The sun., 1900-03-16
SNOW ALL Day, THEN HAIL
Storm Came Up From the
South Without Advance
Warning.
MAY BE A RECORD SMASHER
Ships Seek Shelter at the Delaware
Breakwater---The Wilmington
City Railway Company Keeps
Its Lines Open and Oper-
ates Three Sweepers.

The snow storm which begun yester-
day was still in progress at the time of
going to press. Last evening the snow
turned into sort of hail, which closely
packed the snow that had fallen during
the day and made the sidewalks danger
GUS for pedestrians.
The snow storm came up suddenly
yesterday morning. Its approach had
escaped the observation of the weather
man and early risers yesterday morning
were almost as well acquainted with the
fact that something unusua! would hap
pen in the snowfall line before the fore
caster had chance to determine just
how the weather map stood. As soon,
however, as he could consult his charts,
instruments and dispatches, he deter
mined the snow would continue last
night and today and would probably
be heavy, with increasing northeast
winds.
The weather man states that the
storm first made its appearance in the
southwest near to the Mexican border
late Wednesday uight, which yesterday
morning developed into a most respect
able snowstorm, the effects of which
were felt in this city early yesterday
morning in spite of the fact that the
storm centre was more than thousand
miles away. The conditions yesterday
morning were similar to those existing
on the morning of February 16 last,
when the last big snowstorm COM
menced. The winds are much higher
than during the February storm.
Some predictions are made that the
storm will continue till Monday and
prove a record breaker.
At s o'clock yesterday morning the
wind at the Delaware Breakwater was
from the east and blowing at the rate of
eighteen knots an hour. At IL O'Clock
it had shifted to the northeast and was
sweeping along at thirty knots an hour.
This unusual increase in velocity in so
short a time caused a shiver in shipping
circles. and there We're lots OF sea folk
who freely predicted a disastrous bliz'
zard With great danger to all sorts oil
craft. A great fleet Of vessels of all sorts
Of rig skurried to the Breakwater fol-
safety.
So fierce was the gaze at sea that even
| tire huge ocean ting Carbonero, from Nor.
| folk for New York declined the severe
battle with the elements and put in al
| bNe DtFdk WdIcl. 4 lle VIZ steullIcl pFpl SS
Farwell, from Ferdadina for New York
was another vessel whose skipper wisely
dropped anchor at the Breakwater.
The day was what might be called {
day without ship. There was but one
to 60 up to Philadelphia, and she a.
the German steamer Gut Hell, from
Havana. with cargo OF molasses.
At the time Of going to press all lines
Of the Wilmington City Railway were
open and three sweepers at work. Cars
were kept running all night to keep til,
road open.
AS the storm came up from the South
all trains from the South were delayed
more or less by it.
There was a heavy fall Of snow dowr
the State.
The heavy snow of the evening prove {
too much for the awning in front Of th,
jewelry store Of Samuel II. Baynard
4Althongh the awning vas oi canvas j
contained enough snow to snap off tht
iron awing posts and drape the front 0
the bulk windows with icy canvas.