Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-09
RICHMOND SECURED.
VyYrCTs OF TIE RAIN. sEow, AND
WIND OF skTURDAY.
ss-.e Houses Unrosfsd Citizen OF Hsnrico
prowncd-Great Interruption Of Tels-
graphic Communication.

rf. general expression o. people as they met
,....r 600 Sunday vos that they hal mover
,..sa p r'orm 81 moro violence and variety
r,.untvAi. n raced on ssturieg ani saturday
,... a'I irc'e8cd in as fcntl cs tAuuder.
t..'.qr rain tsii.,now. ylrsa. and Wind mat
.,-. r.le 90 tlo Glel,y Of O hurricane.
.f..e eere mrsy lcaky ro9.s here sunday
...rr ord iar uuu-ual spectacle was pre-
,...l ia -coe rarfs of iho ciig o. t'aners On tho
..t.ps with too.s in rond They we're re-
,...n- no damages aoEo by the tempes, and
.-,sa vors OF necessity and Of imperous me-
c..t r.. GOO. for white tho storm had absiei IN
t.e. rIty aud thesl fhone occasionally tho
,.r.sc.,r and anon threatened 20 shower down
,,-- r,.n o~ SNOW. However,, the day and night
be-. .d vihont any additional a" falling woa'h-
g.. t-..eh she winds NeTo 81 al amos quite &C
tN
-aoy nirht he weather vas fair and cool;
cf.. .nIo.,i. ioc sprne.
la.f+rIsv mo Sun bad ~ Jsurned iia supremacy
D. -e rircf riin continued 10 ho6i discontoni-
STORM RELICS.
Tho sr.-'s of tlc stofp 81 SATURDAY. are 20 be
r... li. arCut ihe city iL trcc5 overturned ana
..rfU ss-r lUr1otsi ia signs lofn ir"n -acIr
ia.es i1 EU-po-te~s' boaris iuahied down
f.. thr rsfttlbutA in fenres ieff.lt a T'n ma
flHp. end bore aad moro 80 heue~s unto'le1-
f... on a-if.ll street. let eefn the two reser-
s.rr 1fe fa.l was gently raised ami iardcd
On tus tra-k of the Electric Iine, ensirurtAg tue
f.rssfnnuf fl rars la. il DO caHir 90 'nk Do Oh.
e4lVsrf ifsNrl ie.rc 1rv .u Harrison street
lepeecn franElin snect and rsrf avenue was
Nasl. e. &c. iaost iy undermining the bed OF tue
Iirotrlr Liue, ana making BE- nc'ctsafy ihat pas
teugcrs slc .ll to Iraaeiorre-i 81 thai point
srrE,T.ChRs
Tho Electric cars were forced to suspend ope-
rslons about 5 O'Clock Saturday night their
viros ike those of ne telegraph. Siepbono,
ADJ rro-alarm service. having been Disabled by
rca.oh oi svaying poles. falling limbs oi ueos,
ctc.
ID uns a time when evory one who had bust
moss upon tao streets wished % ride, and ueSfly
r. tlt patronage Oi the ilecuic Line Was lhOWn
ro tie lorsccars, crOsdiug them beyond Their
-ine event. of tho dsy could NOT but suggest 10
m. publc how und e-irable DO would De % have
al OF our etreaf-car upes deepen nicnt upon cleo
triclrv. Bat Toy he hofse-cars saturday eve
ming uore voulc havo been great inconv- nienre
~ not Lar iehip ana suffering on mo P"'lin VINO
live in suuurns and work IN the centre oi tno
Ihnt the Electric cars d,d not run seemed 10
te no fsut Of tha local management lhe wires
,sero unable ~ withstand the fury oi the tempest
sni ~ shared Tho fate mat day common 10 all
wt.os
Croai energy Wa displayed Sunday morning
in citing tno curs running again; and notw'ih-
standing the unavoidable transfers they did
co0d business throughout the day.
ThLEGGAPHIc.
The teiograrh-upen had a dreadful time SUI
6Ay endeayOrng 20 restore ueir lines. and their
efforts were only moderately successful
Comm inica1On win tio North 'Oull only %
obtained by working over long ana devious
route. Yesterday the service was better but
f.ll poor.
As WHOLE
So this April blizzard is 10 be remembered for
tho variety and extent Of the weather that it
iuif,c.d upon the poop la rather than 10y any very
rnfarhfDf tfssuUard ina This city Hero no
i1iy was huTt, and no large loss OF properly
followed.
FARMER DROWNED.
Saturday evening a CRY Of distress came from
tue nt.ie creek which crosses the hiUc-Nile road
about one mile b.. yond tho corporate limlts.
If wa the iOurteen-year-oid son OF hr. Robin
fon barker, who was struggling iu the raging
waters while his iathor lad gone down honehh
The stream never to nee again urUl hls pVdy,
cold and stld n death. wss taken out by the resi-
dents ~ The nstghborhood.
Wr B6rker aud hls son had been 70 tho city
aud wore On their way home IN a covered cart
Where the str, am crosses TIE road, under
bf1tge, the crook, known as stony hun' ir 0rdi-
nany very shallow, but tho heavy rains lsd
raiae1i the waters until they rushed down with
great fou'a and beat against tho banks W.ta
much vioiluce.
driver urge his horse on. and when the vehicle
Wa ebOut hait way across tue bridge tho AMI
rnHi tried 70 Whlri around, and horse. cart. tnd
occupants we're proclpt;ated into NO waters Dc
lyw.
Mr. Barker was caught under the cart and
could not cxtricatc himself. His little son swung
ou 10 ule vehicle snd could only scream for help.
Nv netrlck. p gsut'eman who lived near tho
tlsce Of the accident. heard the cries and ian %
tue water and saved the bOy's iiic.
Inc horse Was Uninjured, e1cepta Tow bruises,
luftt was some time Uot1ro be could be gotten
out Of the stream. ss the banks there are very
steep.
Ur. Hawks was sent for but it was impossible
10 reRlscitstc Str. Barker. the body lad re-
malned somo time IN TIE water.
The deceasel WAS about nfty-Heyen years of
erc and lived with his wifo ami eignt children
below NcT BridEe church on tire Nine hlie ROAD.
0ueNf ass truiherH, Ar 0amlter btrtcr, Is
cirFs in AppofaOn o real estate oihtc. us clAet
frefnof. loo. ls manager Of q nFtry-sianlo ON
Irgnklu street his only sister is tie vile II
Joan h. Hayes. Of THIS city.
t.r Barker WAC bora aud roared on the estate
adjoining ;re one upon which he last resided
lhe funeral viii take place from nis residence
% O'cioc6 this aiiernooh
TuE oID DOMINION ~ 4 STORM.
The steamship Old Dominion. Captain George
" Couch, arrived yesterday from New OK
ef;er d vorv stormy trip. She did not encounter
tao gale Until a, az the cGpss OF Delaware, hut ia
% fce houf- al. cr passing toe capes % was blow
inc O. hurricane from TIE northel-f AMI iho ar
g..ues- of tho Sea Increasing. The ehip "as Kept
rluuiug before tie gaze until O'Clock sunday
rroralnr, whom On account OK some OF lnc cai6o
e.tuuE a1rit captain Couch healed h,r
r. tU f.c e. a aud Wiud ~ secure IL. This being
o ompii,heI be again ran her before tho Ses
7lr weather. being lpggy and the sea li&h great
pa 80 nc 49,. 1sor1ia omen ereat praise
o., d.. ,,,,,,,.. n,i too 1l..ipline of his snlp
tv--y.l.ng WorEtng ike Weil-a1JUstsd ma
cane ..
ON ihh tLo""'
.faov o. f.c sea~sirl passengers who wore un-
ale .r ROMAN iu f"plr rials-room u"iih7 ANl
f...- mattresses put "a tao saloons. and others
tl.. t1 ihe tare moor 10 maSe 'heIlsoINSs ~
cNioita tauio R- Foi-iniH t-iiS li. - ~ 49,,
o .hr enip 20 PSI" 81 "vl' '. -",,. - ~ 49,, ~
f'. nAth'a 7HNNh' NisH'' % '0i''- az -
r.0s u"rhluf ~r'r coh,9 was male' "-I
fla, wlb pliot bread ana c"ii meas Wa
rrlyoI ll sac pantry iu those VINO Nrhod 30 eai'
,r,sra.qo captain CorCu.