The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-10

HEAVY Snow sroRN.-The snow storm
that has been travelling eastward for
the past few days struck this city on
Wednesday night, and In a few moments
covered the ground with beautiful film
otvirgin snow. II looked very pretty, and
poetic, and oil that, and suggested
thoughts Of that beautiful poem, which II
would be neither safe nor polite 10 men,
ton In public print,
But when morning dawned, and the
man Of the house was compelled TO get
out Of his warm bed and shovel path Tor
the hired girl 10 reach the coal house, the
poetic beauty Of the scene vanished. The
ground had been covered to the depth OF
fully twelve inches; trees we're almost
staggering under their heavy white Cano.
py, while In many places, and generally In
front olgates and dOorways, the snow had
drilted and piled up to the depth OF sever.
al feet II was the easiest thing In the
world for the unsuSpecling victim to step
boldly forward into one Of these snow
drifts, and In an instant discover that Inc
was sinking, slnking-he knew not to what
depth, II q man had ice water In his
veins instead OF warm blood, he might
perhaps find cool comfort in the Icy en-.
brace Of these deceiving snow drifts, but to
an ordinary Individual possessing the
tastes and habits OF this enlightened aye,
the pleasure derived from such familiarity
was not without It's slight disadvantage.
We are prepared 10 admit that yester.
day was not lisagreeable day to those
who were privileged 10 toast their shins
before glowing CRATE and read Whittier's
"Snowbound." We are not disposed 10
argue that point But among the folks
who "know how II Is themselves" on such
days are newspaper carriers, letter car.
rlers, horse car drivers, teamsters, police
men, telegraph and messenger bows, re.
porters, and oil out door folks. lev cold
teet, benumbed fingers, tingling ears and
noses are only some Of the sensations,
The storm continued all day long, and
at night, when The snowflakes came down
slower and slower, as II becoming weary
Of the Bullets Of old boreas, the city and
surrounding country presented the an.
pearanCe Of New England Landscape,
The mean depth OF the snow was from
fifteen TO eighteen inches, while in many
places II measured thirty and thirty.six
inches. The fall Of snow was tho heaviest
known here for years, and proved another
reminder TO our people that they are pass.
ing through very remarkable winter.
OF course the heavy fall OF snow inter.
iered with business to considerable OK.
tent. By dint Of hard work supt, Lotus
got the Citizens street railway cleared 50
that the cars could run, and considering
tho great disadvantages under which they
labored, the drivers made very good time
all day. Tie Elm Grove Company was
not quite so fortunate. An attempt was
made to put the cars in motion in The
morning and We believe one or two trips
were made, but the cars were finally taken
of and the attempt given up as impractic.
able.
The trains were knocked clean out Of
time on all the railroads, aud came and
went as best they could. We observed
three big engines Juggling away ut a couple
Of cars which they were trying to get over
the grade on the ''roaring Heinpaeld, /" on
Sixteenth street. NJ y