The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-09
SNOW STORM
PREVAILING THROUGHOUT THE Do.
MlNION or CANADA.
lis EXCELLENCY TIE COVER.
NOR.GENERAL UPSET.
A FUNERAL PROCESSION THROWN IN
THE s>ow.
Labor Riot iR Rome-A London Theatre
Burned-Toreign News Ia
General and Gable
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MONTREAL. February S.-The snow
storm has raced in this city with una.
bated fury The thermometer has no,
been above ten below zero since Monday
and the streets are almost impossible
with SNOW drifts. The sleigh conveying
the aforementioned 10 the t0boggan.
slide Wednesday upset. and His Excel.
len,y was dumped out .and buried in a
ten foot drifl Luckily he escaped un.
hurt. but he did not get 10 tho slide.
Several sleighs in the carnival drive
Yesterday upset. and p young man OF the
Emerald Snowsh0e Club had both legs
broken
\ funeral procession going up Coies
dcs Neige's hill yesterday afternoon. on
iis way to the Catholic Cemetery, was
struck by gust of wind of such force As 10
overturn the hearse and bury the driver
under the wreck The mOurners aud a
sleigh load of pleasure.seekers returning
from the Athletic Clubhouse came to
The rescue and finally got the man out.
lie complained OF being considerably
hurt Afierthe coffin, which was badly
torn. bad been picked up, another start
was made. Ii was then found necessary
for several persons 10 hold the sleigh
down on the weather side TO prevent It
going over again.
a NlNETEENTH CENTURY ROMAN MOB
RoMe, February s.-An immense pro.
cc,sion of unemployed workingmen
marched through the CondOtta and other
streets to-day defacing many of the prin-
cipal shop fronts and in some cases plum
deriIg the stores where provisions and
clothing were kept for sale. Many
street lamps and windows were broken.
and the mob several times come into col
iisi0n with the police, who attempted 10
preserve order and protect properly A
large number of arrests were made, and
several OF the many wounded were con
veved 10 The hospital.
Thirty persons were dangerously
wounded in tO-day's riot, the greater
number Of them being among police II
d, feared that the disorder will be re-
newcd tomorrow, and precautions are
being taken accordingly.
THEATRE BURNED TO THE GROUND.
LONDON, February s.-The Theatre
Royal at Aldershot was burned to the
ground tonight When the alarm of
IRE was given the audience rushed for
the doors, and many persons were in
jured IN the crush IL is not yet known
If anybody was killed, but narrow es-
capes from death were numerous.
snow STORM II SCOTLAND.
LONDON, February s.-Terrifc snow
storms prevail throughout Scotland, ac-
companied by high winds and extremely
low temperature The telegraph wires
are prosirated, and no details Of the
damage done arc available.
PARNELL's PREcARIoUa HEALTH.
DuD11N. February S.-The Dublin
ErDress states that hr. Parnells health
Is very prccariOus, and that the carriage
Of his physician is often seen at the door
Of his villa at Streatham, from whence
.he Irish leader seldom emerges Of late.
caBLE FLASHES.
LovDov February s.-A ferryboat
,apsized at Pembroke to-day, throwing
IN on board into the water Nine per
SONS were drowned
LONDON, February s.-Seyere snow
storms are prevailing throughout Ger
many, Austria, and France.
BERLIN, February s.-The recall Of
Mr.. Sewall, the American consul at Ss-
noa, j., generally looked upon with
avor here. and the newspapers are urg.
Ing the recall of the English consul also.
DUBLIN February S-Nr Dennis XII
loride. VI. =. for South Kerry, was sen.
fenced TO three months in jail without
Inr1 lahnr tn-daY.