The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-28

to the buildings in the city and country
| districts.
| A destructive food s reported at Car
| bondale this morning, but as yet no par
| ticulJrs are obtainable.
THE STORM SEVERE IN SEW YoRK CITY.
| NEW YORK, Dec. q The severe storm
which overlook this city early last even
| ing and continued until this afternoon,
| will leave it's marks for many days 10
come. From the battery TO the Harlem
| river the avenues OF traffic were hea'ns
! covered with snow, followed by steady
| down pour OF rain, the whole resulting In
| miniature rivers and lakes, In wadlng
Through which goloshes were of little ser
vice. When the sun. which throughout the
| day only scarcely appeared, went down,
! the mercury followed suit, falling rapldiy.
! The lakes and rivulets became coated
with ice, aud the slush OF The pavement
/ gave place TO hard compact masses or
snow, which made difficult the work OF
cleaning the streets.
] The cable cars. despite the frequent use
/ of snow-ploughs, were often stalled, and
on all horse-car lines the teams were
| doubled. Especially along south and west
! streets was the effect Of the storm most
! apparent. The streets leading TO the va
rious freight depots were iammed with
| numberess carts and trucks. The SNIP
ment of freight was. in consequence.
| heavily delayed. The temperature at
midnight was II degrees. and the wind
was blowing from the northwest at
| twenty-mile rate
AN UNUSUALLY HIGH SEA.
I QUARANTINE, $. l., Dec. 1.-THE
! hail and snow storm which set In shortly
after sundown last evening, settling into
a heavy rain storm I'm the early morning
hours and accompanied by a fresh north
| east wind. caused an unusually high sea
| i'm the upper and lower bay this morning
At Q A. NJ. the wind was stu blowing
fresh from the northeast. An unusually
high tide washed upon Staten Island
shores this morning, but no damage OF
serious nature is reported.
SEVERE STORM IN NEW JERSEY.
CAMDEN. N. T., Dec. T.-The storm IN
this vicinity was the most severe since
the cyclone Of 1886. Electrical wires OF
all kinds were torn from their tasteh-
ings and poles were blown down by the
high wind. Market street, one ot the
principal thCroughfares, was literally
blocked with the debris until late III the
day. The danger OF fire and loss OF me
from the wires was 80 great that the
| electric lighting plant was closed down,
and the city Is dependent upon gas OIL
and candles for light tonight. SeVeFal
houses were unroofei and partially de
stroyed. trees by the score uprooted,
and many people injured by Tying debris.
Crushed by F Il NJ Chimney.
NORTH ADAMS, MASS. Dec. 1.-For-
ty-aye feet OF the 105-foot chimney OF tine
Brggsville Woolen mill was blown down
this morning just before o'clock. IRE
Of na
Iboier-house. striking and killing John
Adams, the fireman. who was working
about the boiler. When found he was ter
ribly scalded.
TRAIN SERVICE IMPROVING.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Towards evening
the train service on the Northern AMI
Western roads improved rapidly, and to-
night the post-ofhce officials report mails
from most sections Of the country arriv-
ing about on time. ON the eastern roads,
however, the situa ion If not so faVCra-
bic All trains from that direction have
been from one to three hours late, and
one train is reported as leaving Cleveland
for Chicago seven hours late.
In some sections of the Chicago suburbs
the mail deliveries tor the afternoon We're
abandoned
VERY COLD ~ IOWA AND AfINNEsOTA.
y
cold has prevailed here since yesterday,
the mercury dropping from 90 above 20 y
below.
ST. PAUL. Dec. 21.-The temperature
ranges from II below zero at \. VI. 10
4 below at 9 T. VI. out In the state Tie
range was from - below at Grand Rapids
TO - below at saltwater but it is mod
Grating rapidly.
DISASTROUS AT ROCHESrIR.
ROCHESTER, y. y, Dec 2i-Ihe
storm THAI has been raging throughout
Western New York for the past twenty
four hours is one OF the most severe aId
disastrous known in THIS decaue. ne
snow is piled up from two 20 i've rect N
depth. Every line OF railways entering
this city has been blocked Throughout tire
day, and all trains are from two 10 eight
hours late. ON the Central Hudson many
passenger trains were abandoned, ana
freight traffic is at standstli no
storm down the Genesee VALLEY mas not
been as severe as about this city. How
ever the blizzard cam. 50 unexpectedly
that cattle have suffered from exposure,
and country roads are Well nien nnpas--
able
HURRICANE AT QUFBEC
OTEBEC. Dec IA hurricane, Uhl2n
has been raging here all day. reacneH
its height about 5 O'Clock. Very few ven
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