, 1881-02-05
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Is Seop., % "a
lamp Distress oa5- AnAia
Deep m Slush.
4GaiND FEBRUARY THAW.
Vow res1,ins skies ami a Risin. Tenn
ps.a:are made the city Infolerabie.

In The midst of all the snosbroth, slush,
rain and ice, which made the CITY almost in-
tglcrabie Wednesday, ore particular question
agitated the peopl-'s mind, and so TAR as has
been ascertained the problem remains un-
solved. This vas wheataer the wretched
spell OF weather which put thousands IN th5
blues, and had ? tendency to increase the
number of suicides, was a genuine blizzard.
The merchants were puzzled by the word,
and coull only explain that the blizzard
brought stagnation in trade and hard times
WorEingnen, engaged in outdoor pursuits
did not like even to pronounce the omInous
term, for they felt that sher
THE BLIZZARD
was on, hand work could not be done. The
only class of people who did not despise the
blizzard were the saloon keepers. They
looked with lenient eyes upon his pranks ont
q doors, for they thought that this weather
fiend brought many draughy customers be-
fore their handsome counters and into their
comfortable taprooms. Two kinds of biz
zardists were found yesterday without any
trouble-indeed, they could be met with IN
der the protecting cover of almost every
stoop, inspecting stylish bottiDes and pretty
ankles, were the
WET ASD THE DRY
blizzarlists. The latter class would have it
that blizzard, properly so called. is ex-
perienced only when there is extremely cold
and snowy weather, while the former insist
ell that this was all wrong, and that people
could suffer from a wet as well as as from a
dry blizzard, and they further argued that
last week furnished an excellent idea OF what
they classified as 4 blizzard. The opposing
partisans had it pretty hot during the day
IN the rlllshops, the hotels and the billiard
saloons-places that are understood TO be
in great favor with the factions OF either
side. Toward evening joint convention to
settle the whole matter In dispute was
threatened, but after sCmc wiser cUuDSels
prevailed, and it was finally agreed to submit
it 10 the STATESMAN Weather Bur au for
decision.
DAMP MISERY.
Whether or no the weather yesterday was
a real blizzard, certain it is that not for weeks
of Sundays has the city been put in such
wretched condition. Close upon the heels
of last Sabbath's copious snsw fall came be-
fore dayIreak Wednesday a sudden rise in
the temperature, followed by downpour of
rain which speedily delused the streets with
slush and water. The rain continued to fall
with force until after 10 o'clock to-day,
when it began to slacken. By that hour the
thoroughfares were knee deep, and people
who found themselves obliged to 60 on the
streets had to wade much of their way. Along
MAIN STREET
the snow and ice lay deep and dangerous as
elsewhere and with the exception OF few
business houses the sidewalks were not at
tended to, showing total disregard for the
city ordinances. The excavating of canals
was during the day work which engaged
much more the average Walla Wallain's at |
tention than did the proposed great work of |
NJ. DeLes.ers. Our Summer resort, Mill |
Creek, seemed to have infused the spirit of |
the blizzard, and, in IN incredibly short |
space Of time it had swollen to mighty pro-
portions From playful, ripping, silvery |
stream. it merged into torrent that bid
defiance TO the structures built to keep it |
within bounds. The extensive bulkheads,
that were so nearly carried away by the last
freshet, but in the meantime repaired, have
again sunken several inches. The tons of
rocks placed to protect the Opera House.
seem but toy in the way of the mad course
of the wild waters But luckily the snow N
the mountains has nearly all disappeared
and The wateI is SLOWLY receeding.
LOOK TO ir.-Wc are informed by Street
Commissioner Brooks, upon whom the work
of seeing that the sidewalks are cleaned
seems to devolve, that the county refuses to
remove the snow from in front Of its prop
erty. The commissioners should see that \
the city ordinances are carried ont on their
part and not allow themselves to be classed
as black sheep.
MANUSCRIPT came in yesterday and |