Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-18
THE BITTER COLD SPELL.
Nothing TO Equal It Since 1904 Re-
cord from Amelia County.

Nothing to Equal IL since ISlO-A be-
cord from Amelia County.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
JETFRsyILIr. AMELIA COUNTY. Va, Janu-
arv I'll have notes Of extraordinary
weather and temperature reaching back 10
1870. They disclose nothing TO equal the
bitter cold apell now upon Us. $500 and
1851. the years Of the great SHOWS, the low
est drop was u degrees below zero.
Monday morning January Is, 1898, this
was exceeded hy degrees and the Their
mOmetcr az dav-dawn IN the open air regis
tered II degrees below zero. Another Their
mOmeter in my front south porch showed
If degrees below zero.
TUESDAY morning, January Il, 1893, the
same instrument out OF doors disclosed
Y degrees below and the front porch one
9 degrees below zero. The snow on the
ground is eleven inches deep and no sign
TO date OF the spell breaking. Nothing like
this in my old notes kept since 1910.
Sunerings ola German Sailor.
fCorrespondeurcof the Richmond Dspatch.l
ONAvCoCK, January 1G-It is feared that
number Of oyster boats have been caught
IN the ice on the bay, and, If So, their
crews must have already undergone terrl-
bic suffering. Several days ago an un-
fortunate German sailor who shipped on
an oyster boat from Baltimore Just before
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Chesconuessex creek having walked
ashore on the ice. His feet and hands
were dreadfully frosted, and though he
could not speak English, he gave persons
who talked with him q understand that
he had been cruelty treated on board the
oyster-hoat. tie made his way to the sta
ton, and took the tram TO Baltimore to
lodge complaint OF his treatment before
the German Consul and the German Relief
Association II that city.
Ice from shore to shore.
Correspondence or tbs Richmond DisDatch.l
NEWPORT Nrws, Va, January l6.-Our
clty IL IN regular ice bound condition,
the river being frozen from shore to shore,
a distance o. seven miles. Wild fowl are
easily caught, because Of weakness from
hunger and exposure. Very little snow
has fallen here daring the past month, but
the temperature has averaged from 10 to
20 degrees above zero. Since last Friday
night the steamer Louise could not make
her trips TO Norfolk. She has been frozen
in at the pier. and the passengers have
been carried by the cOmpany's tugs. The
dry-dock employees in some Of the de-
pprtmeuts have been discharged in con-
sequence Of Ahortness OF work aud the
fear of the pipes freezing. Every kind of
business Is at standstill, and hundreds
of houses cannot be finished TIL the wea-
Their mOderates.
Charlotte's Weather Record.
Correspondence OF the Richm1r D.spatch.l
EUREKA Mills. Va, January lit is
generally conceded that this has been the
coolest weather and of longer duration Of
any experienced here for many years. Last
Saturday morning was the coolest day OF
tho season. when at o'clock the mercury
IN the thermometer registered II degrees
I.g.- h. }, L. Of nd
some, but Is still very cold and the ground
is covered with snow to depth OF ten
inches.
Several marriages are announced for the
near future-amOng these Mr.. Robert
Roberts aud Miss Susie Scott, daughter OF
the lato Captain Henry +. Scott. which
will take place on the 25th instant.
Fears Of Potomac Freshet.
correspondence Of tho Richmond DisDatch.l
ALEXANDRIA, January I7.--Great fears are
expressed that when tue accumulated snow
and Ice along the Potomac begin TO melt |
III the spring. another freshet VIII be |
caused by the heavy ice,gorces that wlii
form, and n repetition of the damage OF !
1859 will take place. The lumber-dealers |
and merchants along the river are moving |
their lumber and other goods out OF |
harms way.
Grave fears are also felt for the Long |
bridge, and many say that when the ice |
comes down 1t will be carried away.
The Potomac is now frozen sOld, no |
boats having gone up or down 1t III the !
past twenty-four hours.
Frozen Over at Cartersvilic.
Correspondence of the Richmond DispGtch.l |
CARrERsvuLH. Va. January 17.--Suuday |
night was the coolest night that we have |
experienced in this section since 1867. |
The river is frozen from bank TO bank. and |
the thermometer marked 10 degrees below |
zero in this village, and at Miss Maria |
Browns. a half mile from the village, It |
marked IA degrees below This Is some |
thing beyond the memory of the oldest IN
habitants, with the exception OF lS56-57. |
SIN Keeping the Tracks Open.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK. Va, January 1.-THE cold |
here last night was intense, fully equal 20 |
the night previous, and the ferry steamers /
were again kept running all night 10 keep /
the tracks between Norfolk, Portsmouth, /
and Berkeley from freezing over. No Bal |
timore or Washington steamers arrived to- |
day. Ice "a very troublesome IN Chesa- |
peake Bay as well as the rivers.
Pure Air at Pulaski
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
PULASKI Va, January 1.-THE Their |
mometer here at sunrise yesterday morn
ing stood at IL below zero, but the air is so |
dry and pure that we do not suffer by this |
unprecedented cold.
The DISPATCH Is still our favorite paper |
and our people wish you happy and pros
porous new year.
Very Cold at Martinsyilie.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
MAgIISsyILLK, VA. January I6.-The |
Thermometer registered 4 degrees below |
zero here at day break this morning. There |
is great ice harvest. The young people
are enjoying the fine skating on Smiths
river.
Low Mercury at High Gate.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
HIGH GATE, Va. January i6.-The Their
mometer stood this morning at o'clock |
IA degrees below zero. and at 0 o'clock 4 |
below--the coolest weather within the re-
collection of our Oldest inhabitants.
Lew Temperature In the southsade.
Especial telegram 70 the Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, Va. January 17.-From |
Prince George Courthouse the report is ,