Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-01
STORM ECHOES


A.k~> . Pretty Gee<rsl Eastern and
>oufhssstern rsur. Cas-iax q Great
Deal Of fneouv~ni<nes 90 rr~x~ter~-a
wild Time AIsag the Arisntse Coast
faten~e CoId .. verusas-
NEw York. Ds-c. sT--In this eisv the
snow-sfsEm began at a m. accoun-
/ panied by high wind vkieh at eight
O'clock was blowing at the rate Of thirty
one miles an hour the temperature at
that time being "a above nEfO. All trains
running into New York have been
greatly delayed many Of them being
from three 10 four hours late.
Travel On all ferries WIS greatly
impsded by the drifting snow and
high wind causing them TO run NJ half
speed OGly and To keep the sog bells
continually ringing. on tire elevated
rs'asfs travel was dificult. trains being
eonpei-t 10 move at a very slow pace
owing 70 the inability Of the engineers
IN sec the trains ahead Of them No
accidents OF any serious kind however.
have 80 far been reported on the sur
face rossds cars arr almost at a stand
sttll- many being taken Of their
routes entirely. and those To be
ssen on the streets are sssouhlexI
up and move even then with
the greatest difiealty. On the river
the blinsiing snow storm znasss naviza-
tsou difficult and hazaryio1sI No steam
ships sailed ard aonss - far n reported
have arrived
PrrrsBUESH. Pa Dee s---Anosh.r
bug sncVv-ssOrm \ raging here IL has
bs~n showing steadily for eighteen
hours and there are 10 fafIieatS1us Of
its Cessation Between twelve and four
tesn inches of suow has already fallen
Trains are all several hours behind
time and all srrert-czr traei. on ali but
the cable ruads has b@~n tempurariIy
suspended The snsvJs Is dry and has
not affected the telezraphix service
1 NMNE<RAKKK. Pa. Dee sz-Snow
esz-an ~ f2ll here at nhtnight- and at
} noon the ssorrn u still raging hrrceiv.
wlEA s1ow-sirifss of txo OF three feet IN
ssre~ts~ Prom the present Indications
the Storm VIII contInu.s through the dAv.
] As eleetrss- strcVt railways ami her~.e
I earS az this hour are unable to run and
trasie i bss-cI<est on al sisIez- Trains
On all the railroads ar~ delayed. and
business h Practically suspended
throughout the " youzfnS vaIk-y-
I BUFFAEa. " Y. Dee. gz-Chur-isy
night was the e,Slsiess of The - lsSu- tbs,
taernlssss.s-tcr registering ah-sat 70 de-
grssz above xEro- A heavy blizzard b.
gan at an early hour this morning.. and
the snow drifred badly in PlaeeS- Later
IN the morning the wind subsisie,t, and
now the snow Il falling steadily with
out drifting Railroad travel VIII be
somewhat impsstet
WASHINGTON. Dec 27--A heavy
sn0ys-storu prevailed in Washington
and vicinity A drilling rain fell for
several hours Travel on the Street-car
lines has been greatly retarded. and
trains from all points are late IN arriv-
ing IL IS the HEAVIEST storm sxpe-
rieneed IN Washington since the bIiz-
zar,l of March. i>ss-
AsBUEY Pare. " J.. Dee. a--A
heavy snow-storm has prevailed here
A three-masted schooner il stranded of
Deal Beach The men from life-savinx
station No have boats ready 10 lend
assistance The schooner Is being driven
further up on the beach by the surf
She VIII probably be total wreck
l SCRANTON, Pa. Dec s7.-snow has
been falling here since sariy morning.
and II now at n depth Of six inches The
street cars are not running and way
( trains are delayed \ snow blOeklsse
on Poeomo mountain Is feared
PoErLASD. Me-, Dec sT.-The storm
here continues with unabated fury 4
heavy northeast gale i blowing. Three
trains on the Boston 4 Maine railroad
are stalled at WeIIs. and It l. not known
when they viii get in The express
over the Grand Trunk from Montreal.
which was due At s-s5 p m, : over two
hours behind time and Is believed 10 be
stalled At Island Pond IL Is n Wild
night on the coast
RUTLAND VI. Dee 2s--Snow hegan
/ falling here early this morning and has
continued steadily al day Reports
/ from other sections of the State inGieaze
that the storm has been the heaviest of
/ the season. and railroad tra1s. has been
greatly impedesi
BURLINGTON, Vt, Dee e8-It has
been showing nearly all day here, and
snow is still falling tonight The ther-
mometer at seven O'Clock this morning
registered 20 degrees below zero ONLY
one mail 10 Northern Vermont reached
here to-day.
/ HIGHLAND LIsHT, Mass. Dee a6.-A
severe ea>teriy gale with heavy snow
began here about p. m to-day, the
wind reaching At seven o'clock tonight
velocity of fifty miles an hour. No
marine disaster has rs yet been re-
ported
| SgEfSsFIELD. Mass. Dee s64-About
| ten inches of Snow had fallen here up
to 5 p m. tonight and the storm
showed no signs at that time of abat-
ing All trains are more or less de-
layed and behind time.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec as-Six
inches Of STOW fell here to-day and
this evening The storm was accom-
| panied by high nOrth-easteriy wind
Trains are frOm one to two hours late
BANGOR, Me- Dec a6--Snow began
falling here this evening and still con
tinues. Indications are that il viii be
| the worst storm Of the season A high
wind also prevails
BDDEFoRD. Me- Dee 96.-Tse storm
reached here late this afternoon and Is
raging violently tonight Trains are
blocked IN al ciree-iorS
Another Of the Bogus Divorce LAwyers In
ths roEls-
| NEw YoRK. Dee 57.-Wm h Butt
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