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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Remarkably mild winter in Philadelphia with sudden ice formation in the river and damaging wind squalls; by Feb. 21, ice blocks all navigation.
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This winter has been the most remarkable ever known these many years, it having been so very mild that we have hardly had the appearance of ice in our river, till last Monday morning, when it was nearly covered with ice of an inch thick, which almost disappeared on Tuesday; but yesterday it was nearly froze from side to side.
On Friday night, between eight and nine o'clock, the wind soon after shifted to N W. and about 3 or 4 in the morning, it blew excessive hard from S. E. attended with heavy rain, which we hear, has done much damage in the country, by blowing down fences, &c. We had another squall of wind from S. to S. W. about ten o'clock on Sunday morning, since which it has blown pretty constant to W. & N. W.
Feb. 21. Our River is so full of ice, that all navigation is at a stand.
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Primary Location
Philadelphia
Event Date
February 14 (With Update Feb. 21)
Outcome
damage to fences in the country; all navigation stopped due to ice in the river
Event Details
This winter has been remarkably mild with little ice in the river until last Monday when it was nearly covered with inch-thick ice that almost disappeared Tuesday but refroze yesterday. On Friday night, wind shifted causing a hard squall from S.E. with heavy rain doing damage. Another squall Sunday morning, then constant wind from W. and N.W. By Feb. 21, river full of ice halting navigation.