Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-14

Washington, Feb. 10.-Fhe intense
cold continues. Navigation on the
Potomac is closed for fifty miles down,
and no boats are running in CheSa-
peake bay. Trains are from six TO
twelve hours late.
At Richmond. Va, the James river
is frozen over for the first time in
twenty years and no trains for north
or south have run since Thursday. At
Wilmington the situation on the Del
aware road is serious, and no trains
have run since Thursday. Two trains
have been stalled since yesterday
morning near Mlddletown and a relief
train was unable to reach them. Guam
titles of small game are dying.
At Charleston, s. c., there IS con-
tinued cold and much suffering, with
vegetables ruined and the berry crop
delayed.
st. Joseph, Mich. Feb. 10,-Chicago
and West Michigan are entirely
blocked by the blizzard. A mail train,
which left here for Chicago yesterday
Is stalled in drift one mile south. A
Suo" IIpN, VIII lOul lVN'iilO''''F' ~
unable to get within half mile of It,,
The Big -Four and Nandalia lines are
blocked.
New York, Feb. 10.-New York has
been practically ice-bound. The bay
from the narrows to Sandy Hook is
almost a solid field of ice The tugs
with great difficulty have kept the up
~ f.,
The large Hamburg-Ame line
steamer Patria, while proceeding 70
sea, was grounded in the main ship
canal near the Palestine shoals, and
Lies in an easy position but with no
immediate danger. Reports from the
interior of the state tell of continu-
ance of the great storm. The Cen
trail Hudson trains are from five to
twenty-four hours late. At Mount
Vernon, r. j. Tichenor was frozen to
death. Lyons reports a second biz
Yard and the silver plating factories
shut down. 1t will be some days be-
fore the industries revive. Sarnaac
Lake, with three railroads, is almost
entirely cut off. The mercury has
reached forty below there.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1O,-The railroad
travel throughout South Jersey is at a
standstill. All lines to the seashorc
are blocked. Three trains are fast in
a drift between Anchoria and Water
ford.
New York, Feb. 10.-The name Of
the schooner ashore off Lone Hill
Iife-s saving station is not ascertained.
OF a crew of eight two dropped into
the sea, and the others are all frozen
stiff. IIfe-savers are unable to reach
them.
Baltimore. Md, Feb. 10.-The Pitts
burg & Leigh, and the Western Mary
land roads are blocked by snow
drifts. Annapolis is snowbound, and
the reports are received of several
men and horses being frozen to death
in attempting to cross the Severn
river on the ice. A west Virginia Cen
trail passenger and nine engines have
been sent to the relief of the snow
bound at Cumberland. Many oyster
boats are wrecked and loss Of life is
feared.
Horne1Isville, n. Y, Feb. 10.-The
blizzard continues Mails are fifty
hours late. Six engines are stalled
three mil east of her. Trains are
showed in at Belmont, Warsaw and
Airport and in some cases completely
covered with snow The Howard
stage has not been heard from in two
days. William Hickey and Leo Mer-
Ram are reported lost near Nunda,
and Michael Kennedy near Holly.
Several school teachers, returning
from the Angelic teachers institute
are missing.