The Republican journal., 1881-01-27
Last Weeks Storms.
SIEET. SNOW. WIND AND RAIs

The storm which prevailed in New Eugland on
Friday and Saturday the most severe of the
season. Its area embraced the entire country east
OF the Mississippi river 1t started at New Orleans
Wednesday evening, with heavy rain and light
wind, and travelled directly up the Mississippi
valley Thursday night the storm centre was at
Louisville KY, and, there being northeast wind,
| it travelled almost in direct line for New York
city, reaching there Friday and rapidly extending
northeastward. In New York and Boston, and
between those cities, there was heavy fall of
seet which broke down the telegraph wires in
terrupting communication and causing loss of
about $500 600 Railroad trains were delayed and
the mails behind time Reports received at Bos
ton by mail state that great damage done to
houses trees and rOadways In New York and
Brooklyn the fallen telegraph poles and wires
blockaded many streets, and snow drifts made 10
comoon difficult Saturday the storm made
havoc among the vessels lying at the foot of 10Th
street, East River. They were three in number,
the W ellington Of Nova Scotia, Sachem Of Boston,
and Hamilton Fish, all full rlgged ships. Besides
these were many smaller vessels. The Wellington
was struck sideways by the full fury of the storm,
and was in so dangerous position ihdt her crew
abandoned her early in the day. She was on her
keel at nighttall, nevertheless. But the Sachem
had been upset heavy squall threw her over
on her side and stove in her cabin, and she was
upset John P. Holm the ships carpenter, was
sitting beside it and escaped with difficulty. The
cabin was set on fire and threatened the deStruc-
ton OF the ship. After about two hours work
the fire was got under control but portion OF
the vessel that had not been submerged had been
considerably damaged.
The storm began along the Hudson Just before
aybreak Friday and snow, rain, nail and sleet
fell all day, though the wind not heavy.
Four inches of snow and hail fell From Hudson
to Albany there was light snow, and south Of
Peekski rain At Harrisburg. Pa the rain frOZe
as it fell and the ice broke large branches from
the trees The storm was the most severe for
In II oh
inches Of snow fell level. and drltted badly.
In places it was ten feet deep Most Of the roads
| in the vicinity were unpassable and the railroads
| bockaded At PeteTsboro, \. Ii, there was a
complete snow blockade Friday morning
Petersburg Va, visited by a heavy wind
| storm, accompanied by a large fall of rain and
| hail During the storm large building in course
of erection a wharf blown down and the
timbers scattered III every direction number
of trees were broken down, fences blown down
and other damage done Heavy rains in Virginia
Thursday and Friday had swollen the livefs and
streams causing much damage
The storm cleared at Portland, Ne Saturday
noon. having mostly gone to the southwark. Ion-
the west delayed but the railroads in Maine
were unobstructed. There was heavy out
side but no disasters are reported
A despatch from Gaspe, Saturday. says the Cult
Of St. Lawrence is full of ice The weather for
the last two weeks has been very rough. There
has been protracted snow storm and vcXy cold
weather
THE STORM IN ENGLAND,
which began the first of last week was very severe
The loss of shipping in the storm proves immense
The loss Of life is also great At Yarmouth seven
vessels were driven ashore and fifty lives lost in
clnding six life boatmen. At North Shields boat
with ten men was lost. Several individuals were
overtaken by the storm and frozen to death
! Usually there is not snow enough in England for
even the semblance of sleighing, and ice is an i'm
portant luxury. 1t is because the people Of Eng
land are unprepared for such winters as we have
dented snow storms have caused 50 much suffering
there People were frozen to death in snow drifts
RAILROAD trains were abandoned and the traffic OF
/ the Kingdom suspended
4 Madrid despatch Of the 2lth saws Iuunda
tlons have caused the destruction Of half the crol
OF oranges and lemons and the loss is estimated al
| over SO 000O to agricultural interests. Seville
! Cordova and BurgOS are flooded but the loss o
| life is slight. Loss to shipping on the coasts is
| supposed to exceed hundred vessels, and the
| damage TO vessels in ports like Hncoa, Bilbao
CadZ, Barcelona and Santander is also estimated
at several millions After ten days Of gales ant
Hoods that have cut of telegraphs, made trains
forty eight hours late and interrupted lines III the
north and north west of Spain, we now have asnow
fall of unprecedented magnitude The centre and
even south of the peninsula of Madrid lies under
1 foot of snow Snow has fallen in Andalusia Nal
aga and Balearic Hes besides blocking all passo,
and railways in the north of Spain tor twelve days
\ terrific storm is reported in the Mediterranean
/ Many vessels have been lost