Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-30
SNOW, SLEET, MUD.
HEAVY FALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL AND
WARNER WEATHER
Made Life Miserable For Those Compelled 10 Be 0ut
Of Doors-Ths Weather Indications
For To-Day.

Yesterday was one OF those peculiar
days which are found nowhere else than
In this climate. Early in the morning
the mercury In the Thermometer was
away down below freezing point. After
seven o'clock it began TO crawl up, and
IL continued moving in that direction
Tor the remainder of the day. Then il
began 20 snow, and while the falling
flakes filled many hearts with delight,
there were also those who inwardly
cursed the man who wrote the lines on
1.-The beautiful" To-day, II the weather
Indications from Washington are to be
credited, all the slush and mud which
aoounds In every thoroughfare, will
CONCEAL, and the average citizen will
have to feel his way" figuratively
speaking, II he ventures out-of-doors.
But TITS an I'll wind" etc. and In this
case the surgeons and the men who sell
Ice creepers will reap the harvest
The snow began To- fall shortly after
ten o'clock in the morning. IL was
light az first, but soon became heavy,
and the bright fakes huttered about i'm
such profusion as to recall memories of
the big snow which preceded tho flood
OF "a. Between 1920 aud o'clock sever
al inches OF the beautiful dropped from
the clouds, and piled up on the ground
After that hour the snow was OF that
peculiarly disagreeable sort, half snow
and half rain.
1t was the first big snow OF the win
ter, and the heart Of the average school
child was filled with delight, while anx-
ious mammas casually inspected the
stock OF baudages, liniment and cough
syrup, in the family medicine
chest At one OF thS schools, the
heaters did not work properly, and the
pupils were dismissed. After school
hours, in all portions OF the city. the
boys were out ow-balling, or indulg-
ing In that pleasant recreation which is
appreciated the more because Of its rar-
lty, making snow men. II IL becomes
cooler to-day, there will be capital
coasting, and every grade in the city
will be blocked with the youngsters
and their sleds. There were a great
many sleds out last night. Although
scarcely sufficient snow fell for sleigh
ing, there were great many seighs
out late Yesterday afternoon and last
evening. There were many more along
the National road than in the city.
One effect of the snow storm was to
interfere with the operation of the
motors on the electric railway. The
salt car was out early and did its work
so efficiently that travel was not al
together suspended, although the cars
were operated with considerable diff
Guilty, and even rarely on time. Last
night the tracks were in better shape
and few complaints were heard about
the irregularity OF the service. The
w. ~ f.. q company was not incon-
venienced much, except on Sixteenth
street, where n force OF men was en-
ployed in sprinking salt on the tracks.
The heavy fall of snow, and the thaw
which followed, unless checked by
colder weather, will cause a rise in the
river, but there was not enough OF IL TO
occasion any alarm, especially In view
OF the fact that the stage OF water at
present is comparatively low.
The thermometer at seven o'clock
yesterday morning registered 30 de-
Crees; at . a. m, So; noon, 3s; 3 D. M,
80; p. m, IS.