The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-01
WRECK AND RUIN


aAHNA AEAAA ~ 10 80
we only had one pole blown down In
the entire clty-at the end Of Ninth street.
We nd a few phones burned out hy
crossed wires. but as q whole they stood
exceedingly well. The storm was the
worst | ever experienced. and I am really
surprised that il did us so little damage.
This proves that our plant is as sub
stantial as could be desired. The ma
foritv OF our subscribers are being served.
Those who are deprived Of the service
are as n rule IN Isolated locations. but
ue will have all damages repaired by To-
night" nth
President Robertson. OF the Rich
uord Telephone Company. was also In a
iubilant mood. his plant having prlcu-
o,u~ rassed unscathed through the or
deal Of the night.
,,,o-r,ntodlv throughout the night. ana
We were az all times In toucn Wiz
,oiioo and fire departments. our oA''''
49, t-+act anu the only damage we suS-
,,frol u-,s caused by the falling OF 80
wires upon our own. INC ~-r1ybt
e-r5,ohhoard by falling elect-lo-ns'
wires amounts 10 one drop-S"''
service to-day is intact. ,~ur
THE NlhplN'N -" ms felt 10y
Considerable appirIe Lave On tine
those who mao ga nav Line. for
steamer Virginia, Oh -, hut ad-
Baltimore IuesoHg ~m., yesterday
vices received az the loeN' nae ina,
allayeI their fears II "-'n7 ,,t mielap.
the craft made inc D'P ar here YES
and ,tuat sle "o~''
terday afternoon az ott,cnes Of
Ina The "ofns Oh o'-, ,,r tl.,trc Conc
the iAcnmonu 4'"'.'"' I'll .,.nod 10 20
Illy, every l-'1 ~ and ao,r
across aoh'e Oh ID" all dav AZ
Worhlrs nara 81" "7"' blf,,.
VIII hr luH. noun ,.,i, THO
efefslh1s ~" W. f,,f,rste.
IIaciioh Company "'' ..+...1 ,n
but also was oi,-
it7 s,l'n'l' l'''" con"
Ing '-iy soo4 SER $50
iiN'.N" 49, t...-str Of
'o'si"eil'- '"r ~,tT ..4tr~fy
'Ne SUIT" ."s % a., e.~i,,s h.
N'H' ~ " ,~,t.. rotvifb.
Jay d. '"s ANNA
standing tno IN.,' va. lr~,,nnoi-
Io'' lH,It WIS "' c--.
cation. lA' i'"l,''- d i',.i" "
principles necessary ""' "''"'
hiinlly on scn'iule@' a RISKY "". 0'
naiely FOR al concerned " hain",'s oiti"-
lion so far as heard from
THE train on the Chesapeake and Ohio
from the West. due here at $50, yesterday
morning. was two hours late. The James
riyer division of this road was cNceodln-iy
f.,t.,,. an. ,-.t. $50 3D.. W.. ~,
OIL, rn m,nntrs .,.'
A., f..A..rft. ,.,.+ Lion. tr.t,e f-,,,
-" N"NrN AAH AANNiA NUM-
~. q.
'"''' 4"' u1A uN- @L D.W yc9u-ru"y
i"oI"i"s arrived a1 l--o.
Inc Richmond and fredericksburg train
due at $40 y. VI. was three hours and
forty minutes late. The fast mail due at
2.J T.. NJ. was only forty minnf.s heniol
Time. Irp local from Freiertcksbr,,
came in an hour late Trains ,..r. ne
ont on limo mn, t.,..
II WAS thourbt by t~. ,
poles ON Ill. tr,.t ,o..A
N.fI... .,.if "'lt" ~ ]ranI'o.
on. . ".''" from Washington
-" ""s h''fly o'clock when q wire
'.-'' '' worked TO fredericksburg.
lif iin5 on the Southern road were
o'litei slightly and communication with
IanfNe was open before 2 o,,l,ok
Ar BARTON HEIGHTS
Parton HoiFhsT Chestnut ana r.,,-
mount suffered from the storm.
SO the Heights. MANY chimney. u,ro
blown from houses. Among The eprs,.rs
in this re. nect were Mr.. TAYLOR Afr Rl.tr
Faflnr, AIR. W. T.. Miller and ~. pit.
dr. Pitts house was considerably shaken
and some of the plastering knocked from
the walls.
The sheds in the rear Of tho R,,fi.t
church were damaged.
Windows were broken trees llovn
down and fences reduced TO Il level wink
the ground.
At Chestnut Illl many chimnevs Uoro
Knocked from HOUSES. sheds overturned
ana windows broken.
Paramount houses were minus chimney
tops yesterday.
The houses I'm these suburbs stood the
silrm We'll CONSIDERING fl1t fhon, a.e
frame.
AT Barton Heights an unfinished frame
structure distributed 10 the four uarts ~
the compass.
~ THE COUNTRY.
Tho storm Tuesday night in Honrioo
proved .O Doe very severe. though mo- creat
damage has been reported.
A carload OF people went down 10 High
Pines rot,i and were caught fhara bv th.