National Republican., 1883-01-11
THE FURY OF THE STORM.
II is the Worst Known Of in Virginia
Since 1857.
Railway Travel Interrupted All Over the
Western County
Blizzard in Southern Mnnesota--Tho Delaware
Peninsula.
No Jcry Serious Damages Reported Yet
Depth OF the snow.
SPECIAL MEArmrR nt,ILET1N.

SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
The chief signal officer of the army fur
nishes the following special bulletin to the |
press: storm center moving in q north
eastcrly track near the coast, is now east of
Nova Scotia. A depression of slight energy, |
moving from Manitoba iii a southeastcrly |
track, is central near Pittsburg, Pa. General |
snow has fallen in all the northern districts |
except the Missouri valley. Northcastcrly |
winds prevail in the lake region, middle |
states and New England. The temperature |
has fallen from 2Oo to 30o in Missouri and |
Iowa, and risen from 100 to 15o in the Gulf |
states The temperature is below the mean |
for the month cast of the Mississippi river |
A warm wave extends from Dakota to the |
Gulf Of Mexico, but probably will not extend |
TO the eastward.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
For the Middle Atlantic states, including
the District of Columbia, cloudy weather
with light snow, followed by clearing weather,
northcrly, shifting TO westerly winds, sta
tionary or lower ten peraturc, higher pressure.
The thermometer y,stcrday.--7a, M, 1882; |
II a. M, 20.9o; 3 p. M, 22o: p. M. 2O,6o; II
p M, 2O10i maximum, 23.3'; minimum, l50.
THE HEAvIEsT STORM SINCE 1857.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 1O-Thc snow storm
of yesterday and last night did not abate in
violence until this morning. 1t has con.
tinued to fall lightly nearly all day, and the
snow is now sixteen to eighteen inches deep.
Reports from some points on the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway make the depth
of snow twenty inches to two feet. All trains
are more or less delayed. 1t is undoubtedly
the heaviest snow storm since January 1867.
CLINTON, LII, Jan. 1O.-Thc heaviest
snow storm of the season has prevailed here
to-day. The wind blew perfect gale from
the northwest, causings the snow to drift
badly North bound trains are several hours
behind time.
THE SNOW AT VARIOUS POINTS.
New YORK, Jan. 1O.-Tho severe snow
storm which commenced last night still con-
tinues. The horse cars as well rs trucks are
all doubled up, and street traffic is accom-
plished with difficulty. Reports from other
sections show that the storm spretty general.
At Petersburg, Va, twenty.one inches of
snow have fallen which is the deepest since
1857, and trains from all points are delayed.
The Long Island sound steamers had o trouble
some time last night, three of them having
been obliged TO put into huntington Long
Island
VESSELS ASHORE.
The signal corps station at Sandy Hook,
New jersey, reports as follows at 1905 p. m.
to the chief signal officer: "Asbury Park, New
Jersey, reports three-masted vessel, Mabel
Thomas, of New Haven, high and dry on the
beach at Ocean Grove; no lives lost. Steamer
Pottsvillc, Collins, owned by Philadelphia
and Reading Railway company, from Boston
W I nllHutlpulH III DdllHSt, ashore AU Nnau-
wicks, near life-saving station No. ~.
HAZEN."
FREDERICKSBURG, va, JAN 1O.--A fierce
northeast storm has been prevailing here for
nearly twenty-iOur hours. The snow lies in
deep drifts. Trains in all directions are OBJ
structed
WILMINGTON DEL, Jan. 1O.-Dispatches
10 the EreIY Erening from various parts of the
peninsula report the storm as being the worst
known for years, and that trains are delayed
in every direction. The northbound Della
ware train due here at $50, and another due
at 1855 a. m. have not yctarrived.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Jan. 10,-A severe
northeast storm has prevailed here since yes.
terday afternoon The tide this morning was
one foot higher than the high tides of last
September, and families living near the
meadows have been compelled to remove to
the second story of their houses. The board
walk has been entirely destroyed between
South Carolina and Tennessee avenues, and
several bath houses have been undermined,
and are falling.
BosToN Jan. 10.--Advices from Cape Cod
at o'clock to-day embrace Bass River, South
Yarmouth. and Chatham, where no wrecks
have been heard from. II is impossible to see
far Off shore. At Highland light this has been
the worst storm of the season.
SEAGIRT, n. j., Jan. 10.-Thc Philadelphia
and Reading railway steam collier Pottsville
struck last night at Chadwiclls. ten miles
south of Manasquan inlet. The crew-cigh-
teen in number-werc saved early this morn
ing by the crew of the life-saving station
No. ~.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-A blizzard has been
raging in southern Minnesota. The trains
are stopped by snow drifts, and shoveling is
going forward actively. The blizzard came
unexpectedly, finding thousands of people un-
prepared, and will probably do great damage.
CHICAGO Jan. lO.-IWO engines are stuck
in drift at Lake Benton. This is the worst
storm experienced for two years, and appears
to extend $50 miles.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10--A snow storm which
began here yesterday evening ceased only to-
night with the heaviest fall of snow for sew
eral years. The street cars had much diff
Guilty in getting through the streets, and trains
were delayed on all the railways. About six
inches of snow has fallen.
KEoKUE, Iowa, Jan. 10.-Trains on the
Rock Island road, between KeOlIuk and Des
Moincs, were abandoned tonight by reason of
the snow blockade west of Pela The Wabash
has two trains in snow bank west of Center
vile, and the Chicago Burlington, and Kan
sus City is blOcliaded between Moulton and
Bloomfield.
LACROSSE WIS, Jan, 1O.-Tho Hastings
and Dakota and Southern Minnesota divisions
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
way are blocked with snow. All the trains
are in safe quarters
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l0.--rThe snow storm
which began about seven o'clock last night
still continues tonight, although il has not
been heavy during the afternoon and even
ing. The street cars were greatly interfered
with all day. The trains on the Pennsylvania
and Reading railways were considerably de-
layed. Business was somewhat interrupted
during the day. The storm has caused no
serious damage in any way in the city how
ever.
WHERE THE STORM CAME FROM.
I0Ms EdtOr
The report on the weather in the morning
paper of the 10th, whether typical error or
not, makes the statement that the storm of
the 9Th and 10th came from the northwest.
Such, however, is not the fact Instead, it
came from the south. On the morning of the
Sth the storm center low" was in the south,
over Florida. 1t was very modest affair,
and did not promise much. High" was in
the west. The indications then were very
favorable for clear, cool day on the 9th, On
the morning Of the 9th, however, this south
ern low" had developed considerable energy
new Glow then appeared in the northwest,
hut "high" lying 10 the southwest, stretch
ing out in Il northwest direction protected us
in this locality from it. The southern Glow"
advanced north, striking the coast The
result we know These are the facts; The
snow storm came from this southern "low,"
and not from the distant one in the northwest.
On the 10th the northwest slow" centered
over Chicago and had not reached us, but
will most likely pass our line on the 1lth.