Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-23
Gradual Disappearance
OF Both in the North.
Only Portions Of New England
Are Now Affected.
Ice In the Harbors Diminished In
Thickness.

tioilS Oh the Lake region, Middle At
lantic states and New England were
covered with snow at s p. NJ. March
20, 1863, and with the exception of a
few limited areas, diminished depths
are reported from these districts
Depths ranging from 10 to more than
30 inches are. however, still reported
from the northern portion of the up
per Lake region and northern New
England.
There is now decidedly less snow
than there was at the corresponding
date of 1901 in North Dakota and in
portions of the upper Lage region. and
about the same amount in northern
New England.
At p. NJ, March 20, ice was moving
in the upper Missouri river at Willis
ton, n. Oak. but continued intact at
Bismarck, n. Oak, though much di-
minished in thickness, as compared
with tine conditions reported on the
18th. La Crosse, Wis, and Dubuque,
Iowa, are the only stations on the up
per Mississippi now reporting ice. the
former IA inches and the latter 8 inches,
or l in and 4 inches, respectively. less
than were reported on the 18th. In the
rivers of southern New England and
in the Great Lakes, with the exception
of Lake Superior. the reports general
ly indicate material elimination in
the quantity of ice. In the rivers of
northern New England and in Lake
Superior the conditions have changed
but little during the past week.
The following special reports have
been received by telegraph. that from
til.
large number of reports collected from
ports along the Great Lakes:
Hartford, CT, March 20.-NaviGation
resumed.
Setauket. Long Island. y. Y, March
2O-Ice gone out of Setauket Harbor;
still 10 inches thick in Port Jefferson
Bay.
Albany, n. Y, March 21.-In Mohawk
valley the depth of snow ranges from 6
inches at Littlefalls 20 trace at Sch'-
nectady; in Hudson valley. from in
ches at GIens Falls to trace at Coey-
mans. Ice in Mohawk river is inches
thick at Littlefalls and inches DIT
Schenectady, where it is honeycombed:
in Hudson ii is % inches thick at Gle2s
Falls and ii inches thick at Coeymans.
where it is soft and wasting rapidly.
The Hudson and tributaries are open
in places. Gorge in Mohawk river at
Aiken and in Hoosick river near Still
water.
Rochester. y. Y. Marcn 21.-Ice blast
ed: river open where measurements
are usually made.
Tuwanda Pa. March 20.-Ice in river
broke up and moved out of West
Bran, h of Susuuehanna on Saturday.
18th.
Selinagrove. Pa. March 20.-Susqua-
hanna river clear of ice; a rise Of l2.5.
ard rising slowly.
Harrisburg. Pa. March 26-Ice pass
ing down without damage.
Detroit. Mich. Marin 21.-Much less
ice reported from western portion nf
Lake Superior: no change in eastern
norton. cold weather holds ice firm:
no change at Sault ste. Marie: ice tirm
in northern Green Bag. but SofteninS
in southern portion: 10 ice along west
shore of Lake Michigan ice fields NOV
eu off east shore and not so much re-
ported except in northern portion: no
change at Straits Of Macknac. where
ice is solid: no open water reported in
Lake Huron; st. Clair and Detroit riv-
crs omen; ice breaking up over western
Lake Erie, but firm over eastern por-
ton: no change in conditions in Lake
Ontario where ice remains hrn ana
BUT little open water is reported.
ST. Paul. Mimi. March 2o.-The river
is free from ice as far south as Lake
Pcpin.
Williston n. OAK. March 2O.-lce
moving out.
Huron. S. Oak. March 2O.-Some open
water.
Duluth. Mimi. March e0.-Heavv
northeast winds have driven consider
able ice to this end IF Lake. Field ex-
tends 80 miles or more.
At the corresponding cate of 1904
there was considerably more ice than
is now reported. except in northern
New England and ut a few stations
on the lower Lakes and upper Mississ-
ippi river.
Edward l.. Cook who dispenses New
Jersey Justice at Madison IN that state
has decided that a woman's tongue when
used upon a justice of the peace becomes
a concealed weapon. Two women had
the other had called her names. The
Justice tried to settle the case and after
dismissing the complaint endeavored to
make the women shake hands. 1t was
tben that they turned their tongues loose