Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-19
A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
HOUSES, FENCES, TREES, AND SHRUB
BsAv eNcAsep IN ICE.
Great Damage in the Cockade CITY and
Surrounding Country-rhe BARS rri-
bate to the Late w. L. Watkins.


PRrrRsBuRc, Va. March Is.--The people
Of this city and throughout this section
Awoke to beautiful sight this morning.
During the night an unusually heavy slect
had fallen, and this morning houses and
streets, yards and fences, trees and shrub
berry were encased in thick covering OF
ice. There were very copious rains in the
night, and the water froze a. fast as IL tell
Long icicles hung from the caves and
porches Of every house and from
the limbs and twigs of every tree
and bush. 1t was scene that battles des-
cription. And yet while the ice brought
such beauty, II also brought great damage
to the shade trees and shrubbery every
where. A great number OF trees which
we're so highly priced throughout the city
had huge limbs torn from them bv the
weight OF the ice. and were greatly injured
and dishgured. Along High. Washington.
Canal, and many other streets. large
trees were actually uprooted and
thrown to n, ns,,,, ground; t -Four . out
near the corner of Canal and Old streets
were toppled over. The magnificent elm
tree near Jarretts Hotel. which for so
many years has been admired for its
beauty and proportions. was almost ruin
cd. The magnolias and other evergreens
are badly broken everywhere. and in near
~ every ward and on nearly every streetln
the city there are broken trees and ruined
shrubbery.
FORESTS AND ORCHARDS.
Gentlemen in town to-day from the
counties of Chesterfield Dinwiddie. and
Prince George report great damage to
forest and shade trees and to orchards
tho extent of which can hardly be esti-
mated. The sleet is said 70 be one
of the heaviest ever known in This section.
particularly so late in the season as this.
There has been no moderation OF tenn
perature during the day, and Ice still
covers everything A great deal Of damage
was also done to telegraph. telephone. and
electric wires by the heavy covering OF
lee.
sAD MEETING OF THE BAR.
A meeting of the bar Of Petersburg and
officers of the courts was held this morn
ing 20 take suitable action In reference TO
the death of Mr.. W. l.. Watkins Judge
u. NJ. Bernard presided and Mr.. Robert
Gillian acted as secretary. committee
of four. consisting of Mayor Charles +.
Collier. J. j. Cooke. W. B. Mcllwaine, and
George :. Bernard. appointed for the pur-
nose reported a series OF resolutions
testifying respect TO the memory of
the deceased and the sense of loss
sustained by the bar and the commu-
mously adopted with the request that they
he spread upon the records of the Circuit
and Hastings Courts. Graceful and
touching eulogies upon the deceased as
man, lawyer, and citizen were pro-
nounced by Mayor Collier, j. j. Cooke.
George s. Bernard. II. b. Davis, and L. Q.
johnson, the latter the only colored men,
Der of the bar. The occasion was render
ed doubly impressive by the fact that this
was the second time this week the bar has
been called upon to mourn the loss or
members. Mr.. Cooke, IN speaking of the
warm personal friendship so long existing
between himself ana blr. Watkins, was
overcome by emotion, and, bursting into
tears, was forced TO stop.
The association attended the funeral
from 81. Pauls church this afternoon.
waere, though the weather was extremely
Indictment, large concOurse of people as
sembled TO testify their respect.
MR. DOMAINS WILL.
The will of the late Alexander Donnan
was admitted TO probate in the Hastings
Court TO-DAY. Alexander Hamilton. of
this city; Judge w. II. Mann, of Nottoway,
and James NJ. Donnan, of Richmond, were
appointed executors. The two first named
appeared and qualified. entering INTO
joint bond In the sum OF $4,000 for the
discharge of their trust. Mr.. James NJ.
DOnnan, of Richmond, IS too sick, 1t Is
said to qualify at this time. In his will
Mr.. Donnan devises his large property in
equal proportion among his children and
grandc hIdren.
TBEIGHT-CABs WRECKED.
About $40 o'clock this morning at the
Third-Str crossing, below the Union
depot, in this city, a collision occurred
between a west-bound freight train on the
Norfolk and Western railroad just In from
Norfolk and portion of freight train
on the Atlantic Coast Line track. The two
tracks cross at tins point, and the
Coast Line cars were stationary at
the crossing while the engine was
taking on water. The engineer of the
wesi-bOund train blew q vigorous alarm,
but on account of the slippery track
could not stop his train IN time TO prevent
collision Two of the freight-cars in his
front were thrown from the track and
wrecked. but the moving tram passed on
without damage. Some delay occurred to
passenger trains III consequence.
STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED.
On Monday last valuable overcoat was
stolen by a sneai thief from the law Office
OF Mr. w. h. Jones, on Bank street The
thief sold 1t TO a citizen of Chesterfield
county, who to-day promptly surrendered
the property as soon as he learned that II
had been stolen. He said he bought 1T
from decent-looking white man on Sycf.
NOR. street, who represented that poverty
compelled him to sell it.