Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-26
BEASTLY WEATHER.
ALL our OF DOORS COVERED WITH IOE,
LAST NIGHT.
Street Cars Iuter'ered With, and It Was Absolutely
Dangerous 70 Ausmp! Psdssrianism on
Siiswak-Ths Rain Continued al
Nighi-Ii Came From the East

The man who wrote the weather pre-
dtction for the locality of Wheeling,
Yesterday, evidently wasn't quite sure
as to what was going 10 happen, for he
prophesied rain in the southwest corner
of the State, fair weather in the north
east, and let the rest go. He ought to
have been given another guess, for per-
haps he would then have hit upon the
idea that we were in for large install
ment Of wet rain and cold sleet, and
reasoning from promise 10 conclusion,
citizens who had 10 be out
last night could have provided them
selves with skates, roped themselves
together a Alpine tourists, and have
gone about their business with some
assurance that they would not break
their neck5, arms or legs. As 1t was
they had no such assurance, and IL was
only possible 10 get about in safety by
taking the middle of the street and
putting a very large trust in Provi-
dence, while such a thing as comfort
was not 10 be thought Of 1t was really
and truly terrible spell of weather,
and il IL dosn't furnish soue cases for
the doctors and occupation for the drug
gists, the writer misses very plausible
guess.
Yesterday morning was cold, with the
mercury down TO Is above at SChnepfs
and as low as aud S at more exposed
localities within the city. 1t steadily
grew warmer all during the day, how
ever, aud at S O'clock last night it was
uD 10 50. About five O'clock light
raiC set in, aud in half an hour this had
covered everything out OF doors with a
quarter of su inch OF particularly
slippery ice. Then the rain turned TO
sleet, and then back 10 rain again, and
by six o'clock the average sidewalk was
q terror 10 pedestrians, while the brick
paved streets were almost as slippery.
The street car trolIy wires were
speedily coated with ice, which
almost prevented the operation
Of the car, and made schedule time an
utter impOssiOiiity, and when the cars
did get under way they filed the air
with vivid flashes OF Sea-green light
which was very trying to the complex
ions Of cab drivers. police and Republi-
caa aspirants Tor city Offices Trees
were everywhere covered with ice to the
tips Of the smallest twigs, telegraph
aud telephone wires were smoothly and
heavily coated, while in some Instances
the walls OF houses were laViShly deco
rated.
As the rain and sleet continued the
ice increased both in thickness and
smootuueSS, and ever and anon some
unlucky citizen would go TO earth with
thump, to painfully and laboriously
arise with his clothes both wet and
dirty. Horses slipped and slid as they
attempted 10 navigate the ice-cOvered
streets, and people stood on the corners
ana Shivered aud swore while they
waited for the street cars, which scarce
ly ever came aud which were very
long time getting 10 any particular place
once one got aboard of them. As one
gentleman picturesQuely remarked, IL
was "a HI of night" and in this i'm
prOmptu observation Il number OF peo-
pie who didn't Swear-Or al least were
not addicted 10 the habit in public-ap-
peared by looks and manners, TO .con-
cur.
As natural consequence OF being
wet. cold, falling down aud generally
miserable, every body was in a Dad hu-
NOR. "GoOd evening"" said man VINO
was sliding along on Market street, to a
irjend who was holding TO post.
You're q liar!' was the immediate re-
Spouse, aud the man who said it looked
as though he would like to fight. Il
want to go 10 Fulton" said a man TO a
hack.driver about eight O'Clock. Not
for three bones" said the driver, as he
contentedly stood 10 door snd watched
the water run of his horses backs.
"Iy horses would break their
necSs, and mine too" And ne wouldn't
take the fare. As result OF the storm,
the audiences at the theatres were
small, and very little retail business was
done after 6 p. IN.
Later in the evening the steady rain
fall softened the ice somewhat and
transformed large sections of it into
slash, which did not add 10 the pleasure
OF trampiug about little bit. AT two
o'clock this morning it was still raining,
with every prospect that it would keep
il up all night
NYE Elm TIE CAPITOL-Hs Views
the Statesmen from the Press Gallery.
See Sunday Register.