Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-07
The Snow Storm.

The Snow Storm.
IT'S EXTENT AND PROBABLE DURATION
The snow storm which was observed yesterday
to be moving slowly northward along the coast of
North Carolina by the signal service, who pre-
dicted that II 1t held to its course it would bring
fall Of snow on Washington, arrived here yester-
day evening. Yesterday, until 10 o'clock D. m.,
snow fell on the city to the depth OF an inch and
a half, but about midnight, when the tempera-
ture fell several degrees the snow came down in
dead earnest, so that this morning thickness of
several inches was added to the already over
loaded streets. This last storm only embraced
line to Boston and extended very little Vest OF Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, where it is now centered
and raging fercely. At Block Island northeasterly
hour and nine inches OF snow have fallen since 10
O'Clock last night. The temperature everywhere
east OF the Rocky mountains and to the gulf of
Mexico Is below the freezing point.
The indications for this city are that there will
be slight rise In the temperature with thawing,
but which Will be frozen up when it grows colder
tonight. There will be fair weather Tomorrow.
DELAYED RAILROAD TRA1Ns-AN ACCIDENT.
Trains on both the railroads arrived and de-
parted on schedule time yesterday afternoon, or
but little later. subsequently there was much de-
lay. The train for Richmond leaving the Balti-
met with an accident just south OF the Virginia
ing the track and blockading both tracks. For. r.
tunately there were no persons hurt and but
slight damage done the engine and cars with little
loss OF time resulting. Conductor Baughman at
once reported the accident, and an engine was
sent down, bringing back ali the train still on the
track with the passengers. The wreckerS were al
once dispatched and the track cleared The track
was torn up considerable distance and some Of
the cars badly broken.
The local trains from the north, as well as the
through trains que here early this morning, vert
all quite close to time; but the train leaving New
York at midnight, due here at O'Clock this
morning, lost two hours before reaching whining
ton and reached here after 10 O'Clock
On the Baltimore and Ohio road the trains from
the west this morning were about one hour late
and the local trains were some twenty minute!
late.
THE STORM HEAVY THROUGH TIE SOUTH
The snow storm which has given washington 1t,
present heavy robe Of white has extended all owe
the south. At Ashville N. G., snow has fallen Il
the depth OF tWenty-Stx inches and iS still falling
Trafdc and travel OF all kinds "a SUSPENDED. Tn,
weight OF the snow crushed in the roof OF the Ashe
Vile tobacco works, and large stock OF tob0cca
ruined. The old shelton factory with larg,
stock OF tobacco stored In it. was crushed; also tn
wholesale provision house OF Dickson watson. Al
HarTiSOnbufE, Va, snow had been falling for sxt.
hours up to last night, and st1n kept on. At Win
chester eight inches OF En0w fell The farmer
have much corn out. At Staunton ffteon fnche
had fallen last night: All trains are delayed. A
Richmond the snow, hail and rain made the storm
the worst known In years Great damage wa
done 70 fruit and shade trees In North Carolina b,
the sleet