Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-10
observations
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IN any form was all daY IODE
@ very ditiic2lt matter. The snow was
light and dry, and the brisk breeze which
early sprang mp from the west sent the
teathery flakes flying ia every direction
The snog was soon drIited very badly, aud
the laborious cleaning Of sidewalks, car
tracks and walks was generally labor lost,
the snow drifting back about rs fast IS re.
moved. The scenes in the city recalled
very forc;oly to the mind the
memorable SNOW Of January, 1884, and
the similarity was heightened by the fact
that yesterday was the anniversary Of that
frightfGl cuuse Of the big flood which fol
lowed thirty days later in that year.
Streets aud sidewalks were almost block
AIDED with drifts in many places, while the
dir all day long was filled with flying
flakes. Business requiring teamlng wGs
almost entirely suspended, while the retail
trade transacted was light beyond prece.
dent. Very few ladies ventured out OF
doors, while gentlemen compelled to be on
the streets hurried from place to place with
as much rapidity az the uncertain footing
Afforded By the deep snow would permit.
The railroads suffered severely, trains on
all the lines coming into the city being
from an hour and a half to six hoars late
For some a the p, c. 4 St. l. Jared
the best, their trains being out about two
hours behind, while the b. & .. aud Ohio
River roads had q tough time Of il. On
the "Pewiky' the down train due at ll:j5
q M. did not reach the city until l2j p.
m, while the | 20 train up, did not get away
until 305. On the main line Of this road
however, the situation was worse. No. :,
west bound, due OF SteUbenville at 1880
a.. n, had not arrived al 3 p. m.
The south bound train on the
Ohio river, which should have left at 40
q. m, did not get out OF town until II
o'clock, four hours bsing spent in battling
with an immense drift on the wharf.
Three engines finally pulled the train
through. The trains on the PittsburG diyi-
sion OF the B. & o. were about three hourB
late, both ways, and on the main line they
were about five hours behind, as aacer-
tanned by Inquiry at the office of the com.
pany. The same state OF affairs existed at
over the river roads. As a consequence OF
this the mails were badly knocked ont, and
the postotice employee, had their bands full
at times.
The street car company did little bust.
ness it being impossible to get the cars
through the entire eXtento Of the line on
this eide Of the river until the day was well
spent, while the Island trips were soan
doned altogether. A six horse snow pillow
was put to work at an early hour, and by
its ali the tracks we're kept comparatively
clear.
The SNOW did no damage of consequence
to buildings in this city, although two or
three Of the akating Kinks had their roofs
bulged down in an alarming way. Al
Bellaire the roof Of the Niagara rink was
broken down and the walls forced ont, the
wreck being complete. The lose ispiaced
at $4,000.
There ia 40 small amount Of anxiety
among Islanders and others as to the re-
suits should the heavy snow 90 of with q
warm rain, as it would make q flood in.
evitable. The following special telegrams
show that the fall in the mountains is even
greater than il this vicinity
Ola CITY, Pa, January O. Snow 20
inches deep.
M~cRGANTowS, W. Va, January o
Snow Is inches.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa January @--Snow
Is inches
GREENSBORO, Pa, January Snow l3
inches.
FNRuoNT, W. Va, January Snow
10 inches.