The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-09
A WiDE-EXTENDED SNOW.
It Spreads Itself Over the Entire Country,
South as Well az North.


NINETY-SIN. December 6,--Sn0w six
inches deep and it is still showing. The
largest snow We have had in years.
MOUNT HOLLY, December 6.-rhe
signal service observer at this place re-
ports five inches OF snow on the ground
at 2 p. ~, with Indications of another
fall.
RATEwAY, y. J., December G.---Petcr
Laing. cOlored, was found frozen to
death in his house next to the Milton
mills. in this city. on Saturday morning.
He was GO years old and cousin to
Thomas Kelly,a wealthy colored citizen
of this city.
NEW YORK, December 6.-Snow be-
gan falling in this city this morning
and continued with few breaks all day.
The storm was accompanied by severe
winds. The street Car lines have been
forced to double up. No serious delay
is reported from the railways.
WALHALLA, December 6.-After the
snow storm of Saturday morning a
light rain and sleet set in, and continu-
ed until late Sunday night, when it
terminated in fall of light, tlaky snow,
nine inches deep OH the top of the
frozen snow of the day before. This
afternoon it is thawing slowly.
RICAMOND, VA, December G.-Al-
most continuous snow, hail and rain
since Saturday morning have made the
present storm one OF the seyereSt eX-
perienced for years. Tonight ut 6
o'clock the snow took fresh start, fall
ing thick and fast, and appearances are
favorable for several inches more.
.ABBEvILLE, December Cit has
been showing and sleeting with slight
intermisslon since Friday night, and it
is now four to five inches deep. The
sun seem to be coming out. This is
salesday, but so few people are here
that but few if any sales will take
place. 1t has been bitter cold, but is
moderating now.
SOCIETY HILL, December G.-We are
having regular Arctic weather here.
Snow commenced to fall on Saturday at
I \. NJ. and has continued to fall at
intervals since. business is seriously
intcrfered with. The county roads are
almost impossible. Trains on the
Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, how
ever arc making fair time.
Midway, December I'VE are cover
cd with beautiful white mantle Of
snow this morning. and at this writing
it continues to snow. The most that
falls OH the ground melts, but that on
houses, railroad platform, &c, remains,
rs it is cold enough to freeze. Some
little amusement in the art OF snow
balling is practiced by the lovers of the
sport.
AsIEvILLE, Y. c.. December g.
Snow has fallen to the depth of twenty
six inches and is still falling. Traffic
and travel of all kinds is suspended.
The weight of snow crushed in the roof
of the Ashcville Tobacco Works and Il
large stock Of smoking tobacco was
ruined. The loss is heavy. The old
Shelton Factory, with large stock OF
tobacco stored i'll it, was crushed to the
ground, also the wholesale provision
house of Dickson e Watson.
CHICAGO, December GA special
from Chattanooga, Tenn, says: The
roof of the stockhouse of the Dayton
Coal and Furnace Company caved in
late OH Saturday night on account OF
the heavy fall of snow. The building
is near two hundred feet square, and
more than half of the roof caved IN.
| Usually there are about one hundred
men in the house, but ut the time OF
the collapse only the foreman, named
kerner, and half a dozen negroes were
at work. They were I'LL badly injured
and two of the negroes will die. ker-
ner was also fatally injured.
SPARTANBURG, December 6.-Slnce
midnight Friday it has been showing,
sleeting or raining. and to-day at II
o'clock the snow is falling with no
sign of clearing off. The depth OF the
compact mass in the open fields is to
inches. First we had four inches of
snow. This was followed by frozen
rain and sleet, which was driven into
the snow and made pretty compact
mass. Then yesterday evening we had
rain that made 1t more compact. Dur
ing the night it showed abOnt three or
| four inches over this and here we are,
early in December, abouta much snow
bound as we have been since the fam
Gus SHOWS of January 1856.
! BAMBERG, December 6.-We nave
had very severe weather since Friday
night, at which time it commenced
sleeting. Since then it has slectcd:
showed and rained ut intervals, and
| this morning we are having ahcavy
SHOW storm. such as is rarely seen III
| this country. The trees are loaded to
their utmost capacity with icy burdens,
and many are giving way under their
tremendous strain and came crashing
to the ground. Many valuable shade
trees anil forests will he injured. rs
well as the few vegetables still in gar
dcns. 1t is thought that the oat crop
is as yet but little injured. us the earth
has not been frozen to amy considerable
depth.
EmbeZzlcr Jackson Pardoncd.
ATLANTA. GA, December l.-MaJor
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