Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-14
AZ Roanoke.

At Roanoke.
ROANOKE. VA, February B.-tSpe-
ciaI)-The thermometer in Roanoke
stands a few degrees above zero. inc
ground is covered with 10 inches OF snow
and I'm places drifts are several feet dtep.
Trains are tied up and 1t Is SAID thAt
the trains leaving Hagerstown early ~
the morning have not proceeded over
forty miles during the day. All street
car lines are tied up, and the pubic
schools have closed.
Roanoke is threatened with a coal
famine The supply of ore gave out To-
day at the Grocer Iron COmpanys plant
and their furnaces were banked.
At Berryvilie.
BFRRYVILLE, VA. February b
(SpecialD-The heavy snOw-storm Whlch
set I'm Saturday evening is still prevailing
i'm this county. and about IL rect OF
snow has fallen. Together with what fell
last week. the ground is now covered
with snow to the depth of feet
high wind is blowing. and forming drllts
seven and eight feet deep, making tiaVel-
ling impossible over the roads that leau
10 Berryville. Business here was pracu-
cally suspended to-day ana no service
were held IN the churches yesterday.
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Western railroad are stopped. Tram .
Going north. is held here. while Train s.
Going south is held at Ripper, Il rev
miles below here. by the drifts.
II Ragged at Lexington.
LEXINGTON. VA. February l3-CSpe-
cia1 )-One Of the worst snOw-storms our
people have ever known has been raging
here since Saturday afternoon at O'Clock
without cessation. The snow now lies
twenty inches on the level. Inc ther-
mometer has ranged at zero. \ high wilma
has prevailed drifting the snow III lhe
roads until they are Impossible anu slal
route mail-cariers have been torceu 10
I return without delivering their mans
There have been no mails received mere
to-day over the railroads. Train service
| over This end of the Baltimore ana ONO
! railroad has been discontinued for the
nresent. There is much suffering among
! the moor. which is being alleVlated by lile
municipal authorities. Several stock
raisers report that many of their callle
have uerished. From the present ouuVoh
| the storm is not yet over, for the VIM %
blowinp at such a rate il is Impossible 10
| tell whether it is showing or the snow po-
tho carried of the houses by the wind.
Heavy nj Christiansburg.
/ c,T1PTsTIANSBURG. VA. February -.
/
/ In fact this has been the coluest anu
most disaerceable day since the spell COM
! r,o,cod The thermometer was degrees
| holou, zero this morning, and has remain
! cd below all day. \ high wind IS DloWlhs'
and the snow is drifting badly
Tho citizens have formed relief com
nittee who have been engaged through
! ont the day in distributing fuel ana pr
| visions to the needy. Several sad S90S
| have been brought to light
In spite of the extreme cold, senue-
man rode twelve miles TO get his mar
riage license. and when he reached inc
| colIrt-house one of his ears was frozen
blizzard ut Radford.
pADFORD. VA. February lS.-(spe,
c,ai1-Tast night was the worst blzZaru
I,nov,n i'm this section. and' the mercury
Irorned down until this morning II reg
is,ored y degrees below zero. Inc "Ihu
- hIovvins a gale. and the air was run
~ snoyy and il was bitterly cold. Inc
! thermometer at ! o'clock to-day was
degrees below zero, and the prospects ar
that tonight will be record Dream. i,
| Scarcely any coal trains are ruhnlNs, anu
! there is a great demand for coal ii li''S
weather continues many days there VIII
be much suffering
! At Hampton.
| HAMPTON. VA. February l3.-tSpe-
cia1C-Nith the thermometer about 10 de-
erees the snow commenced ialllhs Oh
| saturday afternoon. and mas continued
49,, 90 this time. The snow is now about
- inches OF a level and badly drifted In
Tbe steamer Hampton Roads started
for Norfolk, but finding several steamers
fast in the ice near Lambert Point re-
turned here
the mercury registered 10 this morning.
! This is said TO be the worst storm seen
IN this section since 1851
At suffolk.
SUFFOLK. VA, February - -(Special.l
For two days Suffolk has been veritdble
| Klondike. The snow which commenced
at3 o'clock Saturday afternoon continued
TO fall for about forty-eight hours. WIN
a short intermissiOn during the middle
/ of the day yesterday. Taken all III all
il is about the worst spell Of weather we
/ have had in twenty-five years. business
is almost suspended. and there is very
! little traffic of any kind. No mails nave
been received since morning, when IN"
Norfolk trains arrived. Passenger Trains
on nearly al the roads have been wed-
| ther-bOund.
! Thirty Inches M New Market
! NEW MARKET. VA, February b.
! (Special)-Snow has been falling conuhu-
| ally for forty-eight hours, ana meas %
20 inches. A fierce gale set In last nlshl,
| which has ragged all day. the drilllhs
snow submerging fences in many piaceS'
No trains are running; all traihc - o,n
pended. and the schools are closed Inc
mercury was above at noon
In Louisa.
LOUISA. VA, February iS.-tspeciaL) }
The fearful snow-storm prevented any at
tendance at court to-day NO poHlicai
meeting was held. The snow Is : ieei on
Il level. and is driited I'm all directions
from 3 10 S feet high. Food ana iuei are
provided for the needy
Al Pulaski.
PULASKI. VA. February B-tspeciai)
The mercury was II degrees below zero