Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-04

i've o'clock, when It stopped showing.
the ground was covered to an average
depth OF eighteen inches. All trains are
delayed.
| RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 3.-The sever.
est snow storm for several years pre-
vailed here all day. The snow to. night
is from sixto eight inches deep. The
| thermome;er has fallen 20 degrees in
the last twenty. four hours. The $40
northern train on the Ri edmond, Fred
ericksburg and Poto mac road ia DELAYED
here.
LoUTsvILLE, KY. Feb. 3.-specials to
the Times report the heaviest snow fall
ever known throughout the State. It
began showing Tuesday noon, and it Is
still at 1t In Southern Kentucky, where
" inches have already fallen. The
weather here 10 bright and pleasant,
the snow fall being only about six
inches.
CRY OF MEXICO, Feb.3, via Calves.
top. Snow fell to the depth OF four
inches at Mexicalcineo, four miles dis.
taut from this city, on Wednesday
afternoon. This is the first snow that
has fallen In this vicinity since 1856,
The tops OF all the adjacent mountains
| we're ALEC whitened. The weather is
much cooler than is generally expert
epced in this latitude at this season.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3-The
snow storm OF yesterday and last night
was one of the severest ever experience.
ell in this State. The storm continued
Increasingly from daylight on Tuesday
till daylight to-day, full twenty. four
hours, and prevailed throughout the
State. The turnpikes and reads in
every direction are impossible, and 1t
la probable that the mails fer many
points on the railroads will be delayed
for several days.
At the Signal Service Onice it was
learned that the storm was more severe
in the Middle than in East or West
Tennessee. The snow at Memphis,
Knoxville and Chattanooga is not as
deep "a it is in Nashville. Reports re-
oeived at the Signal Signal Service
,Station from points in Upper Middle
Tennessee say the snow drifted badly
all mail carriers and travel generally.
All stage coaches are snow.bouud, and
do not hope TO travel for several days.
All the city schools adjourned today,
it being impossible for the children TO
reach the buildings. The average
depth Of the snow here ia 20 inches.
Business was practically suspended
Throughout the city during the entire
day, and few vehicles of any kind
were running. The snow causes almost
q complete suspension of railroad
travel. There are but few trains run
ming. The passenger train on the Louis
Vile and Nashville Road, due from the
South at 7.20 m arrived at 8. 40
with two engines. This train went
through to Louisville. All other trains
on the Louisville and Nashville Read
are unable TO move on account Of
blockades. The train which left here
last night on the St. Louis Division il
snowbound at Guthrie, KY.
On the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad all trains, both passenger aud
freight, have been abandoned. The
train leaving here last night IL snow
bound at Waverly. The Chattanooga
10 80 o'clock. This 10 the only train
that has arrived or departed ON this
road to-day. The heaviest snoW. Vas
found at Tullahoma, which plac8ftxain
left at q. N. The engine was buried
under the snow mp to the steam chest
all the way. Mr.. Daney, the engineer,
says sometimes the snow p,owed mp by
the engine few over 1t into the tender.
The entire running gear of the engine
Iappeared to be one solid block of Ice
and snow when 1t entered the depot.
Il The snow at Martin was reported to
be twenty two inches deep. No trains
were running to or from that place. In
various parts of West Tennessee it was
reported to be from twenty two to
thirty inches deep, but no serious dam
age was done.
ON THE RIVER AND BAY.
The storm Was serious obstacle to
navigation on the Delaware river and
bay. Ferry boats made their trips with
great irregularity, but without acci-
dent. The large iron ship Knight Com
nsnder, for Calcutta, in tow of the tugs
Juno and Ivanhoe, made fast TO the
Marcus Hook ice-piers last night for
safety. Other vessels in tow took ad-
vantage of the nearest harbor shelter.
Several large vessels bound in the Capes
could be seen from Cape Henlopen light
In the afternoon, but were soon lost
sight Of in the binding snow. The
transatlsntic steamers, which were
loaded ard ready to sail, did not ven
ture down the river, rs the binding
storm made navigation dangerous.