Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-01-28
THE STORM Ar PIIILADEL.
rxClDENTs, ACCIDENTS, AKD DEATHS

HC1DENTs, ACCIDENTS, AKD DEATHx
The Philadelphia Bulletin gives the following
account of the storm and the incidents attend
ing it in that city,
Yesterday, last night and this morning, win
long be remembered in Philadelphia. What is
a very unusual circumstances, the mercury des-
ccnded as the day advanced, and during the az
ternoon It remained al two degrees Of zero. The
clouds had been lowering during the morning
and many persons who were believers IN the
theory that il was 'itOo cold TO snow fancied-
Ec would not have snow storm and such in
tense cold 10 contend with at the same time.
The sequel showed that in this belief they were
mistaken. About one O'Clock in the afternoon.
snow commenced falling, and ithaS continued to
fall uD to'the time Of writing this article moon
to-d4y1 The wind blew fufiously from the
north northeast, whiriing the dry hard pallets
Of snow aboutIike so much dust, driving it in
binding drifts through the almost deserted
streets and forming fanciful drifts house tops
and in the thOroughfareS.
As night came on, people prepared themselves
to be showed up; shutters were secured, and
every chink and Granny was closed mp as far as
possible, to keep the storm out During the
night the snow fell heavily, and the wind blew
perfect gale. Between the wind, the snow,
and the intense cold, those who were compelled
to brave the storm suffered greatly. and VIC have
heard of several who were frost bitten, and IN
one instance of a women who persisted from
the cold The burning of the Tabernacle church
at Eleventh and Jefferson streets attracted num-
Der of persons into the street in abe upper part
of the city. Most of them were glad to return
shivering to their homes after houldering
through the snOw-drifts for few squares.
During the night much damage was done by
the wind; shutters were blown from their hinges,
trees were postrated, houses were unrOofed and
awnings were ripped to pieces. Two houses
in Green street, west of Twenty-irst were
unrOoEed. a house at Twenty-frst and Centre
streets in the Fifteenth Ward, was unroofed;
and the roofs of three brick dwellings, at Virgil
mia and Twenty-fonrth streets, also in the Fit-
siding in the houses were greatly alarmed For
tunately, they all escaped unhurt
The roof of large building at the northeast
corner of Second and Vine streets was blown
bodily off during the gale in the night. FOrtu-
ately no person was hurt by the falling mass
The tin roof of Smiths shoe store, at Seven
teenth and Market Streets was also blown off.
1t landed near by, demolishing the wires of the
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph as it came TO
the ground. An immense number of shutters,
signs, &c, were blown down. officer Moore,
of the seventh Police district, made narrow
escape from being crushed i'll the night by
large shutter which struck the ground within a
few inches of him. A large show case at the
southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets,
containing silver plated ware, was blown down
and broken to pieces. The goods init were Ia
ken care of By the police.
The most melancholy event we have heard OF
in connection with the storm, occurred in tho
Nineteenth Ward, Gate District of Richmond)
Officers Barrett and Thornley,, while passing
along Richmond street, above Maple, about day
light this morning, observed some portions of
female clothing sticking out of snow drift
Upon clearing away the snow they were hoTri-
fled at discovering tue dead body of woman
4 4 H.,
Bohan residing in the District. Upon taking
the body to her late home, a child, two years of
age was found alone in bed. 1t appears that the
unfortunate woman was in the hqbitof drinking.
Her husband who was employed in Glenat's sta.
bles in Richmond had gone to his work this
morning, wondering what had become of his
wife. The discovery of the frozen body caused
a great excitement in the neighborhood.
Daring the night several persons were picked
up in the street. almost persisted from the intense
cold George Mast was found ut 8 o'clock in
the evening" lying the side walk in front street
near Phoenix, and covered with snow. He had
fallen broken his leg and was almost dead from
the effects of the cold.
An intoxicated woman named Charlotte
SprouIe, was found ia a snow-drift, in the 9th
Ward during the night. She was almost frozen.
The police remained upon their beats during
the night; some of them were frost-bitten.
At day light this morning many Of the streets
were lI9p9SSaDlc lot Tic SllOM DuSHlIS
of the all pervading material remained upon
the roofs, the wind carrying it to tue ground
except where it was protected by chimnies or
by loftier buildings. The streets running north
and south received large portion Of the snow,
while the wind whirled it in high drifts upon
the north sides Of the east and west streets.
Some of these drifts reached height of six feet.
The scene in the streets was of n novel and
exciting character. The early pedestrians had
much difficulty in breaking their way through
the snow, being compelled at times to plunge
waist deep into the drifts. Long after the usual
time for the throughfares to be alive with We
hicles the snow in some of the principal streets
was still unbroken. The omnibus seighs first
turned out, and the horses had hard time of it
dragging the vehicles, by turns, through bank
ed up snow, and over spots which the wind had
left bald and bare Occasionally the passengers
would have to turn out and push Persons VINO
lived at distance from their places of business
were not very prompt in getting down" this
morning.
Others were enabled by the storm to procure
the means of getting their breakfasts, for the
storm made work for thousands, who were busy
during the forenoon plying broom and shovel.
The variety of costume in the streets this
morning was amusing. Every body muffled up
as completely as possible, and shawls, blankets,
&C., were well sprinled with white, and it was
hard to Judge of the age or station of persons
in the streets from their appearance.
The bakers the mllEmen ana tue newspaper
carriers, who are usually among the t'early
birds, /" had hard time of it. Those who took
carly breakfast had to do without milk in their
coffee, and they were compelled to dispense with
the acccmpaniments of fresh bread and the
morning newspaper.
TIE SNOW ASD THE GALE AT BOSTON.
The Boston Atlas, of Tuesday morning, says:
The snow is much drifted in nearly all our
streets; in Fleet street it is 10 feet high, and all
along Commercial street from5 tOS feet; in
Washington and Hanover street from to 6 feet,
and these may be taken as a fair criterion of the
whole. All the horse railroads are covered, and