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the building. The rain on the 17th turned to snow in the 

 afternoon, which continued through some part, or all of the 

 night, but the quantity was small, leaving but two or three 

 inches on Sunday at noon. The rain fell in torrents, and 

 the gale blew at times as powerfully as I have ever felt it 

 at this place. Its violence abated somewhat on Sunday 

 afternoon. 



25. Gettysburgh, Perm., (south side of the state.) (From our regular cor- 



respondent, JACOB LEFEVER, Esq.) 



The storm commenced with dribbling of rain at half 

 past ten P. M. March 16th, and the heavy fall of snow ter- 

 minated about half past nine, A. M., on the 18th, although 

 there were frequent showers of fine snow till about half past 

 five, P. M. The morning of the nineteenth was very near- 

 ly clear and calm. The wind was N. N. E., that is, nearer 

 north than north east, all the time. It commenced with 

 rain: but on the morning of the 17th, the snow was three- 

 fourths of an inch deep, and melting very fast. The whole 

 quantity fallen I calculated at 1.7473 inches. The snow 

 along the mountain, within ten miles of this place, was said 

 to have been at least two and a half feet deep. 



The wind was from 2 to 3 from the evening of the 16th 

 till the evening of the 18th. That is, a strong breeze. 



26. Bellefonte, Penn. (near the centre of the state,) 40 54' N. 77 47' W. 



(From our regular correspondent, JOHN HARRIS, M. D.) 



The snow commenced at ten, P. M., of the 16th, and con- 

 tinued till four, P. M. of the 18th, being a great part of the 

 time mixed with rain ; its depth about seven inches whole 

 quantity estimated at 1.5 inches of water. 



The wind was north at seven A. M. of the 16th and 

 gentle; from two, P. M., of the 16th, till seven, A. M., 

 of the 19th, the wind was constantly very gentle from 

 N. E., when it changed to S. W. Barometer all day 



