or more
late owing to heavy SHOWS In the mountains.
The local trains are running all right.
On the b. aid 2. X. n. the fast mail train north
due here at 9:l0 this mornIng-waS two hours
late, and the fast mail south-due at I0:50-Ea=
one hour late, the detention being north oil
Baltimore. The Boston train was an hour late
The fast train from the west waa Is hours late
due to The heavy SHOWS in Pennsy ivanla.
THE RIVER TO-DAY
was frozen over from shore TO shore, and the
freeze was reported TO extend down below
Ouantico The ferry boats did not start out
this morning. and the river remained ice
tound to 12T O'Clock, when the steamers
George Leary and Lady OF the Lake worked 10
to their wharyes, but It was with considerable
difficulty.
TEE SLRI6EING
Is fine and will be better as the Stow packs
There is every Indication that it Will continu
so for some time, and doubtless aS soon as rh~
snow ceases to fail the streets will be crowded
with cutters.