Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
The TRACKS CLEAR.
Two northern Trains Pass the Drifts
and Get 10 Richmond.
MAILS Expected THIS MORNING.
inc River Continues 10 Freeze
mercury Not quite 80 Low rs on
MANIFESTATIONS Damage To Gas ana
Water Ptpcs-Othcr Weather New.

i"c fiot1da special which left New
hoFk at AS O'clock Thursday afternoon.
pulled into the Byrd-street station Mt
$40 last night having been tied up in
washington by the snow nearly
TWO days. on It were only six
Teen passengers for Richmond. the
others aboard being bound for the ox-
IRENE South. Just three hours earlier,
shere was train Of slccpcrs from Wash
ngton over ;he Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac. and this brought TO
The city about three hundred persons.
Who had been tied up at the national
capital and beyond there by the snow
trsts.
SO far, these are tho only trains from
'he North since Thursday afternoon and
.hey brought no mails. The latter fact is
'ne Of great importance For three days
practically, Richmond has gotten no
mails from the North. and the delay has
been quite serious with some Of the banks
ana large business houses These con-
Germs have simply had 20 suspend opera
lions so far as northern correspondence
aaS been concerned. and. while every
body reg vds the situation in Il very
Philosophical sort OF way. there is n pro-
nounceG eaccrncss in connection with the
forwarding Of the pouches which have
accumulated at Washington and else
Rhe.e.
THE WAY OPENED
yesterday afternoon the enormous drift
on the Virginia Midland. 10 which the
Dispatch referred IN yesterdays issue.
"&s cleared away Sufficiently for trains
% pass over that road. and at once
.he trains Of the southern. the Chcsa-
peake and Onto. and those of the Coast
Line spoken or moved forward toward
,heir destinations. greatly - the delight
81 the many travellers who had been
patiently awaiting the time when they
could make their departure from tho
national capital
MAILS THIS MORNING.
Last night an trains over the Coast
Line between here and Washington were
cancelled. and the FIRST mail train from
the Nortn since Thursday is expected 10
reach Richmond this morning between
ana II o'clock This should have ar
rVcs in Richmond Friday morning at
sso@ IL Will bring all the mail that can
be gotten on Il. l. appears 10 have
been the object % the railroads T. get
their ted-up passengers out Of the block
ade before moving he mail and express
trains. The Florida special. which
reached here at SO last night. had about
los through passengers aboard. The
train was IN charge OF Captain Newman
one OF the most polite and o5iic.uS
officers on the line. consisted a three
PUilmans. a library and smoKuS-car
an obseryation.car and n diriuc-e4r. f.
Is one OF the hau1somest trains "a
America. ma was thoroughly Com'ortd-
be III every respect The incaniesc nt
HShts burned guile badly because al ~
the steam OF the engine was needed -
draw the heavy coaches. and even this
detect was covered hy the lighting ~
the lamps. The diuinE-car IN charge !
81 Nj Lewis WAS Well stocked ami |
every comfort could b. lal bv the pas !
senSsrs. The train was hail here about |
hale m ho.,- IN order fI.t il.rfv ~
water and ruel rnisbt De- gotten. and |
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CAPTAIN Newman stated - ID Dispatch |
repor;er TIA. his engine had gotten stuck |
,wice IN drifts n snow in cuaeavoriuc |
T. ge, OH. o. Sash.rrtou. aui thar it
tai required al the power o. tNo ail.-
uona! engines - luI a." fastened tram
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In Richmond yesterday mercury was |
kinder than she had been on the TWO |
preceding DAYS While the weather was |
exceedingly cold, the sun came out bright |
and clear carly in the morning ana dld
much 90 temper the atmosphere l'osSinly'
the lowest point the red Inc III 'he 'nei-
nons'er 'ed'heI Vs. - "oD'e 80, W.
u went up as hlEh as ~. James f4Ner |
continued 10 FeeIe' H'"eNtI, anu "9 'Oc
was tnicker ana hAIu'I laNl hlSit IMAM |
On FTiGay evening Inc boatS CVN'i Hot
move anu w 'U~-"'AtN .'' 10 "
the Work o. hredh4h5 zap u" 4ce' /. "~s
reported last hlght tldl tAe "d.ei al
hampton ho"uS "dS II.'-.i'N' Gu -. -
the weather az .Nt"PV!V -N'"9 ""S WIG
most severely cold on record there.
s.trL, rrOZE,Nr PIPES
= - 800 -,...s
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mere. NAn! Io.nV III '.''' - -
night anu many iai,''I t.. -
s'' va ~ - - 80 - 80 - 49,.
ti"iv 4oi -, g.. 49,
ueel'Hs OF ''o w. IT,. 90.
has Deeh N'iE H'lI' puiS'.ns 81 I.p,S' NV
thls haraIy se's III uiN-'l lnv 1n'" So,
~ the ono OF 'n- sup .,il,ien' u ,'.e
Waier-Wofks YESTERDAY Afternoon d ~
,atch man was Il.oI M ma. - -, :" 80
!ores had pen put uI'On 'ne " ~ -.
Ns"iHs OUT NV PP'', 60 80 "a,
nus tilpioy'u -~ - Ia t,lD- ~, ..reatnr
80 ~ water since the freeze began
than was usually the case under such
circumstances. and there was no apparent
Ranger Of water-famine. because the
,n,,re pumping capacity OF the depart
,,ert VA. kent constantly in operation As
lar as ros.ibl4
\ sp-clal force has been sent out by the
Gas Department 10 iht.w the meters
which freeze. but even with these me
Hios many families have ben unable
H. have either gas or water. There are
many counlaints AT the Offices Of the
,unerinte ndenfs OF the gas and water
yorkg and they are answered as pune
.usiiv a. poseible. under the crcum-