The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-30
baltimore Americaa, yesterda..l

frozen outlook, stock, and barrel. The
reports from tue northwest bad been for
several days Of most dissgrecabe charac.
ter. and visions az boitomless thermometers
rose yiyidly in the disordered imaginations
cf those who don't like cold weather.
YESTERDAY was-though II hardly seemed
Ike n, when compared with some Of those
DAYS before Chris,mas-the coolest day OF
the year. The thermometer went down.
and stayed down. There was some wind at
first; bnt gradually the clouds wrapped the
earth In their ileecy blankets, and the wind
was lulied. Owing 10 the absence OF the
wind, Il did not appear so cold as IL really
was. Two o'clock yesterday morning the
thermometer suddenly fell from 800, and
kept on down until, at 1875 O'Clock. II was
at lac. IL after%ards rose 10 $50, fell 10
17o; rose again, and by HOP 1t was 22o. IL
then felt, and by . +. NJ. it registered 19o;
at 500, ICE; at o, Ire; and at 1902, l7o.
Atl2 NJ. last night IL was 100, and steadily
gong down. The snow started about $50
o'clock, and fell lightly but steadily 10 line
powdeFy fakes. BY IL NJ. an inch and an
eighth had fallen, and twas still coming
down,
There was a great deal OF sleighing and
coasting in the city yesterday, and the snow
having been hard frozen after the thaw
was in prime condition. The northwestern
section OF the city was largely patronized.
There were q number OF skaters on the
Pslteison.Park lake yesterday and last
night, and there Uas also gOod skating at
several OF the other ponds and lakes in the
vicinity. Owing 10 the snow, however, the
cold wave viii not bring skarorial delights
10 the lovers OF this healthful spot unless
we have an ice blockade and the harbor
freezes over.
George Lewis, OF the schooner George
Williams, and Wash GRAY, OF the schooner
Alfred $. DAY, both oysiermen, were treated
at the Marine Hospital office at the custom
house yesterday for severe cases OF FROST
bite of the feet and bands. Both OF the
men, who had just arrived up the bay, state
that the weather has been something fright
fui down there, and the unhappy oyster.
men have been punched and battered con-
siderably. Ever since Friday last there has
been continuous Iain, hail, or snow, and
always accompanied by a regular gale Of
wind. On Saturday the weather was par
tlcuIarly bad. aud not a few of the
OysteTmen who were dredging on the
PatuXent received some damage. One
OF the men stated that a fishing sloop
from tsh-packing house on CockrelPs
creek was capsized in the mouth OF the Po-
tomac river last week, and two OF the men
were drowned. The hands had just drawn
the purse-net around large school OF ale
wives, and not enough men remained to
take care OF tue vessel. The foresai and
lilo were hauled in close, when flaw OF
wind struck her, and before they could be
let of. over she went. Several boats went
at once TO her assistance, and all OF the men
were rescued save one, who was caught un-
der the saiI as the vessel turned over on her
side, and drowned.
TERRIBLE EXPOSURE.
a gentleman who arrived here yesterday
from Wicomico, Va, saws that on Christmas
DAY n small party, consisting OF two ladies,
one gentleman. and little girl, went out in
Il canoe TO 90 to Reh0bOth to church. The
canoe had three sails, and the gentleman
found he was unable TO manage them all by
himself, a. a high wind was blowing. He
took in the mainsail and went out TO take in
the lib, when heavy squall struck the
"dug- out" and she went over. The craft
did not sink, however, and with the aid OF
the gentleman, who was a good swimmer,
all of them got M on the side and sat up
there nearly all day before t.'ey were res
cued. 1t was bitter cold, aud the ladies'
were exposed in their drencbed clothing to
the keen blast for nearly eight hours. One
OF them died on the following day from en-
haustion.
The bay steamers arriving yesterday re-
port severe storms down The bay, and IN
some OF the creeks and rivers ice OF suffi-
cient thickness TO impede navigation. Tue
steamer Wenonah was unableio make many
OF her landings in the Rlppahannock owing
10 the ice. The Mary Washington reports
ice all along the shores OF the Patuxcnt,
and the Weems, which is expected to-day,
has bad some difficulty from the ice. The
steamer Helen has been detained down the
bay by the heavy weather.
DISASTERS, FRosTBTrE, AND ICE.
II seems there was mistake in the minds
OF the gentlemen who said that the Carolina
had run down a pungy of Annapolis. she
did have her boats out, IL Is true, but 1t was
for The purpose OF picking mp the three
men who were spoken Of IN the account OF
the sinking OF The oysier-puDgy Emma D..
Curtis. who had remained near the wreck.
Captain White, OF the Carolina, which
arrived yesterday morning, states that
Just as be was passing The lower end
OF the Craighil channel. between Seven
Foot Knoll and Sandy Point, OH his down
trip on Saturday night, he heard cries OF
distress. Ii was very dark ut the time, but
he nIanagedtO descry, some distaDce ahead,
the outline Of u schooner, apparently in dis.
tress. He lowered boat and rescued three
lntD, WHO gave tueIt DhuItS as LdNftHCS
Burk, Francis Kobrusky, and John Hauser,
from the sinking wreck. He took them
down TO Norfolk, and then brought them
up to this city. Captain Whiule says that
bis actions in saving the men might have
been very naturally miscons'rncd into a
suppo.ition that be bad run down vessel.
THE SIDEWALKS.
Captain W. j. Fstbery was arrested yes
terday and brought before Justice Cash.
myer on the charge OF allowing snow 10 re-
main on bis pavement In front OF bis prem
i lses, corner Pbilpot and Thames streets.
When arraigned Captain Fatherly sad that
4 a. there were no persons who passed there
except The laboripg classes he thought there
was no necessity for clearing IL on. The
j squire emarked that be thought the limbs
4 Of The laboring man should be as much re-
spected as those of The arlstOcrats. and re-
Tered the case TO the Criminal Court. Cap
Tain Faiherly said that be didn't see why he
should be hauled up when there were num-
hers OF housebolders who allowed snow to
remain on their payemenis. and he was go.
Ing TO have the ease thoroughly tested.
PASSENGERS SHOWED IN FOR SIXTEEN HOURS.
BAYsIDg. n. j., December ga passen-
4 ger train over the Southern Vineland rail-
road was snow.bound 10 a drift near Bor-
aent0wD. N. j., for nearly sixteen hours.
While efforts were being made 10 dig the
Train out the passengers, nineteen In num-
Der, were provided with food by the rail-
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