New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-10
WINTER WEATHER IN EUROPE
SNOW AND ICE IN MANY COUNTRIES.

THE LONGEST PERIOD or FROST IN GREAT
BRITAIN IN THIS CENTURY-STDAMERs At
MANY PORTS CE-BoUND-eNOwFALL N
SPAIN, ITALY AND EVEN >LGIERS.
London. Jan. o.-It is now tie seventh week Of the
prevalence Of frost throughout the United Kingdom
with no signs of abatement Of the severity Of the
weather From John ~ GroatS House To Lands End
the country is wrapped in and canals and streams
icebound. Even number Of tidal river, arc
frozen fast. For duration Of the frost period this is
the most remarkable winter Of the century and in
point of severity. only the winters Of 1-I3 and 191t
exceeded it. Fairs then held on the ice the
Thames severn. Tyne and Tweed. Booths were
reared the ice, and all the usual fair frocs
held thereon. The Thames. below Richmond, remain,
partially frozen, and is covered with ice foes which
are impeding navigation. Above Tcddington the ice
on tie Thames is eight inches thick. Carriers
traverse The rivers frozen surface from sutton
Court To Abingdon. Skaters have free stretch for
many miles ABOVE and below oxford Numerou,
deaths have resulted from the eNtrem" cold several Of
them at the very gates Of workhouSes where groups
Of poor people waiting for shelter
Midland newspapers declare that thousands Of Scr
in that region arc in condition Of semi is.arya
ton. many aborcrS being compu>orlly Idle. without
fires food Mayors Of cities. with the aid Of local
boards are directing organized distribution Of bread
fail 10 reach host Of cases of distress. Numerous in
stance, occur Of Coroncr~ inquest, the bodies Of
people found dead in bed, where the verdict - that
death resulted from cold and hunger.
In every country the Continent there j. suffering
because Of the severe weather The Goa , OF Belgium
Holland and North Germany ire blocked with ice. In
the Sohcdt River navigation is nearly AZ >tand>ull on
account Of the ice NJ the North German port of
CuNhavcn twcuiy.niuc steamship, ccbould Pilots
q, vii ON 0t-
count Of the ice hoc>, which make the hdIbor IN.
accessible.
several vessels were struck by immcn~e ma,scs ot
the floating ice, and their hulls were 80 badly dam
aged that the boats rapidly hlcd with water and
soon went 10 the bottom. In every instance tho
crews were saved from death only with great ain
Guilty. \ number Of steamers are dnltine h'lpc>,ly
between O'tcudolf and Buin,'attcl They have lot
their anchors and have been considerably damaged Us
the hOajEs ice.
At Hambur. navigation i, greatly impNicd by 'ho
huge block, of ice which FIJI tine river. The ioad 81
Navigation j. maanc every cfort 10 keep the river
opcn and i, employing Il, icebrahcr- three of the
strongest tugs that be- secured. MANY vessels
have also ben damaged here by lie cc but no serious
accidents have yet been reported
At Antwerp 10000 workmen have been thrown out
OF employment owing to the unusually severe weather.
The misery caused among he poorer classes IN con
sequence, i, widespread and intcnse
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the Zee al 'oprhhd-cn "lcic -'Ncidl N''"I's"pH H'
ice bound Al many ports tug arc activclT engaged
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Dispatches from the German ports "t Luheck Ntct
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blocked. and the mails usually conveyed hs us
train. arc now iran. .pprt,d in SIC eh~.
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between the Danube and tie Mp~ the mo" is eighteen
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