The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-27
BIC Blizzard ARRIVES
The First Heavy Fall of Snow This
Season.
ELECTRIC ROADS BLOCKADED
Quaker City Mass of Slush Early Last
Evening-StOrms on Atlantic Coast.
The Lumbermen IIappy-Sleighing
in New York City.
BY the United Press.

Philadelphia, Dec 26.-The first snow
OF the winter began to fall here this af-
ternoon about o'clock, and in a few
minutes small sized blizzard had de-
veloped. The snow was wet and heavy
and turned the pavements and streets
into mass of slush that made walking
and street car traffic exceedingly diff
cult. About o'clock the snow changed
to a driving sleet storm and at mid
night the hail was still coming down
as fiercely as when it began. Reports
received from all sections of the state
show that the snow storm was generally
prevalent, and that for the first time
this winter the country was covered
with snow.
Johnstown, Pa, Dec. ALPHABETICALLY
the first snow of the season started in
the Conemaugh valley this afternoon.
AT 10 o'clock tonight the snow is still
falling fast and furious, the ground be-
ing covered to a depth of fully six.
inches.
Williamsport, Pa, Dec GA driving
snow storm set in here at o'clock this
evening, and at 10 o'clock it was still
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tinuing all night.
Electric Railway Travel Suspended.
Pottsville, Pa, Dec. 26.-At 4 o'clock
this afternoon snow storm set in here
and up to II o'clock tonight four inches
of snow had fallen, compelling a suspen-
sion of electric railway travel. At the
above hour there was no abatement in
the storm.
Reading, Pa, Dec. ga driving snow
storm set in at o'clock this evening,
which has covered the ground to a
depth Of four inches. The electric rail-
way sweeDers We're out all evening
and traffic was delayed very little. At
10 o'clock the snow has turned to hail,
making it very miserable for pedes-
trians.
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec ga regular
blizzard struck the city about O'Clock
this afternoon and the drifted snow seri-
ously interfered with the operation OF
the electric railways. 1t is almost i'm
possible to keep the cars running.
Lebanon, Pa, Dec. ga snowfall
began here about o'clock which soor
developed into a genuine blizzard
Traffic on street car lines was stopped
about 8 o'clock.
New York, Dec 26-At $50 O'Clock
the observer at Sandy Hook report:
the wind blowing at the rate of 20 mile.
per hour. The storm has assumed tn,
form Of blizzard and the snow is drift
ing badly. 1t is impossible to see be
yond the shore.
Clearfield Pa, Dec. ga heavy
snow storm set in here at o'clock thi!
evening. There are several inches O.
snow on the ground now, which will
prove a great blessing to the log anC
timber makers, who have been unabl,
to haul their timber to the river, tn,
ground having been bare so far thi
. winter, excepting one snow of severa
weeks ago, which melted in a few
days. Clearfield county is the creates
timber producing county in Pennsyl
vania, and snow storm means thou
sands of dollars to the lumbermen.
{ Slcighing in New York City.
New York, Dec. ga snow storm
which visited this city tonight, wa
} heavy enough to make possible the frs
sleighing of the season.
= Wilkes Barre, Pa, Dec. ga heav,
! snow storm prevails throughout tn
= Wyoming valley tonight. At IL o'clocl
S the snow in this city is fully eigh
inches in depth. At Bear Creek, Whit
Haven, Harvey's lake and North noun
tain the snow is reported to be nearl
thirteen inches deep and is still fallin
c with no signs of cessation. The stree
car service throughout the valley i
completely tied up and the steam road
: crossing the mountains are in ba
$ shape. All trains are running late.
c St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 26.-The frs
+ arctic wave of the winter came dow
o on st. Paul this evening" The range G
temperature over the northeast wa
v from zero at st. Paul to twenty-six a
l. Que lAppelle.
4 Cincinnati. O., Dec, 26.-Reports
d the Tribune show that heavy snow
d falling throughout southern Ohio an
Y Indiana, all of Kentucky and West Vii
ginia. In the mountain sections of tn
last two states there Is great rejoicing
as 1t will probably cause a big rise
the rivers, thus letting out the In
# mense log RATS that have been account
lating for months. The snow range
r. from six to twelve inches and is drif
l. ing badly
n Chicago, Dec. 26,-Snow began fallin
d In this city tonight, but abated TOWARD
Is midnight. A high wind prevailed an
a the thermometer fell to 20 degrees aboN
zero. Reports from Illinois, Iowa al
n. Wisconsin and Michigan say that snow
falls prevail In those states.
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 26.-A heay
snow storm set in at o'clock this afte
IN noon and at this hour Q0.30 p. m) abo,
81 six inches has fallen, and the storm
u still raging.
" A GIANT TELESCOPE.