The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20

In February, 1889, there came The heaviest
sleet ever known in Texas from It's first
American settlement. So great was
the elect that throughout the forests and
bottoms In northern Texas too limbs of the
largest trees, such as cottoLwoods, burr
oaks, sycAmoros and pSeaas, were broken off
and tho forests EVERYWHERE rasen. bled the
roar of q guerrilla srtillary battle. For years
afterwards, IN the bottoms, the effects Of that
extraordinary spell could be seen.
La February, 1871, s0uthWes! Texas, where
| then lived, was visited by sleet storm
from the north, covering the earth with ice,
and causing such continuous crash among
the smaller limba of the trees, Us TO resemble
the sound Of infantry skirmishins in the ate
war
In December, l849, for thirteen d.ys a
cold snap prevailed GA the coast, which at
lndianola and Layacoa lrozo the shore of
the bay for two hundred yards, and cen
gealed On the whsrf posts to the bulk Of
whiskey barrels. II was y terrible spell and
many cattle persisted, rs they had done in
iess degree in the previous storms referred 70.
On Christina. eve night, 1866, when | was
member OF the Legislature from Galveston,
but on visit to Colonel William @. Dslrym-
pie, i've miles northeast Of Georgetown,
there came whirling over the country one Of
the coolest spells ever known in Texas. In
the twinkling Of au eye water was coseeslsd
and men previously in their shirt sleeves,
painting for bresth, sought overcoais,
blankets and fires. IL lasted for three DAYS.
and on the fourth day, with companion
in a buggy drove ON the ice across Brushy
81 Round Rock.
In January, 1864, when l was stationed in
Bonhsm, TeXa', there occurred tho mos. ex-
uaordinarj cold spell have srSn in Texas
in fOrly-seven yeSrs. For thirtaeu days it con
tinued, with a Gerce wind, varying from
north to northwest War was upan the
land and the country VISA full of men in
camp life. Many were frost bitteu--quits Il
Ramoer psrished. For thirteen days there
WAS not nouent in watch The breath would
not Scongeal on the whskers Of apy
man voatarng ogt d0ers. Cattle perisnea
by thousands in north peXss, and even ia the
extreme southwest part Of TIE stsle, four
hundred miles further SOUTH the loss was
heavy.
Now when we come to speak OF this
seSsen, it is without Il parallel, The several
marked periods referred 10 were much colder
than Nay weather We have had this winter
but those spells were shor, and we're pre-,
coded and followed by pleasant weather
This season our bad weather began on the
Sd of November aud continued " the 81 Of
December. rhon till tho 2lst it was ordin-
arily nice, but from the 22d Of December Ill
to-day (Jsnusry l7tb) VIC have had but ont
Continuous day Of pleasant weather, which
was yesterday Sunday,
At no time in this long
period has the weather beef
as cold as ia the short periods previously re
ferred to, but ito duration, from November
3 10 January II (omittiug seventeen mild o
not particularly cold days., 10 without par
Nllel in my experience Of Texas life Aud
ss | write, the indications prognostcste
continuation Of the sans inclsment weather
Every winter but two, in the last ten, la
had a meesure Of cold,r weather thai
We Nra prone TO sllot to this climate speak
log As q resident Of Dallas The Writer o
1871 . WAS very cold, but short The white
Of 1889 was almos. like april till JBuu
Sry, but throughout tina, month snow cSy
cred .bs Garth and the Thermometer rAug0t
low. Yet before aud after tho weather wa
fine.
Here are q few remsmbrances respectfully
submitted for all Interested in tho subject
j. III, Il.