Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-04

The Heaviest Snow Fail Known Herr
for Hears-See1es and Ineidents About
the City.

The heaviest Snow Fail Known Here
for Teass-Seeoes and l1eidents About
the City.
The snow fall continued all day yesterday
with great persistency and the result was one OF
the heaviest falls OF snow that has been known
here for years. This morning IL began showing
again, ana the prospect is that the total fall
VIII reach the neighborhood Of q foot and
naif The Interference with travel has not been
as great rs might be expected The street rail-
ways oy Keeping the snow ploughs constantly
going ana doubling their teams were able 20
run the cars with very great regularity. II was
nard on the pedestrians and especially on the
anfrequented streets. The men ana boys who
are out OF work found the snow a perfect har-
vest, and the click of the shovel upon the pave
ment was more frequent sound in the morn
Ing air than the tingle OF the sleigh bells. The
unusual quantity of snow has stirred up the re-
COLLECTIONS OF some OF the oldest Inhabitants
ana the winter OF 1877 is recalled having
Inere are those who recall also the winters OF
AZ ana '3S an remarkable for heavy snowa
WHAT THE SIGNAL OFFICERS SAY.
II rs stated at the signal Office that this Is the
heaviest snow storm since January LIST, 1877,
which was about its equal. The fall OF snow is
estimated at q foot on the level 1t began
showing at O'Clock YESTERDAY morning and
continued until this morning with a slight In
Permission between IL and 2 O'Clock this morn
ing. The entire snow tall for January amounted
In Texas, has kept o northeasteriy course, ana
did not reach far west. Its center this mornin g
was on the North Carolina coast. The gales of
the Atlantic coast have been very severe blow
Ing at the rate of 40 and SO miles an hour The
temperature has fallen % degrees since day
zero this am. It will remain stationary during
tne day, ana tomorrow morning will be
slightly colder
RAILROAD TRAVEL fNTERRUPrKD.
The travel on railroads south seem to have
suffered greater Interruption from the storm
than that on the roads north. No trains were
sent out from Richmond northward yesterday
afternoon and last night. The train which left
Richmond yesterday morning at O'Clock had
into which the snow had drifted that II arrived
here, over eight hours lnte At al & last night
terda,, did not get i'm until this morning. The
Washington and Ohio train got la this MORN
Ing: The local trains on the Baltimore
and Potomac and the New York and
philadelphia trains managed to get along
with but little loss OF time. In some
instances. however, the trains were run with
as few cars as WAS possible. The last train that
left south Of Alexandria yesterday was the
Richmond, due there at . O'Clock last night,
but ii had not arrived this morning. The heavi-
est trains northward to-day were double head
ers, running engines in pairs.
To-day there are reports that the snow is drift
Ing on some OF the roads, and IL may tie that
more trouble will be given by the drifts In the
cuts, but everything will be done TO keep the
The trains due on the b. & O. railroad from
Lexington and Siaunton at $50 o clock pm
yesterday, arrived at S:lV O'Clock last night.
ESQ last evening, was detained 10y the drifting
snow until 10 O ock last night. All the west
ern trains due here this morning arrived
on aG average aoout one hour late. All the To-
cal trains this road were about half AN hour
late this morning.
SUFFERING AMONG TIE POOR
The police report much suffering among the
poor due to the storm and the severe weather.
Il never saw anything like it," said Lieut.
Guy, OF the fourth police precinct, to q STAR
| reporter. 'The suffering is worse than nave
ever seen ii before l have $50 left which will
relieve about ten families, and then all will
have to be refused unless more money is OBJ
tanned from some quarters"
II have had good many applications for
aid, said Lieut.. Gessiord who Is in command
OF the county precinct. But" added the lie;l-
tenant. my allotment is already overdrawn
and am unable TO do anything"
we nave mad lois oI applications" said
Lieut.. Kelly but have not the wherewith tc
do anything"
Among the applicants for aid at my station, =
said Lieut.. Austin. "was Mrs. Sommers, vile of
the coiored man who was killed by the falling
OF a bank on North Capitol street Monday after
noon. There are great many needy persons
who are really suffering, but we are unable TO
do much on account OF the limited amount of
funds"
"rhere are q great many applications for aid
IN East Washing ton, said Lieut.. Boteier I'VE
have some funds left, Tut not very much, and
we have 10 pick out the most needy TO assist
EVEN THE MILLS OF JUSTICE STOPPED.
The storm had very depressing effect on
business at the court house. When the Court
in General Term convened this morning, out of
the ten cases on the docket for tie day but one
side OF one OF the cases WIS re .tuy. and ne W
assignment OF ten cases for tomorrow was
made.
Ia the Criminal Court outside of the prisoners,
the jurors and some OF the witnesses aud ~ W
yerS concerned in the cases on the docket for
the day, there Were scarcely Thirty spectators
about the courtroom. In one case where the
witnesses for the defense lived I'm the comfy, "a
continuance was asked. The court was Inclined
to postpone The trial, and remarked that IL he
lived "a lew mics In the country he would not
Zee. disposed to come In such a day as this.
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
market is shown in the tact that but eighteen
papers of all kinds were filed i'm the recorder OF
deeds Office yesterday, the daily average being
three times that number.
This morning one OF the signs keep Off the
grass was hoissed on eight feet OF snow In the
Smithsonian grounds, and WAS the cause OF
much amusement on the part o. the South
Washington people On their way To work.
The prison van OF the Criminal Court took
an even one hour and a-half this morning for
its trip to the Jail and back To the court house.
The trip usually takes an hour, tut the snow on
the commons is drited to-day in some places
two and a-half and three feet deep.
An experienced sportsman stated this morn
ing that this snow storm would undoubtedly
kill the game Tor miles around.