Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-14
SOLID RIVER OF ICE.
THE JAMES FROZEN ovEa FOR MORE
THAN A HUNDRED MILES.
Snow sim banked In the Streets Moch
sisiehtns, bas No skating Condition
Of water-rsasas Delayed. &c.

Ate o'clock last night tho thermometer
Ia front of the DISPATCH building regis
tered - degrees above zero. and tho snow
oil Thursday morning had not disappeared
TO any perceptible extent.
The weather was disagreeably cold ell
yesterday. and storm-coats aud boots or
lcgeins were the order. The sleigbing was
fne and was INDUCED In by hundreds OF
young and even many old persons. The
snow had been worn down sufficiently 20
allow these conveyances TO glide with
grace and ease over the Streets.
There were two or three runaways Of
sleigh teams. One occurred on Franklin
street IN the afternoon and another on
Main street in the morning. IL IL said of
the last episode that the horse started to
ran at the post-oface and was last seen
side u Libby Hill
Another nag being driven to q sleigh fell
from exhaustion ON Marshall street late
yesterday afternoon and died IN few min
utes. As vet no casualty has been reported
IN which any person was injured.
THE RIVER ann THE LAKES.
The river is still frozen from bank to
bank and is safe for pedestrians as far
down as Windmill Point, forty-five miles
below Richmond, where persons walked
across 10 Wilcox's wharf. The ice con-
tinues from shore 10 shore even below
jamestown, and great blocks are con-
stantly drifting about Hampton Roads.
At columbia about City SIX miles no the
stream. teams are being driven over upon
the crystal surface, which IS frozen seye-
raj inches thicker than here at Richmond.
An end has been put TO navigation In the
L..
and even then il is feared there will be
another such gorge a. was experienced
several years ago.
There was little or no skating yesterday.
The lakes and ponds had not been cleaned
of. except al Forest-aill Park, where q
little sweeping was done on Thursday.
RAILROADS AND srREET-oARs
The street-cars on all the lines operated
with considerable regularity yesterday.
The Observation-Disclosures branch. which
was only partially relieved of the snow
Thursday, was opened, and the electric
cars were running from one end to the
other by 10 O'clock.
Nearly ali the trains coming into Rich
mond yesterday arrived here behind time.
The Chesapeake and Ohio was two hours
late, and the south-bound Richmond. FIRE.
dericksburg and Potomac two hours and n
half tardy. Tue z O'Clock north-bound
train was about an hour and thirty min
utes behind time last night. The trains
over the Danyille suffered no incoDveni-
ence by reason of the snow. and the mail
over this line last evening reached here on
time.
SOME HEED THE APPEAL.
The DIsPArcH's appeal TO the people not
to waste water or to allow their bydrants
20 run has already been productive Of
great good. The pressure increased from
three pounds on Thursday to seven yes
terday, and the loss in the New reservoir
was only half as much as on any previous
day. There is no reason why even these
conditions might not be greatly improved
by q general compliance with the law.
The depth of the water in the New
reservoir yesterday afternoon was 10 feet,
while that IN the Old reservoir stood "a
inches below high-water mark. Superin-
tendent Boiling had machinists at work
upon the steam pump, aud as soon as u
can be gotten into condition for use 1t Will
be put into operation.
The house-to- house inspection Of water
fixtures will begin this morning. All per-
sons who are not found complying with
the city ordinances IN reference to leaking
pipes. running hydrants, &C., will be
promptly reported. Every occupant OF
residence or business house should look to
this matter and see that no water is being
wasted, as u may mean famine here II
this Is disregarded.
CLEANING OFF THE Snow.
There is another city ordinance of which
il is very important that all citizens should
know. IL provides that all person. shall
have. WITHIN six hours from the cessation
OF n snow-storul. the fleecy substance
cleaned from the sidewalks in front of
their premises. Among those whose names
appeared on the Police Court record on
Thursday with charges of violation of this
law opposite them WIS Justice John j.
Crutehiield. The good -natured expounder
OF equity said that no supposed he would
have TO fine himself and set good ex-
ample.
About fifty persons were reported by the
police yesterday for leaving snow upon
the sidewalks. Besides these charges were
entered against the Springfield School and
four churches in the First District for such
violations.
DON'T COVER UP THE FIRE-FLUGs.
Chief Fuller, OF the Fire Department.
requests all citizens in shovelling the snow
from the front of their premises not to
throw il against the fire-pugs, as 1t might
cause serious delay in the event of fire;
Tue recent severely cold weather and
and heavy SHOWS haye caused quite an ad-
vance in prices of some articles upon the
Richmond markets. Vegetables are ex-
tremely scarce and very high. Pork and
sausage are up to Is cents pound, ana
butter and lard arc retailing at 80 and 40
cents aud is and IA cents respectively per
pound. Eggs are gong. at 80 cents per
dozen and are scarce at that figure. 1ur-
keys and other fowls are moderately rea-
sonable and fruits are quite cheap.
LET CITIZENS. BEWARE LEST BY
THEIR WASTE OF WATER THEY
BREED A PEsTILENCE. STOP RUN