Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
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The Whole Country Clad i'm Snow
No Trains, No Tails.

All of our readers know about the
storm which prevailed here the first Of
the week. and the experiences of the
people Of Snow Hill were duplicated all
over the county Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday the mercury was below zero
fell Ia a depth of about 20 inches ON the
level and in many places was waist
deep No trains could run Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday. all the en-
gines. freight and passenger. with hum
drcds Of men were trying 10 clear the
track and for time the situation was
serious. as coal ran short; finally the
trucks were cleared and our first train
got through Thursday morning
Onr first mail train from the North
arrived Thursday noon and daily papers
were a feast for sore eyes. Mr. Charles
Spencer who carries the Box Iron mail
came on his regular trip Monday much
To the surprise Of everybody in the town.
most of whom could not get out of their
houses Several Of our farmers came
in on Wednesday with big mule teams
attached to improviscd boats which
packed down the snow i'll the roads and
Opened navigation" To the slcigherS.
II stopped showing Wednesday, and on
Thursday raiu came down in torrents
and now we are in the midst of slush.
The storm has been terrible one all
over the country. Business has been
paralyzcd. Railroads have been snow.
I'd under. Many persons have died
from the effects of the cold. which in
some sections of the country was down
10 80 degrees below zero and vessels
innumcrablc have gone down in the
deep. II will he a week yet before de.
tnatc information Of many disasters
will he known. When we say il was
the worst snow storm we ever saw
we do not cxagcratc
In Boston the snow was up to the
second story windows Of the dwellings
The Baltimore >"n of Wednesday
says
Baltimore has experienced the worst
blizzard III its history-at least within
the memory Of living man.
The snow storm that began Saturday
night and continued with increasing
intensity through Sunday reached the
height of its ticrccness yesterday and
ragged all day, completely overwhelming
city and State.
The snowfall for the twenty four
hours ending AT p NJ yesterday was
l5.5 inches. making the total since
February ), b. inches
Business in Baltimore was practically
at standstill. Strect.car companies
We're unable 20 operate their lines On
a few lines cars struggled with snow
drifts for greater or less part Of the
day, but were finally Obliged to stop
Many business men were unable To get
down town i'll the morning, and Il num-
Der who did so We're obliged To remain
at hotels last night The suburban
sections were entirely cut of
The railroads running out uf Balti-
more had similar experiences. Travel
was practically suspended.
Suffering among the poor Is very
keen, and nearly 1900 persons applied
at the police stations for aid Generous
contributions are being made for their
support. but great deal more will be
needed. The Chinese of Baltimore
poor.
The heavy snowfall throughout the
counties was badly drifted by heavy
winds. and traffic ON roads aud rail
roads was almost entirely impracti-
cable Public and private schools were
closed and the towns were isolated from
the outside world except by telegraph
and telephone.
Business was practically suspended
i'll Washington and the street ears Were
unable To run. The commissioners
sent an urgent appeal To Congress for
an appropriation of S20,OO0 To- remove
ice and snow from the streets and
-. 900 toclear channel in the Potomac.
Two thousand men Were given employ
ment.
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trains being stalled i'll snowdriftS and
farmers were unable To make use of the
country roads.
\ store roof fell from the weight of
the SNOW III Petersburg. Va. and three
men were injured. one of them proba.
bly, seriously.
The whole South shivcrs. zero tcu;-
peraturcs being reported in Georgia.
Alabama. Louisiana and Kentucky
while Florida suffered with a freezing
temperature. Damage To the crops is
| expected.
Philadelphia is locked in the worst
blizzard in its weather history Through
ont Pennsylvania railroad traffic wa,
almost entirely suspended.
Thousands of persons in New York
are starving and bread famine i,
threatened.
The water supply of Newark, \. j..
was frozen up and famine was caused
R3ItimOre Steamers Lost,