Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-02-11
JNToN SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISERS
Striking Contrast in the Weather.

Striking Contrast in the Weather.
e It seems rather remarkable that whilst
the weather here on last Sunday was calm,
with the skies clear, and the temperature
very pleasant and Msy-like, that fearful
snow and wind-storm should st That time
DO raging over the Northw estern and
Northern States. We should be satisfied
with our climate-it is the hest in the
Union. The following kilograms will show
ow the weather was at ether places whilst
it was so very pleasant here:
ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. Sat noon to
day snow began to fall in this city, and
there has been the premise of blizzard
during the afternoon. The storm is gen.
eral in the Northwest. 10 South Dakota
the storm that was raging at Rapid City
has extended over the entire State, Aber'
deem, Huron, Pierre and other points re-
porting very severe blizzard.
The Pioneer Press correspondent at
Pierre says the worst blizzard since 1855
has been raging there since last night, with
little prospect of cessation. The ther-
mometer was at twenty below this morn.
ing.
The Huron correspondent of the Pionee
Press says the snowstorm which Get in thel
about midnight last night was still in
progress at six o'clock TO night, and has
developed into gigantic blizzard almost
eGnal in fury to that of January, 1888. II
has ragged all day, the wind blowing at a
velocity Of from thirty-fve to forty mics
an hour, driving the snow in binding
clouds.
RAPID CITY, S. D., Feb. e.-The storm
continued during the day and howls to-
night with undated fury. From fifteen to
eighteen inches of show has fallen, and
great drifts block the streets. Trains on
the Elk Horn are abandoned, and ranch.
men in the city dare not venture out to
their homes. Should the weather continue
many head of stock will perish, though the
open winter has put them in good con.
dition.
OMAHA, NEE, Feb. S.-Heavy snow
storm here this morning, nearly blocking
street-car traffic. Reports from all por-
lions of the State show that the storm was
very severe. In the northwestern part OF
the State the blizzard has been raging for
IL hours, and the people dare not venture
away from their homes. In the southern
part of the State snow is reported very
heavy, and has drifted 10 feet deep.
L
heavy storm in this city can be summed
up briefly by saying that the present con-
ditions here are, on smaller scale, exactly
what they were in New York city two
weeks ago. The telephone service is sus-
pended; the streets are in darkness because
it would be dangerous to turn on the cur
rent among the tangled and broken wires;
the electric cars have ceased running for a
like reason; the fire. alarm circuits are
down and many telegraph wires are USE
less. Tho damage to the telephone COM
psny is estimated at $40 600.
TRIBES HILL, N. Y, Feb. S-AIore than
a foot of snow has fallen in the Mohawk
Valley since 6 O'Clock last night. The
snow Is very wet; the trees and shrubbery
have been breaking down under its weight.
Two engines are required to draw freight
trains, and the snow plows are ont.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, Feb. S.-A
foot and a-hslf of snow fell here during
Saturday night and Sunday morning, and
the storm continues.
AUBURN, N. Y, Feb. S.-A violent snow.
storm set in about o'clock yesterday after
noon ana continued without abatement
until midnight. The snow was wet, and
soon loaded trees and wires to such an ex-
tent that the telephone and telegraph wires
Degan SuliS uOWu III 6Ii OlfSctlouS, anu
large numbers of shade and fruit trees
we're broken down and ruined. The Snow
is now frozen solidly to the wires, which
show in many places an actual measure
ment of thirteen inches in circumference
Great damage has been done to the large
orchards in this vicinity. Falling tele-
graph, telephone and fire alarm wires, COM
ing in contact with electric light and cleo
trio railway wires, caused much alarm
The mayor ordered the electric light and
electric railway Gypamos to be stopped,
leaving the city in darkness and without
railroad facilities. a broken Western
Union wire, in contact with live electric
light wire early 10 the evening, set FIRE to
the switchboard in the Western Union
Office The flames, however, we're extin-
guished
ELMIRA, N. Y, Feb. 9.-The snow and
seet-storm did much damage to telegraph
and telephone wires. The wires broke
under tie weight of the snow and the
electric light wires caused great trouble
The entire service at the Northern Central
Railroad dispatchers' office was burned out
by crossed electric light wire. The
electric car service is crippled and the rail-
road trains are delayed.