Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10

The mercury was Is degrees below zero
at 8 o'clock this morning, but the cold
was not felt as Il was yesterday, owing
to the subsistence Of the gale.
MOBILE, January 9.-The thermo-
meter recorded this morning eleven de-
grees above zero, the coolest since
1852. Ice is plentiful and the vegetable
crops are badly damaged.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, January p
The coolest weather prevails here to.
day since the signal-station was estab-
lished in 1873. The thermometer went
down to five and four tenths.
FURIOUS STORM IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, January 9.-The fu-
rious northeast storm Of wind and
snow that broke on Staten Island at III
o'clock last night continued to increase
in violence till o'clock this morning,
when the wind moderated. The Sta
ten-Island ferry-boat west6eld, on the
midnight trip from New York for East
Shore landings, had terrible time.
Nearly all the passengers had to re-
main on board all night, and were
landed at Clifton at 8 o'clock
this morning. After leaving New
York at midnight the Westheld
reached Tompkinsville landing about ]
A. NJ, but the dock lights could not be
seen through the snow, and the bell on
the dock could not be heard for long
time. When the boat finally touched
the wharf every line parted as soon as
it was made fast, and only a few Of the
gentlemen passengers who made dan
gerous pier-bead leaps got ashore.
Several Of them lost their hats while
jumping. Captain Catamour went
among the passengers, who were
greatly alarmed, and restored conf
dence, assuring them that they could
remain comfortably on the boat until
morning. The water was very rough
and the ferry-boat rolled heavily. The
Captain attempted to moor the steamer
off the American docks, but she would
not stay there under the severe
blow, and the Captain started for Clit-
ton landing. As it was impossible to
reach it safely, the boat was started up
the stream toward New York. As it
was opera-night there were more pas
sengers than usual, and about sixty
gentlemen and ladies were obliged to
remain on the boat until this morning.
Captain Catamour provided the ladies
with cots. The boats ran very irregu-
larly to-day. Snow-driits are between
five and six feet deep on the streets and
roads. Telegraph and telephone wires
are down and railroad travel is much
impeded. Snow-plows are running to
get the roads clear. A number of ves-
sells in the bay have been dragging
their anchors. The schooner S. A.
Paine, Captain Hause, is ashore at
Clifton, and will probably go to pieces
if the storm does not abate. There is
a heavy sea and considerable damage
has been done.
NEW YORK, January 0.-Adyices
from all points in the interior OF the
State report a severe snow and wind
storm raging. Railroad travel Is great
" impeded, and in some cases local
trains have been entirely abandoned.
The thermometer is reported as falling
rapidly and the wind increasing.
MORE DESTRUCTIVE IN IOWA THAN
EVER KNOWN.
CHICAGO, January 9.-Teiegraph
officials state that the storm was more
destructive in Iowa than they have
known before in many years. A sleet-
storm on Tuesday swept down poles
and wires from Northern Iowa to
Southern Kansas, and before the lines
could be restored the present fierce
storm broke, completing the work Of
destruction. For time yesterday very
few wires were available at all in Iowa
but the situation has begun to improve
somewhat. The cold has been so in.
tense, in addition, that it makes the
work Of repairing very serious. Foul
engines were sent out from Omaha this
morning with gangs OF repairing line
men. and the service west Of Omaha IL
showing some signs Of improvement
There are no signs OF the railway peo'
pie being able to relieve their snow
bound trains in Central Iowa.
TRAINS sNow-BOUND AND TRAvEI
SUSPENDED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, January 9.-Re
ports from the State say that trains OF
the Louisville and Nashville, Chesa
peake and Ohio, and Chesapeake anC
Southwestern roads are snow-bounC
and travel is suspended. Trains which
were due here last night have not ye
arrived, and, owing to heavy snow
drifts, travel may not be resumed fo
days. Outgoing trains have been lalt
up. The Kentucky Legislature al
iourned until Monday on account o
the cold.
A CHANGE OF FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, January o.
To-day was the coolest ever known il
birmingham. There has been chang
of temperature Of SIS degrees in the las
forty eight hours, and it has been at 0
slightly below zero all day. Bushes
was generally embarrassed. One of tn
Sloss Furnace Company's furnaces an
all the furnaces in the city shut dow
for the day, and street-car traffic wa
also suspended. The temperature
now slowly rising.
STORM IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, January 9.-The sever
snow-storm which set in yesterday
England and Scotland still continue;
Freezing weather is reported from
many places to-day.
DOWN To SIXTEEN DEGREES 1.
FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE FLA, January 8
A stiff wind, amounting to gale a
times, has been blowing all day. Tn
thermometer this morning stood at 3
degrees above zero at the signal office
1t went up to IL during the day, an
at O'Clock tonight registered 81, an
it is thought will touch 25 befor
morning. Ice formed an eighth of a
inch thick to-day. Fears are entertain
ed for the orange crop, not over half
which is yet gathered. The trees hay
not been much hurt yet. At Pensacol
this morning the mercury was down
l6 above zero. The cold is most sever
on the west coast.
EXCESSIVELY COLD IN SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.