The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-02-18
HEAVY SNOW STORM.
Railroads and Public Roads BlOckaded-
Westminster Cut Off from Outside
Communication.
Deepest Snow for Many Years.

For four DAYS last week and three this week
snow fell almost continuously and the total
depth attained was nearly or quite three feet
Not only has the snow fall been unprece,
deuted for many wears, but the extreme colG
has exceeded all past records IN severity ana
duration.
The snow fall on the 9th. 9th, It'll and sth
amounted to about fourteen inches. The
weather was moderate until the Sth, when
cold wave spread over the country aud the
mercury began to drop rapidly. On the sth
the mercury was 10 below zero at a. M,
and u below at p. m. On the 10th 70 be
low at a. IN. and ) below at 2p m. On the
nth from IA to - below AT a. m, lthe lat
ter at Hoods Mills and below at p. M.
On Saturday evening another snow storm
began and continued almost without cessation
until Monday night in the meantime the c"!u
moderatiug somewhat. but the mercury sun
lowering from about zero to 10 above. The
second snowfall or that Of this week, was over
two feet. and was badly driited 10y a strong
wind. The tracks OF the Western Maryland
railroad were covered in many places with
haue drifts some of them ten to fourteen ieei-
and but two trains got through TO Baltimore
on Monday. the l3th-the early milk tram
from Union Bridge and the one scheduled 10
leave here at 9.1l a. IN The latter passed
here late ia the afternoon. The fast mail ~
the morning came up nearly on schedule tline'
hut became stalled in the mountains. No
trains nassad either east or west until late
Tuesday evening. and the first mail which
reached here from Baltimore since Monday
mornipy arrived at : o. clock TUESDAY night.
Nv tho All of snow plnWs. heavy engines. aud
an army of shovelers the road was cleared
Tuesday and on Wednesday passenger trans
ran ON REGULAR schedule time. Freight traffic
was resumed on Thursday. The unusual cold
weather required an extra amount OF fuel, and
the supply of coal was dangerously low at
- .,, ~ -,;Ir,a5 The sInnly ai
W'.,.;,-,s- IT. i,o, Ist botb ward.
-. I'M. -, s",,,,iv sI demands
Tn BaJ,;o,ore and Harrisburg railroad. the
I,rs3er;cl MA pspu.yIyan;a Line road and
-, p.I,.,,,,rs I 1b;n r,,J were All badly
n - - -. pie Cr,,--i,,.,
- - ~, I,,,-J,, y,bile ,v,o an
-. a an .[., Nv. ,,I,,s y.r,, being
$50. - n, * s,,, d-ih the snow pioE
90, ~ ,bs frarL and VIM. Tucker. H. X
d., ,,,J Cb,rIes Srarylsr All Of Hanover.
~. -. ;,;,,r.5 ma ~ ,.ocipe was some
-, I,r,.-.5 a., tn. Western MARYLAND
-. -, -, -, Jr,f NJ p,ublr Pine
- - -. -. 80. -, ,,,st,,l fr.,f,
,ts tr.-. and Geo., C,yeI enria.man. was
H., -, 49,. ~, and .,y,reiv injured Il
,,.,E 81 b,..r. r., 81 il,rongb the drift. The
F-s8.r5,k and P.n..yIraui, l..n. g,sad Is stjU
blocked
The raustry roads and pixies we're impaSs
sbl. On Monday aud Tuesday, aud no star
rfgt, mails went ont. Several were dispatched
~, W,.I,s..I.y ,,.8 Thursday The drifts in
-. AMI ~ -.,.7. 4. ,ha IONS ~ fences
~ ~, nh, ,..,..,r. vsba came ta town the
.,rlr .,,,rt ~ d.. So came un horseback.
- 49,. f-,.,..rsI, Id Il. r,ds out into fields
,.,.,.,,4 4r.s. Tx. sore hrak.a uu most
-. Inv Tbur.taF afternoon snd aow all are
uas,Able.
In Westminster business ~as virtually at
,fauJsifn uaai Tharssiay The February
Tenn - the C,rrul, Court pas Co have bcggn
IS, N.,I.y ana, neither bench. bar nor Jury
.-,-.-.-,J ~ tb. Court Haus- Two If the
;sseafs- fyr larsrs reported. one from Mt
AIry district. Mo came up ou SaadAy after
noon. sud one trum ayar Westminster. Judge
Ras5erts sas showed iu ~ hIs residence, sHd
be, ssl-phuusd Cierk BllIU<sie& 90 ADJOURN
court saul mex, Monday.
bat sue Judge 81 the Orphans Court.
,Js.3s-- ~.-haeatf. shu dives ueaF tapnF APP
reared IA she Orphans Court roaus. aud no
hasIaess vas done thss secs by str court
Naas 1T the County Commissioner could NOS
Re-, t1 fsau aud Treasurer MascahJuscr has
agt t..p Al be-, desk en-, seek. The pgbfc
s.h..3. fbrossAsst th. e4uaIv have tcca
.....,.-i alasast the entire wc-k. rxecp. ln ibs
80. =. B,.,tb,r teachers nos scholar. caa8d
-. gs the .chno. houses. S-hsal wAs rs-
sa..,l on Wrieseiay a. the Westminster
.esaals.
All The sidepalAs 81 Westminster ser
banked ssth heavy spow ariits, and box ist'iv
effort ~as made 90 clear them as MONDAY, ~
the snus sas aligas last and siatl luitl"s
The baaks, siaTes AHt warehouses di3 iit'r
uf ns hasa~s,, and The streets wr1c aigsua
ie=esisi 10 szs dangerous g. venture uai
( pJlh svish- uy carnage, ou Account oi lhc
irlits. 10 arsi ssEe-4I demands goa. ytr.-
afsh faar har..- caeh srrv rau aEd these
broke tracks So .asnr rxteaJ On lgv.iAy
,H. rsiy aaiaorstic. e-=f oar spT3ag taulh bar
ssas Co level drafts anI us=eu tbs sir.su O..
E travel. and iatsy ,a thg dsy and vu "vdurs.
. .!ay > uamb~r ai s-ssEhs pa, OBJ. saaa iu sS1i
esaasiiua ios igasc..ng.
( SCENE Ct ths nsikmrn, abo aAsc regular
/ sas5aguers lu Westminster, srTs auaGl" tu se,
z % ,saH go Mua3ay sud Tuesday aud usHt
/ aaales hat 60 DO sithas, mI.k. Ibe demand
I AS suppiirl gn Tuesday is soge extent by
Z shippers, sho, rsg trlaE able 90 ssna tHHiE