Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-16
ONE LINE OPENED.
MANCHESTER CARS ARE NOW run
MING INTO RICHMOND.
AN UNDERTAKER'S WAGON USED.
Wood and Coal Hauled I'm One
Many Persons Are Carrying All the
Fuel They Used--Three Funerals I'm
Day.

The Perry-street car line Is now open
from the power-house to Main street u
Richmond. and one car was running yes
terday evening and last night Only one
track can be used, and only one car Is
being used. This car makes the trip In
| about forty minutes. IL is expected that
both tracks win be opened to-day, and a
Regular schedule maintained between the
power-house and Richmond. When IT is
considered that Main street was not
opened until yesterday. and then only
! from Main and Vine streets to Twenty
eighth street. the city Of Manchester can
| congratulate herself that she has n SER
vice so soon after the snow. Mr.. r. b.
| Selden, the superintendent, is entitled to
credit from the people Nearly all the
time he has overseen the work of re-
moving the snow personally. Nothing
whatever can be said III praise OF the
| management OF the Hull-street line, and
the people are saying some very hard
things about it. so far as can be seen.
not one effort of any kind has been made
TO open this line. though a great many
people. especially women and girls, are
dependent on this line to get to their
place OF employment in Richmond
1t is impossible to predict when the line
will Open but unless the sun does a great
deal OF work I'm the way Of melting days
will multiply into a week, maybe weeks.
The sidewalks along Hull street are cut
into narrow canals, but no snow has been
removed from the streets. The citizens
are exercising their right of raising a
howl" because the Mayor does not sum-
mon either the Street Committee or the
street-car company before him TO ascer-
tain why the principal streets are not be
ing cleaned off. The cry goes up that the
coal merchants cannot deliver their coal
fast enough. and people are suffering on
that account.
UNDERWRITERS WAGON USED.
A number of people were permitted 10
behold a sight yesterday which was the
first, perhaps. of its kind in their expe-
rience.
A prominent citizen unable to get any
coal dealer TO send him load of wood
and coal, and unable to get a vehicle of
any other kind. had gotten an under
takers wagon and was filling 1t with
wood. The vehicle served it's purpose we'll |
crushing" over the snow. filed with fuel !
A number Of men whose families were out
Of fuel. went to their dealers and bought |
wood and carried ii home, many squares
away, stick by stick
THREE FUNERALS YESTERDAY.
The funeral Of Mr.. b. S. Slaughter, who |
died suddenly Monday morning took /
place yesterday morning at Matoaca. The /
m lffp I.rs ha limo
train. Besides the family. Rev. j. L. |
Hicks. pastor OF Stockton-Street Baptist T.
church, and the following committee of /
Liberty Council, Junior order United |
American Mechanics, Of Swansboro'. were
IN attendance: Messrs. c. G. Fuqua, w.
II. Toler, o. J. Andrews. anu j. G. Red
'ord. Rev. Mr.. Hicks conducted the SER
vice at the grave.
The funeral of Miss Estelle Jones took /
place yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock
rom her home. No. 1925 Decatur street.
The interment was made I'm Maury Gene
cry. Rev. Dr. L. r. Thornhill conducted
he services. He was assisted by Rev
J. A. Spencer.
Mrs. Claiborne's funeral took place yes
crday morning at 1870 o'clock, from
church. The floral tributes
we're beautiful.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Scarcely any of the churches had their
Wednesday evening services last night.
Mr.. I.inwood Pond is visiting friends in
he country.
Mr.. Floyd Morrissette. of Newport
News, is up to visit his mother and rela-
ives. on Porter street.
Mrs Alexander Asher, who was strick-
N with paralysis, is getting on very
nicely.
Mr.. Lewis Seigel, who has been detained
It home by sickness, is able TO resume
iis work, in the office Of the Chesapeake
md Ohio railroad.
Ash Wednesday was ushered in yester-
lay with the usual service at Meade
church. All during Lent ser
ices will be held at this church at 4 i
o'clock on Mondays. Tuesdays, Thursdays, I
md Fridays on Wednesday the service
viii be held at O'Clock p. VI.
Daisy Bullock. little daughter Of Mr..
-ohn r. Bullock. of Seventh and Perry
streets. fell on the ice on Tuesday and (
lurt herself badly. Or. BrodnaX Wa,
allied and treated the child.