The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
WINTER WEATHER.
Snow Drifts Thirty Feet Deep in the
West.
Eight Persons Frozen to Death on
Kansas Prairies.
Several Disasters and Loss of Life at
Sea Reported.

DENNYsPoRT, Mass, Feb. 5.-The heayi
est tall OF SHOWN for a number OF years ne
gan wednesday night, and continuing u
this time, though it is somewhat abated bu
colder. The snow is six feet deep In some
places, and badly drifted. The roads have
been almost lmpaSsable and trains and malls
are delayed No mail has been received al
Chatham since Wednesday. No wrecks are
yet reported in this vicinity.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 5.-The recent
storm that has prevailed throughout the
Southwest, has in some respects been the
most severe of the season. The snow fell
throughout Northern Texas, and il is expect-
ed that much damage will result to vegeta-
tion and stock from the cold wave
News from Indian Territory indicates that
the loss to cattle in the nations will be very
disastrous in consequence of the storm that
has recently swept over that section. A des-
patch from Red Fork, II miles south of Tul-
sa, the present terminus of the st. Louis &
San Francisco railroad says that the heaviest
fall of snow ever known in that country is
now on the ground-at least eight inches on
a level. There is much suffering, and the
loss of stock on the ranges will be unprece-
dented if the snow lies on the ground much
longer, as feed and water will not be obtain
able. In many of the covers of the timber
breaks, where stock usually resort in a storm
the snowdrifts are from 10 to 80 feet deep.
Dispatches from Geneva, Kansas, state
that the bodies of man and woman and six
children were found frozen stiff on the prai-
RE near Oberlin, Kansas, yesterday. They
are supposed to be man named Lennon
and his family, who started in an immigrant
wagon for Oberlin just before the recent
blizzard.
DUxBuRY, Mass, Feb 5.-Schooner Mabel
L. Phillips, Capt. j. o. Farron, is anchored
four miles east of Gurnet, with the loss of
her mizzenmast and bowsprit, having been
in collision with the schooner Lucy Graham.
The latter was sunk, her crew being taken
off by the Phillips. The Lucy Graham was
a three-master, of 378 tons, built in Milford,
Del, in 1875, and hailed from Philadelphia
HANOVER, N. H., Feb. 5.-The thermome
ter indicated 2O0 below this morning, 12o be-
low at noon, 10o below at this evening, and
a strong wind has been blowing all day,
which made it the most severe of the win
ter.
LONDON, Feb. 5.--T1e German ship Carl,
at Bremen from Baltimore, lost three men in
a storm on Jan. 18th. The Italian bark Sill
vic, from Pensacola for Liverpool, has put
weather, during which Capt Benvenuto and
the mate were lost.
CAPE MAY, Feb. 5.-The present is the
heaviest snow storm that has visited this
section for years. The mercury stands at
zero, and high gale prevails, but no wrecks
have been reported so far. Railroad traffic
is suspended.
dUNIEh 1OlNI, IL. L., req. 0.-1Dre6
passenger trains on the Long Island road
were stuck in drifts last night, and were not
released until this morning.
BosToN, Feb. 5.-The observer at High
land Light reports off there large three
masted schooner, with all her mastS gone to
the deck. She is badly iced. The crew
seem to be on board, and a steam collier is
trying to get hawser on board.
DENNYsPoRT, Mass, Feb. "a large two
masted schooner was noticed eff Robbers
Hill, three miles from Brewster Light this
morning, and she was thought to be lying
comfortably, but at II O'Clock she appeared
to have sunk. Her fore jib is hoisted, but
there are now no signs of any one aboard the
vessel, which is full of water. The under
writer's agent at Provineetown has been no.
titled to go to her.
WELLFLEET, Mass, Feb. 5.-The British
schooner Reporter is ashore on the bars off
Brewster. She is Of about 125 tons burden,
from New York for st. John, with general
cargo. The crew are safe. The vessel lies
head on to the beach, and is leaking consid-
erably, but will probably be got off if the
weather continues moderate.
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 5.-Steamer Roanoke,
from New York, reports ats a. M, off Cobb's
Island, Va, sighted the threa-masted
schooner Emma A. Way, of New York, fly
ing signal of distress, and went as near to
her as was safe and lowered life-bOat
which, after four hours of hard work saved
the entire crew of seven men. Two of the
Schooner'S crew and four of the ROanoke's
crew We're frost-bitten, and all were sent to
the hospital in this city. The schooner was
loaded with coal for New Haven, and will
prove total loss.