The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
WINTER IN EARNEST.
Snow and Biting Winds Through
out the Country.
Cold Weather in Many Places Fol-
lowed by a Warm Wave.

The snowstorm which prevailed the other
tended by intense cold, i'll some regions the
severest of the season. The following dis
patches from various points indicate the Sc
verify of the weather:
New York city: The driving snow-storm
that began at 1O:45 A. NJ. Wednesday kept up,
with an intermission Of three hours early yes
terday morning. until shortly after o'clock
in the afternoon. The fall was 4 80 inches,
and all night long the wind scattered it all
over. At 5 o'clock in the morning the mer-
curry dropped to 2 $40 degrees above zero, the
coolest temperature during the winter. and at
no time did it rise above nine degrees, &C.
cording to the signal service thermometer.
Winchester, Va: The snow is fifteen inches
deep and the weather is very cold A high
northeaster is prevailing and the snow is
drifting badly tonight. The present blizzard
is almost as severe as the last, all country
roads being completely blockat,ed.
Washington: An aged colored couple named
George and Mary Mason were found by the
police this morning in their house in the
suburbs Of this city frozen to death.
Lynchburg, Va: Snow has fallen since
Wednesday noon, and is now twelve inches
deep. Advices from the southwest portion
of the State indicate unparalleled snow
storms and report snow from two to three
feet deep.
Baltimore, Md: The snow, which began to
fall at l o'clock yesterday morning, con-
tinued up to II o'clock to-day when there was
the first Indication Of a change. The fall
was about seventeen inches, the heaviest
since 1856. Trains from every direction are
delayed, and the navigation on Chesapeake
Bay and its tributaries were entirely sus
pended. The snow is drifting badly in ex-
posed situations.
Wilmington, Del: About fourteen inches
of snow have fallen here and it is now drift
ing badly. Advices from down the penin-
sula report generally heavier storm than at
this place. The temperature was four de-
grees above zero at o'clock this morning.
The country roads are almost impossible.
Parsons, Kan: The late fall of snow was
much the heaviest known in this locality. In
Indian Territory it is said to be much heavier
than here, having fallen there to the depth
of two feet on level. Reports from West
Kansas indicate great human suffering and
great losses of stock. The farmers in this
vicinity have experienced considerable loss
Of stock, principally in hogs and sheep.
Wagon roads are completely blockaded.
Nya.k, N. Y: This was the coolest day Of
the season here. The Hudson river is again
frozen entirely over this evening. Through
ranged from 5 to IA degrees below zero.
Newport, R. l.: Newport is experiencing
the heaviest snow-storm for several years.
Since yesterday afternoon from ten to twelve
inches of snow have fallen and have drifted
badly. The thermometer fell to within few
degrees of zero this morning
Toronto, Ont: Fair cold weather con-
tinues throughout Canada. The temperature
varies in Ontario from to 35 degrees below
zero, and in Quebec from II to 25 below. In
New Brunswick it is from E degrees above to
8 degrees below, and in Nova Scotia from
to II degrees above. The weather is moder
continues very cold in Manitoba.
The storm went out to sea and lowered off
the coast, being central between Atlantic
city and Norfolk, high winds prevailing all
along the coast from Jacksonville, Fla, to East
port, Me-, and blowing from thirty-fve to
forty-six miles an hour The velocity
at Sandy Hook was thirty-seve at $3.50
P. NJ, and forty-six was the maximum. 1t
was cold and stormy along the lakes, the
temperature being down to zero at Buffalo,
Erie and Port Huron, S below at Oswego,
below at Rochester, and below at A!pina,
Mich, at P. NJ.
Dispatches received at New York stated
that the thermometer at Moorhead, Mimi,
the coldest place in tho United States, grew
over a dozen degrees warmer in as many
hours, opening the day at 2 below. Fort
Garry, Manitoba, rose from "A to below,
and st. Vincent, Mimi, also grew II degrees
warmer.
In the West where the warm wave started
there was a decided improvement in the
weather, and at Deadwood, which has been
frozen up all winter, it was ~; Helena, Mon,
43, and Cheyenne, Wyo., so below.