The daily Republican., 1902-12-05
THE STORM KING
HAS ARRIVED.
Wilmington Experiences a
Very Real Taste Of Win ter
Weather mo Doubt Of it.
SNOW TURNS TO SLUSH.
Surface Transportation Delay
ed Hard on Bridgetenders.
Storm May Continue
Some Time.

W CtllIo anu laSU ANU
TO day found the arrival of that taste
of winter weather which is always
greeted with SO much joy by yourg-
sters and with mixed feelings by
older people.
AND NO COAL:
Snow. and very little coal to be
had; think of it. Conditions might be
worse, however, for with blizzard
untold suffering would result. Io-
cal dealers reported this morning
that the demands ON them for coal
was much greater this morning than
it has been any day previously.
The scarcity of coal is in leod
serious. II the present receipts
were equally divided among persons
who are besiegjng dealers for sup.
plies the proportion would lie about
one forieth Of a ton to each. Deal
ers have been expecting an mcreas-
ed supply for weeks. They have
been promised enough by operators
to relieve the situation and were
led to believe that they would le
able to let each customer have ton
or two but they have been disap-
pointed. Operators claimed weeks
ago that coal had been shipped i'll
considerable quantity to Whining
ton but it does not arrive in more
than carload lots and they are If
regular.
People are beginning to think
that Wilmington is being discrimin-
nted against. Whether it is dis.
elimination or not, coal is being rush
bd in large quantities from the an
thracite mines to the lake regions,
and as before stated there is not
much hope of a supply here equal
10 the demand until colder localities
md favored cities are supplied.
! Local dealers are doing all i'll
their power to secure coal and are
fairly distributing the little they
get among thoir regular customers.
There is no immediate danger of
any of the day schools being closed
for want Of coal within the next
week.
Not only did his majesty delay
pedestrians, by the sloppy coat
OF s'ush ON sidewalks and the
wind. but he also delayed traffic on
electric and steam lines. He did not
send so much snow, and what he
sent quickly became sluhh and lost
it's pristine beauty wherever man
walked or rode upon IT. Out ~
the country where there was nothing
TO break the surface OF the show, the
white fields Looked handsome under
their crmlre coat.
' The Storm King was rather rough
on his first formal visit when his out
riders of snow and rain fell upon the
city and under the impetus OF
West wind forced their way into
nook s and crannies, into window and
door jams. The icy hand olthe Storm
King chilled those who were forced
to be out Of doors, aud caused those
Indoors to thrust fuel upon the
to fight the cold.
About 10 C'clOck this morning tho
skies frightened somewhat and 1t
seemed as ii the sun might come out
and make the davCpretty. overhead
ut least, but again tie clouds thick
ened and more snow fell, and per-
haps a day Of storm is before the
sect ion.
The New York Herald forecas
says:
"a storm developing rapidly yes
tsrday IN the Cult States Is now
central in Western North Carolina
and causing general precipitation
tIo En1f of tha Lake
gion. 1t will advance to-day TO-
ward the Middle Atlantic coast,
with considerable snowfall in the
northern parts of this section aud
with high winds or gales from Cape
Hatteras northward TO Sandy Hook
and Nantucket. The cold wave
now IN the lake region will move
toward New England.
In The Middle States and New
England to-day cloudy weather and
nearly stationary temperature will
prevail, with rain tonight. Snow in
the Northern districts. and brisk
easterIy to northerly winds followed
generally by clearing and decldely
colder conditions. On Saturday
clearing and considerably colder
weather will prevail, preceded by
gales on the Northern coasts. with
fresh, variable winds in the interior
of this section, and Oh Sunday fair
and warmer weather.
- Another storm developed rapidly
=. yesterday in the Gulf States, and is
now advancing from North Caro-
lima toward the Middle Atlantic
States. As the cold wave which
has been reported since Tuesday to
be moving from the northwest to-
ward the North Atlantic States has
overspread the former, the approach
ing storm is likely to cause consid-
erabe snow in the northern parts
of this section and general gales
on the Atlantic coast.
While the young winter has not
rs yet brought anv exceptionally
Ievers cold, it Is evide ntly gaming
strength as the days shorten.
During the passage OF the present
storm there will probably lie no
very rapid drop Of temperature In
this city. But alter the recent alb
norm ally mild autumn the change
Of weather will be some " hat ab-
rupt AMI keenly felt.
EFFECTS ON WATER AND RAIL.
The bridge tenders at Market,
Third and Eleventh streets lad
trouble to-day. The wind blew the
anou 1nto tha m arhinprv and it. bA-