The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
AN ABUNDANCE OF SNOW
The Beautiful Played Havoc with
Electric Car Service.
ROADS WE'RE ALL BLOCKADED
Storm Was Marked by Many Blizzard
Like Effects Predictions Say the
End 10 Not Yet-Troubls
ON the Steam Roads.

1t looked very much, yesterday. as
II the memorable blizzard of March II.
1883. was to be repeated. Eight years
ago today that famous storm was upon
us. and it came much as the present
storm did. A large, damp flakey kind
OF snow first set in, which, In the course
of n day or so. assumed pulverized
nature by reason of the cold wind
which rose. Yesterday afternoons
United Press weather report, received
at The Tribune ut . o'clock p. M, prog
nosticated more snow and colder wealth
er. These conditions, IL fulfilled may
result in a repetition of the blizzard.
The New York Herald's forecast,
printed yesterday morning. also has q
blizzardy flavor:
Unless all signs fail. this city may look
forward TO Il very respectable blizzard
within the next thirty-six hours-a bliG-
zard which ought to hit us on the same
day of the month which was made memo
rable by the celebrated blizzard of March
H. lsss As this Is an even number year.
II is best to be prepared for oil sorts or
odd things.
The storm was central at o'clock last
night over the edge of the Gulf coast, in
the vicinity of Port Eads, La, and was
moving slowly northeastward, heavy
rainfall. accompanied by fall In the
barometer denoting the presence of an
Ala. measured four inches In fourteen
hours.
AS soon as 1t reaches point east of the
Alleghan!es an increase In the force Of
the storm may be expected. 1t will move
up through the Carolinas toward Nir-
sinii this morning, passing over the lat
ter state this afternoon.
Its track Is such that II will probably
develop by the time II reaches us all the
elements of u frst-class blizzard. with
tearing winds and abundant snow. Look
out for plenty OF the ''beautiful'' ON your
sidewalks tomorrow morning. and If
you've put the childrcns sleds away for
the winter get them out again, for they
may be needed.
The blizzard will doubtless extend over
the northern portion of the Middle states
and be dangerous to shipping from Cape
HatteraS to Boston.
MODERATED AT NIGHT.
So far the weather prophets have
prophesied Alright The blizzard, for
yesterdays storm was of such propor-
tions as to deserve this title. struck
this region early in the afternoon and
continued until about 10 o'colck at night
when it gradually began to subside
The cessation of the wind caused it to
grow somewhat warmer, as was pre-
dicted in the United Press report and
at IL O'Clock 1t was not at all disagree
able abroad. Whether or not the more
snow and colder" part of the prediction
Will prove true remains to be seen.
About six inches of snow fell in this
city and immediate vicinity and on Po-
como which always goes to extremes in
everything pertaining to winter wealth
er the fall was about the same. The
only train which was delayed to any ex-
tent was the New York train scheduled
to arrive at $50 p. m. which did not
reach here till 10 o'clock. Coal and
freight trains We're all more or less de-
layed but none were completely stalled
The street car people however did not
fare so well. Every road in the city
was completely tied up at o'clock in
the afternoon. Cars were run, or rath-
er We're walked, at irregular intervals
and with much difficulty up to that
time, but for four or five hours there
after there were few wheels turning
except those on the snow sweepers
At 10 O'clock the dispatcher's office re-
ported the Providence and Green Ridge
Peoples lines as practically open and
soon after that hour three cars coupled
together succeeded In wriggling down
from OlyDhant and other points above
the city where they We're stalled. All
the hands that the company could mus
ter We're kept at work at night so that
the road may be in running order to-
day.