. The climate and weather of Baltimore . uilding fell; the damageamounted to about $20,000. The ice in the harbor is 6 to 8 inches is practically suspended. Only heavy steel steamships are ableto move. Trains are late and irregular. Much suffering continues amongthe poor. February 13, 1899. A cloudy day. Heavy snow fell all day; the 24-hourfall was inches. The depth of snow on the ground at 8 p. m. was 30inches, the greatest recorded in the official records. Brisk to high north tonorthwest winds attained a maximum velocity of 28 miles per hour. Thecontinued high blustery
. The climate and weather of Baltimore . uilding fell; the damageamounted to about $20,000. The ice in the harbor is 6 to 8 inches is practically suspended. Only heavy steel steamships are ableto move. Trains are late and irregular. Much suffering continues amongthe poor. February 13, 1899. A cloudy day. Heavy snow fell all day; the 24-hourfall was inches. The depth of snow on the ground at 8 p. m. was 30inches, the greatest recorded in the official records. Brisk to high north tonorthwest winds attained a maximum velocity of 28 miles per hour. Thecontinued high blustery winds and the increasing snowfall combined to pro-duce a typical blizzard. Railroad traffic was interrupted at an early street railways struggled to continue service, but the lines closed oneby one, and none were in operation by nightfall. Much suffering least a score of people were overcome by the cold during the day. Birdsare reported perishing in large numbers from cold and lack of food. VOLUME 2, PLATE XX.
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