The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-05
The Damage Done By The Great Storm
Is Still Unrepalred.
A LINE GOTTEN THROUGH TO RICHMOND
o'hers Arc Being Put Up Nv Fnst
as Possible Weather bureau SIN
without n Wtre-DaugcrousS Snow
siidcs-h Snd Tnngic--Thc storm
at Eirsinin Reach.


III tne temperature yesterday, and the
sun Tor while bcamed ioyousiy down
on the slushy, muddy world, the effects
Oh Wednesdays big blizzard are still
very apparent. and comparatively little
OF me damage done has been repaired,
though the various telegraph. railroad
ana telephone companies had their lines
men out all day trying to patch up the
wires.
The Postal Telegraph company sue
ceeoed yesterday in getting wire
through to Richmond. and expect to
nave their system in good trim by to-
day.
AS yet the Western Union people are
sun without communication with the
outside world, but expect to get con-
nection to-day.
The Southern Associated and Assoc
GATED Press operators went TO Suffolk
iast night for the purpose of taking the
report there. the nearest point to this
CITY IN communication with the North
and West.
STILL IN THE DARK.
me Weather Bureau is still without
NJ n wire yesterday issued no map.
me usually omniscient gentlemen on
sased III that much abused department
OF Uncle Sans service are i'm reality
more ignorant on the subject of M,
weather than ordinarily less gifted
hortals. A large force' of men is at
and
virginia Beach, and will, probably have
everything in running order by to-day.
Inc lire alarm SYSTEM has been gotten
IN order. and the telephone companies
are nara at work repairing the damage
oone to their wires. The Bell company,
wnose loss was the greatest, have not
YET succeeded In getting connect ton with
portsmouth, but are working hard ia
that end.
DANGEROUS SNOW SLIDES.
Inc melting of the snow caused hume
rous dangerous slides, some of which
did considerable damage Several no.
eidehts, unaccompanied Fortunately by
any serious injury. We're reported In
several instances ladies and children
were Knocked down by avalanches of
snow from roofs.
reports from Virginia Beach bring
ME Information that the storm was very
violent there Wednesday night and ,ho
sea represented n grand spectacle Two
vessels are reported ashore about five.
miles to the south
A SAD TANGLE
yesterday evening about 6:2O O'Clock
o'clock as a bus of the Union Transfer
company was driving rapidIy aIon,
ater street TO make the old Dominion
steamer, which leaves at $50. the horses
plunged into large pile of wire and the
tops or telegraph poles lying at the cor
her OF Market square and Water street
iooth animals were thrown, and while
struggling in an effort to cxtrifnte
themselves from the wire, became so
greatly entang,ed that the assistance of
Il large number of persons for over half
an-nour was required to free them
Each of the horses was badly hurt and
one, n mare, VIII prOba bly, die from her
injuries. The owner of the horses, Mr.
hichard Liliiston, was not slow to eX-
press indignation that such Il dangerous
obstruction was left in the street md
minated that "a damage suit might be
the outcome of last nights accident. a
policeman had 'phoncd to the station
house for light 10 place at the pile of
debris. but ii had not arrived and there
was nothing To indicate to the driver
mat was anything was in the way The
street was also very dark owing to the
long train of cars standing there at the
time, which obscured ihc street lights.
me passenger on the bus disappeared
moment after the accident and has not
been seen or heard from since.