Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-03
THE WEATHER.
COLD, ICE, AND WIND.
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HOSIoN, March EAST Boston
shore is belted with ice. At the docks
business is almost ut standstill. No
vessels have arrived for several days.
The steamship Pedro reports having
sighted Pilot Boat No. . nearly 200
miles off shore, whittier it had
been blown. This morning the
Savannah steamer Gate City, while en-
tering her dock was forced by the wind
and floating ice into collision with the
revenue cutter Albert Gallatin, striking
the cutter on her port quarter aud jam
ming her against the dock, thereby
starting her deck-frame, dentiDg her
plates, and badly twisting her davits.
The Gate City was not injured.
THE HUDSON RIVER CLOSED.
NEW YORK. March 1.-The recent
cold snap has closed the Hudson river
again, and all local steamboats, which
had started to run from Peekskill
down have had to stop. Some Of them
are frozen fast in their docks. The
river is nearly frozen across at larry
town. The tide has broken the ice up
and piled it high along the shore, and
the channel is full Of floating and dis
ordered ice blocks, so that it is impos-
sible for steamers to break their way
through it.
HEAVY WIND IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Mp, March "a
heavy wind-storm has prevailed here
all day with intense cold. Several
houses were unroofed and other dam
age was done. No vessels, excep: a
few of the larger class, attempted to
enter or leave port, and the wind on
the Chesapeake bay is reported to have
been almost hurricane. There were but
three vessels arrived lone OF which
was inland) and but two sailed-both
heavy steamers.
NEwPORT's HARD WEATHER.
NEWPORT, Il. l., March 1.-The
harbOr is frozen solid, and travel is
suspended. No steamers left here to-
day. All the mails go and come by
train ria Providence, and this causes
delay. The wind is still high for the
fifth day. There is no prospect of a
thaw.
BLIZZARD AND EARTHQUAKES IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONTOOCOOK, n. H., March O.
The blizzard has broken doors and
smashed many buildings here. A sharp
shock of an earthquake was reported
in this vicinity between - and |
o'clock yesterday morninI.
ALMSHOUsE UNROoFED.
NYACK, N. Y, March 2.-During
the heavy gale last night the entire roof
Of the Rockland-county almshOuse, a.
Mechanicsville, was blown Off. The
building contained many inmates, but
no injury to any person resulted.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Mchacl
McCsbe, Patrick Condor, and an I'M
known man were found frozen to death
in the streets OF New York this morn
ing.
RAILROAD PROGRESS STOPPED.
QUEBEC, March THE Grand |
Trunk railway, between Point Levi !
ana Richmond, is so blocked with snow
that all endeavors to get the road in
working order have failed, and east
bound trains tonight have been can
celled.
RIvERE DU LoUP. QUEBEC, March |
2.-Despite the strenuous efforts to re-
lievc them the Inter-Colonial railway
trains are in almost the same position
they were on Friday last. The storm
has scarcely modified its violence for a
moment since Friday. The work of
each day has had to be recommended
on the morrow. There are cuttings
containing eighteen feet of snow, some
Of them half mile in length. Owing
TO the height Of drifts on the Bic noun
tain each shovelful of snow must pass
through the hands of four men before
it can be got clear Of the track. Be-
sides this, ayalanches come down
occasionally. Many freight trains
are buried out of sight. FOrtu-
nately all the passenger trains are
at stations, and the company is
looking after the passengers comfort.
If the storm would only cease the
army Of men employed by the railway
company would soon clear the track. !
ROUGH WEATHER ~ ENGLAND.
iBy Anglo-American cable THE Dispatch
LONDON, March 2.-The snow-storm
continues undated in the North. The
mails between Scotland and London
are twelve hours behind schedule time.
At least twelve trains are imbedded in
the snow. The steamer Missouri,
ashore at Iolyhead, is completely sub
merged
LONDON, March Many vessels
are detained in the harbors along the
coast. Numerous wrecks are reported.
\ collision occurred on the railway in
Linlithgowshire to-day, owing to the
clogging Of signals by snow. One per-
son was killed and several injured.
Arctic weather prevails in Denmark.
Cattegat sound and the Great Belt are
full Of ice, and navigation is impossible.
Eleven steamers are adrift off Fred
eIiBshayeD. Most Of them are in dan
eerous positions.
Virginia ana North Carolina Postal
Neies.
Especial telegram 10 the Dspatch.I
WASHINGTON, March THE fol-
lowing new post-oflices have been
established In Yirginia-Allen's Lev
el, Buckingham county; Ezell, Bruins
wick county, and Rux, Brunswick
county. In North Carolna-Gale,
Moore county. The post-oftice has
been discontinued at Mugler, Orange
county, Va. and the mail goes to
Orange Courthouse. The name of the
office at Tobax. Henry county, Va, is
changed to Graystone. Mildred \.
'arrett is appointed postmaster at Al
EMS Level, George ID. Ezell at Ezell,
md Nat. Mason at Rux, Va. John f.