The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-14
PROMPT RELIEF
FOR THE POOR.
The City Carts at Work Hauling Fuel
For Them,
ALL WILL BE PROVIDED FOR.
Noble Work of tho Citizens Relief
Association Aided by City officials.
Barton Heights People Cut
or From Supplies.
ALL WILL BE PROVIDED FOR,

The weather Of the past few days, al
most Unprecedented IN this section OK 'ne
,ountrv. has caused the most intense
sunering among the poor of the CITY nul
1cy OF whom We're provided win even
as much as a day IS supply OF luel anu
WHO were also almost destitute OF pro-
me Cluzcns' Relief Association, how
ever. al once took the matter 'Dp WIN
tAe utmost promptncss and Nsor' one
Of their number spent TWO ""4a' b"i"7
from place 20 place through INC Ias1-
falling snow and bitter cold, in AN eHorl
~ oroyi5o abundance of fuel for Che use
CITY CARTS LOANED
1re called upon Mayor Taylor, Air. JOS
7v.u,rsfein. chairman of tlc Light Conn
mltteo. and colonel ~. E. Oulshd"' Guy
T,nqineer Ho met with "a prompt re-
sponse from these gentlemen, and tne
res,lt was that the citys hands and cai's
49, nfece8 al his disposal 90 haul t0
the uufOrtunatcs The coal Whlch JET"
been donated them by the city Council
g1periufendeut Davis. also, entered ln-
10 The relief work with vieor, and much
fuel was distributed yesterday DESPITE
the deep drifts which o0structed INC
streets. 1,,. and
a Is expected that every one VINO netus
fnel will receive an abundant supply
NJ Daviq will be- at the Lower Gas
works al o o'clock this morning VII"
an tho carts that hc Ctu possibly pl"-
cure and he asks that the iadles OF l,'
CIV Mission will send all the coke t'h-
cts that they have 90 him M that Ple
OF 10 Room 9 at the CITY HAN. re az
.,.- Nat every case of restitution be
rcported 90 him I'm order ilal ho may
H
Nfr Henry lee valentine. of the 'lu-
-ors, pellet Association. yesterday saw
rurnhcr of the city Mission ladies' "n1
sac,red their coke tickets. which he VIII
turn over 90 Mr. Davis .-
LADIES BRAVE THE s. oltM.
Although the weather mas N',l 49,
..o~sone M home several of the lall'7 on
.,c ~it. Mission bravcd tho cold Sunday
i- order to relieve The wants OF the door.
,f-~ walker spent more tnan tnre7
bo,ra in this work and found much oe7-
.t..,tfoD She found one case ON oregon
nm yyher. % man was FOB almost ihe l'7.
et4ros of consumption. and ihtit was "o'
an ounce OF fuel in the mousse. N" W.
,re couId be procured. SO she eecuIe'
fbe services of boy who carried " s+ ,.e
of coal to- the house tnus I''leN i'7 ''0
Immediate wants of the family.
Urc STREET FORCE NEED hD
,--,- e,,r~rstiou has been made lhaI
tho oit,- might employ two nunuIeu 'N'l.
street laborers 90 clear ou -'''. '-'
e,ace on Broad. Main ana olher 'noi
.rrhfares foo order that co'l """ l-D
rlsior wagons may deliver orders 10 p.'
Ma Who are suffering gre" oedi lot
I'o .-rossitt.s IL was argiNd that
,,.ch a movement would De 81 wise "'.
-a would prove 90 Doe AN cconohle"l
80 v.bcr II is taken into considero uol
~, much suNering would Doe avoided
go g. -,esk of the great inconNemeh.t.
rho clearing away of the snow on ''e
,,~i,cinaf business streets Woulo '' "
rroat helm towards re-estaoh5nlns i"".'F
lines of business which arc no" pl@D'-
cauy paralyzed ...,. ,,.,,rr
out at the penitentaty lnr VIM .,'.,.
a gale. and shore was an aiIll"s 49,
-t.vd Of snow during the day. me '"ei
,,or,oter got away down. ana the Dig
..-,so, looked Ike am exceedingly un-
comfortable place. -,
When me office was called mp one OF
enc of1clals answered the phone ana
We we are richt cold out here but
,,.,,e got plenty of water with no frozen
mines. plenty 20 eat plenty to oilnN.
r.fentv of fire. and ! bet "a dollar we "'o
"A slrht better off than thousands OF y".
pooulc iu the city, INC '"i'f'
su0ering much. We are making lhem
inst rs comfortable as we can. ana we
think we're getting along very wei
There's no reason to- kick under the cir
cunstances Plenty of snow out mere
Good bye" -..... l.,,r.
RATION HEIGHTS CUT OFF.
While the suffering has of course pech
principally among the poor many IN
good circumstances have been MADE very
uncomfortable by the weather.
Barton Heights is a notable instance
81 This That thriving LITTLE town is
completely cut of from Richmond, and
consequently from the source on much
OF rs supplies.
Tho telephone bell I'm Tho Times office
rang last night. and the following cone
versntion onsued:
hello, Is that Tho Times oficeF'
YES"
wen. this is Barton Heights. We are
I'm a terrible FIX out here. We arc cut
OF from fuel. water. and provisions. We
have enough 90 eat for tho present. but
~ this weather keeps up I don't know
what Will become OF -
The voice ceased for while. and then
added piaintively:
"Au Of our whlskey is gone too. and
everybody is a candidate for Common
woaith's Attorney. Good bye"
Chairman Wallerstein, OF the Light
Committee. said last evening that there
were 800 loads OF coax available for the
poor al the Gas Works. and that those
who dig not receive IT In time by carts
would be allowed 90 carry IL away I'm
hnro hnNn0