Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-04-18
SOME COLD WINTERS,
Facts Which Indicate that the Last
Was Not the Worst ON Record.

Facts Which Indicate that the Last
Was Not the Worst ON Record.
In the year 4O1 the Black Sea was
frozen over for twenty days and men
crossed from Asia Minor to the Crimea
In 764 the Black Sea was frozen to
a distance Of fifty miles from shore.
The Hellespont and Dardanelles were
frozen and the Sea of Marmora was
passable for cavalry.
In 1868 the River Thames was frozen
over for fourteen weeks. All the riv-
ers Of tile continent were frozen, and
even south Of the Alps the 70 and
many other streams were blocked with
Ice.
In 1904 the Cattegat was covered
with ice seven feet thick. Batteries Of
artillery were moved to and fro on
the strait.
In 1923 the Baltic Sea was frozen
over, and during three months travel
ers passed from the continent to Swe-
den on the ice. Heavy wagon trains
were substituted for the trading YES
sells.
In 1888 the Thames and all other
rivers of England and Scotland froze
over; the Seine, Rhine and Danube
were closed to navigation in Deem
Der. The Dardanelles and Hellespont
froze, as did many bays and inlets Of
the Mediterranean. Ice formed in
Algiers, and the Strait of Gibraltar
was almost impossible from drift ice.
In AGO the Baltic again froze over
so as to permit travel on the ice. In
Germany deer sought the towns for
refuge from wolves. Packs Of wolves
came into the cities and attacked the
people in the streets.
In 1914 the cold was so severe in
Holland that wine was cut In blocks
and sold by weight.
In 1904 all the rivers of North Eu-
rope We're frozen before Christmas.
The Cattegat froze, together with a
large part Of the Baltic. The sea Mt
Venice froze SO that during three
weeks no boats could be used. The
Tiber froze at Rome and men crossed
It on the ice, q thing never known be-
fore nor since.
In 1868 the bays and inlets Of North
Europe froze over early in December.
Charles x. Of Sweden crossed the
strait to Denmark with his whole
army, including the artillery baggage
and provision trains.
In 1648 the Thames was covered with
ice over a foot thick. Booths were
erected for fair. which was held on
the river. Coaches piled to and fro on
the ice as on dry land. All the French
ports were closed for three or four
weeks, the harbors being frozen over.
In 1901 the cold was so severe in
Eastern Europe that packs Of starving
wolves entered Vienna and attacked
men and women in the streets. All
the canals Of Venice were frozen, and
the principal mouth Of the Nile was
blocked with floating ice for a week.
In 174O the Thames was frozen for
eleven weeks. Forest birds almost all
persisted, and trees were split by the
frost. The harbor Of Barcelona froze
over, and navigation was suspended
In tho Greek Archipelago on account
Of the danger from floating ice.
The winter of 1928 was one of the
hardest ever known in Europe. The
Thames froze from the source to the
sea, the Seine, the Rhine, the Danube,
the Pc, and the Granddaughter were
all covered with ice. The Baltic froze
for many miles from land, and the
Ikagerack and the Cattegat were both
frozen over. The Adriatic at Venice
was frozen. 90 was the Sea Of Mar
mora, while the Hellespont and the
Dardanelles were blocked with icl