Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-01
ALL RECORDS SMASHED.
The Most Severe November Biirx1Ed
Within the Old-s, lnhab-
iisn,'s Memory.
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ss'Ps'ss >~s~ssh~t--- rs-s- a.s.
n~-~ NaH-~r~ss we-~ss k~~-a.p.st--a
,, t.s- - tifs Ssfis--a rr.n~ t-.-
s--i~-s .at Fi.~tst~.t --s.sss rspva-a

H~-~ Nuuu~r.s. we-~ss k~e-a.psaf--s
y, ts.- - tifs S.iir.--a rr.n~ t-.-
s~-i~-s .al Fi.~tst~.a --sssss srspya-A
Hs'-f"r. Nas - \ r~eur,l lsr-aLta
N"srmt~r niisari s~~p, over the
gr~atsT porfion II New England Ss,,.
urs'ay nirtt sad y~-fsr,ia a,.s,osnpl-i~i
slrmorair-d traHsv q every ds-crir,
tien. ard a-u niSh paralyzrd tell
grsphir -nt '-i~phoni~ conmunira.
'iaa. While the uarthsasf gale. coming
or high crur>~ - ,i,is.. drove thu
s~a FAR n~sund - usual limits. and
made a mark along .hors ~vc~.,i-,i
"nis by ths memorable hurriran~ OF
/ t~1f
Nlii- tn STORM was hsasi.st ia ths
ssath~s-t~rr part - New Engisn.i
/ 'h~ " hni~ dsstrict Va Affected. ami
| ~ p~ri~ue--fi snow fail - frrru 70
/ - inches. a.ssi a. the c~ufer - tho .lis-
iurhans- n.s.ss.i down tn. Nains e.sisf
that ~svtiou and the pruriuss~ pr1ts
shly rsc-iS~si a similar taste uf a5utrt
Nsath~r last uight
/ n-r.iss--i - t,--- - >..- ~ssrvi-x
/ Fortunately th- STERN waa hrFaisird
suufetensiv tn asisaur~ hy the w~ath-t
tursaa .. sfetaiu us.,.t ~ 'h.. rtsssf
I wise shipping IN safe hart-nrs hut -.
/ Warming wa- entirely unh-v,i-d am,
I iruarvd hs tha-- sn sharv with the
[ r.-<uit that r~arlv vv~rson~ ~-p--s isils
I fhs raiir'sal. and sisctrir ,-ampanis.
verv caught mapping and suffered a.
I rasslsaslg Thsr= va- nus rnifrrstd
b.. N-w England tirf was not uiors
pt i--> ti-d up by ih~ h~avy fsn 81
I Snow. ami tn rr~at drifts. and ths
raad~ running aiorw ne cuas;. Ike
fhr N~w York Nvw HaV~n 4 Hart
f1r,i and The Es-ston 4 Maine. had ths
ssi'i-'i difficulty - frvgurnt ~asbouts
iu places exposed 80 the heavy SEAS
E.trr...a rr.m~ >-.st. ---e-a.t-.G
Trains north. east. .auth anil west
were usariy ali stalled early ir the
nieh'. ai''touuh one ,rain from ran
-ur reached ,uu y~~t-r,iav nu-,u. ans'
tva thicag,, trains same iuts the rits
ias' evening
In the citi~s and towns drr-n,ivuf
/ rtian elsrtrir ears. SAN ir~ was ~t~r
,,Hr--. for the damp SNOW poekr,
har,i On rhs rails aul held ~ even ths
hrasy suov piaes. Th- Srrs.e. IN thi.
eats va prs,i ably the b.--t = any #
the surrounding communities w.
even hrrr. th.re Was us aftsIuut uaa.l.
Il run mor~ than DOZEN ears ou
\ wa.hingtaa s'r-rt and one ~ fws
rfhsr- of the main thoroHghfarrs.
INSET rssrsai nsiss.s,a sl-s- s-sss.r- ts-s
| Ths storm. while not $, severe ans
far-r~a ching iu a., ~Fect~ a. the fear.
ful abxganI 81 lat February wa
uevrrfhslsss the heaviest experience.
IN Noeemf-sr 10 This p-art ~ th~ eouu
try for ION. series - wears Cpstimg
o. SUNDAY = Bad not caase the annoy
aucs. or Inconvenience. IL wnuld have
done eu a yvC.k day. and mazt 81 ths
transportation companies madr .
h.roie -iTer' 70 ~ hast partially r.
cover from the effects Of the block
asse-
cr.s. F~sr- foe the safety sf shiPPias
| fsp.-ast.
| 0nlv the bar.-f rsrorts w~re ~
eeis-d up - - O'Clock last night oi
the effects - the storm On the eaast
but even tho-r few lines gave rise te
the grsve~t tears a. 10 the safety oi
what Ht'ic shipping May have
been oil gaF.. Cosl Saturday nigh; ot
YESTERDAY n vili protably h. two OF
thre~ dnss tsfor. a complete list o.
the siisastsrs eau he made.
| T.rrtbi- fsp-st--s~ sf o.it.ss rr.t"-~
Farther 70 the west. az Pruvidenc.
and in other parts of gho.is Island,
| communication was intermittent aud
subject 10 great delay. Night trains
over the shore line to New York
rtarhsd Providence with only a few
minutes .l~lay. but beyond that point
they met terrific drifts. aud IL was
morning l.for- either Of the two rig.
ular trains Preached New London Her.
fright wrrcks on the road h-.twe~u
that point and New Haven The trains
from New York met similar expert
enee west u saybrook
At noon yesterday the regular New
York eNpr-Ss from Chicago lefi
Springfield tor this city. followed. a
short time l=ier. by the morning ex.
press from the west. and. barring >
slight delay from wreck at Past
Isrookfield. came through to this city
all right.
thirty B~sx~- and >chasn~rs sank A.