The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-14
DEEPEST SNOW
FORTY r YEARS
Second Only to the One of
Fifty-seven.
SEVERELY COLD WEATHER
THE MERCURY UNCOMFORTA-
BLY, NEAR ZERO.
SEVERELY COLD WEATHER
The BIG SHOWS OF PAST YEARS
fhe srow Ceased Falling Yes'e'day Afternoon.
Average Depth is Eighteen Inches.
Weather Extremely Cold.
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Warmer wedu, sday.
The present snow is a cord-breaker
to the generation born since the War
between the States, and ut one time 1t
looked as il it intended to break the
record on the old inhabitants 1t is the
biggest snow, however that has visited
the city in forty years. The snow of
1861 is the one the old-timers refer to
when speaking Of snow storms. They
say that was about two feet deep, and
in places where il drifted you could hide
horse. 1t was a hail snow and laid ON
the ground for about six weeks. The
temperature was not SO cold, however.
as the temperature which now prevails.
As regards temperature, this is nm
doubtedly one of the Severest snow
storms which has ever visited this city.
And if it is not quite as deep as the
81 snow. it is a record-breaker as TO
severity. The depth of the present snow
as given out by the Weather Bureau is
is inches.
In many places it is deeper than that,
but that is q good average.
The entire country has been suffering
weather. The Western States have been
uniformly severe in temperature and the
winds have been steadily blowing from
the northwest This cold wave has
been steadily bearing eastward. The
storm which began in Texas on the 3rd
instant, passing up the coast Of this
State and having its storm centre on
the Sth at Hatteras, checked the sweep
of the cold wave temporarily, forcing the
mercury up. The snow storm, which has
prevailed since Saturday, has had some
what the same effect but not to as
great an extent. Now that this storm
has passed from this section, the cold
wave has rushed in and forced the
temperature down to the nelghborhood of
zero
The weather map issued yesterday
shows the temperature has risen in the
extreme west, and the winds have
changed to southerly.
The prevailing winds in the Gulf and
| South Atlantic States is still from the
| north and northwest and it will be
| Wednesday or Thursday before the cold
| wave will pass mp the coast and this
section get the benefit of the compare
tive warmer wave which will follow.
| Old man Logan Jones, one Of the befo'
Marlborough House, is 81 years of age.
The old man has a '!ood-natured face
| frnged about the ear with white locks
and bald pate which glistens like ivory.
The old man recollects all the SHOWS
which have visited this section since he
was a boy. He says this snow is the
| largest since the one Of 1857. He thinks
| this don't fall much behind it. Talking
with the old man yesterday, he said
This is the deepest snow to my
knowledge since January. 1887. The
snow commenced on Saturday night and
showed till Monday morning as hard as
ever | saw it. 1t was about two feet
deep. Neuse river above the dam was
frozen over and there was nine inches.
measured by Mr.. James Rovster, Mon
day afternoon. / was working at the
paper mills, located at the river, and it
was a month before the mill could re-
sumo. The snow was hail snow. and
laid on the ground for eight weeks.
.'ln 1877 there was another big snow.
| IT commenced on December 81, 1876,
Saturday night, and showed all day
Sunday and the greater part of Mon
day 1t was mostly hail snow. 1t was
about fourteen inches deep | was work
ing at the Marlborough at the time, and
Or. BlacKHall was proprietor.
'"The largest snow | ever saw fall III
the spring Of the year was in March.
1871. 1t was knee deep. Oats We're
coming up. but they were not killed.
The snow began to fell on Wednesday
night and continued falling all of Thurs
day. 1t turned very warm just after
the snow and by Saturday it was all
gone. 1t was over two and half rect
deep. The date was March 18th.
Zone of the coolest winter | ever felt
was the one of 1888. There was very
little snow, but it was awful cold. For
a greater part of the winter it was inn
possible to do any farm work. About
the only thing that could be done was
to sit by the fire and feed the cattle.
The stock suffered greatly during that
winter.
1.-THE hottest summer l ever recollect
was that of 1888.
Old man Logan came to Raleigh in
1875. The first work he did in the city
was on the Capitol. which was being
constructed He has followed gardening
the most of his life, but has served a
number of years at the Marlborough.
Before the war he was . slave and be-
lenged to Col. 7. l.. Jones, of Wake
count.
The snow storms of the past have made
n deep impression on him and he is
arite sure he is correct in what h has
coid