Evening star., 1909-04-29
'SNOWSTORM IN APRIL
Real Billiards Hit New York
and Pennsylvania.
FLAKES FALL FOR HOURS
spring Millinery Damaged and vege-
tation Set Back.
LATEST FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS
Ten Inches Deep and Still Falling
in Northwestern Pennsylvania,
Where Traffic Is Impeded.
FLAKES FALL FOR HOURS
LATEST FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, April "a SnoWStoTIH
April %! That's what little old New York
had today, and the snowfall was no mere
final-presumably fnal-snowball ffung
by departing April. 1t was not even
mere furry. 1t was a good, brisk drive
of big, luscious. singing flakes, coming
down as close together as spring straw
berries in the basket. But for the long
green grass well sprouted up 1t could
have been seen lying thick and plenty
on the park lawns. Only on the pave
ments 1t turned to wet.
The snow fell on many an unprepared
and unsuspecting spring costume and on
many tone-poem hat that should have
had an umbrella up over 1t. 1t frosted
the blossoms in many a flower garden
that many a needless lady had neglected
to leave at home. 1t even touched up
many a miniature cherry orchard and an
occa sional peach bearing Importation in
full fruit. 1t was snow, not just in spring,
but in full summer, among the head
dresses.
Flakes Fell for Hours.
The storm began about $40 this morn
ing and lasted until 6. Two hours Of nor
NAL weather followed and then snow be-
gan TO fall again in earnest. 1t was such
heavy fall that the park lawns speed
lily turned white and in all the subur ban
districts the snow fingered quite as IL it
were in January. So far as the city prop
er was concerned the snow melted as fast
as it struck the pavements, but for hours
the air was as thick with the white par.
ticles as at any time since the first fall
of December.
This touch of winter came mysterfously
from no one knows just where. 1t was 10
have been a rainstorm with rather raw
east wind. but the packages seem to have
got mixed up on the way. At any rate
for a spring rain the article was badly
damaged on arrival and not anywhere
near up to requirements.
l. This is the latest snowfall recorded II
New York since that of May 6. 1891
which was regarded as q freak of the
temperature. Since the beginning OF Apri
only one warm day has been experienced
and all through the month the tempera
ture has remained in the vicinity Of freez-
ing point at some time OF the day.
Up in Pennsylvania.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILKESBARRE, April GA heavy
snowstorm which started here at :
O clock this morning is still raging and
four inches of snow has fallen. Flowers
which were blooming in many gardens
yesterday are now hidden under the
snow. Farmers do not expect that it will
do much damage.
READING, Pa, April. pa snow
squall struck this city at 4 am. There
was another at 3 am, and In ten min
utes the pavements and roofs were white
The snow was driven by astrOng wind.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, April 9.-With the
thermometer below freezing, brisk snow
storm Is in progress here today. AT
Franklin, the highest point in this Sec
ton of the state, the snowfall has reach
ed a depth of almost an inch.
The fruit trees have been retarded by
the cold weather of the past two weeks
and the blossoms are not sufficiently de-
veloped to suffer from the cold snap.
Severe North Of Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, April 29.-The heaviest
snowfall Of the winter in northwestern
Pennsylvania began shortly before last
midnight and at o'clock this morning
at Bradford the snow was ten inches deep
and still falling. Snow shovels. stored
away for the summer. had to be brought
out again to clear the tracks Of the
western New York and Pennsylvania
Traction Company.
All traffic is experiencing delays. Trees
are loaded down and many telegraph and
telephone wires have been broken by the
heavy snow.
In Pl1tSDufR Inc WedIHeT Is milQ anu
two thunderstorms early today were sug-
gestive of summer.
Temperature Below Freezing.
HARRISBURG. Pa. April 29.-The off.
cial record Of the temperature this morn
ing at Harrisburg was 36 degrees. From
other central Pennsylvania points come
reports of still colder weather. At Viii
Transport three inches Of snow fell anc
the temperature was below freezing
There was slight furry of snow here
which later turned to rain.
Farmers report that vegetation is no
far enough advanced to be badly hurt
but that the early crops will be delayed
by the cold wave.