New-York tribune., 1899-02-14
DANGER OF COAL FAMINE ~ VIRGINIA.
TRAINS BLOCKED ~ MANY PLACES AND BusI-
NESS At \ STANDsTITI.


Richmond Feb 1s-The blizzard ragged hero to-
day in full force and vgor II has showed inces-
sanity since Saturday afternoon. and the Their
.nomeer registered only six above zero this after
noon The snow has drifted I'VE and six feet deep in
places It drifted to a dcpth of four FIVE feet.
of Richmond. and business IL AT standstiL There
is great fear ~ fuel famine. ard the dealers can
casualties are reported but later developments
must show great suffering If not loss Of fe among
the negroes and poorer classes
Falls Church Va Feb l3-It has been showing
here since o'clock yesterday morning. and the
srcw In Northern Virginia in places has drfted
until Il IL from seven TO ten feet deep. on the
Washington and Ohio Railroad all traffic Is tied
mp. There are three morning passenger trains
scheduled sOuthbound. and not one OF them started
to-day. All arc frozen in al the terminal points
and no train could penetrate the great drifts In the
railroad cuts. Throughout this region all .s SNOW
bound At this and neigh boring towns much con-
corn is felt over a scarcity Of coal Much suffering
IS expected.
Roanoke. Va Feb l3-Roanoke has been com
petely cut of from the outside world far as
railway communication is oerned since o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Tho Norfolk and Western
Railway IS blocked IN all directions. on The
Western division. and only has lcft this
city since Yesterday. that going 10 Lynchhurg
Snow began 20 fan here Saturday afternoon about
O'Clock and continued without interruption untu
about 20 o'clock this morning with result " four
teen inches ~ snow on the level and iu many
Norfolk and Western trains which left here on
s Inday the : Shenandoah Valley are fsst u the
Snow az Basic City while the one which left
Washington last night on The same line g. reported
fast IN drift a. EerryviIlc The Thermometer has
since Sunday morning rec1et"rel anywhere from
three degrees above 20 feg degrees below zero the
coldeFt weather i'm thc history y Roanoke. coal
famine IS row staring the town lu tine face, while
tie wood suppy IS alread, exhausted.
IynchburF Va Feb 19-snow fol here nearly
al day Yesterday and to-day up 70 2 p. IN. tho
total depth being eleven inches The minimum
tenpera ture for twenty-four hours up 20 o'clock
tonight was six degrees above zero wth ludica-
lions of going below zero before morning Iasser-
ger trains delayed al thc way from two 70
eight hours.
Newport News Feb Il CsnoelaD-Eieh'een inches
n snow has fallen here and an railroad. ,tric-
car and boat travel is blocked Tte river ie frozen
ard there have been no foreign arr ais for three
days Tho schools are closed for the week. and tho
shipyard has closed down
Petersburg Va. Feb 12-snoT has been falling
here almost necessarily for afty hours and the
ground is covered on The level 70 a depth o.
twenty-five inches with drifts reaching a depth
o. six feet Railroad trains and streetcar lines
ceased operations and business is practically sus-
pended. The weight % snow crushed iu 'he ROOF
of Roper & co wholesale grocerN store to-day.
slightly injuring TWO clerks. A fuel famine pre-