Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-16
IN 4 MANTLE OF WHlTE Is the Entire Southern Country
 Covered.
A GENUINE RECORD BREAKER
Snowballing, Sleighing and a General Good Time Indulged
 In by Every One.

The most wonderful transformation ever witnessed in this immediate section was the sight which presented itself to early risers yesterday morning. All that could be seen on Thursday was ice here, there and everywhere. Yesterday morning this was hid beneath light mantle of snow. The feecy fell unlemittingly during the -sFayre day, and by nightfall there was at least inches on the level.
 Early in the day lnlprovsed sleighs were to be seen on all the principal thorough fares. aud the merry sleigh bells afforded sweet music. Where the genuine sleigh bells were not at hand COW bells were pressed into service and made discordant sounds on the wintry air.
 Jolly Gus Schillinger and Pete Houppert were in their glory with COW bells on the neck oftheir horse and their own, and the small boy took especial delight in pelting them with snow balls whenever they hove in sight. Not only were tue sleighs in or der, but far misses and brave laddies were out in great numbers with hastily built sleds enjoying the sport of coasting.
 Many were the laughs afforded by pedes- trians as they slipped and fell sprawling in the snow, and no sooner were they down than dozens were ready to pile snow upon them. The sport was contagious and old and young iudulged in 1t.
 CITY CAR SERVICE.
 Despite the unusually heavy fall of snow the Birmingham Railway and Electric company kept its lines open by liberal use or salt, and the electric cars cams and went with summer time regularity. Ev- ery one was loud in pralsiug the manage >ment for their success in this direction.
 hn al 5 Euao q what discoucerted, were equal to the emer- gency and kept on the go.
 RUN ALI. NIGHT.
 The electric cars and dummies were kept running all night in order that tracks might be kept clear.
 On the Ensley line considerable trouble was experienced, and one engine became disabled, but this was soon remedied.
 TRAINS LATE.
 The heavy fall of STOW has greatly inn peded railroad traffic in every shape, and nearly every passenger train on lines cen- tering here came in late yesterday and last night.
 Louisville and Nashville No. 2, due to arrive here at Il :35 a. rn., was nearly five hours late, while Queen and Crescent llm- ited No. ?, due to arrive at 4:50 a. m., did not arrive until nearly 10 a. m. 70 Queen aud Crescent fast mail No. 8, due ta arrive here at 1:l0 p. IT,. was four hours late, WQll6 NOs II, uu6 lO dTTlFc At lU.4O ps m., was three hours behind. Other pas senger trains were off from thirty minutes to two hours.
 The freight trains did not all keep on schedule, and the train men, especially the brakemen, had hard day of it.
 TRAFFIC AND TRAVEL STOPPED.
 MARION, Feb. 15.-lSpecial. It has been showing hard for the past twenty four hours, and still continues to fall. Such snowfall has never before been known here. Traffic and travel is entirely stopped.
 SIX INCHES AT JACKSONVILLE. JACKSONVILLE, Ala, Feb. 15.-lSpe- cial. IA snow storm of great violence set in here this morning at 9 o'clock. Since that time it has continued with out ceaslng, and the ground is covered at dark this evening to a depth of six inches, and the storm continues.
 DEMOPoLlS' EXPERIENCE.
 DEMoPoLIs, Feb. 15.--[5pecial. -Four to inches of snow has fallen here today and last night, and is still falling. We have had the severest cold weather for the past ten days experienced here for many years.
 R SNOW ALL OVER FLORIDA.
 JAcKsoNvILLE, Feb. 15..,suow was sacola, Lake City, Tallahassee, River Junction aud other points the people were snow bs Hing all day. At Welborn the snow was the first that had fallen since 1852.
 FIRST IN EIGHT DAYS.
 READING, Pa., Feb. 15.--A passenger train from Wilmington, Del, over the Wilmington and Northern railroad, came through today. This is the first train to arrive over that road in eight days. The road is now clear and trains are running on sch edule time.
 EIGHT INCHES AT NEW ORLEANS.
 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-The snow which fell steadily on yesterday for eigh- teen hours measured exactly B inches, ac- cording 10 the report given out by Captain Kerkam, chief of the weather bureau here. At g o'clock this evening an appreciable amount is again falling, and 1t would not be surprising if there were several more inches added to New Orleans greatest snow by tomorrow morning.
 ATLANTA ENJOYING IT.
 ATLANTA, Feb. 15.-Atianta is experi- encing today the heaviest snowstorm 1t has had during the recent spell of bad weather. Snow began falling about Il o'clock this morning, accompanied by heavy north- east wind. For the past several days the streets have been caked with solid snow and covered with heavy sleet. All kinds of vehicles have been put on run ners, and Atlanta now has the appearance of typi- cal northern city in the midst of winter.
 SNOW, SHEET AND RAIN.
 COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 15.-Columbus had the heaviest snowstorm mover half century before daybreak this morning. The city is clothed in Q mantle of white, and it was an unusual sight that greeted earlier risers. A heavy sleet fell through out the morning, and snowbaIling was in. dulged in by old and young. Several im- provised sleighs were seen on the streets, followed, which froze as fast as it tell. Snow has prevailed throughout this 6Sc- tion, and trains are delayed from all points. Steamers came up the river today with their bows cased in ice.