The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
The Billiards. Breath.
The Worst Weather on Re
cord---Ali Early Vege-
tables Killed.
LAST FRIDAY S RECORD.

snow StOTlu ttidt GU y" e"'o ''N''J
TO-DAY was worse than the memora-
Bile blizzard of March 1915. 1888, in
three ways-in wind, temperature
and area affected. Only in snow tall
was the storm of 1888 greater than
to-day's. The wind to-day averaged
sixty miles an hour. against fifty
miles in the blizzard Of 'SS, the tenn
perature to day lowering about zero,
while In 'S8 it was 5 above, FIVE and
a half inches of snow fell to-day,
against two feet then. In the area of
the storm, however. is the greatest
difference noted. The blizzard to-day
swept almost the entire country
instead of the mere radius of 100
miles around New York then covered.
The storm swept down on the city
early last night and by this morning
was in full possession. 1t did not
settle down softly and quietly in nice
big fakes. On the contrary. it was
driven along with binding force by a
furious gale of bitter coldness in min
ute particles that seemed to be cover
ed with sharp points, like the end of
needle and stung the faces of belat.
ed pedestrians as they toiled on
through lhe drifts. 1t was so dry
and light that it was piled up in
grsat heaps and riding in every
sheltered point, for wherever the gale
had full play, it swept streets and
: sidewalks clean.
Under these conditions, it was no
wonder that this city was at SKIES
and sevens to-day Snow was drifted
high in the streets, traffic on surface
and elevated lines was impeded, tanks
and pipes were frozen, persons were
overcome by the cold and frost bitten
noses, ears and hands were plentiful
In Brooklyn but few surface cars
were running and the elevated roads
could not work as we'll as usual. Out.
living wards and neighboring Long
Island towns were completely cut off
in many instances from communica-
ton with the outer world. There
were large fields of ice in the bay
and several ships were caught in
them. Other vessels were frozen
fast at their docks The narrows
were gorged with ice and it was i'm.
possible for any craft, big or little,
to navigate there without taking big
risks.
Traffic on the different ferries were
seriously impeded. Both the North
aud East rivers were filed with huge
masses of drifting ice and the utmost
care had to be exercised in taking the
boats across.
Late in the afternoon, the Hamil-
ton, South Wall Street and Thirty
ninth Street ferries stopped running
on account OF the ice. The only
serious accident this far reported, and
which was attended with probable
loss of life, occurred last night in the
lower bay, where the fishing
schooner, the Emmo capsized. -Four
of her crew took TO beat, and
attempted to reach shore, but have
not since been heard lfrom. Three
others remained in the rigging four
or five hours and then reached shore
nearly frozen in small boat.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.-The travel
throughout the State is seriously
crippled because Of deep snow drifts
In some places the snow has drlfted
as high as the car tops on the rail-
road tracks Fortunately the tele-
graph wires are in fairly good con-
dition and the danger of accidents is
lessened. The conditions are equally
as bad as during the blizzard of 1885
Pittsburg, Pa-The mercury stood
at four degrees below zero, and in
exposed places was several degrees
tower. The river is frozen over and
teams are crossing on the ice. The
Allegheny and NJ Monongahela rivers are
ice locked throughout their entire
length.
New Orleans, La The thermome-
ter recorded l6 degrees above zero,
within one degree Of the lowest tenn
perature recorded for that place.
The cold is intense and there is much
suffering in the city
Galveston Tex The bay is frozen
over, for the second time in the his
tory of the place. 1t was frozen in
1886. Millions of fish were frozen,
and are being gathered on the jetties
by the poor.
Montgomery, Ala-The thermome-
ter registered degrees above zero
In 1886 the lowest recorded was 5
degrees above.
Knoxville, Tenn.-The tempera-
ture fell to seven degrees below zero.
the lowest record, with one excep-
tion within 25 years.
Charlotte, n C-The ground is
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