St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-05
ENSHROUDED DINSNOW
The North Star State Gets a
Remarkable Visitation Of
the Beautiful,
It Puts an Everlasting Qui-
etus on the Big Forest
Fires.
And at the Same Time Does
Growing Crops an I'M
mense Benefit.
Both Of the Dakotas Are in
High Glee Over a Heavy
Rainfall.

The bright and pleasant days Of last
week were taken by the hopeful as an
indication that spring was upon US.
They were simply harbinger of colder
weather and a snow storm. Saturday
ght and Sunday morning those who
had sent their fur wraps for summer
storage wished they had them out again.
Those who had to be out went scurry-
Ing along with turned up collars, and
hands buried in trousers pockets. Police
men, who had orders a week and more
ago to dotf dutch caps and heavy coats,
and don helmets and regulation gar
ments, moved about their respective
beats with alacrity,an chattering teeth
accompaniment. Hot drinks were at
premiam, saloons having taken down
their hot water urns. During
the forenoon of yesterday the
snow began to fall, covering the
ground and roofs of buildings for few
hours. Toward the close Of Sunday the
wind arose, and, together with half
snow, half rain, that pelted about ones
face and settled beneath ones coat
collar, drove indoors all who had ven
tured out during the early hours of the
afternoon. As thoroughly bad, even
beastly, day, Sunday, May 4, was sue
cess closely approaching the bowling
variety. Even the aTdOr of the politi-
clan congealed, atmospheric pressure
and the general gloom enVelOping other
spirits being too much for the fiery par
tiSan.
Sergeant Lyons, of the signal service,
and his assista were, perhaps, the
only persons whose WOnted cheerful
ness was unrutfied by the weather. But
long association with barOmetrical and
therm0metucal variations has made
them imperturbable. The sat up in the
signal service quarters. in the top story
of the chamber Of commerce, and re-
ceived bulletins from all sections with
a cheerfulness shat was in striking con-
trast to the rest of the population. Tney
took an optimistic view, and tossed of
this prediction for pessimistic North
Westerners: Fair and warmer wealth
er." The following report was also
issued:
The precipitation since last Saturday has
extended over the entire Northwest. The
two DakOtas bave been particularly favored.
as from - TO 81 of an inch OF water fell
over them. Nearly all of Montana. this state,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and Mis-
souri, are included in the rain area. st. Paul
was the coolest place in the country last
night To the northwestward the tempera-
ture is rising and warmer, fair
weather is indicated for the Twin
Cities to-day. The total rainfall at the
principal Northwestern stations since Satur
day is as follows, expressed in fractions of
an inch; Huron, !. D., so; Fort Sully, ).
D., .2S; Capid City, S. D., .2s lstill raining);
Bismarck, II. D., IS; Fort Buford, n, D.,
20; Helena. Mont, OF; Fort Assinaboine,
Mont. 80; Fort Custer, Mont, .04; Moor
head, Mimi, .16; Duluth, Mimi, .20i st.
Paul, Mimi, 90.
The snow of yesterday, though unu; ;ual for
this month. is not unprecedented, as will be
learned from the appended dates. showing
the last snow Of each spring season at St.
paul from S7d m m is vaar.