The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-02-20
SOUTH SNOW.CLAD.
Heaviest Snowfall Recorded in Recent
Years.
RAILWAY Traffic WAS BLOCKED
Maximum Depth of Snow Was Re.
ported From Charlotte, n. c., At
10 Inches.

! Atlanta, Ga. Special.-The storm
which was central Saturday morning
near Vicksburg has moved eastward,
giving the section Of the country over
which it passed variety of weather.
The disturbance caused rain, snow and
sleet, and thunderstorms occurred at
Vicksburg, Montgomery and Charles
ton. The snow is the heaviest Of the
winter in many places, Charlotte re-
porting Is inches; Nashville y; Knox
vile 10; Chattanooga 10, and Atlanta 5.
Freezing temperature extended south
to a line running southwest from Will
mington, N. c., through the central
portion of the cotton belt.
In Atlanta street car traffic was
seriously interfered with, many Of the
suburban lines temporarily abandoning
their schedules. Sleighing was in
dulged in on many of the residence
streets.
Train service from the east was not
seriously interrupted.
Asheville, N C.-Special-Ten inches
of snow has fallen here within 36
hours. Street car and railroad traffic
was affected but not to any serious
extent.
Chattanooga.-Special.-One Of the
most severe snow storms in years has
covered the ground with eight inches
Of snow here A number Of factories
were unable to start their machinery
owing to the inability Of employees to
reach the city from their suburban
homes on account of the street cars
being blocked. Street cars and traffic
of all kinds is greatly impeded in
Knoxville and many wires are down.
Norfolk, Va.-Special-A-heavy fall
of snow began here Saturday morning
shortly after o'clock and continued
during the greater part Of the day.
Over three inches fell according to the
weather bureau measurment, but stiff
wind made the drifts much deeper.
Blacksburg, S. C.-Special-The
snowfall here amounted to 15 inches.
No trains moved in any direction for
several hours.
Saluda, N. C.-Special.-The heaviest
snow in 20 years, 13 inches on the
level. Drift in places four feet deep.
Rock Hill.-Special.-Snow began
falling here at 4 o'clock. Friday after-
noon and continued until late in the
night and as a consequence we have
about 10 inches Of the beautiful. Al
ready the sleigh bells are jingling. SO
seldom is it that we have good snow
that the young people do not allow
II to get good settled before getting out
the selighs.
Ninety-Six. S. C.-Special-The snow
is FIVE to six inches deep and caught
many people short of wood.
Laurens, S. C.-special-Eight inches
of snow fell here. This makes six or
seven SHOWS this season. All except
this one has been light, however.
Small grain will be greatly benefited
by it.
Clemson College.-Special.-Nature
has put on her white organdie. Eleven
inches of snow at a. m. Saturday, and
cloud indications are that more will
fall 1t began showing at p. m. Fri
day and was showing heavily at IL
D. m. The heaviest snow storm here
in years.
Charleston. - Special. = Charleston
maintains its record for unusual wealth
or. Early Saturday morning in the
space of seven hours. 80 Of an inch
of rain fell, which is the heaviest ram
fall since last August. Charleston has
heen undergoing very severe drought
and the rainfall was sufficient to end
the drought if it was caught in the cis-
terms. The rain was accompanied oy
a 30 mile wind and thunderstorm.
which was the worst that has passeo
over Charleston in long time: In
few house the temperature jumped
from So degrees to "a degrees and tnen
fell down to &c degrees. Altogether II
was a night of peculiar weather and
furnishes interesting statistics for the
weather bureau to compile.