The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-08
BLIZZARD No. z
CUTS A FIGURE.
A Fierce Gale Accompanied the Fall
OF Snow.
BIG FALL IN TEMPERATURE.
unmpton Roads Full Of Sailing Grant
Seeking q Haven from the binding
Storm-Snow Covered the Ground
About -Four Inches Deep.

NORFOLK. VA. March 5-Specia.-
The tal OF The DAz1ald central at &c"
YORK swept over NOiioth to-ua5. i.o
yv.uu ~ tne city U.cw az tne rate "a iot' -
rtt,cs an hour and al neine 7AoA "'e'"-
PANIED 80. Navigation "as pIdc.iei"9
slsptnaod iu the LarDor aud t"tic "aa
r.l'.e- arrival az or sai4as IRON the
,or, So be lorc.gn lrclsniefs sc"edu 80
10 sail, cid ROT 4caNc t"cir piers. i"'9
last is a most unusual occurrence Sine
,h, trampl do not Tear 60 lace any ofdi-
nary storm. Tie pho.s to-day "'"'Nc''
advised against their sailing. 30 suo"b
and etlsty Wis the wilma tnat even Ne7ae'9
in t.e inner laiour uras6cd tneH "hO"''9
and there were some coi.isI'"S' "..0
Hoae.er. OF great moment o''''ue vac
weather was tnlcE and Nesseia were
ia lcrA. ,.y ,,,,,a
fr,,, l.ootr lay for Charleston. came
astore o,. CIVIL ShOa.s. tNeuty-hNc mlivs
roft. of Gaze Hattcras al o o'c'otk TINS
morning. AZ o COCK this arc. mum
.tord vas received that Captain 0ar'a"u
o,1 his crew OF seven men had been take"
80 hv the lie savers They nred a rope
oit TO tile Schooner which lay among VIC
breakers pretty well of shore ana tno
irnporiAed men were taken OH IN 'iS
breecnes buoy. 10 was bitter cold ana
trs'Net and benumbed men suffered much
urtu salely housed az the hie saving a'"
tion. -.t,tso,er
~ AZ IONS register. tweuty-tniee years
old which las however just been reDull'
win probably prove with her cargo. To-
raj loss so attempt has ye- been m"uC
10 save Ter and wreckcrs ray none VIII
probablv be one of these said that ne.
ca-.o ~ ice was practically valueiess al
this time. ,,.,. .o.-o, 20
CO.,. ror,roodore Schlev 20 Europe rs TN
Seretood to be overdue al Fort Moaro'.
f.,ie a-,reroreiou d. fet for her sitety'
as 81 Is believed she viii not attempt 70
come g. h-f rl' beat about OUTSIDE u''h
the storm IS past. - .-,,
me cid D1.Alnion liner Princess Anne
arrived tonight from New foiN' so"'e
ten hours overdue. e-..,.t
,-o~ sixteen hours q heavy gale mas neeI
tio,~,nr This morning a binding sno"
storm set in and continued ior seNt .'
rours Hampton Roads is hAed VIZ"
sailing vessels which put in out or inc
storm. ,o..
night. ,,-
SUFFOLK VA. Mar % '-Soec, IT,
4 fierce snow and wind storm mas 80
racing here to-day The thermometer
dronned thirty degrees
SNOW AND HIGH WIND.
FREDERICKSBURG VA. March T.
Snooia1-A snow storm ACCOMPANIED ny
hirb wind SCI I'm here last nirht and the
snow continued 10 Fam until nearly noon
reacrtnr a depth Of about four iucneS
Tho Rqnnahannock rccoded last uifht
and the steamer Richmond landed her
,-a~r~ a~a CT nwov e7'"'N
T.yNCHBURG VA. March 7.-Speoial.
terrific storm of snow and wind visit
"a 'rf- section last night, no damage re-
ported.
In Nppomattox.
WEST APpOMATTON. VA, March T.
Special.-Last night The snow began 10
fan about Q o'clock continuing all night
snd an this morning. he wind has been
ilgh and So the snow has formed into
drifts two and three feet deep. While
me cold is not as severe as in the steat
storm OF February 1l-l4th the condittpns
now prevailing seriously threaten health
comfort and locom0tion.
la The Southwest.
RADFORD. Va March 7.-S9e'ial.-
Another bitter cold wave struck Tie
southwest last evening. The thernome-
ter registered this morning six degrees
above zero.
About four inches Of snow fci during
the night which the high winds have
heaped into drifts.