Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-13
ASNOWA AM0NGSN0WS
That Of Yesterday Compares wen
with It's Great Predecessors.
FALL OF OVER TEN INCHES.
- line, aocR,dca-Trains Delayed
r.pt,o,Tfosen Oycr-News OF the
storm from other Points

W. o.
20 $50. 1888. 1872. and last. but by no
X - l.ss, 1857. The events referred TO
D...,,o.rs II not fresh in the memory
"a g man, about those parts, we're OF such
II o,ortanco al tha time OF their occurrence
IA - ,o mako themselves worthy OF historic
4 record. f. :.
n n'.,.,,It nothing Of, for q warm, sunny gay
4 c., drlvp d almost entirely ff0iE tne race
4 ~ tbe earth Bat an average ran OF tei,
A 49, fsclve inches such - klchm0hu nSu
d yr.terIay.- after a prolonged spcil OF the
c,llesi weather experienced here IA years
INA nrusupl and a little alarming TO
49, who aye not bountifully supplied
with fuel.
syowrD STEADILY ToB SIX HOURS.
-.r,kes began their downward fight
,t.0,t 5.gi A. NJ. and continued falling I'M
iIgY'c.ock n was not whrlihe' glhu-
iug storm. but q steady, tenacious GOWN
pouring oi huge snow-hakes' Whlcn were
4 Iot rlergcd until when. M the ninth bour
-, ,ls ,norDinP. tho great fery-faced sun
u.sed his head through the lcy-looking
Ibc r,ty appeared 20 have had an in-
1.,r-o white coyeriet spread over 1t; the
Il free. Ulughs and hOuse-roots were taxed 70
a.. rftfru.t limit Of their strength with
oceans ~ snow, and the benches appeared
as tile crafts floating around.
lie snow iu many places 10 which u had
Jrtftel was 3 aud feet deep. and the
roId-bei, aud sidewalks were covered with
l4toIf inches Of the fioecy article. Inis,
however. included inches Of old snow
WHICH tell Wednesday week ago.
When the milk wagons started on their
early morning rounds the horses drawing
fhom waded almost to their knees ana the
wheels of the vehicles sunk almost TO the
hubs IN tie great white carpet. but their
progress WAS only slightly impeded
The effect OF the snow told very greatly
IN the school rooms. where the smiling
face, Of many children were missing, thelr
mothers refusing % allow them 10 go out
IN such wentner.
sriIEI-CAR TRACKS BLOCKADRD.
The strert-car and railroad tracks inside
thc city were shown no fayOrtism ana
wtro lu4t ~ deeply buried under the
Ho.cv substance rs were the sidewalks ana
road beds. Large forces OF hands were
engaged all the forenoon IN clearing the
frncL4 ut the Main and Franklin-street
cor lines and n was fully midday before
c.r- were running from one end ~ each
oi these limos 10 the other. On Seven
treutt street. where the snow was pro1a-
Div %. deep as anywhere III the CITY, the
trucks we're only partially cleared OH aud
tu. electric cars did not operate over that
culture branch AZ any time Yesterday. very
Ittl, hiculty was experienced on those
turuughfsrcs where muc-cars are used:
It wa- about Z. NJ when the Richmond
aud Manchester cars made their way from
one terminus Of the line 20 the other.
NO SKATING YESTERDAY.
Notwithstanding that there was an
Abundance of ice YESTERDAY, there was no
skating Rt either Forest Hill or Reservoir
Park. Cars were run to the latter. where
the lake was found 10 be covered with
snow. The sheet Of water, rather OF ice,
al Forest Hill was IN the same condition,
though II wa partially swept on about
midday. II - very probable that there
will be no Snort for the skaters al either of
these places for several days 10 come, AZ
the ice is very rough and the water at the
reservoir is so low as to make 1t necessary
10 usa esery precautIon % save what little
remains.
Superintendent Boiling stated yesterday
that the water was only eleven feet deep
I'm tine New reservoir aud was losing two
feet day. ii tins Keeps mp the city will
he without sufficient aquatic huld Tor
drinking. cooking. and washing purposes
poN'r IFr rHF WATER RUS.
The pumuing facility Il being taxed 10
It's utmost ami IT has been necessary Tor
MAJOR Poe. Chief oI Police, 10 order the
p1hcc of the cltv 10 inspect all promises
today The occupautsot premises wherein
tb. uvdrnutS and other wHter-apparatus
are found running Will be promptly re-
ported and fined
Tho river is frozen over and Is in very
bad condition. 10 looks moro like big
winding channel OF snow than anything
else. ho toats entered or cleared TINS
port Yesterday. Fho steamer OF the YORK
River Line from Baltimore dld manage to
reach West Point on time. The Old DO
uImon Steamship CompIuy's steamer
NVau.k BE-. due here TODAY, was ordered TO
West poiat owing to the ice III the rlVer.
Her freight Is expected To be at the Rich
moul and Danvlle depot Saturday morn
lns read, for delivery. The Ariel Is ice
bound 100 Clarrmout.
The mails were more or less delayed.
The Hchmoud and Danville train from
tine south. due here az Z \. NJ. came III
about o'clock and looked as though II
had ust emerged from some Arctic region.
The luchmoud, fredericksburg and POto-
mac tlAin. due at so o'clock, was about
three hours late. The Chesapeake aud
ONO and Richmond and Petersburg trains
came "a uE very good tme.
RICHMOND rAEED BADLY.
fr.u reports received at the various
railroad Office, IN theclty Richmond seems
q. uayc received her full proportion of the
SNOW, and even a little more. From Just
ujoNo GghWoAd 10 lOauo, and from
Ioluo o. Gladstone along the Chesapeake
uui Ohio lines tho fall appears TO have
been about au even depth, and from Rich
rHri o. kcVsvllle, on the Dauville, the
.alw was about 10 inches deep. From
bcvNille, however, the depth began to
diminish. and no Greensboro there was
u.t more tlau inches of snow. The
snow Wa very light west Of Columbia and
Ic.y,r Dam, on the Chesapeake and ONO.
At Newport News there was but inches
of show, al Williamsburg but inches, NJ
S.utfevlllc but inches, at Icosburg 3
inches and at Charlottesville , inches. On
the lork-kiytr DIVISION Of the Richmond |
and panvilc the heaviest of the storm was
between here aud Lester Manor.
ErrrcT UroS IBE POOR.
The eI,ct of so severe snow imme-
diGtvly after So prolonged a cold spell will !
bo quite severe upuu the poor Of the city. |
The small amount Appropriated by the |
ClW Council for the purchase OF fuel TO De |
distributed among the needy could be soon
exhausted IN such weather as has pre-
vailed tor the Vust TWO weeks. The Ladies
City Mission Is doing ali possible under
the circumstances, hut Of course many
cases are not reached oy lt. The Mayor re-
ports that there have not as yet. however,
been AN unusual number OF complaints in
thi, respect. IL IS plain. though, that
there must be much suffering.
JINGLE oF rHE sLElGH-BELLs.
The merry jingle Of the sloigh-bells
could be heard upon all sides yesterday.
The temperature was considerably higher
than FOR several DAYS, and the weather
was far more pleasant. The sun shone
warmly in the afternoon, aud the effect
upon the glistening snow was beautiful, In
decd. A. usual Franklin street was the
great thorougLfare for those indulglng
Iu toe sport. Streams OF conVeyances,
with their heavily occupants, ghded
up and down the streets, and created
oven more picturesque scenes than those
Vet afforded this season. Many OF the
bellies and beaux Of the city were out. aud
rDprosentatlves Of all elements OF society
TOOK advantage Of the cheering sunshine
and the beautiful sDow" IN which 70
spend AN hour OF two IN this fascinating
20 ,time.
After the icy substance had been spaded
from the sidewalks aud piled up like
huge mountain chain the little bows turned
out IN regiments with their slods and
made merry" upon those streets with
greatest inchues. Not only did this class
carry 70 great extent this phase of smuse-
inent. but they held SNOWFALL battles,
wrestling contests IN the fleeey down, |
aud R,me of them even conducted |