The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
JINGLE OF SLEIGH BELLS
FIRST MERRY NOTES HEARD IN IN
DIANAPOLIs THIS YEAR.
Almost nm Inch of Snow Fell I'm This
City-It VIII Be Cold and
Clear To-day.

The first merry ring OF sleigh bells this
winter was heard yesterday. There were not
many sleighs out, but those that were car
ried bells, whose jingle sounded the first note
of Christmas and it's holidays. The snow
came so Unexpectedly that the owners Of
sleighs were caught mapping with their
turn-outs still packed in summer storage.
The boy with the bObsled was the first to
downtown streets almost before the white
carpet was deep enough to resist the broad
runners of his handmade sleigh. The
horses were also caught without warning
for they wore their summer footwear and
slipped about in an unreliable fashion.
The first sleigh bells heard down town
were at o'clock. when a sleigh glded
through the streets. The ring of the bells
attracted the attention Of all the shoppers
and downtown crowds. who. from the re-
marks heard. felt that Christmas was
nearer than most people thought From
time TO time during the remainder or the
afternoon sleighs were seen and sleigh bells
heard through the streets of the city Last
missed and the livery stables did good
business renting sleighs to young men who
had Just one girl
SNOWFALL NOT HEAVY.
The snowfall was not heavy. but it was
of the kind that does not give way easily
under the runners of a sleigh. The first
flakes began to furry early yesterday
until the ground was covered with their
Wilderness. By noon about half inch
had fallen and the fine flakes were still
whirling about the air. Immediately after
noon there was merry of big flakes.
After that the flakes were mere points
that cut the face and drifted into the eyes.
hn If he oft oil
IL the snow would turn into fine rain,
but the temperature took a sudden fall and
the evening was cold and clear.
Although not much of a snow, the street
cars were more or less thrown off their
time. The street car sweeper made its first
trip about o'clock and cleaned the tracks.
On many or the lines the cars were unable
to make their usual speed on account
of the slippery tracks and consequently
the time tables were badly tangled. On
the Irvington line, people who wanted to
get down town early in the afternoon had
a wait of almost half hour, when all
the cars on the line 1t seemed, came creep
the same on other lines. After the tracks
had been swept, however. the correct sched-
ules were put into operation
PRETTY GENERAL.
The snowfall yesterday was pretty gen.
eral throughout the middle Western States.
The heaviest fall was at Columbus. o.,
where two inches was the measurement.
Chicago came second with one inch Of
snow and Indianapolis third with a snow
fall of eight-tenths of an inch. The States
in which less than one-half an inch of snow
fell were Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Minne-
sofa and New York In some of the places.
however, there were only fiurries of snow.
Reports from the weather bureau state
that no more snow is expected at present.
To-day will be fair and probably clear.
Yesterdays temperature was almost sta
tionary, the thermometer remaining around
26 Towards evening ii descended to "a,
which was the maximum temperature of
the day.