(SPECIAL LATHR TO THE SEAR

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 260, 2 May 1888, Page 5

(SPECIAL LATHR TO THE SEAR

Till; "BUZZARD' AT UAIITKMM). Mi (ieo. \\ . W INOII, of Haitioid, .-end 8 us the billowing partieulais of the snow" stoin. in that oit > •— " The Kew Knoland States, and some ( >t the others. ha\c bern usitcd hy siifli a ticmendoiis mhiw ->Li»i in lli.it the meniois ot thai, oit qnol iml hut unreliable indiudual, 'the oldest inh.ilnlanl,' tail 1 - to hi ing to Ihe siulaec .inytlun^ to equal it If such .1 mjowtall uus over he tore, known, tor I his .section of the United States, it was so Ion" a (i o thai no reliable infomiatiou about it e^is^s. And it is the |>ui)>o.se ot this letloi to^ivc^ou .some idea or the storm, as lai as the eH-y of liartloid is concerned. For other cities, counties, and states, you will get your paiticulais Irom papeis- that I will mail \ou. The Western states, as you have read, aie often visited by ' bli//ards,' or lieiee stoims, of snow, accompanied by liiyl] m ind.s, and many h\e y ate lost, but dwellei.s in the ca«t/'h«ne never hetoio «-ecn 'i storm that UK-iited the title ot " bliz/ard," and aie, 1 think, apt to believe the newspaper accounts e\atr ( .'eratcd, when they are really within theijonnds ot sober tact. This particular .storm began early last Sunday evening (ManJi 11th), but did not show its lull strength until Monday noon, when the air was lull of miow, whirling 1 , hwii'Uy in e\eiy diieetiun, so tnat it was

impossible |,o sje more (ban thirty feel in any dheetion. The wind fiom the southeast was deiceand cutting, but it was not e\tieinoly cold. !>y ni^ht it wa« unsafe for people to 540 any "veat distance, and tln^e who were employed in shops or factories, ispe-i'ially women, bad. in many casos, to ioiii, in on the picmise.sal! niijlit. Towaids Tue-das morning the slorm moderated «i tulle, but did not stop until about b p 111. And now loi the i ('suit (1 suite only ot llaitlonJ, but.) Hinilai de-ct ipt ion appln s as well to Kew Yoik, Jioslon, Spi ui^lield, and <dl tli( •dies and low us oi \< w Ku<daud) Tucd.iy t heie wei r only a k \\ toot paths, uook< d .1- lln tiaditional > am's hoi n. ( \s ist iii<j, alon<j, 0111 |niini|iiil Mi. iN, a-- M.un ,iiid Asylum ,' u nidi iv a i on i id I lie bi<j, di itts, ,[\i<\ I iodil( n down l>> !liom> who had biased the ,lll<l \<llllll(d out to| ll'c >llpplie> ol meal and ■> th<i( must lit hid. llu-iin -s \\.i-. cntiicls ai^|icnd(d lot llm i' llnee da> s, e\cei>l ,in jiMKM'i i< 1 -, maiktls, and saloon^, and in < .re o! the two loiimr, h>i Is\ o das s ei|s(otnei - had to cans' linn pin eha-t s Ikiiih , it In inji nnpo-sibh lo de !i\(i an\. To stand at this sheet Asylum one ot on i best biiMiic-s sheets, leinembi'i. urn i ould cc onl\ <i succession ot hum 1 diitl , (en to iitlt en leet hi<;h. and liom 20 lo 50 Htt 101114 In ia-i s 1. 01 1 si -, wtic b lot 1m 1 1 with -now lo Ihe si eu/id slots. \\<dne-das the -ilu.it ion was somewhat impiosei !>usine-s Imns hid (!(,M( d t.uh (hui own walk, and Main, \s\lmiii and .Stale -heets wcie tank p ss.tlili l>iit tin monumental |.il< s ot -now leal id I'nnisilses alott No ho -t lai -. ( ould 1 tin e\t n on -It i;Ji-. mdk men < ould mils m I in 111 1 11 . 1 i-e-, and \\ hen In mil; ne.ll b\ ( . ; 01 t 1 it's and (odw 1 1 1 d< b\ ( 1 eil mil) in - 1 1 1 . 1 1 ' (|iiaut it ies ( and on (et win it loatN could In 1 » 1 1 1 •_' 111 1 1 \ blokill thiouuh b\ lioills ill c iloi t^s Meat- -\eit delneied lo 1( • 11 1 ii),ii ki 1 - l)^ In in<4 ( 11 1 k<l (Hi lhi li.uk, and (he -uppl\ vi- -o small Us |,i i aii-t anpi ( hen-ion ot a meat famine No in. ills ii 0111 I Jo-ton ot New weie ieei'i\t '! until Fi i i.i\ Mhe 16th), and oul\ one 11,1111 ( atue in on a n > io,ul toi the In-l tuiii ila\- and th.it <>nlv a shoi 1 di--tatn ( . and by (he aid ot/?'< iiii/iih^ The 1 mnn use bod\ ot snow 1- -oinet liinu w ondet - till to contemplate, and the^ualei p.ntot it inibl be (|in< kl\ e.n ted awa\ at l;u a* ( \- pen-e The eit\ and -tnet tailwa\ .tuthoiiths |i,nc united loiee-, and aie woikmu tatthiull'y at the h(-ieulean task A tew ol the mm h (ia\elled sttetts will In soon Lk'.i'ed, but it will beat least two witk- bitoie 0111 cd_\ will look natmal iiLiain All this is haid lo be teal'.sed b"> line who sees so lit (lc snow a- v"' do, but s( let ( noiii pnniip.il stieet as „n t \amph . I 'let 111 c tl a- filled w it h sn<iw to a In iL.dit ot llu 1 1 I'' 1 'ii lln km* J i>/au -, eomiai; up abo\e the lamp jnists 111 the m.i|oi it \ ol cases, wit h I\l 1 \ lit llt wa\ s a di 1(1 -e\t i.d tt et hiuhei , and \ 011 have it Th(Mitaiu\ iin -|>ul w lit 1 ( a w,uk 1- < leai t d as li.ia my iiu snow thiown up 111 bi^ tot L-, hiuhei slill. take awa\ \om hoist eats, all \om d» lt\( 1 \ business, all \oui pk asine \eh it It's. ,1- will as nine-tenths of foot pas--enueis, mv.nine <i stoppage ot all the hum ot 111 1 adtyinda-hllni'-sliki aSunda\ uitt 1 noon onl}, moie -o. and \ 011 h.i\eaiaii nkaot iln ippeaiam.l ot thiseit\ at'ei the vi eat -now -toim ot Match. IsB3 1 ">» .11 in mind too thai 1 am iiilini; m\ pen with a hand ot it on. kiti t pin '4 it. w ell within in the tat ts. loi th> 'on 1 1 1 stimate- ol Ihi -now tall plat c it a! o\ el //( a leel, and upoit- horn \.lllOllpoini s m this plate and othet citie- .speak of di dts pdeil uptvui to thitt) iiet, Ot itmisi in mil noithtin -t.iie^ laijit- bodieof -now at euniul.de, as t he le-ult of -cu'ial sutte--i\e stoinis, and leni.un toi wicks, imtMitli niib-t"- .lie c,b) to manage !>ui as tot oik stoim lt.'n in*4 such an at ; u'liulali'in of mi i\\, the I hin'.r w,b ne\ ci lnaidot And weaie all u id\ lo wish thai U m,i\ 1 111 \ l 1 hapjn i) anatn ! The mana<_M 1 ot the Mini' I urn employed j 111. In c- about 1w o unit - out , 110 a 1 Ihi iduc , ol tin <H\ I had oet a-1011 to MsiL his hou-e tin Tin-tla> In ton the Moim was o\ci. 111 (ompaiiN with .1 \oun^ei < lei k l'oi a mile then wa- a tan's -.[ood path | path. 111 t he nuddl< ot Ihe toad, beaten dow n In |)to]ih h\in;4 out that was who had >\ 01 Led a pa--a'^( home l">es ond t hat dlwa-tiidt-i i.nlnoken b\ footpiint ot man 01 bea-i l>_s walking on the top boatd ot heats. Moinu thiouuh back \atd-, ,'tnl -tiuuuinu tin 011'4'n si.ow upti.oui w.ihl-, \> 1 at 1..5( 1 1 at la d the < nd ot 0111 tup bung 1 (wo and a halt hum- on the \\a_s A <_;ood dinnei. a n-t 'it two houis and wo w1 i c i < ads 1 o 1 1 11111 111 n ! '>ut mi now made loti^h -now -h „ ot bainl -t.nts, and < aim bat k o\ii tin hmln -t tbitts with eoinpai.d ne ea-e, mal ui'4 tin home waul |omnes in in Imui It-- than (he lust one luit think ot snm\ -h«ie- bimu a neet ssits ma (lls ot ( 'oiiin <Iv id at ibis I 1I 1 in" ot tin seal ' <Mie mote -now item and I will let sou ie-' and sun a ehaiiee to eonijMii 0111 piesent situation with soui own s\u 1 ouudiu>js The hoii'i 1 we lent ha- a tiont ot pi 1 haps a hundttd tt 1 I to tin sti , 1 ( (\ .ml ami all ), and to h.no the walk tie met! altti a Mum-lniiii costs liom 15s to 25s This time, not has ill! 1 , time l o do it ms -clt, I had to enuaue two men and it cost me L' 2, not at .ill >u\ uniea-ouabk |iiiee tii tin wOl k done. —