The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-16
SNOW DOWN In DIXIE
SURPRISED SOUTHERNERS QUIT
BUSINESS AND Go SLEIGH RIDING.
Midwinter Scenes of the North
Transferred to Georgia, Tennessee,
Texas and Florida.

ATLANTA Ga. Feb. 1.-THE worst snow
storm in the memory OF the present gen.
Grafton is now prevailing throughout
Georgia In Atlanta it has fallen heavily
since early morning and the ground is now
covered with five inches OF fresh snow
four inches of the frozen remains of
Sundays storm. The trolley car system is
paralyzed and practically business is
being transacted The streets are given
over to improvised sleighs and merry snow
balling parties enjoying the unaccustomed
sport. Rose Coghlin's matinee at the Grand
Opera House had to be postponed and the
night audience was frozen down TO slim
proportions
At Darlen, on the coast, the people awoke
this morning to find the ground covered
with snow four inches deep. This is the
first time in the history of that ancient
town that such a thing has happened.
Twenty years ago there was fall of snow,
but it was gone in two hours. There has
never been such severe spell of weather
as has been experienced for the last few
week. All the orange trees and early vege-
tables are killed. s5}s
At Townsville, a famous winter resort,
there was three-inch fall of snow last
night and sleigh bells are ringing in the
streets for the first time in the history OF
the city.
At Quitman the first snow that has fallen
since 1879 fell last night 1t began at Z
O'Clock and continued for two hours max
ing about three and half inches. The
ness is suspended while everybody is en-
joying snow-balling. Like reports come
from other portions of the State. Gu
early this morning. Business has been
practically suspended. the people giving
themselves up to the unusual c pleasure af 90 20
O'Clock so the children might have an OPP
portunity to enjoy the rare sport
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 15-Reports from
State sum it up as without parallel In the
history of Texas. Two inches, the small
est and fourteen inches, tine gre Erem
Texarkana to the mouth OF the Rio Cirande
and from New Mexico to Sabine Pass the
whole surface of the State was robed IN
white. These lines are, generally speaking.
one thousand miles each IN length. most
singular fact is that tTe eers we're
inches at Galveston and twelve incnes at
Golad, while in north Texas hye lncnes
was the average.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 15.--The
ground was practically barren OF snow at
8 o'clock this afternoon AT o'clock to-
n ngt three eoi inches on the level and IS still
falling in heavy fakes. The weather is com
paratfvely mild. Street cars are being run
all night to keep the tracks clear.
At Gadsden. Ala, three inches OF snow
has fallen to-day. 2s
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 16..Dspatches
received here tonight show that severe
weather continues throughout the States of
Louisiana, Mississippi and, Texas, The three
States named are almost entirely covered
with snow from two to fifteen inches deep,
an unprecedented condition.
COLUMBIA. S. c., Feb. 15.-About six
inches of snow was on the ground this
morning. when another snowstorm came up.
1t has been raining. sleeting or showing
ever since The prospects are that the
groud will be covered to the depth or more
than foot by morning.
JASPER, Fla, Feb. 1.-two inches of
snow covered the ground this morning, and
has not yet melted.
FERNANDINA, Fla, Feb. ia scurry
of snow fell this morning.