Asheville daily citizen., 1894-02-26
SLIGHT TOUCH OF CLIMATE
AsAEVILLE HAS SOME UNUk1r,
Al. WEATHER
SNOW And sleet Sunday, with
More Snow SUNDAY Nigh,-s.ree,
Car Traffic Impeded And Some
Trains Late,

, Iralno Late.
c THE CITIZENS Washington toreca Ct
saturday afternoon predicted snow
lhe people OF Asheville are prepared tn
testify to the absolute correctness of the
representation.
Snow began falling here early Satur.
DAY evening and when the people arose
sunday they looked out upon a bed of
White that measured about four inches on
level. To this was added sleet, which
iell the greater part of the day. This
was accompanied by stiff wind that
with the sleet. had decidedly blizzardisb
feeling. Late in the afternoon snow be.
gan falling again and by this morning
nad added perhaps two inches to the
STOCK on hand, making one of the heav.
iest snowfalls Ashevile has experienced
IN several years.
cAsnevillians yesterday had foretaste
OF what the city would be without strset
car accommodations. Some of the cars
on the Asheville street railroad ventured
out about 8 O'Clock. The Camp Patton
car got as far as the Oaks hotel, then
gave up and came in. 1t took up more
I'me coming than it did going. The
LOOKOUT Mountain car did not make a
Trip communication was established
between the square and the depot, but
IL TOOK shovel brigade until about
noon to open the track. A car was also
gotten out on Patton avenue. but ito
trips were infrequent. On the Montford :
avenue road car started out, but 20 y
YARDS plouRhing convinced the carmen .
lhat 1t was mo go" and the car was re-. u
.urned to the shed. The West Asheyilie a
and Sulphur Springs railway was also
'lockaded. The uptown line ne tho
"1Hta TSa a aoao mas been in operation today. \,
Inc snow gave sleighers chance and
one cutters were out yesterday after.
.oon. a number OF sleighs were brought
nto sevice today. ~ ye
tIu!cations point to plenty of coastin ing vi
u rilnt street where young and old had -,
y mIcn amusement last winter, Sew -,
lu, sleds were brought out Yesterday I'll
aa :l employed in putting the slide in con. M
ition. This has been continued TO-DAY hc
lM It 's expected that by tonight there :,
Ill DC room and fun for a big crowd of Ill IL,
Jerry coasters. an
W. 'o"os' fri.
iesterday the track of the Western ria
orth Carolina road between Newton
III hickory and from Connolly Springs ;ns ;ns
Morganton was so badly drifted that
snow cakcd the ashpan of the loco. ch,
otiVe and frequent stops were neccs. tio
~ 10 clean out for draaght. The are
lays became so tedious that Pre-
company ordered two engines tn der
IN tram, and in this manner the tracks der
're cleared. The westbound did not pre
IN until 10:45 last night. The A. <, tar
tram. due last night, arrived at Per
JOCK this morning. is !,
,oday on the Ducktown the trains ,ro tb;s
ming close to the schedule time The an .
on the main line will be late M
account of delays at Salisbury with clos
noTtnern connection. The A. & S. tha,
CwDa'ls and oranges) is free from ticei
'Aaae ana trains are running o. X. MOI
Give to the Flower Mission, ETC.,
here is this winter, more or less dcstitu.
among the poor of Asheville, and I'll
condition is of course aggravated amo
weather such as is now felt. Yester. year
MAYOR Patton, realizing the need " ~
lelp in the more pronounced cases LY
fucted the police to report such cases
1ould be attended to at once. A sum
Der have been reported and in these
city has furnished coal in small ELL
'tltles. Those of Asheville's people vho
are inclined to give of their funds to VINO
Ve such cases as may be found ny co
y: ny OF help are urged to take or send from
rlout,ons to the Flower Mission mob
'ai ofhce, on the second floor of the stubl
ra III" @ ne MISSION, because of its the ly
i ao". wary system, IS kept informed The
~ ths NJ ~ ueseitution, and funds hange
nsly applied to relief of those who he d
eedy. THE CITIZEN is sure that the server
table people of Ashevile will not re. .-,.
second appeal. Hi