The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

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On Friday evening last one Of the
worst billiards. ever knoWn here
struck this locality and continued,
with very brief intervals, until Mon
day, and then the temperature got
even lower than during the storm.
The thermometer, during the time,
ranged from two or three above to
twenty below zero. The biting wind
drove the snow in all directions. and
by Sunday morning some of the
streets in town were almost impass-
able for pedestrians in many places.
At numerous points in town the
drifts are still several feet deep. On
Saturday last business was almost
no one venturing out for
who could avoid it. No
one came to town, and several of our
business men said to us they had
never done so little business in one
day before. During Saturday we
did not see a lady upon our streets,
and even on Sunday very few at
tempted to go to church. The mer-
curry has been lower, but people new
er seemed to suffer more from cold.
No mails came to this place from
Friday until Tuesday. On Monday
the wind subsidized to a great extent,
but the temperature got lower until
Tuesday. As an indication of how
the storm affected business, we learn
that not single guest from a dis
lance stopped at the Wallace Honse
ether on Saturday or Sunday nights,
something that never before occur
red in its history.
Little birds and small game per
ished by the hundreds. We are
told that hrds were found in many
places dozens together, frozen.
w. /. Protzman had his ears froz-
en- while coming from his home
about mile from town
On Saturday it was useless to try
to clean sidewalks, as the wind COW
cred them with the drifting snow
faster than it could be removed.
Stuck, the nervy mail carrier be-
tween here an Fairchance, started
out on Saturday morning and went
as far as Cheat river, but it was i'm
possible to cross the river on account
of the floating ice and high wind.
The oldest inhabitant says he has
seen much more snow and the tenn
perature great deal lower, but new
er before such a dreadful blizzard,
and his statement is corroborated by
everyone else.
Notwithstanding the severity of
the storm we have not heard of any
live stock having persisted herea-
bouts. We may expect to hear of
that from the west.
B. C. Wilson started to his school
at Highland, but found himself
blockaded and had to return.
James Snider's six-horse team
got down in snow drift on Decker's
creek-all down at the same time
and floundered about generally.
"Solo Frum says the snow drifted
twenty feet deep in some places be-
tween here and Ellington.
Only five persons from the country
were in Pickenpaugh's store during
the entire day Saturday, and they
live near town.
A timber team started to Cheat
river Monday but was compelled to
stop near Avery church.
Mr.. Franks reports the lane on the
ridge near Pierpoint church filed
with snow nearly to the tops of the
fences.
And old and half-starved owl was
seen by Ed. c. Protzman prowling
around Monday in broad daylight
hunting something to eat.
Several sleds came in Tuesday
morning from various parts of the
country.
Wednesday morning, Jan. 18th,
was the coolest for many years; the
mercury showing it to be 20 degrees
below zero at several places in town.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 9.-There
was light fall of snow here this
morning, the first in six years.
FAIRMoNT, w. VA, Jan. 9-Roads
are impossible between here and
Morgantown. Snow drifted from
ten to fifteen feet high. The Their
mometer is ten degrees below zero.
MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Jan. 9.-Last
night was the severest in 25 years.
The wind was blowing blizzard and
the mercury was from 81 to 80 de-
grees below. All trains west and
south of here on all lines are showed
in.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-The lowest
point reported by the Signal Service
this morning was at Minneso, on the
Canadian Pacific railway in Mantle
ba, where the thermometer register
ed 50 degrees below zero. Winnipeg
is quoted at "A below.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 9.-Noon.-
Mercury this morning early, marked
% degrees below zero with the wind
blowing strong enough to make it
anything but pleasant travelling. At
this hour the mercury stands 10 be-
low zero. The weather is clear.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 9.-Reports from
the State say that trains on. the
Louisville & Nashville, Chesapeake
q Ohio, and Chesapeake q South
western are snow bound, and travel is
suspended. The Kentucky Legisla-
ture adjourned until Monday on ac-
count of the cold.
BosToN, Jan. 9.-The storm that
commenced here last night still con-
tinues. During the night the wind
attained a velocity of Al miles. The
barometer record is the lowest since
1877, being 1856. The snow has
seriously interfered with street car
travel, and railroad trains are all
delayed.
GALVESTON, Jan. 9.-The continu-
Gus northwest wind has driven the
water out through the channel, ex-