The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14

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Richmond, Va, Feb is-The greatest
f-oN storm experienced IN Virginia since
,.e honorable one OF 1857. IN which many
.r.s were lost. has been raging here Tor
over tvO days, and Richmond Is prdc-
..z-y cut OF from the rest of the world
tr either water or rail IN some respects
tr. storm s.. rpas-ss that Of foTty-two
wears ago. The average depth Of the
STOW is equally a. great, and the fall
.-.aIed through "A much longer period
o. me but the drifts are not altogether
- deep, though IL Is common 10 fiHi
banks eight feet high.
snow began 10 fan a. O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon and continued through
until o'clock tonight without intCTmis-
e..E except for z short while early sun
lay morning. The average fan is report
cd by the Weather Bureau to be- seven
f0e- inches. though In the mountainous
sr..o0s it is probably greater The skies
have cleared rapidly, and at midnight the
stars arc shining brightly. Colder wealth
o. is expected TO morrow, but the local
bureau predicts a rise in temperature
Wednesday morning.
EriIvay Trsnic Suspended.
NV ram Dd'r ~ al ~ tll~tiiN SHOW
bound. But few trains have either left
this city or arrived to-day. The train
from the north due here last night at
o'clock came ia this morning at 5. but
could not continue south. The passengers
are guests Of the railroad at hotels
No trains have gone out or come in
over the Atlantic Coast Line south. or
over the Sciboard Air Line The South
.IU Is the only road that has tried TO
carry out its schedule. and its trains have
ran several hours late. 10 Is only Op@rat-
iuC Oh" main line and not trying TO get 10
W-~, Point
The Chesapeake and Ohio has had great
trouble owing 10 deep cuts being filled
with snow 10 the depth OF fifteen feet or
more. No trains have come in over the
main line, and the one sent out at
o'clock had only gotten to GordonsviIle
train was gotten through TO Newport
News this evening, and one which lef,
mat city Al 4 o'clock will get here about
] a. m The river is frozen up, and no
boats are trying to run.
ILere was very little business trans
acted here to-day Many houses were not
opened at all, and others closed early
Street cars have not run since yesterday
a. noon
ari'ers Could Not Deliver Coal.
The most serious feature OF the storm
here Is the utter inability Of coal dealers
10 meet the demand for fuel There is
sn abundance of coal and a reasonably
good supply Of wood but the dealers I'll
not deliver ii. There has been a good
deal Of suffering, and il is a common
Shit Ia see coal delivered by every inas-
Unable means, even in bags and baskets.
There has been no advance in prices, eX-
Crpt 10 cover the added cost OF delivery,
The markets had little in them to-day
and all vegetables We're frozen There
Is n" scarcity of provisions. except Der
haps in beef and vegetables. There is
plenty OF cured meats 10 last a month.
and enough pork for a weeks supply.
hreadstufs are plentiful Strenuous e.
forts are being made TO prevent suffering
score OF carts were hauling fuel and
provisions to-day There is great danger
OF freshet in the river when the melt
comes.
Il. :. Slaughter. of Manchester. walked
ihi0uSh the snow 10 the Southern Rall-
way shops this morning and dropDed
dead soon after getting there