Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-05
.As IMMENSE STORM AREI.
Yesterdays Tempest Extends over Half
the Country--wind, Hail, Rain and

Yesterdays Tempest Extends Over Half
the Conntry--Wind, Hail, Rain and
Snow.
PALESTINE, TEXAS, Feb. 26.--High
winds to-day, terminated in freezing
weather, and this morning there was
plenty Of ice to be seen. The day has
been clear and cold.
WEST POINT, Miss, Feb. GA cold
wave struck this section last midnight,
and binding snow storm ragged until
noon to-day. The mercury fell 50' in
Il few hours, and the weather is the
coolest experienced here in many years.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 26 Snow
fell all over North Alabama for several
hours to-day. The ground was warm,
however, and the snow soon melted. 1t
was the first of the season. Tonight
the weather has become very cold.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 26.-About
3 o'clock this afternoon the fresh west
erly wind which had been blowing
since morning wore suddenly around to
the northward and soon became o
genuine north westerly gale, the seyerest
since 1872, and at $50 p. IN. it reached
a velocity of Sc miles per hour. After
that it subsidized gradually, and tonight
is comparatively calm. Considerable
damage is reported in all parts Of the
CITY. The front of the st. James stables
on Hogan street, was blown completely
out and fell into the street, obstructing
travel for time. Not far from there u
grocery wagon, with driver and con-
tents, was overturned and blown dis
lance of 10 feet. About 60 feet of the
warehouse roof on the Clyde pier was
lifted off and demolished. A hole 15by
As feet was blown in the suh-tropical
building. Two houses in the suburbs
We're wrecked. Telephone and tele-
graph wires are down, vanes blown
from steeples, and many oak trees were
uprooted. No lives were lost.
BELvIpERE, N. j., Feb. GA severe
storm has been raging throughout
Northern New Jersey this afternoon
and the roads are almost impossible.
CANAJoHARIE, N. ", Feb. 26.-The
ice in the Mohawk river moved down
about six miles this afternoon, but
formed another gorge at Big Nose,
where the river is very narrow. The
ice is about eighteen inches thick and is
solid. The tracks of the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad are
torn up, washed out and covered with
huge tuhtS VI ltt lJl u iiSldnLS VI ola
miles between Palatine bridge and st,
townsville. Many freight trains arc
stalled in the water, one train near
Fort Plain being off the track 1t will
be many days before traffic can be re-
sumed on the New York Central Rail
road.
WATERTowN, N. ", Feb. 26.-The
streams in the st. Lawrence and Lewis
counties are dangerously high. Several
houses have been carried away. At
Norfolk dam and sawmill have been
swept away. Huge cakes of 6ice are
floating through the streets. Copen-
hagen, Lewis county, has half its streets
under water and a saw-mill partially
demolished.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 26.--For the
first time this winter the Susquehanna
river is II feet above the low-water
mark at this point, and the highway be-
tween this city is inundated about 3
feet. The flood came very suddenly
and is still rising. The calculations of
lumber men along the stream below
have been that no more floods would
ensue, and owing TO this much damage
will result from the swollen stream.
HUDSON, N. Y, Feb. 26.-All trains
on the New York Central & Hudson
River railroad are detained at this city
until further notice by reason of high
water and ice ON the track between
Stuyvesant and Albany. 4 train for
Albany will be sent to Chatham over the
Hudson branch of the Boston 4 Albany
railroad. and thence to Albany.