The Cecil Whig., 1881-01-01
THE GREAT STORM.
How 1t Has Conducted Itself at Various
Points.

Nennor is right. The cold wave has struck
us, and sent the Thermometer down (Thurs-
day morning) to 100 below zero. A very
heavy fall of snow began here on Monday
evening and continued until Wednesday
night, which, added to the fall of last week,
is now about six or eight inches deep on a
level. The sleighing is excellent, but the
weather is so extremely cold that but few
comparatively indulge in this favorite pas
! time. Our streets are noticeabl V vacant, and
the warm shelter Of the home and tre-side
! is the place of special attraction in conse-
quence. The storm was unusually severe
over the country, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing reports:
! MONTGOMERY, Ala, December 29-The
heaviest snow ever known here fell last
night. 1t is five inches deep. The weather
! is intensely cold.
| COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. 29.-Four and 4
! half inches of snow, the heaviest on record
i'll this section, fell This morning. The ther-
mometer at p. NJ. was 200 below zero, and
| growing colder. 1t is now clear.
! GREENSEoao'sN. C., Dec 29.-The snow
storm here is the greatest and most severe
that has occurred for twenty years. Snow
| is now fifteen inches deep and still falling
Many people suffer greatly from want of
| wood.
| CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.-At Port Mayno
! the Thermometer indicates 200 below zero
business is suspended, and many horses.
cattle and other domestic animals have
heen frozen to death.
! FREEHOLD, \. j., Dec. 29.-For twelve
hours Il heavy snow storm has been sweep
! ing through this region, and a cutting north
west wind is drifting the banks formed by
the two previous storms much thar a
general blockade to railroad and other
travel is feared. Last night was the coolest
Of the season, the thermometer standing 70
! above zero.
| BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 29th.-A heavy
snow storm has prevailed all day and YES
! sells have moved carefully in the bay which
is fairly clear of ice except north of Pools
Island. The ice on the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal is very heavy, and the nav
igaton SO difficult that no boat went ont
to-day for Philadelphia.
! CHICAGO Dec. 29.-The cold weather
continues At o'clock the thermometer
marked l5o below zero. The sky is cloudy
and the wind moderate. A coal famine is
possible if the cold weather continues and
roads fail to bring coal as they have hereto
fore done.
LONG BRANCH, \. j., Dec. 29.-At five
| o'clock this morning another severe storm
set it and continues unabated tonight. In
| expectation of unusually severe weather.
| the life-saving patrols Were donbled The
| blast of the Sandy Hook fog horn has been
heard here all day. The thermometer is
90 above zero to-day.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 29th.-Snow COM
menced falling here again last night and
| has been falling all day, adding to that al
ready on the ground, which up to last night
! in the country ad accent to this city meas
| ured fourteen inches on level ConSe-
| quently the railroad trains have great diff
Guilty in keeping to their schedules. The
local trains on both the Baltimore &; Ohio
and Baltimore & Potomac railroads have
| managed to keep within IA few minutes of
| their schedule, but the through trains have
been considerably delayed. The train from
the West on the B. & o. railroad this morn
| ing was over two hours late, and the next
| train froal the West is about three hours
or more late, owing to heavy SHOWS in the
mountains. The local trains are running
| all right. The Boston train was one hour
! late. The fast train from the West was one
! and half hour late, due to the heavy snow
! in Pennsylvania. The river is frozen over
| from shore TO shore, and the freeze was re-
ported to extend below Quantico
/ GY-O my, but It's cold Blankets,
! Shawls, Overshoes. Gloves, at REEsEs.