Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-10
A SCAREY NIGHT
ON staten Island Ferry Boat During the

ON staten Island Ferry Boat During the
storm.
New YoRE, January 9-The furious
northeast storm of wind aud snow that
broke on Staten Is and at II p. Ia. last
night continued to increase until ) o'clock
this q. N, when the wind moderated. The
Staten leland ferry boat, Westfeld, Capt.
Ca'amour, on the midnight trip fcom New
York for the east shore landing, had q
terrible time. Nearly su the pas.
seng5rs had 10 remain on
board all night and we're landed at Clifton
a. 5 o'clock this morning. After leaving
New York 81 midnighJ the Westheld
reached Tompkinsville, landing about I
a. m but the dock lights could not be
seen through the snow and the bell on the
dock could not be heard. When the boat
fually touched the wharf every line parted
as soon as it was made fast, and only a
few Of the gentlemen passengers who made
dangerous pier head leaps got ashore.
Capt Cstamour went among the passengers (
who were greatly alarmed and restored
confidence assuring them that they could
remain comfortably on the boat until
morning. The water WAS very rough aud
aud the terry bOst rolled heavily. 1t was
attempted to move the steamer of the
American docks but she would not stay
there under the severe blow and the cap.
tain started for Clifton landing. Asit
wss impossible 10 reach it safely the boat
WAS started up the stream toward New
York AZ il was operating there were
more pssseuEecS than usual aud about
sixty gentlemen and ladies' were Obliged to
remain on the oost until this morning
The o0a's are rUaUiGs very irregu.Gtly
this morning TeegrapG aud telephone
wires are doRa and railroad travel IS much
imPeded.
VERY HLlzlARDy.
Sr. PAU. MNN., Januury 9.-Nooy-
Mercury this morning early marked -
degrees below zero with the wind blowing
strong enough TO make it anything bu;
pleasant travelling. At this hour the MGR
cury stands 10 below zsCo The westhzr
Is cl-ar No trouble is reported on the
railroads RAINING west aui north Of here.
Al, the trains on the Iowa and Minnesota
division OF the Milwaukee road have been
abandoned because of the snow drifts
Trains on oil the lines south and southeast
are badly DELAYED. While the cold has
not been so inteuse as q year ago, il has
been felt more severely because OF It's (
bli2zariy character The indications point
to another very cold night.
IN IOWA.
MARsuALrOwS. H., January 9.--i9st
uiyaJ was the sereresr in twenty-five years.
The wiud was blowiug blizzard aud the
mercury wss from - to 81 degrees below
zp-O All trains west and south Of here Ou
all the lines are snO Eed in. The North
wes,era has seven trains ia the snow west !
OF this city and will let no more 90 out. !
The roads are open east and south but
trains ere denosalzei. The wind mas
moderated somewhat this morning, but Is l
still blowing severely and the cold IS IN q
tense. The thermometer at noon marked
% below zero. r
MADE EVEN THG LEGISLATURES ADJOURN.
LOUISVILLE Januarv 9.-Reports from
the State say that trains on the Louisville .
+ Nashville, Chesapeake X Ohio, and !
Chesapeake L Southwestern are snow
bound, aud travel is suspended. The !
trains which were due here last night have
not yet arrived, and owing TO hsavg snow. !
drifts travel may rot be resumed for sev.
eral davs Outgoing trains have been laid ..
of The kentucky Legislature adjourned
until Monday on accoln, Of the cold.
At STANTON.
SrAryroy. VA, January 9.-Ahesyy
l. Il lIla
psrtly blockaded the rosda. Fourteen
inches fell in the North Mountain and
six inches in Staunlon. '
40 SUCH WEATHER SINCE 80.
HARRtsrvRG, Va, January "A terri
Die blizzard struck this place about mid
nigh. las nigh. and let. ten inches OF snow. 6
This morning the mercury has been falling
and is nov ten degrees above zero. No
such weather has been experienced here
since SO All trains from the Norto
are six 10 eight hours late. Itthe cold
weather continues stock will suffer greatly,
ewing 10 a scarcity OF TODD.
TERRIBLE GALE.
NORFOLK, VA, January 9.-The gale {
which began in this section yesterday I
afternoon aud which il still prevailing, IS {
the severest for long time. Snow has not
fallen. bu. the shipping IS detained 0nd
there is much damage on land and water.
While no serious disasters have yet been {
repor ed, awnings, sigUa, fences and trees I
were blown down and great apprehension
WAS fel, between and I o'clock this
morning that many houses would also yield
TO the gale. All northern bound steamers
anu malls are delayed.
pIRsL ,Sov IL SIN YEARS.
S,vAxyAu. Ga, Sauuary There was
A light fall OF snow here this morning, the
first il siN years.
TIE COOLEST FOE Many YEARS. l.
KNOXVILLE, TEyy. January 9.-The
lowest temperature reached here was Two
degress below zero at 10 o'clock this NOR
,iny This is the coldest weather known
mere for many years. At > p. m. the ther-
monater registered one degree ABOVE with
temperature rising h
THE STORM AT WASHINGTON. i
WASHINGTON, January 9-It has been
sfoFmins at intervals all day and 10 snow
inc hard sea;u this evening. The meT-
caTr m A. ~ m. is II degrees above, with
every indication Of falling to zero before
moy;ny, as the cold is increasing hourly.
The nails this morning from every direc-
tion were DELAYED several hours and tue
heavy downfall of snow put stop TO t9e
work on the Capitol terraces. SIeiga'
ING is excellent and Pennsylvania
avenue hiss been crowded all day with
equipayes Of every description /
At WILMINGTON, y. e.
WILMINGTON n. c., January 9.-Ihe
cold wave reached here at q. N. Inc
highest Velocity of wind was twenty miles
AZ Smifhville thirty nine miles, and at TT.
Macon sixty.two miles. The thermometer
here at / D. N registered . degrees ABOVE
zero. The tall in the last tweny-tour
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