The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-12-09
THE SNOW sTORsu.
WHAT THE SOUTH CAN DO WHEN SHE
WANTS TO.
EAST TENNESSEE SHOWED UNDER.
NEWS FROM OTHER POINTS.


daylight to dark yesterday.
RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 4.-snow be-
gan falling here this morning and has
been falling steadily since to this hour.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 4.-Ithas been
showing hard all day, and travel is
much impedcd in the mountains by
heavy drifting.
JELLIco, Dec. 6.-The snow here is
only eight inches deep, business is
moving on with its usual activity, and
trains are delayed but little.
ABINGDON, VA, Dec. Cit has been
showing here since last Wednesday
and the end is not yet. About all the
people can dois to keep in doors.
STAUNToN, VA, Dec GA heavy
snow fell to-day, increasing the depth
to 10 inches. Trains are delayed and
travel in the mountains is practically
suspended.
LYNcHBURG, Va, Dec. A heavy
snow storm has prevailed since early
this morning. All the trains are de-
layed. Terrible storms are reported
from the mountains
Coal CREEK, Dec. 6.-The people
here have been housed up for the past
forty-eight hours on account of the
bad snow storm. The depth of the
snow however, has only reached about
fifteen inches.
LYNcHBURG, Va, Dec 6.-Snow has
fallen almost continually since Satur-
day morning and now measures fif-
teen inches in depth. This is the
heaviest fall since 1873. No street
cars have run since yesterday.
GREENEvILLE, Dec. 6.-Never in the
history Of this place has there been
such snow as now lies upon tht
ground. At noon it was tbirty-six
inches deep, and it has continued fall
ing most ofthe afternoon.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 4.-The
weather to-day.is the coolest of tn,
season, the ice forming in exposed
places. The dispatches to-nightreport
heavy snow storms in the state. The
snow fall in the mountains is exceed.
ing six inches in depth.
BRISTOL, Dec. 6.-Bristol is a man.
tie of white. The entire place is cover
ed with snow over forty inches deep
and in places it is drifted over man.
head. Business men are disconsolatt
and the outlook is gloomy. The Goa
supply is limited and many are out
with no prospects of procuring fuel o
any kind, Trains.are tryingI to run
but with little success.
HARRIsoNBURG, Va, Dec. eth,
most remarkable snow storm exper
fenced for years is now prevailing here
Snow has been falling constantly TO
sixty hours and still it SHOWS. A stiff
northwest wind has prevailed through
out causing heavy drifting The snow
is now from twelve to fifteen inche
deep. The thermometer is rising, will
: some prospect OF rain.
MARYvILLE, Dec. 6.-The "oldes
inhabitant" IS dumfounded and file,
with ACCOMPLISHMENT as this spell Q
weather caught him mapping. Mary
vile rests under the heaviest mantl
, OF snow ever known in its history, an
while business is stagnated propert
has been damaged to the extent c
several hundred dollars A. R. Hal
per's warehouse, adjoining his store
the house OF Ed Kidd, barn of Jas. E,
erett, barn of w. Y. G. Hannum an
! barn OF Mrs Yearout have all fell i
and are badly wrecked.
d AsHEvILLE, N. c., Dec. 6.-Sno
has fallen to the depth Of twenty-si
inches and is still falling. Traffic an
j travel ofall kinds are suspended. TIL
, weight of the snow crushed in the 70,
. of the Ashevi)le tobacco works an
y the large stock OF smoking tobacC
u was ruined. The loss is heavy. TT
: old Shelton factory with a large stoc
4 OF tobacco stored in il was crushed
z the ground, also the wholesale pr
vision house Of Dickson & Watson.
70 CHICAGO, Dec, Ga special fro
: Columbia, S. c., under date of yeste
day says there occurred in the la
sixty hours the heaviest sleet stor
e. ever experienced in this city. III
D. whole surface of the earth is cover'
e. with from three to six inches. II
le city street railway has been obliged
T. suspend operations, being unable
ne run cars. All trains are delayed.
IS some places in the state snow has ia
"a en- instead of sleet and is from ten
81 fifteen inches deep. 1t is feared tn
& if the snow and sleet continues gre
ne numbers Of cattle will perish, for
this state few cattle are housed or fe