Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-28
LOTS OF WEATHER
TIE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR YEARS ON TIE
GROUND YESTERDAY.
Street Car and Railway Travel Badly interrupted
Everybody Out Slsighing Last Even
iDg-Clsar the Sidewalks.

and well on towards noon yesterday,
with scattered fiurries Of snow during
the afternoon and last night.
10 all, about nine inches fell In the
city, while from the surrounding coun-
try the reports were from eleven to
fourteen on the level.
Accurate measurements were almost
impossible. however, owing to the dry
and light character of the snow, which
was drifted badly by the high wind
from the north which ragged all during
Wednesday night, leaving scarcely q
square foot of the precipitation in an
undisturbed condition. All through the
surrounding country the drifts were the
heaviest for years, and many roads were
so badly blockaded that they will not Do
passable for wagons or horsemen for
some days to come, even under the most
favorable conditions. In several ex-
posed places, yesterday morning, the
drifts were found to be eight or ten feet
in height, and farmers having urgent
business in the city were ompeled to
take down fences and open TEN porary
passageWaY through neighboring fields.
10 the city the drifts were not so bad,
the houses keeping the wind of to a
great extent, but the force OF the wind
was well illustrated On the bridges over
the river, the sidewalks Of which were
practically swept bare OF snow, while
the roadway was filed with snow
tightly packed to the level OF the
walks. On the steel bridge this
packed snow In the roadway added
10 the difficulty OF opening up
way for the street cars, and
although Superintendent Lotus had
force at work on the Island line all
night, it was we'll on towards noon yes
terday before the route was in condition
TO permit the running OF cars with any
thing like regularity. In the city
proper IL was almost as bad, and even as
late as last night, despite all the efforts
of the Company, cars ran irregularly,
and it took long and always uncertain
amount OF time to make trip from one
portion OF the city TO another. by to-
day it is hoped to have the line in better
shape, always providing there is no ad-
ditonal fall Of snow, and thereafter the
difficulties will rapidly disappear.
The railroads had tough time OF 1t
all around, on both sides of the river,
and trains were badly delayed all day,
but especially in the early morning.
Snow plows, pushed by several engines.
were run upon several Of the roads,
very unusual thing OF late years In this
part of the country, yet even with
their aid it was no easy task to force
way through the heavy drifts which
filed many of the cuts. The morning
train from the East over the b. q 0.
was three hours late, not reaching the
depot until about eleven o'clock. The
trains on the Pittsburg division were
also late, but not to the same extent.
The C. & P, c., L. & w. and Wheeling
and Lake Erie had their share Of the
annoying delays, while last evenings
Ohio river train was about twenty-five
minutes late. On the Wheeling and
Elm Grove and on the Mnrtin's Ferry,
Bridgeport aud Bellaire electric road
there was more or less trouble, but the
Companies all worked to the best Of
their abilities to furnish the usual &C
commod atoms TO the public, and al
though there was much personal incop-
venience TO passengers, II was general
ly accepted with little grumbling. Dur
ing a portion of the morning there was
a considerable congestion OF belated
travellers In the city and suburban. de-
pots, but during the afternoon every
thing was working very much as usual.
The snow was good thing for the
liVerymen, and its presence caused a
good many dollars to be put into circu-
Iation. All the blacksmiths OF the city
worked through Wednesday mig NJ shoe
ing horses, and yesterday morning the
liverymen hauled their all but Orgotten
sleighs out of attic corners anC! cleaned
them up, TO meet the big dems nd which
the advent OF evening was sure to bring
about. They had not misjudged the
occasion, for last evening about every
thing with runners in the city was cali
cd into service, and the airswas musical
with the Jingle of bells ane merry with
the CHEEKY laughter OF young people.
A number Of big sleiRhing parties were
hastily gotten up, and several four
horse rigs were seen on the streets DUR
ing the evening. bound for run out
the pike.
One languishing industry experienced
Q decided revival yesterday morning.
1t was snow-shovelinR. Scores OF men
all over the city shouloered shovels and
went to work removiug the heavy snow
fall fror sidewalks for small consid-
Grafton, and very good wages were
earned by some of these enterprlslng
persons. BY noon most OF the side.
walks In the business and 10 the chief
residence portions Ibf the city had been
cleared, but as late as last evening
there were 3 number OF bad exceptions
to this rule. particularly on the lslano'
where one OF the worst offenders was
member OF Council. The Board OF Pub
lie Works publishes = notice upon TINS
matter elsewhere in this issue, TO which
the attention Of every ore is directed.
Yesterday evening the mercury De-
gan to fall, and ii looked for a time as
though IL had started in for zero rec
ord this morning, but the SKY soon
clouded up, checking the growing coio'
and at late hour it looked as though
"Uen above" would be about the e1-
IRENE limit touched.
III the present snow goes OIL rapidly
with 4 rain, there Will be very decent
stage of water in the river as result
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