Evening journal., 1902-01-30
SNOW COVERS
MOTHER EARTH
Precipitation the Heaviest Of
the Winter
SLETGHS OUT, 50 ARE JUMPERS
Prospects Are That The White Blanket
will Remain for Two or
Three Days

The snow which began falling early
yesterday morning has covered the
earth to a depth of three inches, and
the end is not yet. The day dawned
dark. The lowering clouds seemed
anxious to drop their load Of snow,
and they were relieved to some extent
in the early hours. but later the snow
turned to rain and sleet, elements |
which insure days of sleighing, pro-
vided the Frost King fingers with us. |
Considering the meager fall here, It |
was surprising to many that so much |
delay was experienced on the trolley |
lines. Fuses seemed to blow out with
out rhyme or reason. and. of course,
there would be a stalling of cars for
minutes or hours The West Fourth
street line seemed especially ill-fated.
though suburban lines generally We're
more or less affected.
Horses suffered severely on the hills,
and all over town drivers were seen
trying to persuade their nags to pull
loads where it was almost impossible
to obtain a footing.
AS it generally does, the snow had a
cheering effect on the people, and the
trials and tribulations incident to the
storm were borne with a light heart;
and this must be regarded as fortunate
, for more than one staid citizen was
, sent fiat on his back, his feet having
p been knocked from under him by the
, sprawling limbs of a hapless wayfaror
t who had hurriedly tried to pass.
Plenty OF Sleighs Out
sleighs soon made their appearance
$ and long before the drop had ceased in
j. the afternoon the livery stables were
"A doing q rushing business with those
Ie of their patrons who think 1t sport e
,r hurry through a chilly atmosphere II
B.. a runner drawn by one or more tas
r. horses. All the roads leading from thu
n city were used by the sleighers, bu
If most of them chose to drive out Penn
h. sylvania avenue and up the Parl
e- Drive.
IL The drive through the park and ol
out the road presented a pleasing
y though desolate spectacle of wide ex
m panses OF pure white. broken only b,
OF the leafless trees decorated with coat
it of snow. through which the moist bari
s. shone in strange contrast Good road
and bad roads were not distinguish
G. able. the frozen ground. covered wit
er the deep mating of snow, everywher
giving a firm footing to a rough-sho
horse.
For the children it was great dal
single sleds and "double-deckers' max
ar ing their appearance as soon as scho'
was dismissed. furnishing much JOY
their owners and much fear to pedei
Use trians.
,er This has been winter remarkabl
~. free from such storms. and yesterday
m fall was the heaviest of the seasoi
IDS That which nearly resembles il va
Mt. December II. when 1.3 inches We're O
est the ground. Snow has fallen on fol
no DAYS this month. but only on two
ie- those days was the precipitation sun
Ice cient to make an appreciable shown
asst In December there were two snow
ers DAYS. and November had one such da
re- The storm has been coming for Sc
10 eral days. having its origin in Canad
whence its course was southwark
a. the west of the Alleghanies as far
on Tennessee and Georgia, heavy falls
es0 snow and sleet being recorded thel
Spreading eastward after IL had go
sn south. Delaware was attacked, wi
10, the result that the precipitation
S flakes was greater than has been he
"f for some time Fortunately the
,an was little or no wind, and what mig
,ne easily have been a period of acute 81
= fering was thus avoided, though ma
nod hundreds of poor are in a pitiable &C
dition.
Navigation in the river was grea
impeded by the severe snowstoI
ase which commenced early yesterc
ard morning and continued all day. Sn
the began to fall Tuesday night at
NTH Delaware Breakwater, and sire
de- wind from the north was blowing
,. the rate of about twelve miles an no
peu- The snow reached the upper part
the Delaware river shortly after
o'clock yesterday morning, and fell
ce thickly that it was an almost impoi
d c. BILE task for masters of vessels TO
rail- their way through the channel to
ssful Breakwater.
vice, Many small sailing craft put into
road Breakwater for harbor until the ste
abated. and anchored at various poi
in the river were several steamers.
war masters of which thought il better
lew- be DELAYED in their voyages than ]
. m. going aground in the binding sn'
Inc storm.
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