The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-08
MANTLE OF SLEET
ENSHROUDS The CITY
About the Worst Weather Of a
Beastly Winter.
Slight Damage Reportsl--Pedes-
trians Have Difficult Time On
Account of the Ice.
ANNIVERSARY OF WHITE WEEK

Residents of Paducah who had
been wishing for better weather for
the past two weeks awoke today to
find the worst state of acairs since
the memorable sleet storm three
years ago. when for week, from
January 2Sth to February 5th, the
city was practically paralyzed.
II is somewhat remarkable that the
present sleet storm should come with
in few days of the anniversary of
the other The outlook was very
gloomy at dawn today every indlca-
ton pointing to a very severe sleet
storm with consequent damage IF
thousands of dollars, and suspen-
sion of business. The rain began
about $3.50 o'clock this morning. and
froze as it fell. Before daylight icic.
les chung to every wire, and the
weight became heavier and heavier
until fortunately the rain began to
slacken.
Later on the rain became heavier
and the temperature higher, and
much of the ice was melted or wash.
ed away ~
Creepers I'm Demand.
The streets and pavemen,5 were
found so slick by early risers and
business people that pedestrians were
hardly able to creep along. Ice creep
ers were in demand and the hardware
merchants sold out before nine
o'clock and could have sold hundreds
more.
Slim School Attendance.
The school children did not turn
out so well and all schools report a
very slim attendance. Supt. Leib Or
dered one session at all schools and
the pupils were dismissed for the day
at 1916.
Big Pole Breaks.
About 6 a. m. a tall pole IN front
of Wallerstein's at Third and Broad
way broke near the cross-arm and
came crashing down with scores OF
wires. Other poles resisted the heavy
strain, and early in the morning line
men were at work putting up a new
pole, meanwhile all power being shut
of at the power house so as not to
endanger the lives of the linemen.
City Light Plant Affected.
City Electrician Keebler reports
little actual damage TO the city lights
but says that he does not know
whether or not the lights will be on
tonight.
One light at Fourth and Jefferson
streets fell, but this was caused by
a team running into it. The freezing
rain froze all the windlasses up so
that II was nearly an impossibility to
get the lights down and replace the
carbons, and In addition to this
Mr.. Keebler states that wires are
hanging over the city wires and
there is danger in turning on the
power tonight He is trying to get
all lines clear by night, and II there
is any danger the lights will not be
turned on. and the city will be in
darkness tonight.
Telephone Wires Down.
The telephone companies report
less trouble than they might have
expected as result of the weather.
The East Tennessee reports sever
al crippled TOLL lines, but not enough
to materially interfere with business.
The pole which fell at Third and
Broadway had "a wires but half
were dead. The twelve phones cut
out will be temporarily repaired and
placed in service.
The Independent Co, reports no
trouble at all. every line being in ex-
eellent working order.
The Paducah City railway had 10
shut down this morning ON account
of the pole breaking at Third and
broadway, but only the down town
circuit was cut out. Little or no dam
age was done the equipment of the