The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-17
BIGGEST OF TIE WINTER
SEVEN INCHES or SNOW ON An
AVERAGE.

1here Was the Sound nf Sleishbells -Some-
thing Rare in the Past Few Months--New
York Gets Zig Dose of Snow-A Big SUR
prise at New York Store-In Other
rlaces-Normal School birls in New ua-
ven Not Afraid OF Snow,
Seven inches of snow on an average
In the middle of March is a rather I'M
usual occurrence in this latitude since
the blizzard, but that is about the
depth of the snow that has
fallen during the recent storm. The
storm began shortly after noon Sun
day and continued increasingly until
noon yesterday, when it gradually turn
ed into rain and continued a drizzly
sort Of rain, with now and then down.
pour until evening. For the first time
TINS season there were more sleighs than
wagons on the streets yesterday, and
there We're sleighs of all descriptions.
This is the largest snow fall of the Win
ter, the only other snow amounting to
anything having been the one which
began January 9,when about five inches
Oh snow fell. Snow SWeeperS and pioWs
were kept at work on all the electric
roads of the city all during Sunday
night and yesterday forenoon, so that
the tracks We're kept clean and the
street railway traffic was not obstrQct-
ed TO any extent. Every one seemed
90 be good natured and the streets pre-
scented a scene common in Canadian
cities, with the snow piled high be-
side the walks and gay throng NOV
ing along. Luckily there was but a
light wilma blowing. AS the rain began
about 2 o'clock many expressions of
regret were heard that such fine snow
should so shortly turn into slush. The
rain, however, ceased at about 5 o'clock
and better sleighing could not be de-
sired. It's duration, however, is eX-
pected to be short.
NORMAL SCHOOL GIRLS AHEAD.
The public school sessions were held
yesterday notwithstanding the heavy
snow storm, but in many where there
are ordinarily forty or fifty pupils pres
ent there We're only dozen or two.
At the Normal school there was almost
full attendance and the girls there
deserve great credit for the full attend
ance, as they live in various parts of
the city and some of them out in the
country and not few come from other
towns.
At school time yesterday morning
paths had not been made in many
places in the city and the girls who
came from out Of town and had to
catch early trains had to wade through
the snow good deal, both in their own
towns and here.
NEW YORK GETS IA INCHES OF
SNOW AND HAS A BAD "a HOURS.
New York, March 16.-It looked like a
blizzard storm here this morning, and
the weather was the theme of talk ev-
erywhere. Up to 10 o'clock this morn
ing fourteen inches of snow had fallen.
Weather Man Dunn said the snowfall
would last until night, and then turn to
rain This afternoon and evening the
rain came and made travelling on foot
terrible in places. The snow began to
fall in this city and Brooklyn at IL: 15
Yesterday morning. Long before that
hour the sky had become overcast. At
first no one paid much attention to the
snow, as it had the appearance of a
furry. By noon, though, it had devel-
oped into a full-hedged storm, and
many persons watching it expected a
small blizzard. But the wind was blow
ing at a low rate, and by this morning,
although showing signs of increasing
it registered only from twelve to thir-
teen miles an hour. 1t came out of
the northeast. The snow continued all
day yesterday and last night. At no
time did it show signs of abating. The
thermometer kept a fair steady regis
ter in the neighborhood of 26 degrees
The temperature may drop below that
point by tonight.
The present month was ushered in
with eight inches of snow that broke
all records for the winter up to that
time. There were heavy winds, and
the old saying that when March comes
in like a lion it will go out like lamb
was expected to hold good. When the
present storm kept up all night persons
who used the phrase believed that there
was little truth in this prediction, for
developments this morning made them
think that the gay old month was likely
to go out like half dozen lions, and
in fact, a. whole bowling menagerie
Despite this fact Mr.. Dunn said that
there was nothing phenomenal about
the storm, except it's staying powers
Fourteen inches of snow is a good rec
ord, and the depth was increasing ev-
cry minute until it began to rain.
The storm center this morning was
over the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states, and the lake region. 1t
was heaviest over the northern part of
the middle Atlantic states, and espec-
tally in southern Connecticut The
storm extended from the Mississippi
valley southwark as far as Key West
South of Philadelphia it was raining
hard this morning. The heaviest rain
fall was in the Quaker City. West of
the Mississippi valley it was fair this
morning.
Mr.. Dunn predicted this morning that
during the next twenty-four hours it
would become slightly colder over the
middle Atlantic states, warmer in the
lake regions and slightly colder in the
northwest. The temperature in this
city at o'clock this morning was 26 de-
grees, in Boston it was so degrees, in
Buffalo 10 degrees, in New Orleans Sc,
in Jacksonville CO and in Key West rs.
Although the storm was heavy one
it did little or no damage as near as
could be learned this morning. Reports
from all places within the scope of the
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