New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-07
AN APRIL sNoWsTORM.
TWO FEET DEEP IN THE ALLEGHANY
MOUNTAINS.
DAY OF DISCOMFORT AT THE NATIONAL oAP1
TAL-THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
IN yIRGINI.

IN VIRGINIA
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washington, April g." For the District OF
Columbia and Delaware fair weather"
That was what General Greely predicted last
night for to-day, 1t is understood that he made
lis escape before daylight this morning, while the
rain was falling in torrents. Before President
Harrison had finished his early breakfast snow had
taken the place OF rain and the big flakes came
down In such masses, and with such pertinacity,
that before nool-well, winter had pumped him
sell down In the lap OF gentle spring, with as
much easy assurance and unconcern as il his
posthumous return had been eagerly and fondly
expected. lie remained all day, and apparently
enjoyed driving the sparrows and ofhce-seekers
under cover, and keeping them there; in covering
the early flowers and foliage with ermine robes
and filling the streets with filthy, sloppy slush
through whose shoals and depths an occasional
ofliceseeker, more desperate end anxious than his
comrades or rivals alternately shuf!ied and waded
1t was good day for cabby, but bad day for
cabbys horse as well as for cabby's passenger to
whom Bland dollar looks bigger now than a
greenback with big figure did three weeks ago.
" Delegations were we'll demoralized, A steam
ing overcoat dragglcd trousers and shiny gum"
overshoes, accompanied by dripping umbrella.
are not the hsbiliments in which a man, whom an
dent and o squad OF men thus arrayed is not
impressive, and yet the White House was not
deserted
The rain which began falling some time before
daylight, at about o'clock changed to snow, and
from that hour until after dark tonight the
air WIS dense with great fakes driven before a
strong north wind, but the weather being mild, it
melted as IL fell Several times during the day
heavy peals Of thunder were heard and stray
SPARKS OF lightning frequently darted across the
switch-boards in the telegraph Offices. The tele-
phone and hre-alarm wires throu ghout the city
more or less demoralized and telegraphio COM
munication with the South and West is wholly
cut of
Pittsburg April 6.-The heaviest snowstorm of
the season prevails in this region 1t began about
10 o'clock last night and has been showing ever
since. The snowfall was about eight inches at
10 o'clock this morning, byt in the mountains
the railroad men report from eighteen inches to
two feet Trains are all behind time, but no
accidents have been reported.
Charleston, W. Va, April Ga snowstorm
prevailed here last night and to-day. Heavy snow
is reported from the mountains.
Charlottesville, Va, April GA heavy snow
storm prevails here to-day accompanied by
thunder and lightning. 1t is the deepest snow
OF the winter.
Baltimore, April (SpeciaD.-Since o'clock this
morning a furious windstorm has prevailed in this
region. For two hours this morning the snow
and the wind made regular blizzard. Toward
noon the snow turned 20 rain and the streets were
flooded, Reports from bay points indicate that
the storm was severe on the Chesap peake. In West
Virginia and Western Maryland, along the Blue
Ridge, the blizzard was the worst Of the winter.
Snow covers the mountains At some points TO the
depth Of fifteen inches, and elegraph wires are
down and railroad travel delayed. In the Ntr-
ginia Blue Ridge the April exhibition OF the efe-
ments opened with thunderstorm early this
morning, and in few hours the temperature
dropped Z, 'enty-hve degrees, and the summer
shower changed TO a violent snowstorm. Serious
damage has been done 10 budding fruit-trees by
the sleet