The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02
FROM LAKES 70 GULF.
THE GREAT STORM EMBRACES I
VAST TERRITORY.

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VAST TERRITORY.
The Mississippi Valley and East to the
Atlantic Encased in Snow and Ice
Many Shipwrecks on Now Ensland's
Coast.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Last nights
storm prevailed with varying intensity
oveEythe entire country east OF the
Rocky Mountains. 1t was most severe
along the North Atlantic coast and IN
i the region Of the Great Lakes. From
eighteen inches to two feet OF snow IS
reported from Northern Pennsylvania
and-Central and Northern New York:
At York, Pa, the storm is described
as q blizzard, and one man was found
frozen to death this morning.
At Lock Haven, Pa. with twenty
incles of snow on level, drifts of four
to seven feet We're found, and travel Of
all kinds is practically suspended.
At Hazleton, Pa. freight traffic on
the railroads has been abandoned and
passenger trains are much delayed. All
co,"eries have suspended, throwing
20. 900 men out. a passenger train on
the Lehigh Valley road this morning
ra,1 into snow bank at Pennsylvania
Haven junction. derailing the train
and wreckingsthe engine.
Auburn, n. Y. reports several pas
senGer trains stalled in snow drifts and
the passengers fed by farmers until re-
, Leased. County highways are impas-
sa!1a.
Gswego and Watertown, n. y, re-
port the storm blizzard; wind fifty
two miles an hour. twenty inches Of
snow on q levela and drifts Of enormous
proportions. Travel is practically sus-
pended.
Portland. de, reports gale with
snow wand hail. No vessels arriving or
departing
1t Boston, six inches Of snow, wind
ftvty-two miles an hour with the tenn
perature scarcely above freezing and
snow turning to rain.
In Montreal, the street car tracks are
blocked and traffic suspended.
Along the eastern part OF New ) er-
sew, about six inches of snow fell.
mixed with rain and greatly impeded
travel. Nearly every town along the
jersey coast reports vessels in distress
along the shore. At Cape May, the
schooner Rodman R. Nickerson IS
ashore. Seven of the crew were rescued
by the life savers and the cook was
drowned.
At Atlantic City, nearly all the bath
ing houses were destroyed and much
other damage done. At Far Rockaway.
n. Y, an unknown bark is ashore with
life savers unable to reach her.
SKATING IN THE STREETS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The streets
of Washington were almost impossible
to day. No such severer infiction OF
tempestous weather has been known
here for many years A heavy snow
fall of Yesterday afternoon was fol-
lowed by a cold rain and then by bit
ing winds and keen frost, and conse-
c:7antlv the streets and sidewalks are
i laiG off in ridges of corrugated ice,
w2,,ich render locomotion extremely
difficult. Slight tiurries of snow pre-
vailed during the morning but not
enough to smooth over rock-ribbed
surface Of streets. Of ninety-seven
Western Union wires extending from
Washington to New York City. only
two were in fair working order at
10 a. m.
ICE BOUND PENNSYLVANIA.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 27.-Since I
o'clock last night a snow storm OF
blizzard proportions has ragged con-
tinuously throughout Northeastern
Pennsylvania, equal almost to the
great storm of seven years ago, when
this region was isolated for nearly
week. Only local passenger trains
are running. Through trains on the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
and the Jersey Central railroads are
completely tied up by immense drifts
which fill the mountain cuts. There is
an entire blockade of~every electric
street car line, and traffic is at stand
still on all city throughfares. All
schools are closed. pupils and teachers
being unable to get to the buildings
in the city and country districts.
UNPLEASANT IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 27.-Snow, sleet
and rain. alternately throughout the
night. filled the streets with slush and
i,n7,eded traffic. Three and half in
ches Of snow fell before it turned into
rain. This morning light snow is
falling and there is high wind. All
incoming vessels are behind time and
those scheduled to depart are delaying
theil trips. Telegraph wires are in
bad shape. but meagre reports from
western Maryland cities indicate small
billiards. prevailing there.
SEVERE N ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 27.-The mercury IS
slowly travelling down the tube and at
9 O'Clock this morning registered S de.
crees above zero. The first snow Of
the season is falling with indications
Of continuing several hours. Reports
from points south Of here, including
nOrlncrli lCNtiS. Sldlc tldI lllC NSetIiSA
is cold and snow falling IN many
places.
HEAVIEST SNOW IN YEARS.
WHEELING. W. Va. Dec. 27.-the
heaviest snow in years fell here last
night and this morning. Snow fell
continually from / o'clock yesterday
afternoon until 3 o'clock this morlng.
Trains are all late and street car traffic
is completely blo,kaded.
\ BLOW on THE LAKES.
DULUTH. Mimi. Dec 27.-The cold
est wave of the season struck Duluth
Yesterday. and the mercury has steadl-
lv lowered. with the wind blowing
thir;y-fve miles an hour. This morn
ing it is IL degrees below zero. This
is the first time in several years that
there has been no sleighing in Decem-
ber.
SLEIGHiNG N GAINESVILLE.
ZANESvI.LE. O.. Dec 27.-Snow be-
gan falling yesterday afternoon, and