IXTEACTS— lORElGN AND DOMESTIC. 349 



1817—1818. Generally moderate in December and January 

 though severe in February ; river closed on 7th 

 December, opened on 14th, and closed again on 



ftiQ 1Q1Q c ^^'^ I>eceraber ; mercury fell to zero this winter. 



.bib— 1819. Severe weather for two weeks in December • river 



! closed on the 14th ; generally very mild in Jan- 



uary and February. 



819-1820. A severe winter ; several deep snows; river closed 

 on 13th December, though obstructed by ice ba- 

 son 1Q0 1 T .,' °'''^'^ "^"^Sree, 3° above zero. 



»>iU— 1«J1. Intensely severe weather during the greater part of 

 January, though mild in February ; river closed 

 on the 13th November, opened on 20th and clos- 

 ed agam on 1st December ; the mercury fell on 

 2oth January, to 7° below zero, one degree 

 lower than in February, 1817; as cold weather, 

 probably, as was ever experienced here. The 

 Hudson was crossed on the ice between this city 

 and Powles' Hook, for several days. • During 

 the last hundred years, the river has been passa- 

 ble on the ice, in the same way, only four times, 



•01 7Q00 A ""'^ '' '" ^^^^-^h 1764-65, 1779-80, 1820-21. 



,.^1— lb22. A severe winter with but little snow ; river closed 



: on 13th December; mercury as low as one de- 



gree below zero. 



.122—1823. No very severe weather till February and March; 

 river closed on 24th December ; lowest degree' 

 3 above zero. 



;23— 1824. Very mild winter; river closed on 16th December; 



194 iQor n/r-°P^" ^" January for a short time. 



u^—lb2b. Mild winter with but little snow ; river closed on 

 3d January. 



]25— 1826. Weather generally very mild, though there were 

 t\vo or three excessively cold days this winter. 

 December 14th was a remarkably cold day ; ther- 

 ^^ometer, at 8 A. M., 3°, and 10 P. M. indicated 



lafi—iQoT A ^ ' ^° ^"^ ^° ' "^'^"^ closed on 13th December. 



j-io 1627. A severe winter ; river closed on 24th December ; 



L Q Q . lowest degree, 3° above zero. 



iff'— 1828. A very cold and blustering November, followed by 

 the mildest winter since 1801-2 ; river closed 

 only about three weeks at different times through 

 the winter. The mildest February since 1778-9, 

 when vegetation commenced, and flowers were 

 gathered in the woods, and in Pennsylvania, 

 peach trees blossomed in this month. 



