Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-27
y SMALL RLIzzARD.

eS~AS
A SMALL BLIZZARD.g T.
snow Storm-Decidedly
Wintry Scenes In the City-Trafns
Delayed-Blinding Masses of snow
-Out on the sound.
Another one of those peculiar storm
combinations, popularity known as biz
yards, has paid this vicinity visit. In
the early hours Of yesterday morning the
feathery snow flakes began falling, slowly at
first, but there was an increasing vehe-
mence that lasted all day long. There
were many things about the storm similar |
to the memorable blizzard that visited
us in the early spring of 1888.
The, area of the storm is vast in
extent, comprising nearly all the terrific
~ east Of the Missouri. The wind blew
lence until anearly thirty miles per hour
gait wss reached This was particularly
so last evening and caused no little discom-
fort. The snow by that time had become
sleet and was driven by the wind with
cutting ferceness, which made ones
cheeks sting. Up to late hour last even
ing about three inches Of snow
had fallen on q level, but
was badly drifted in places. Travel, of
course, was impeded somewhat and felt to
greater degree in proportion on the
On the latter roads trains were run pretty
regularly up to noon, then began falling
behind in time, SO that in the evening
they were all about an hour behind the
schedule time. The roads in the city hav
| ing horses for motive power had a rather
hard time of it. Cars on the Westville
line were run on twelve minute schedule
with four horses. The company's big
eight-horse snow-plough Was kept pretty
busily at work. The other lines experi-
enced dif6ulties as well. It was bad day
| to be out for man and brute alike.
The city was alive with an army Of snow
| shovelers and many an extra half dollar
was earned. Livery stable men were busy
also in making preparations for getting out
| their sleighs A number of bells could be
heard jingling merrily last night. But
how the. small boys are anticipating the
coasting prospects
| The temperature started in yesterday
very cold, early in the day varying not
| over TO- above zero; by noon it had risen
| to 15' and at o'clock p. NJ was up to 49,.
1
traffic. The waves ran high and the blind
| ing clouds of snow made plotting almost
| impossible. None of the steamboats, made
/ their usual trips, but it is hoped that the
storm will have abated 80 as to make it
T possible to-day. There are number of
schooners lying in the harbor just inside
the breakwater which have been here now
for three or four days.
1 There was 1eanness and thinness of
patronage at the Chapel street stores all
| day yesterday and last night that was in
striking contrast with the Christmas trade.
1 Only few of the stores had anything like
trade and they were the clothing stores,
at which there was sudden and pressing
demand for listers and other overcoats.
One of the statesmen at the Hub store, for
4 instance, said yesterdays bleak and stormy
weather caused lively sale of overcoats,
cardigans and thick under-clothing. So it
is an ill wind that blows nobody good,
you know. There were also other
men in town whose faces wore
smile that was stchildlike and
bland" These were the coal merchants.
They have been in fact wearing counte-
nances betraying subdued joyousness and
satisfaction for several weeks and regard
Jack Frost's behavior this winter with
genuine approval. They see their i'm
mense coal piles diminishing rapidly and
orders from customers pouring in fol
more coal at rate that is in great con.
trast with the light demands of last win,
ter. In fact the dealers feel that this
winter will, if it keeps up its present
pace, be compensation and atonemeni
for last winters light business.
THE LATEST ABOUT THE STORM AND ITS EFF
FECTs.
The latest reports from the storm las
night show that considerable havoc was
made in the railroad schedule cards fol
trains. On all the Consolidated divisions
there were serious delays, the Northamp
ton being over three hours behind, tn,
others ranging from an hour and hal
down to the twenty-five minute delay O
, the ttgilt edge" The only thing to ap
! preach the nature of an accident was run
, ming off of train from the track nea
Mount Vernon. The road was cleared il
about an hour.
The snow ceased falling here about
O'Clock, with the temperature growing
warmer.
THE STORM IN OTHER TOWNS.
HARTFORD, Dec. 26.-The storm begal
here about a. m. and has continue,
violently all day. At 10 o'clock this eve
ming it had depth of ten inches and wa
, making steadily. Trains on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford and tn
New England have been from half al
hour to an hour late. On the Contra
New England and Western the late trail
was three hours behind time. The snow
: is very deep on this road on the Naugatucl
. hills and is badly drifted. Telegraph an,
q telehone wires are working well. Tn
street car lines have been kept clear an,
travel is little delayed.
> BIRMINGHAM, Dec. ga violent snoy
! storm broke loose here to-day and goo
: sleighing this evening is the result. Tn
snow did not interfere with the ice cut
ting above the dam. The ice is min
inches thick. The electric road has rul
pretty wen all day, being only few min
= utes behind the schedule time.
, Doubled Up.
A Every train that passed through thi
city last night, both passenger and freight
went doubled up" having two locomo
hves.
= LINCOLN FOR JANITOR.
The Major Receives Four Votes an
Alderman Kelly Three-The Legal
fly of the Choice Questioned.
. All of the members of the commo
/. councils joint committee, which was az
pointed to confer with the selectmen re
. garding the appointment of janitor
. City hall, were present at last night
! meeting. Mayor Peck presided. Whe
, the committee came to ballot, Major W
. A. Lincoln received four votes, the thre
republican ballots and that of the mayo,
and Alderman G. B. Kelly received tn
three democratic votes. The legality Q
the meeting is questioned, however, AM
this action does not settle the matter b.
controversy will ens1ee before the ianitoI
ship Of the city portion of City hall is def
nitely fixed.
i, At the outset of the meeting Alderma
Maley protested against any definite actio
by the committee In relation to the selec
. ton Of janitor. He stated the commit
' tee had been appointed as a joint commit
. tee to confer with the selectmen upon tn
!, have acted Independently, and he though
their refusal to act with the committe
). ended the committee
8 Mayor Peck said he had conferred wit
Corporation Counsel Townsend regardin
!, the matter, and the corporation counse
Z had given it as his opinion that the com
: mittee had power to act in the selection o
janitor.
!. Alderman Gessner here interrupted tn
proceedings again to insist that the meet
ing 90 into executive session.
Alderman Maley said he was not afrait
to have the public see how he stood in tn
. matter, and Councilmen Norris and Don
Ian both thought an executive session un