Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
SNOW STORMS IN EUROPE
Intensely Cold Weather All
Over England.
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF SHIPS
A British Bark Believed to
Have Been Lost.
4 skipper Frozen to Death on His Craft
--Snow Twelve Feet Deep In Alpine
Passes--Nountain jewellers Threatened
by Avalanches.

LONDON, Feb. 1T-The snow-storm
which began again this morning in
Wales and the highlands of Scotland
has become general throughout the
country. The snow since Sunday has
been heavier than oil the other SHOWS
that have fallen during the whole
winter To add tp the general discom-
fort the weather remains intensely cold.
This in itself greatly hampers the work
Of restoring telegraphic communication,
which was greatly interfered with by
the breaking of wiFes and blowing down
of poles Sunday night and Monday,
and it is expected that further damage
will be done by the present storm.
The snow is so deep and the weather
so cold that the c4ursing for the Water
loo cup, one of the great sporting events
of Great Britain, has been suspended, as
have also the races at Sandown Park.
The skipper of a barge lying at anchor
on the Maplin Sands was found to-day
frozen to death on his craft.
There Is every indication at present
that the severe weather will continue.
1t is believed that number of vessels
bound to OF from European ports were
lost in the storms that prevailed yester-
day and the night before last, and that
their loss will only become positively
known when they are posted at the vari
oue maritime headquarters. A quantity
OF wreckage has come ashore at Round
stone, Connemarra, county Galway, Ire
land. On some of these pieces of wreck,
ageis the inscription, "Cavour, Green
ock," and this is taken to indicate the
loss of the British bark Cavour, com
,manded by Captain McMurtry, which
sailed from Pensacola, December 9th
bound for Grdenock, her home port
The Cavour WIS formerly the ship o
that name thatkwas built at St. John, N
b., in 1862. she was vessel of 1,29I
tons, and wasX built of hard and sof
woods, iron q I'D copper fastened, AM
was salted. SLIP was rated IL, and wa!
aast surveyed at Greenock in April
1883. She wasIowned by John Carswel
q Son.
There has also drifted ashore q
IRoundstone box of books, with tn
initials rs. Fl H. Y" on the box.
A large timber-laden vessel, upsid
down, is floating shorewards. The tim
bber will be salved. Some fishermen re
port that they passed at sea the body c
Ia woman on which was life-bel
They were afraid to bring the bod
ashore.
vienna, Feb. 17.-The snowfall i
she Eastern and Central Alps has bee
incessant since Friday and it now lie
to depth Of from 10 to 16 feet in tn
Sernmering and Hochveitsch passes.
A large number of cottages in Styri
are almost buried. The weathe
moderated to-day and a thaw set il
This has caused the utmost alarl
among the people dwelling on tt
lower Alps and in the mountain han
lets, as 1t is feared that much destru'
tion will be caused by the avalanch,
that are now threatening.
LONDON, Feb. 18.-The snow stor
In the United Kingdom continues.
some places the snow is eight inch,
deep.
PANS, Feb. 1e.--The snow stor
which prevailed here yesterday increase
the depth of the snow already on Il
ground five inches by last night. TRAIT
has again been suspended. Many sci
Gus accidents have occurred to pede
TRANS through falls. The weather
intensely cold.
A cabman who had been half-frozt
on his vehicle, fellsfrom his seat and h
wheels of the cab passed over him eau
ing death. A manswas found frozen
cath on theroad atiColombes.