St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-28
TAIL OF THE STORM.
Some Inconvenience Still Expe-
rienced i'm Localities.

rienced i'm Localities.
New YORK. Dec. 27.-The people of
this city awoke this morning to the
pleasant discovery that the signal Sery-
ice had gone trife wrong, and pre-
dicted things which the results failed
to justify. Instead of furious
blizzard during the night, and streets
block AIDED with snow this morning. and
high gale driving it into deep drifts
and blowing it into peoples blinded
eyes, they found pleasant sunshine,
light winds, comparatively high tem-
perature and only little over foot OF
snow on the ground-juSt enough to
make sleighipg practicable and enjoy
able. The Sergeantin charge of the sig
nal service Office this morning came TO
the rescue of the meteorological
bureau in this way: 1.-THE two storms -
the one from the northwest, the other
from the south-happily gave the city a
wider berth than seemed probable from
Our observations Yesterday. The south
ern one especially, from which we had
most to fear, was borne further out to
sea and to eastward of us than was
at first anticipated. In other
words, the angle of the two
cOnverging storms widened sufficiently
to leave US comparatively unscathed.
Il was quite right, however, in pre-
dieting the conjunction of the two
storms somewhere in or near the st.
Lawrence region. They united at
about two O'Clock this morning, and
Montreal and Quebec are both feeling
the fury Of blizzard. The wind is very
high at those points, and the SNOW very
deep. The blizzard will probably rage
in Canada to-day and tonight and then
pass off shore over the ocean,"
The incoming mails were greatly
delayed to-day. The Southern
mail, due at $50 last night, did not get
in until nearly Z this morning. The
Southwestern nail over the Pennsyi-
day afternoon, did not arrive until after
midnight. Mails from New England
are arriving from three to four hours
late. The Western mail via the New
York Central, which should have got
into the Office at 5:45 a. M, was over
three hours behind time. All the other
mails were from two to three hours
late.
CANAJoHARIE. n. Y, Dec. 27.-
Trains are moving OIL the West Shore
and New York Central railroads through
the Mohawk valley at an average of one
hour late. The tracks are being rap
blockaded and back-town stages will be
unable to reach town to-day. The snow
fall was fifteen inches On the level.
SUsQUEHANNA, Pa. Dec. 27.-Owing
to the great fall of snow the jefferson
division of the Erie road and the Penn
sylvania division of the Delaware d
Hudson road have been blocked since
Friday morning. On the Erie main line
trains are running several hours late
with two engines. Great snow plows
were run over the Susquehanna and
jefferson divisions to-day.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Dec. 27.-There was
an added snow fall of about three inches
during last night and at noon is coming
down thinly. Passenger trains on all
roads are few and far between, travel
being very light, though they are max
ing fair time with engine and tandem.
No effort is being made on any of the
roads to move freightS, all engines being
busily engaged in passenger traffic.
Nothing but perishable goods are
received from other roads, and these
are hurried through in Scant lots. Street
travel in the city has about resumed,
though business shows phenomenal
falling off. Specials from the various
| falling and exceeds that of any year
since 1857. Reports from all up and
| down river districts show a fear of
rain and flood. All railroads are
| still laboring under great disad-
vantages, with passenger trains
| away behind time and freights
| still blockaded. Business is gradually
recovering, though street traffic is slow.
| Ali Oil exchanges are deserted, with no
| markets worth quoting except stand
ard of 71-cent oil. Hunters are mourn
| ing decimation in the ranks of quail and
| pheaSantS, both specie of game being
| reported as dying rapidly from Starva-
| ton.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The storm
| which was yesterday morning reported
| on the Virginia coast has moved to the
| northeastward, and during the night
| joined with the storm advancing east
ward from the lake region. The COM
bined storms have resulted in one of
| great intensity that is central in Nova
Scotia. Moderate snowfalls will occur
| in the lake regions, New England and
the northern portion of the middle At
lantic states to-day. The weather will
! clear in the lake regions to-day, with
| much colder weather. The area of cold
| and fair weather will advance over New
/! England and the Middle Atlantic states
| Sunday.
| CONCORD, n. H., Dec. 27.-Thirteen
| inches of snow fell during the storm of
| yesterday, and to-day it is clear and
| bright. The expresses from the south
| and north arrived last night and this
morning from three to seven hours late.
Tracks are being rapidly cleared, and
| The blockade on the, railroads will be
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