St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-21
SIX INCHES OF SNOW.
Ehe Snowfall Yesterday the Heav-
Jest THAT Has Como for Years.


The storm of snow yesterday was the
severest that has occurred in these regions
at this season OF the year within the renlem-
brance of the oldest citizen. 1t was
blizzard. devoid of the powerful wind that
renders such storms the terror of the Red
River valley, and had the temperature been
D few degrees higher il would have been a
pouring of rain that would have converted
The streets into turbid streams and I'M
doubIedly caused a break in the ice that
would have resulted disastrously 10 the
work of the Robert street bridge.
1t was the only storm that has blockaded
the street car lines, which were obliged TO
suspend operations about 2 o'clock and re-
manned inactive until evening much to the
inconvenience of travellers. This state of
affairs did not have the effect of cutting
down the audience at the Grand matinee,
rs carriages were called into service and the
attendance was large, consisting largely OF
ladies.
The storm came unexpectedly and caught
many people with empty coal bins and with
put OyerShoeS and the complaints heard on
the streets were many.
Up in the top of the chamber of commerce
building Sergt. Lyons of the signal station
sat cOntentedly in his office reading the
papers. The wind whistled wildly
through the tower and shook the
windows viciOusly. ''lt's bad storm, !"
said the sergeant. looking out over the
white robed city, THE hardest of the sea-
con, but it wont last long" The storm
came up from the southwest in the direc-
ton of Denver and Omaha and moved
northeast. There was no snow at Moor
head or fifty miles north of this point and
reports showed that the edge of the storm
reached Chicago, where it melted into rain.
The temperature was several degrees lower
here than at any other point in the north
Or west, marking twenty-siX degrees above.
The indications are that the weather to-day
will be fair and the six inches of snow that
has fallen on a level will probably be wiped
put OF existence before night Sergt. Lyons
says that no cold weather Is anticipated.
IT STOPPED THE STREET CARS.
The storm seriously impeded horse-car
travel, no cars being run during the after
noon, which proved very great incon-
Tenience to people who depended on the
street cars to get down town and back
again, but was a bonanza for the hacks.
The street car company lost several snow
plows in the recent fire at the Ramsey
street barns, and is net in so good condition
TO clear the tracks as usual. The snow was
very damp and packed exceedingly hard,
and it fell so fast that it would have
been hard work to keep the tracks clear
with all the snowplOws in existence.
Horses were unhitched from the cars.
which were left in rows in different parts of
the city, and formed pleasant spectacle
to people walking a few miles to get home.
Last evening Supt. Scott ran snOwplow
over the st. Anthony hill line, but it did no
good to speak of. The greatest trouble is
with the mud, which is so deep about the
tracks that the plow buries itself and can
not be drawn. Six of the cOmpany's best
horses had hard work with the plow, and it
was taken from the track at O'clock. A
full force of men will be put to work this
morning to clear the tracks. and the cars
Will probably get to running about noon. 1t
is necessary for at least one car to be run
every twenty-four hours or forfeit its char
ter.