The news., 1882-02-09

ID naruly possible 70 ascertain the
average depth, but in Camden it is
thought to be about six inches, while
about midway between the Delaware
river and the Atlantic coast it is
much deeper, and nearer the coast, it
is but about four inches, much that
fell there being rain instead of snow.
LEwEs, DEL. Feb. 5.-Takea al
together such storm as that of yes
terdsy bss net visited this place for
many years. Early in the morning
snow began to fall last, and later
stiff breeze from east northeast, that
soon ripened into gale, set in. The
sea was soon whipped into fury, and
at night, when the winds velocity
increased to 20 miles an hour, about
80 vessels were anchored Inside the
harbor. The constant ringing and
blowing Of the fog bell and horn
warned other craft of the dangers of
approach. The wind increased in
force, it seemed, and the atmosphere
became more dense. Every vessel
| dragged her anchor, aud had not the
storm abated early this morning, the
beach would have been VII spotted
with wrecks to-day Az il is, M
paratively little damAgs has been done.
A sUall schooner yesterday morn
ing went ashore on the breakwater
and was got off with little damage.
The three-mast schooner, Mary c.
Arnold, with seven hundred tons of
soft coal from Baltimore to Hobeken,
N. j, foundered about midpight and
went down in six fAthoms of water.
Capt. Bugbee, of Barnegst, N. J !,
Immediately had the pumps manned
and himself, mate and others although
every sea swept over thu bulwarks,
stayed upon the deck and three times
fastened the protector of the hatch,
simply to see it sweep away again.
At midnight all were exhausted,
and the Captain, seeing further effort
to save the vessel useless, ordered the
boat lowered, asd told every man who
wanted TO to get toto it and save him
self. Thre seamen accepted the If.
vitation. while the captain, mate, stew
ard and one sea nan determined to
stick to the vessel, and, whe" she
commenced to go dpwn, they ctmed
into the rigging. There they re-
mained, subject to the cold and wet
ting of constant spray until about sun
rise this morning, when the pilot
boats, Thomas F. Bsyard and e. @.
Knight, went to their rescue, and de-
livered them from their perilous DO.
sition. They were provided with dry
clothes and refreshments, and later
to-day were sent ashore. They will
remain until Tuesday, and then start
North, the railroad furnishing free
transportation, as the men lost every
thing-money, clothing and all.
The Captain, last evening, whom l
found on the beach, had not even
shoes to wear. His feet are badly
frsst-bitten and swollen.
At Browns mills the snow fell to
depth of about 10 inches and drift
ed so as to gil up the public roads.
They are now, however, open for travel.
While the "blizzard Of last Satur-
day struck hard in Medford and vi
cinity, / do not learn of any serious
damage having been done. It began
to snow soon after nine o'clock, mod
erstely at 6rst, but a. the day passed
both snow and wind increased, until
the storm was the most terrific Of any
that has occurred for long time, 4
very large quantity ofsnow fell for the
time it showed, probably foot 90 the
level in less than a day, still this is
mere guess, for it driftsd 90 that it
could not be measured. Many build
lngs trsmblsd BY the heavy pressure
Of the wind, but . kind Providence
protested oil from giving away.
Travelling wss very diAeult In places
on Sunday and was said that while
quite q good many ladies managed to
get out to the pburohs, that the going
seemed too bad for most Of the men!
vinoentown received quite heavy
invoice Of snow on Saturday last, By
the regulation teat Il YES found 10 Be
perfectly pure and In every way Of
lst quality. It is the general decia.
loo that in quantity there wss sutl.
cisnt to 60 around, although Il was
. little impsrtislly distributed, those
who received short supply had no
trouble in borrowing from bis mores
fortunate peighbors on easy terms.
On some Of the roads it 10 banked up
+, nearly to the tops Of the fences, yet IL
has given the travellers and farmers
but very little Inconvenience.
1t seemed to have taken . partic-
ular fancy to the rail road betwesp
here and Evansville and ap Sunday
Engineer Hartman was ordered py
the F. r. r.. Co., to take engine No.
1872, and clear the road ready for
business on Monday. He stesmed up
and got ont, accompanied by several
citizens armed with shovsls to assist
in digging out should occasion require
it. Among the party was agent
Wright who, acted Is CONDUCTOR pTo.
tenn expecting to have . Jolly time
and he did, said jolly time beginning
when they struck the frst bank, fill.
ing the space between his undesshirt
end trunk with about oil the .'beauti-
full stuff" there was room to crowd In.
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