The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-15
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Measures for Relief of Suffering.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The storm
swept Washington about midnight last
night, and this morning the sun shone
bright from clear blue sky on city
buried approximately three feet deep In
snow. The gale of wind driven snow
Travelled north northcastward during
yesterday. leaving It's heavy mantle of
snow and its tales of hardships and
suffering behind In the south. To-day
1t Is supposed that New York and New
England will experience something Of
the severe weather prevalent here yes
tcrday. Washington Is cut OFF from
railroad communication with the out
side world this forenoon. but now the
storm has ceased the companies have
started TO open up their lines. and be-
lated trains probably will begin arriv-
ing during the afternoon.
When householders awakened this
morning they found themselves banked
IN by huge snow drifts. But, finding
the skies serene, they started to work
with energy to clear away. and by
noon travel afoot and in carriages was
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cable line, running to the eastern end
of the city, was the only one in opera
ton. the underground electric, and
horse lines being absolutely blocked
by the masses OF snow filling the con-
Quits. In places the drifts were eight
feet high. The official weather. bu-
reau records show that from Washing
ton south the weather conditions were
unprecedented in the history of the
service. They show that since Sun
day, February 5, thlrty-five inches Of
snow have fallen in Washington, and
OF this fourteen inches fell between
Sunday night and last night There
are no records in Washington at all
TO be compared Will this. the snowfall
being almost twice that of any ever
before known in this city. The tenn
perature here yesterday was not as Sc
we're as 1t has been during several days
the past week. The lowest point regis
tered by the thermometer yesterday was
five degrees above zero, early in the
morning. To-day It was mider, the
thermometers In the streets registering
fifteen degrees above zero at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
All through the south records of cold
weather were broken. AT Jacksonville,
Fla, the thermometer registered ten
degrees above, breaking all records by
nine degrees. At Vicksburg the, tenn
peraturc OF one degree below exceeded
all previous records by four degrees.
TIL wind was blowing at high rate In
most places in the south. p
Many persons became bewildered
and exhausted during the blizzard yes
tcrday evening and night. and fell into
snow drifts. Two score or more of
cases were reported to police hcadQuar.
ters OF persons who had been picked
up partly or wholly unconscious, and
there are many cases OF severe frost
bites. The only sight a rcscuer had
of one woman whom lie dragged uncon-
scious from 4 snow drift was u bunch
OF feather sticking out of the snow. To-
day large force of men was at work
under direction Of the district govern
ment clearing ways through the
streets. and these gangs. as we'll as the
police. had orders to search all large
drifts for unfortunates. 1t Is thought
likely that a number of cases Of deaths,
resulting directly or indirectly from
the storm, will be reported in the city
and vicinity before the week is out.
The river Is frozen clear to its mouth.
and the Ice Is covered with heavy
coating of snow. 1t will be some
time before communication can be had
with the many small hamlctS along the
shore, where much suffering will be
occasoned by the storm. The prices
of necessary supplies OF fuel and food
have risen greatly. and much suffering
is reported among the poor. The char
table organizations are doing all
they can to relieve this state of things
and the Post and Evening Star have
opened special relief subscription lists.
Generous response has been made IN
these appeals. The President sent n
check for 500 TO one OF the relief or
ganizations. the British members of the
high joint commission contributed lib
orally, and the husband OF Julia Ar
thur. the actress, who is playing here.
sent check for $1,000 for relief OF the
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