The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-11
STREETS ARE RAPIDLY BEING
CLEARED OF HEAVY SNOW.
Business h-eeino Resumed and
Damage Being Acknowledgement
est Snowfall on Record.

of the worst storm in its history. ZIP
until n late hour last evening citizens
were at work cleaning their pave
ments. porches n roofs and all dur
ing the day teams and men were
busy Throughout the city endeavoring
to put the streets in condition TO
make the resumption of traffic pos
sible.
From the caves OF many OF the
houses and extending over the side
walks. hung precipitously large
sheets of icy snow. which after a
slight melting period during the fore
moor CONCEALED into a hardened mass
with the fall in temperature as night
approached.
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down. large trees have been split
asunder under the great weight OF
the snow which burdened their
branches. The sidewalks have be
come covered with 4 CLASSY coating
as the snow trampled by thousands of
feet resolved into an icy texture. But
the work of shedding this undesirable
covering is being rapidly carried on
and by tomorrow. providing the
weather conditions are favorable. :he
city will again begin TO take on IT'S
normal appearance.
When the blizzard which ragged
WIN uududAtu luEN Aol oNfI fuAA-
four hours broke yesterday morning
about i:30 o'clock II left Wheeling
and vicinity facing one of the great
est tasks that has confronted the city
since the ruin wrought by the spring
floods. With a total snow fall Of
sixteen and three-tenths inches
which everywhere covered the ground
and buildings. and which had in some
places been blown into drifts waist
high. there was practically no indus
try or business in this vicinity that
was not in some way affected by the
devastation which il wrought
In the city proper traffic OF every
nature a been impedet. many sec
tions N the city have been cast into
darkness due to the falling of cleo
trio light wire. people have been un-
able to get TO and from their places
OF employment. and streets and side
walks are still covered with the fall
en- snow TO the depth of over "A foot.
gradually forming into a muddy
slush. which iu the event OF 4 sudden
thaw makes the possibility OF a flood
loom up menacingly.
Communication Cut OF.
T%elegraphic and telephone com
muuication from the city up until late
yesterday afternoon was very uncer-
tain. Both the Bell and National
wires east We're down and owing 20
b great depth OF the snow in that
direction which rendered Il impossi-
bic 10 begin repair work they were
still unrepaired up until an early hour
his morning. Both companies. by
making extra efforts. were able to IS.
tablish communication between this
city and Pittsburgh and to most Of
down river and eastern Ohio points
by afternoon.
or the railroads. entering the city
the Wheeling & Lake Erie was the
hardest hit. During the entire time
Of the storm and all ur yesterday they
We're unable 10 get a single passen-
ger train over their road. while along
their route the mines We're idle on ac-
count OF no cars for loading being
available. On the Baltimore G Ono
and Pennsylvania lines the passenger
service was maintained under great
difficulties. All of the trims were run
behind their scheduled time and in
some instances Il was necessary to
use two locomotives 10 force a path
through the drifts.
The street car service in Wheeling
and surrounding towns. while uncer.
tain. has kept up fairly well. How.
ever. the cars equipped with snow.
sweeping apparatus We're still being
used mp until this morning. clearing
the snow from the tracks.
The school attendance was reduced
10 about one-fourth YESTERDAY. tho
children being unequal 20 forcing their
way through the deep drifts. which
were not cleared away until late yes.
terday.
Suffering OF Poor.
Not the least Of the hardships oc.
casioned bv tho storm was the condi
ton 10 wrought among the poorer
classes o' tho city %SwoopinE down
with unexpected suddenuess. DO found
most pf them with au insufficient sun.
ply ~ food. clothine and fuel Dozens
of applications we're received vester.
ddv bv the Associated Charities FOR
these necessities. and had it not been
Tor the prompt way Boo which they took
hold ~ the situation. 30 is not unlike.
Us that numerous fatalities would have
resulted
AT OF the roads and highways lead.
inr into thc clfy were blocked hy the
ncep drifts. and it was not until late
.. 'H" NNN' NNfH we're NNfN|NNI
sufficiently 10 permit farmers and dai.
rymor 20 reach fhc city with their
supplies
street Commissioner stump yce.
inriav had aIl ~ tho wagons and mon
1' work oudoayorinr to clean up fla
streets 1- much gel possible ln tho bus
In'se dl 'r.rf. bur sD Tremendous was
fH" tack fhaf hu' little progress could
n' mad" % viii probably NOT Boo 100
90 Iaf" today that tha etree's will Doc
cleared of fhr catr- OF ice and SNOW
fI 1uf extent
Greatest Depth % Snow
tn" depth ~ the snow wa. Tho
greatest ~ amy SINGLE storm In frn
history of fHn rIfy During 1855.
when Thor" vaH 1n unprecedented
amount covering tho streets. H 1904.
ihn r".ui' ~ a gradual accumulation.
iu' = o. .rffoI hy fHo local weather
Inf''a"ffr f.ff fNs present fall st
rn'fe alI ufInf. Tho nearest Hr.
pfDa'h fD f wac Iu February. zoos
whom e depth ~ twelve inches va.
reached
uur.rr 'ic limo ~ fho storm ov
a-fIF 10 i1 .nrfr. fob In fhr city.
which hE f'.ffr1tt. duo fn mrIf..
l.f ."ff''nr r..I frr"d luf o. inches
I"r fH" orr htr hour. following frn
CO., alton uf fhn form fNr barometer
f.II worry rapidly huf hv vsafrrfr.
afternoon f Dad Hrnfr begun fu fI..
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