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“ Newbury, Mass.—December 27.—From 4 p. m. to 64 p.m. the wind blew a violent gale. 
North Billerica, Mass.—December 27.—A remarkable depression of the barometer, reach- 
pg its minimum during the night. 
Williamstown, Mass.—December 27.—Great snow storm; depth of snow probably more 
than two feet, the greatest fall observed here at one time. 
Worcester. cca Kight inches of snow fell from 8 a. m. of the 27th to 4 a. m. of the 23th. 
Newport, R. .—December 27.—Rain from 7 a,m.to 2 p.m., and snow from 8 p.m. till 
two hours after midnight. 
Pomfret, Conn, — December 27.—Snow from 6 a.m. till in the night. 
Groton, Conn.—Very heavy rain on the 27th. Two inches of snow on the 2xth, the wind 
blowing a strong gale much of the time during these two days. 
Columbia, Conn.—December 27.—Commenced raining at 4 a,m.and continued, with the 
wind “orthenst, till the 28th at 3 a.m., when the wind veered into northwest. Tw elve inches 
of snow fell. 
Colebrook, Conn.—December 27.—Commenced snowing as early as 5 a. m. j¢wind east in 
the morning; at 4 p.m. changed to nortiiwest, very high, which continued through the night. 
After the wind changed the air was so filled with snow that it was impossible to know w ‘hen 
it stopped snowing. Two feet of snow fell during the storm, 28th.—High wind and snow 
squalls; snow very badly drifted; roads impassable. 
Hudson, N. Y. .—December 23.—The storm of last night was the most severe ever known 
in this city. Every avenue to the city is blockaded. ‘The Hudson and Berkshire railroad is 
completely closed. Four passenger cars on the Hudson River railroad were blown from the 
track last evening, and trees and fences in all directions, were blown down.— Newspaper tele- 
gram. 
Lroy, N. Y.—December 29.—The city is still snow-bound. No trains have reached us 
since Thursday afternoon, the 27th. Yesterday trains left the city by the Central road for 
Schenectady, and also by the Rensselaer and Saratoga road, but in each case they were com- 
pelled to return, after proceeding seven or eight miles. Communication by railroad is not 
yet open between this city and Albany.— Newspaper telegram. 
South Hartford, N. Y.—December 27.—Snow commenced at 9a.m.3; at 2p. m. it had not 
amounted to an inch. It then increased, and at 3 p.m. was falling at the rate of four inches 
per hour, At2a.m.on the 28th, it stopped storming. When morning broke, the snow lay 
twenty inches upon the level. Travel ceased, and was not resumed on the Saratoga and 
Washington raiiroad until the morning of the 30th. 
Nichols, N. Y.—December 27.— Lig hit snowall day; depth two inches; very windy night. 
28th.—Snow squalls a greater part of the day; strong gale from the northwest all day and 
night. 
“Garrison's, N. Y—A heavy gale, from the west and northwest, blew all through the 27th 
and 2eth, and part of the 29th, but no serious damage was done in this vicinity. 
Depaueille, N.Y. —December 31.—Good sleighing on all roads running north and south ; 
roads running east and west are in many -places badly drifted. The ground is not frozen. 
The opea country is covered with only a few inches of snow, while on other places high banks 
of snow are heaped up. 
New York, N. Y. Ty ncebee 27,— Snow at2 a.m.; after a short time hail, and then sleet, 
till at 10 a. m. it became Tain, es continued so till 11.40, when it changed to snow and con- 
tinued at intervals till 5.40 p.m. At first the wind was very light from west southwest ; 
changed gradually to the northwest, and increased in violence “till at 6 p- m.it blew a vale, 
and continued most of the night. Amount of snow, two inches. 
Skaneuteles, N. ¥Y.—December 27 —A most boisterous day, and snow drifted badly. 28th.— 
Tempestuous day; snowing and drifting fearfully. 29th—The storm abates, but wind con- 
tinues high; snow supposed to be three and a half feet deep on the level. 
Rochester, N. Y.—December 27.—A very severe storm commenced last night, and this 
afternoon is attended by a westerly gale that is piling the snow in immense drifts through 
the county. ‘The storm did not cease till early in the morning of the 29th, and seems to have 
been the greatest storm that has occurred in several years. —Dr. Matthews. 
Rochester, N. Y.—The morning of the 2ist was the coldest morning in December in thirty 
years, by four degrees, The temperature of the month was 2.71° below the general average 
for December. [2 (In the meteorology of the State of New York, printed in 1847, the 
temperature of Rochester in December, 1847, is given 10° below, but shouid be 10 above, 
as the original records show.) Average temperature of the year, 1837 to 1866, inclusive, 
47.03°; of water, 32.63 inches; of barometer, 29.53 inches.—Prof. Dewey. 
Newurk, N. J.—-On the 27th about one inch of snow fell during the day, preceded by some 
rain aud hail the night previous, aud was succeeded by a gule of wind of some hours con- 
tinuance from the west and northwest, causing the foundering of the steamboat Commodore 
on Long Island sound, and other marine disasters. The mean temperature of the month 
was nearly two degrees lower than the average of December for the last twenty-two years. 
The quantity of rain and melted snow was more than an inch less than the average. 
Greenwich, N. J.—December 27.—Light rain last night, which changed to snow between 
6 and 7 a. m. this morning. Squally through the day. 
Locust Farm, N. J.—Decewber 27, 28.—Quite a gale from the west. Delaware river 
frozen over for the third time this winter. 
