The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08
OUR OWN SUNNY SOUTH
COVERED WITH SNOW AND ROChED
IN THE ARMS or A BLIZZARD.
This Is the Worst Weather That Richmond
Has Experienced for Gsarr-Sufiering
Among the Poor.


this part Of the country. all covered over
with snow and ice, and a bowling Dnz-
card. laden with zero "nlppers," gushing
into ones face at every street-corner.
Not for years has Richmond been visit
ed with a more penetrating and prolong-
ed cold spell. Black flag after black nag
has been holsted on the Chamber Of Com
merce building for days, and the weather
prophet's advices TO look out for the cold
wave have become almost a daily occur
renee of late. Before one snow mets, an
other arrives on schedule time. and people
have learned to wrap up snugiy TINS
winter.
When the prOgnostcatOr wired down
here Yesterday that severe cold wave
was on IT'S way and the mercury Wouil
drop twenty degrees in as many hours
there was general complaint, Tor tnf
folks hadn't succeeded I'm getting thaWed
out during the past forty-eigAt hours.
Sure enough, the mercury commenced
in crawl down the tube early I'm the morn
ing 10 was already below The freezing
po.nt. Gradually 81 fen until 6 o'clock IN
The evening. when it got down to ten
degrees above in some portions OF the
city. the snow fell in ilne. glistenins par
tcles. sweeping i'm gusts around the cor
uefs. and settling here and there Tor
moment. only 10 rise 10 a white cloud
with the fret Whlrl of wind that came
along.
Foot passage was very disagreeaDle'
peoples noses turned ms red as bte'A,
and their fingers and ears tlneled ana
stung. slowly the mercury dropped until
midnight. when it approached the zero
POINT Early this morning me iaie Oh
woe IN some places was: 'fonr heio"
zero"
THE STREET CARS
The poor etreet-car conductor. ana es-
pecialy the motormen had tough time
of il. Wrapped up i'm heavy oVeIc0alS'
aaesamers. muhiers and anything else
they could get TO keep themselves warm
fhcy l1bored hard 40 get their car" u"
run satisfactorily Considering the err
cuustau,cs, very good Hchedult Wa
gwen. and with the exception oil &C.
rious accident on the clay street me anu
y connie of trivial mishaps on the. Mann
street line. there was little grounds IoF
eomul9iuts al the hands of the pubic.
The ears were sent up the hiile WIN
some difficulty, owing 20 The slippery CON
dition of the tracks. and while colhiIE
down grade large quantity OF SAL anu
sand mad 70 poe used. Even men the cars
would frequently slip haif a Square 'el"'t
they could be stopped. ana lHt eur CIV
often had TO lee reversed to- oilhs W,
cars 10 a gtaudetHl The conductors ana
motormen suffered a great deal win uit
cold rs did also many dray 'INers' u
was reported that "a number ~ drivers
had their hands or ears nipped by u'e
cold.
pIPrs FROZEN Up.
..f,...- III .,-sf Inc cifE frozen
nm and some people have experience
diGi,ultv I'm securing water. NalIidHl
snougb the plumber IS rcaping harvest
tbo,yiur ont pipes. Ills services are J."
! GREAT demand. and i'm some cases uAt.'
able. one plumber tOid me tnat ne hdd
orders a. keep -four men busy IoI
u.xt week. and he had been tolnfelI''
/ to turn down a number oi ofd'i9 ~ ''',''
! coal is being consumed on lmll''s'
.,,,.rt,ri,s and some of the dealers can
| eCarcey dn ,heir orders wild any INNS
! ike promptness.
srrffmNG AMONG THE POOR
The suffering amongst me poor Is 'H.
! drrtna This bIizzarIy weather. ana an ''-
-. of maj. provisions ana ciothnf,
! ,..,.ctailv fuel ,sil be- gratefully ft,t'ft'
| 49, su, Of the charity ORGANIZATIONS ana
| ir,m.,iiat,N placed m the urgent case
! m. cartons charity organizations are UNI
apla +, supply AN the needed necessiile-'
! and moro ~. many destitute cases de-
/ harding care.
,rbo ladies of tee CITY Mission age very
/ active. seeking 90 go what they '"" To-
| alleviate the great SUFFERING taai Hitlau9
! anon. Inc poor Th-y especially need inc
assistance of those VINO nave wagons ~
! maui coal 90 the pool
/ ,.h,v ,.I destitute lamlli as without llrc,
| and Owe Them tickets for coat bat when
! tt,. coal comes they have not the money
! Ia nav the drayauc. ami II has 10 pe
| returned Tor that reason
IN, one district seven famli 'S were iound
! yitn5g; means and no Sire and coal
tickets were gwen them. but only three
out of the seven were able io raise -
| CENTS 10 pay the dr. yagc to secure 'He
.,, nm. sroIiut of suffering. said one
J 5tstIi.t visitor cannot be exaggerated, Tor
! s, ~. ,,.,. ,e b1t. le u can bee.
| ,., ' ..,... 49,. ,....,,44- can do "A -plen-
49,, ... t,.,.. o,,,anit. and for charity
i'' ..' ,t.,., ,,,...., fo.. -lI- rrIr,o-p.
- ~ WAGON Owners Who viii
n,,,s holm i'm This distress. If sent to the
! eit,. slitor of r6f- paper will ba published
or otherwise made known 90 the ladies' 81
the CIV Mission.
orra,nr co,DfrXIC,TIoN,
- b,,,,,.., hasn't
ne tA''' " l.,' .'ie.i.,b Enes so
o., :, -, sleet and not snow. they say.
! tnat block them.
The Society for tire Prevention OF Cruel
! ~ 10 Animals have been doihs NOBLE
work The as rts of the or2anl]atloh ar
/ constantly on the street. ana l1rlI ""t'"-
I fulnes5 is saving the dumb animals hi"' FL
SUFFERING. II rs difficult for the olncers Of
| teams Uat the Ho'S'r "u' 'li"i''