The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03
SOUTHERN SN0W-SIORM'
RiILWdY TRIFFIC SERIOUSLY DE-
L1yED BELOW EICHNOND.
strect-Car Service in Richmond Badly
Crippled by the snow-A Sudden
Drop ia the Mercury.

| eral verbal and mental roasting yc-llIlds'
| The weather prophet ls very easy
| going sort of individual lie u0e7n '4i =
! whether the wind comes from INC SD"t"
laden with the fragrance oil IioilNA Io'vs'
or whether "a few sqAutcrs OF the Nolih
| poie eel shattered during the storm anu
| drift down here with an Arctic gale. ile
| is "A prognOst stcatOr and that means thil
| he smokes good cigars and never mas
| plumbers bin to pay. 1 have known seN-
! orM weather prophets. They are usually
| theoretical but what they don't kno"
l about the baIometric pressure everywhere
else in the world except in their own
houses, would I'LL library on lHe "11'N-
A BITING DAY.
| Yesterday was zone Of those days as
| my friend. who needs a pair ol rubber
boots remarked while rubbing IBIS hands
violently together and waiting Tor some
body to suggest a cocktail There was
/ really more weather in Richmond ycsier-
| day than anything else except temper
The man who owes too big bin at the
| clothing store to ask the proprietor 90
! sell him an ovcrcoat con time was mad
| with everybody he met ana when inc
/ strcct-car conductor sluntcrei through
| the car. stepped on each passenger loe7'
| and onenel the front doors for no other
| purpose than 90 look up and down
| railroad track, q few mental expression.
~. 'to' "..'',''' .'rl' ,,I,,i,,cd i,
I,,o,'i. 49,, ti,ai- roeps tfnnod with red
,,l -, H.. ,,-ttl,o,,t tho aid of "a flask.
va -. (.,..rcC.,te ,voro I'm stvle. The
mercury went down 10 % degrees above
zero carly in the day, and at O'CLOCK
2s were the figures quoted.
WIND AND SNOW
A high wind from the North ana North
, % eo ,.,iC,.,- s.,,o,,. commenced TO fail
.rtt .o,+fr,,.1 slt tno afternoon ard
.t'...,,t.,,,,t ,,,,et ~ the NIGHT. Tho wind
s ittt,, II ,inrad "a f4t
- ,.,,, ,,1 ilr,, , nroffv GIRLS rinr-
- .fo,,t bo~ ehou'fors SD as 20 make
h. io.t, ,,o,o riotrraso.io than she felt.
-. 1,,fo of.t.r u.o1tld or took "a
l.', ,,,,o ,,'baai. were an uoted during
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a, niobt me mercury commenced 20
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c III r..tt r..s r,.n,frstin,-
5 r'i+ r,,,Ch COLDER fr.n ono would
'.'.' ~, s,,,,' ,i,o .t,t. ~ tho r,.r.,,r,
HARD WORK FOR TIE CARS.
hNl'D W i .t,., ~ 90
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siln. ON ln7 ,,,,i,i ,-a.,,,io 1l,r,rr tb. nirhf
,'onab mono of tbo cars got away from
the msrtormcn. and no accidents ore
I CURED. Some difficulty was eEI,il'i0.
/ lv reason Of the hills. MOST ol lN'
ON this lne wero run on liAe. some ''
| l1y and considerable inc'hNenl,"ee was
/ experienced hy the drivers 1i lN' HIN''
cars. owing TO the sipnelF ifAeN'
on tho Clay-street line theie was lli.
Inconvenience especially on ",
street. where the slrnel ran i7
groove would necoihe i',n'' "''- .'"
| end Ice, ana some uihe- HtF.i'i '.i' "
Hooked together. 'onsioei"uis ue'"f
was caused.
The Traction company Nau hI''l
Zeal OF trouble OWING TO inc supper
tracks. The eiiaer ran ON lnis inc
caused considerable 'rouoie rom lne '''
sons above mentioned ana ~ lin,s t,
delay was experienced. NO" a"u ''i
two or tntee cars We're un lote,",. :.
Ine seiFl'o W. P-.'o 'l'-.'
t.l9 my I'i -. lc - IA e..
mell ana IL Huil,"ei "l p'ople N"" TOD
N'lN ".'.o 1ii ~
a"oul ',ocA III ''' q. ."ii5 ana ''l'i
IN the nisrt NO Scciaehts were re-
portca on any Oh eile car l'i'9 u"ll"t 'H.
hltlr y i"ire "- '','''' "''. o..
WORK OH lHe li"y'ion '''.. ,ii..- "" 's
,ne sio" anu S",. M''o u,''S use"
l"al "l8i' oii F'i'' oi '''1 '-i l''''
MANY TRAINS BLOCKED.
Tho storm IN North Carolina caused n
great deal of trouble AVID delay 90 the
Soahoard Air Line and Atlantic Coast
Line. At Monroe. n. c.. last nieht there
was snow eighteen inches deep Five
freight trains were blocked at that point
unable TO move and the ATLANTA Sno-
cioln which O. due in Richmond this
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~ 81 ~ -. i..+ ,'i,.t+ .o,,t,,
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.,,1 corlstoro ttc-o wore ahout ono hum