The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-29
RELATED TO THE BLIZZARD
YESTERDAY's STORM SECOND ONLY
 TO THAT OF 1888.


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 The storm in Other Places-Tndications
 for To-day, Colder.
 The snow storm of yesterday was an ambitious one, and easily takes its place, beside the famous blizzard of 1888, as one of the big snow storms of this vicinity in recent years.
 The total fall of snow was twenty inches, the largest fall since the bliz- gard, when 1t was thirty inches. There was little wind to heap up the snow in big drifts, and the inconvenience to business and travel was consequently much less than it would otherwise have been.
 The snow began falling about 7:30 o'clock Wednesday night, and by con- stant attention to business had accu- mulated to depth of fourteen inches yesterday morning. It continued to fall until about ? o'clock yesterday af- ternoon, when it left off business with a good twenty inches to it's credit,
 The storm came from the ocean and struck the coast of North Carolina on Wednesday, causing rain in the south ern states. It moved gradually up the coast until it reached Norfolk, Va, and there the rain turned to snow and the storm advanced until at 8 o'clock yes- terday morning it centered about Block Island. New Haven was also within the area of low pressure or the storm center, and hence the fall of snow here was larger than it would have been otherwise.
 The barometer here was 2933, the lowest of the season. There has been 2 low barometer here for several days. Very few pedestrians were on the streets, everybody staying at home who did not have business to attend to. The man with snow shovel was up bright and early, and his job lasted him till twilight. A force of f1fty-three men was kept at work by the city cleaning the walks in the parks and about the city buildings. The street cars did not have any se- rious blockades in the city, though the cars on the suburban lines to Montow- csc, Woodmont, Morris Cove and Cen terville were entirely stopped, and the cars did not run regular times on most of the lines.
 The snow-plows were kept running constantly. The large heaps of snow accumulated on the sides of Chapel street were q forcible reminder of the condition of Chapel street during the big blizzard, though not as deep as then.
 The letter carriers had hard time of it, and on some routes a trip was missed, and all deliveries were late.
 The steamers from New York were both late yesterday. The John H. Starin left New York at midnight and was seven hours late in arriving at her dock here, arriving about 12 o'clock.
 The Continental of the Old line start ed from her pier at New York at mid night, but early in the morning anchor ed off Stepping Stone light in the sound. She was able to proceed at daybreak, however, and reached this city at l o'clock in the afternoon.
 The Richard Peck reached her slip in New York on time yesterday morn ing without adventure
 The boats left at their usual hour last night.
 There was no session of the public schools yesterday. The big fire alarm bell was rung late in the forenoon to inform the children that no school would be held in the afternoon. Un- fortunately the bell was not rung be- fore school time in the morning, and so a good many children waded through the snow to the schools. Soon after their arrival word was sent to each school to send the pupils home.
 Some of the parents were rather dis satisfied that there should have been no school after their children had got there, and some were indignant be- cause the bell did not ring before 9 o'clock to announce that the children need not come.
 As it was about een-twentieths Of the pupils stayed at home, their par ents not allowing them to venture out. The urchins were all very happy over the big snow fall and the holiday.
 Business was very dull in the stores, as very few customers were so brave as to venture out.
 In Sargent's factory the employees were sent home as it was feared that the storm would prevent them from reaching home.
 The employees in several of the de- partments of Candee's rubber factory were also sent home for the same req son.
 The trains on the Consolidated road were considerably delayed, and there was a consequent delay in the mails
 The telephone and telegraph service was but little impeded.
 Last evening Weather Observer
 Myers said that the indications were for pleasant weather to-day and colder. In Other Places.
 Jewett City, Conn.,, Jan. 2S.-All trains on the Norwich and Worcester division of the New England road were delayed from one to three hours to-day on ac- count of the snow storm.
 New London, Jan. 2S-Thaffic on the New London and Northern railroad,
 between this city and Norwich, was interrupted to-day by the snow storm. No trains arrived here up to this even- ing A theatrical company which was scheduled to play an engagement in Willimantic this evening is stalled in this city.
 Rockville, Jan. 2s.-The most severe snow storm of the season is raging
 throughout Holland county to-day. The snow fall at 10 a. m. was seventeen inches The roads outside the city are