Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-16
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1t was nearly noon before the suns
rays had much effect, but after that
time the snow on the streets softened
very perceptably in the sun, while the
roof OF every building appeared to be
a perpetual fountain of sooty water,
which splashed and gushed over walls,
Sidewalks and pedestrians with a stud
led lmpartiality. Great icicles came
crashing down from cornices and
caves, while others formed in the
place, to fall in turn, to the great
jeopardy of citizens compelled to wade
through the %bOundless Slush. One of
the worst places in the city was the
Market street front of the p~ostofice.
A perfect deluge of water fell there all
afternoon, and everybody entering or
leaving the building was baptised with
out money and without price. Some
other localities were almost as bad,
however.
The B. P. W. early put a large street
1orce to work, and in some localities
along the principal streets citizens
were astonished to see men loading
snow and slush into carts. The move
was a good one-as far as it went, but
it didn't go very far. Something addi-
tl0nal may be attempted in this direc-
ton to-day, however.
Inc warm temperature caused a de-
clded revival in business. Many ladies
were upon the streets during the after
noon, after an enforced retirement eX-
tending over an entire week, and the
male portion of the community favor
ably and extensively commented upon
the return of the better half of the
population into tangible life.
Clearing sidewalks Of snow and ice
was a frequent if not popular recrea-
ton of the day, and last evening the
walking was generally good, except
when one had to cross the streets. A
few more such days will remove the
snow gradually, and will largely kill
the lingering apprehension of a high
river which has filed the popular mind
for some days past.
The lowest temperature reached in
Central BenwOOd yesterday morning,
as indicated at Peabody's pha. macy, on
Main street, at 7:30 o'clock, was ten
degrees above zero. This mark show
ed the weather to be fourteen degrees
warmer than on Tuesday morning at
about the same hour, when the Their
mOmeter registered four degrees be-
low zero. Yesterday afternoon the
weather became sufficiently warm as
to effect a thaw, which served to settle
the deep snow to a considerable extent.
The mercury, after III down, began to
slowly descend, but the temperature
will be much higher this morning than
yesterday morning.
At Bellaire yesterday morning the
weather was much warmer than on
the morning previous, the thermom-
eter indicating ten degrees above zero
at eight o'clock at DankWOrth & Ney's
pharmacy, on Belmont street, which
was the lowest mark reached. AS
compared with the temperature pre-
vailing on Tuesday morning at the
same hour, the weather was fifteen de-
grees warmer yesterday morning in
Central Bellaire. The warm rays Of
the sun yesterday afternoon caused the
snow to melt rapidly. The. weather
commenced to grow colder last even
ing, but the mercury this morning will
reach a higher mark than it touched
yesterday morning.
Large crowds of people continue to
cross the ice in the river between Bell
aire and Benwood. The path over
which the travelling is being done was
made very slushy yesterday by the
tropical rays of the sun. A number of
skaters were to be seen on the ice at
this point all during yesterday.