Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-11
WEATHER OF A YEAR,
80 eOuR OF THE SEASONS EXPERT
rNceD HERE IN A SINGLE DAY.
.-,.a Rain, Sunshine. and snow-Houses
raroofed, trees Blown Down and
r.re,s Prostrated--Tho Cold Wave.

Yesterday broke the record in the way
= .f..-..-aied weather.
II rained. showed, the sun shone. and it
- --sat guns all within tho space OF
,hoa, four hours
me early morn was clear case of
-s ethereal mildness, but before
-t, .ho city had experienced all the sea-
-.tvo or three times over, the mercury
~. made several round-trips. and the ba-
.e, had proved as capriclous as q
-.aea's faucics.
~If. rhangcs were sharp and sudden.
4.. e-sf souall of the dav was about IL
t... ID was accompanied by heavy
D. r.oud and a sharp patter of rain.
--.~ ~.. only ioretaste of what was TO
-.e. however.
Almost A CYCLONE
t..~,n interval that suggested pur-
..... fcamphOr with which 70 pack away
.-..- ..o.mug and brought up vision
.t.. .frsf0r and sunshades. came cold,
.r last LETT over from December.
..L developed into a cross between q
trro cyclone and blizzard. This
....tnlaiion got thoroughly mixed be-
. and 2 o'clock. 1t dld not STAY IN
hfion more than i've minutes. but
... brief time it managed TO disarrange
....,. Id certain quarters in lively style.
Pitt. Storm centre. as the scientists,
-..3 .ir. was iu he West End. Here on
-s AID Cumberland streets the
... ..r4r.i m "a wreStie with the tall
s..stack of ". A. Sewers wood
....,.. ,.rabhshment The stack stood
.r. % tae order o. It's gong, but went
r..at once. On Laurel street IL caused
-..il.i tuctuauon IN tin 10y first raising
..r.., Of four houses belonging TO Mr.
81 .tIrc tliyson and others, and then
..-.- tlo metal, along with framework
a. uisrs. 70 the ground ana at
.. corner of Virginia and Cary
..t. DO developed the same un-
-.,rIv. touching rs position on the
,.t.I.v bl no the expense Of Messrs.
u Nd Utyis f Co., whose store lost a pOr-
.'..t .ts root. The damage on Laurel
.....f uas perhaps the heaviest suffered
.. a.r locality. though portions of roofs
u.-. upltted ~ other neighbOrhoods.
MANY TREES BLOWN DOWN.
Tho farro trees suffered in all parts Of
sctv. Many lost large branches, while
.r.t. ID number were uproOted. Several
tf.v down ON west CLAY street early IN the
a.. causing "a temporary cessation of
..-.st.rlr travel on that line. A tall tree
v.. pra.tratei on Clay between Eighth
.-s N..fl and reached from one sidewalk
Or Church Uill o few fences went on
,.r,I excursions. and more than one house
.-.~HI. a policeman who lives IN that
.r..r uas ia bus third story shaving
,.,rfue storm struck his house. Accord
.,-tl his Own account. he performed the
t..f wn.cl has rendered Captain SCOTS
coon historic.
Down tle river where the monitors are
a-ar.nlr tle water rose two feet in two
ll,-. aal 90 wl- necessary 20 make things
af.tr s-u- ol tAe vessels.
f'..l ~ tle telegraph-wires in the
r.....0r. ... ~ the city were blown down,
4.I.tw.. lie ia the afternoon before
u.u.1cI.cn was re-estabished with
tl. prrnpll cities.
Ao loss ot hfe had been reported mp TO
u .n -lt aud the damage TO property
u0- l.tylly heavy.
IHE COLD WAVE CAME.
Ile following telegram was received
r,'.rIlF morning. when the thermometer
registered j3 degrees;
NtsHE0ToN, ID. c., March 10. 1892.
lr M 8. Dmlop. Secretary Chamber o.
cree, Richmond. Va:
HH-t cold-wave signal. Temperature
r i.Il about 10 to 20 degrees by Friday
rglt. HARRINGTON.
l vii be seen bv the DISPATCH weather
f... &C.. the temperature had fallen more
f.u lj--in fact, nearly 20-degrees by
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