| Show WINTER IN EUROPE LONDON jan 9 there are no signs of abatement of the severe winter weather throughout great britain and on the continent from all parts come lories of suffering buffering in great britain the ee verity severity of the season has not been exceeded since 1813 the river thames below richmond remains partially frozen and navigation is impeded by ice floes carriers and vans traverse the frozen surface from button court to abingdon numerous deaths have resulted from the extreme cold several of them at the very gates of the workhouse were clamoring for adais ion the midland newspapers declare thousands of persons in that region in a condition of semi starvation many local committees are taking measures for relief but they fall fail to reach the host of cases in every country on the continent there is suffering because of the severe weather the coasts of belgium holland and north germany are blocked with ice many steamers and ships are found in the rivers schelde and elbe and some badly damaged at antwerp workmen are thrown butof out of employment owing to theun the unusually severe weather the misery among tile the poorer classes is intense and widespread dynamite is to be used at copenhagen harbor in hopes of getting out a num berof vessels now DOW icebound ice bound dispatches from several german ports tell of the inaccessibility of their harbors because of the ice all bavaria is covered with snow and in the country between the danube and the alps the snow is eighteen inches deep in certain localities along the rhine snow drifts are piled seventeen feet high IN NORTHERN ITALY ITA LY snow fell heavily for some hours the inhabitants of this region are suffering acutely such weather being entirely unknown to them and it is feared a number dumber perished in the storm the railways are much delayed |
