New-York tribune., 1885-02-13
SNOW STORM IN THE SOUTH
NINE INCHES FALL IN MISSISSIPPI

THE COLD WAVE IN SEW-ENGLAND-TRAINe GET
TING FREE FROM WESTERN DRIFTS.
NEw-ORLEANs Feb. 12.-Dispatches to The
ISmes-D Democrat report snow storms at Montgomery,
Talladega and Tuscaloosa. Ala. At Columbus,
Duck Hill and Macon, Miss. there have been the
heaviest snow storms ever known in those l0cali.
ties having fallen to the depth Of nine inches
The snow at Vicksburg last night delays railroad
trains and fog on the river checks the movements
of the boats Snow also fell at Shreveport La.
COLUMBUS, Ga. Feb. 12-Snow began falling ct
o'clock this morning. and now covers the ground
to depth Of one and one-haf inches.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Feb. ia heavy snow
storm prevailed here to-day, and snow is still fall
ing.
CASAJoHARIE, N. Y. Feb. 12-The thermometer
Indicated 2so below zero here this morning, 800 ct
Sharon Springs and $50 at Gloversvile. Tho mail
carriers at various points in the Valley could not
get through yesterday The Herkmer and New
port Railway is blocked, and street-car at Lion
was blown from the track into the canal.
WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 1.-THE thermometers
this morning at the following places were all below
zero Princeton Station ICE, Lancaster 10s. Win
chendon 14s, Gardner 1Os to 12a, West Boylston
9a Clinton and MiIIburg 90, WHITING 69, Oxford
and Uxbrldge 80. Webster and West Brookheid A.
and South Bridge 80.
TROY, N. Y, Feb. 12.-The Schuylerville train
on the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Rail-
road which left Mechancsvile on Tuesday morn
x,
saltwater. Intellectual attempts have been made
with four engines to relieve the train and 1t has
been abandoned. The passengers were returned 70
Mechanicsviile.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-The weather throughout the
Northwest continues cold, but the railway block
ade appears to have been generally lifted and
trains are beginning to move in all directions:
The passenger trains which left for the West ana
Southwest are reported as having made good time.
The resumption of freight traffic Is expected {? be-
nm an a f0-da te,ADerltule
at o'clock was 80 below zero; Omaha, D. neiowi
Dubuque 100 below; Fargo. 2O0 belowj Winni-
peg, 2os below.
TEMPERATURE IN THE CITY HIGHER
ICE IN TIE RIVER AND THE sOUND-S1AtISG IN
THE PARKs-MAILS on TIME.
The extreme cold weather that came on Wednes-
day lasted through the greater part Of Yesterday
The temperature remained low all night, but began
TO rise slowly with the break of day. continuing
higher till late in the evening" when it was near the
freezing point Only men who owed bills walked on
the shady side of the street, for they didn't run any
risk Of meeting creditors. who patronized the sunny
side, wherever the street was broad enough and tho
buildings low enough to let the get down to the
, sidewalk The Signal Officer on the Equitable
Building looks for rain. probably this afternoon OK
to night the temperature rising up to that time. In
the Mississippi Valley shere were local SHOWS, and
some little rain fell In the Gull States.
A birdseye view of New-York showed her to DO
surrounded with an icy founce from the Battery TO
| Harlem Here and there trail led through 1t IN
the wake of tug or ferry boat, but the wind ana
tide soon closed up all openings and the ice pack
NAV be said to have been solid all day. The North
Riyer.boats were more or less behind time all day,
| but the East River ferries were not so much de-
layed much of the ice being broken by the tide and
carried down the bay. Late in the day the Ice was
brought back into the river by the flood tide and
became closely packed than ever The ice ex-
tends out into the sound lining both shores Tor two
or three miles and the Sonnd boats were all delayed
from two to three hours They came IN IN 1eets thd
| black huled City OF Worcester leading the way.
Her sides frosted nearly up 70 the DuIwarks
Drift ice was met at the mouth OF the Connectcnt
River and many small icebergs ten 10 fifteen feet
high were seen. Such ice has not been seen IN tho
| Sound since the winter of ls74-75, when IL was
closed to navigation for two or three days. Onlcers
of the steamers believe 1t VIII not take more than
| two or three days more of such weather as this 10
seal II ND again. The sound in the vicinity OF CITY
| Island was so covered with Ice to be mpassab.c
| to SAILING vessels. The vessels IN Harts Island
Roads w ere completely frozen in and people walked
| out TO them on the ce Inc steamer captain John,
which plies between City Island and this city, was
unabs to make it, usual trip being frozen In tie
More than double the number of pedestrians
walked over the Bridge yesterday than on the pro
yious day, Many people who usually patrJnlZe the
| ferries now use the Bridge owing TO the frequent
| delays to ferry travel by the ice. The Hamilton
| ferry boats have been much delayed by the ice IN
| the last two days and many people after reaching
the ferryhouse in Brooklyn take the crosstown cars
| TO other ferries rather than wait. 81,
| The Central Park ponds were again crowded with
skaters Yesterday and III the afternoon when school
hours we're over the number OF boys ana girls WAS
| larger than usual In many OF the streets aDons @
| the city where there had been an overflow from
| frozen water pipes crowds of boys collected WITH
| skates of all ages and descriptions. The ice wa5
never better, an old Central Park policeman said
| yesterday. -. -
| BROOKLYN skaters resumed their favorte sport on
the surface of the lakes in Prospect Park yesterday
The ice is in fine condition. "A game of baseball Will
be PLAYED on the larger lake on Saturday and some
well-kuown professional baseball players VIII taxo
The Western mails arrived nearly on time yester-
| day. except the mail from San Francisco wh,ch Is
inst twenty four hours behind himc, as the Western
| trains had failed to connect with the Chicago
| I,imitedD on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Tho
mails from nearer points were received without
| oil