Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-08
THREE FROZEN BODIES

ON TOP OF THE CABIN OF A WRECKED
 vEssgL-wHo THEY WE'RE.
 VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Feb. 7.-The after part of good sized vessel covered with ice, with what appears to be the life- less bodies of three men encased in ice and frozen 10 the top of the cabin, has driited ashore on Paul's point, Lambert's cove, on the north side of this island. Tie wreckage was discovered by Edward Cot lie of Lambert's cove this morning, and he came here for a medical examiner, who has started for that place 10 take charge of the bodies.
 MT. Cottle state s that the features of one man could easily be discerned, and there are apparently two other frozen bodies in the cabin. It is impossible al this lime to ascertain the identity of either vessel or bodies.
 The wreckage has been identified as part Of Ihe schooner T. P. Dixon of Rock island, Me-, and the bodies are those of Captain Poswick and Mate Martin Lee and oue sailor of that vessel. There is DO ex- planation of the wreck.
 ALL THROUGH NEW YORK.
 WATERFOWL, N. Y.. Feb. 7.--Clear and cold weather continues throughout this section, though it has moderated slightly from he intense cold of the past two days. At Il O clock today 1t is 10 degrees below iu districts it is from to degrees lower. At Gouyerneur, St. Lawrence county, early this morning 26 to 30 below are the reports, and correspondingly low temperature is re- ported from other towns throughout this section. At Alexandria bay and other Thousand island points yesterday the low est mark was 34 degrees below. The aver age emperaturs of the bay in Watertown yesterday was 19 degrees below.
 SEVERE AROUND ENGLAND.
 LONDON, Feb. 7.-The traffic of small vessels is greatly endangered by the heavy ics packs at the mouth of the Thames. The railways in Scotland are still blocked with snow. The snow blows sent out to clear the lines have themselves been im- bedded in the snow banks, and the men operating them have suffered severely from the intense cold. The steamer Princess May, with passengers and mail, which left Larne, Ireland, for Strauraer, Scot- land, at o' o'clock last evening, had not ar rived at the latter place at o'clock this morning. though it should have taken her only two hours ordinarily to make the passage.
 IN THE LAND OF FLOWERS.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 7.-At II o'clock tonight the mercury at this place had fallen to 20 degrees and was still fall state show that the cold is intense and hat the freeze of December last will be equaled. It fig feared that the orange trees, which were recovering from the December freeze, will be ruined. The loss 10 the early vegetable and strawberry grow CTS will be heavy.
 ATLANTA WILL SCORE ZERO.
 ATLANTA, Feb. 7.-1hs cold wave struck Atlanta about 10 o'clock this morning. In an hour the temperature fell from 40 to 20. The wind blew gale, reachin forty seven miles an hour this afternoon. Snow squalls come at short intervals. = The wind kept the snow in the air and it was blind- ho fI,orf afa af 6 above. The observer says that it will go below zero before morning.
 ZERO AT COLUMBUS, o.
 COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 7.-The thermom. eter here is at zero and drifting snow storm has prevailed during the morning. Street car travel is almost i1possible, and the streets are practically asserted. To add to the severity heavy gale set in dur ing the night and still continues, though the velocity has decreased The attendance at the suburban school is very light.
 ALL TRAINS STOPPED.
 PERRY, Okla, Feb. 7.--The blizzard storm the territory has experienced in twenty years. From o'clock last night till g o'clock this morning the ther- mometer registered from 10 to 15 degrees below zero. The wind blew a hurricane from the north. No trains have arrived here since yesterday evening.
 BUSINESS AT A srANDsTILL.
 GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 7.-Business was principally suspended here all day long owing to the extreme weather. It was colder than it has been since JaEulry 8, 1886, when Galveston bay froze and the thermometer registered II above. Today | at a. m. it registered 16 above.
 KNOXVILLE HAS LOTS OF SNOW.
 KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. "A snow | storm which ragged thirty hours without cessation ended at noon today. The | snow is about 12 inches deep on level. | At o'clock tonight the thermometer reg heloW before morning.
 ICE CLOSES THE FERRIES. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 7.-An ice foe from | the upper Mersey has drifted down to the | river's mouth, forming mass half a mile l ice has blocked access to the landing stage | sud compelled the stoppase of the ferries.
 ITALY slORM-SwEPT.
 GENOA, Feb. "A violent storm is sweeping along the coast. Twenty small | vessels have been driven ashore at this | port. Great damage was done to buildings | in posed positions and piers and break waters.
 A ROWLING BLIZZARD.
 DENIsoN, Tex, Feb. "A bowling | blizzard, with the wind blowing fifty miles | an hour, prevails throughout northerpu Texas. It is the worst storm 1i Thousands of cattle are
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