The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
STORM ECHOES.
The Wall That Comes Back
Along the Path of the
Blizzard.

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Jan. I3.-
A large and substantial ice bridge
was formed by the Niagara river,
below the falls, early this morning.
1t will probably remain through the
season.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. ID
This has been the longest and sever
est cold spell ever felt in Florida.
The loss of oranges on the trees, &C
cording to Capt. Inez, manager of
the Fruit Exchange, is one million
dollars. The loss to the vegetable
crop is immense, some men having
sixty and hundred acres killed.
Water plugs, tanks, etc, were frozen
solid here yesterday. Skating was in
dulged in on the ponds, scene new
er before witnessed in Florida.
A thirteen year-old boy, named
Willie Krumschelt, was frozen to
death at Johnstown, Pa. He was on
his way to the house of a relative,
and was found in snow drift up to
his chin. His hands were clasped
upon his breast as if in the act of
praying.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Reports
received by the general superintend-
ent of the life-saving service show
that Hffnax. x,n.onto xr,roa1 o1
within the scope of the operations of
the service during the storms of Fri
day night and Saturday morning
last, and that the crews of fourteen
of them were rescued, while that of
only one was lost.
VIM. McLoney, aged sixty,
wealthy farmer was found dead in
his sleigh, by the roadside near Ak
ron, o. The body was frozen stiff,
and it is supposed McLoney was
overcome by the cold while driv-
ing.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Janury H.
Last night was the coolest of all
The thermometer at the Signal Of
flee recorded Is above Zero This is
over 3 degrees lower than ever before
recorded here. The young orange
trees are probably killed.
Reports from the interior of New
York State show that Monday night
was the coolest of the season, the
thermometer indicating 25 to 80 de-
grees below.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-A disastrous
cyclone passed over the middle coun-
ties of England to-day. The rail
way. station at Stratford on Avon
was unroofed and traffic on the rail
ways was stopped for sometime. A
number of cranes were blown oyer at
Wednesday,, and two persons were
killed at that place. Reports from
all sections traversed by the cyclone
say that trees were uprooted, houses
unroofed and damages of other sorts
sustained.
The school at Tyrone, taught by
w. G. Cans, came to a very abrupt
close on Monday morning about
half past nine o'clock. The wind
which had been blowing strong from
the southeast all morning, finally de-
veloped into small whirlwind strik-
ing the east gable and crushing it in
and unroofing about half of one side
of the house. The shock was so
sudden that none of the pupils had
time to escape from the building
until all was over. There were
about forty pupils present and the
widest confused followed. When
the dust cleared away and all were
taken from the debris it was found
that none were seriously injured.
Ella Stricken and Mary Rosser
were both cut about the head by
falling timbers, Miss Stricken so
badly that she had to be taken
home, Willie Newcomer and Web
Shallenberger were also badly cut
by the falling bricks. The teacher
was knocked down but not seriously
injured. The directors talk of re-
pairing the house at once Union
town Dem.