The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-15
NEWS FLAKES
FROM THE STORM
Virginia Awakes from Three Days of
hibernation.
SUNSHINE TAKES PLACE OF SNOW
Tho Country is Frozen Tight and the
PcopIe Have Trouble Keeping
Warm-The Chesapeake Bay is
Covered With Ice.
SUNSHINE TAKES PLACE OF SNOW


the driving snow. the bitter wind tne
sloet ana other turmoil Of the elements
tho calm was like "A benedicuon res'lhs
over the land. .,,.,
rne neople who had been burrowing
IKE rabbits during the last te'IiO'c
,bree davs. once more dared to sho"
themselves on the streets, ana Doom
In business was the Immediate resu.''
To the wood and coal famine mus. DC
added yet another-the supply OF ruoue.
hoots Is almost exhausted. Every STOCK
g. ,ba c,tv has been ralded. and nothing
&c left now but odd numbers, and ie"
number twelve sizes. OH Is also becoih-
ing scarce. but the supply on hand WIN
probably last the week out, and by mat
time n is believed, II can be renewed
BUSINESS MEN MOVE.
onc ~ the first effects of the sunshine
was a meeting OF the Business Men
Association just before noon Tor the pur
pose Of taking steps 60 relieve some OF
the suffering among the poor. ABOUT
sano in cash was raised in Few
minutes. and methods were deViseu
for getting as much more as may DC
needed Two committees were appoint
ed. one to receive subscriptions and the
other 70 disburse them.
The river is frozen over as far out as
the eve can reach. and there Is, aDso-
lutoly no movement on the water An
arctic stiffness reigns to-day. where yes
terdav and the day before was inde-
scribable fury and uproar on the coa4
piers. usually the scene Of so much llle
and hustle, Il IS as quiet AS church-
yard. The little coal that Is on hand
cannot be mined out Of the gondoias
without great difficulty. and in a manner
30 slow as 10 be practically useless
CLEAR THE TRACK.
The Washington boat reached Old
Point this afternoon.
-Four locomotives pulled Chesapeake
end Ohio passenger train No. out OF
the depot this morning on time. AT the
junction two Of the engines were taken
off, and the train went through as
double-hoader. No arrived from Rich
mond less than an hour late.
Yardmaster f. !. Ford is making her
culean efforts 10 get trains out from
here. personally supervising every move
ment night and day. Last night, with
his hat blown over into the river. he
worked for an hour bareheaded on the
rier with n veritable hurricane blowing
in from the bay The fact that he sue
ceeded IN getting out the only train on
tho road TO get 90 Richmond is cOnsid-
cred here a triumph not only for the
HARDY man who carried the train through
in such "A fnarvellously short time over
the unbrokeu track. but for the yard
master as we'll for IL was due TO his
generalship that the train was ever got
ten out Of Newport News.
WILLIAMSBURG CUT OFF.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Feb 14-Spec-
ial.-Wnhamsburg is snow-bound. The
present generation never saw such
deep snow. Business is at q stand-still.
The wood yards are about depleted OF
their stock. one man IS now asking and
receiving s. per cord for his wood.
The people don't object 10 paying
considerably higher price for their fuel
than usually prevails. but they do OBJ
iect 10 being fieeced. There is no COM
municauon with the county districts,
and II IS feared there is suffering among
the poor Of all classes
Monday was County Court day. bur
the storm prevented the court from con-
veniug. This was a grand jury term, but
no grand jury appeared To-day Judge
Smith held court and transacted the
usual routine business.
Mr. L. w. Warburton, who has been
quite sick. Is so Tar improved as 10 be
out to-day.
There have been only three mails since
Saturday. and We are quite cut off from
the rest Of the world No mail has gone
out Of williamsburg since Saturday ove-
ming and this may not get off before
Wednesday.
WARRENTON ISOLATED
WARRENTON, VA, Feb. H-Special.-
This section has just gone through one
OF the sevcrest Billiards known 10 the
Oldest inhabitants. IL commenced late
Saturday evening and continued. growing
worse all the time. until midnight OF iast
night. SNOW fell continuously the entire
time and the high northwest winds which
ia aaIr uf.Hf f..
20 this was the intense cold. the thermom-
eter registering below zero most of the
time
To make matters worse. the supply Of
wood I'm town is practically exhausted
and with little hopes of getting any from
the country for several days on account
OF the roads being blocked with immense
drifts Of snow. which stretch FOR hum
dreds OF yards IN places
The Kings Daughters bought tho last
wood that was for sale yesterday 20 be
distributed among the poor. All railroad
communication IS cut on and with little
hopes Of "a resumption OF travel before
the middle or last of the week
Business IS at a standstll. no mail
received here since Saturday.
AT MARTINSVILLE.
MARpINSVILLE. VA Feb. 14-SDe-
cial.-The weather has greatly MOI rated
The thermometer now stands al "a Ia the
shade The Danvile and Western Rail-
road IS 50 blockei by the drift snow that
10 trains have been able TO gel through
BON Danvllle since sunday
There IS great suffering here among
the poor people but the Relief Committee
appointed by the Town Council is rapidly
supplying thcm with wood The regular
trains on the Danville and Western road
R1ll probably start on the l5tn.
ICE IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
NORFOLK Va. Feb. If.-Special-
Hampton Roads this harbor, and Chesa-
peake Bay. are to-day covered with q
vast sheet OF ice white with snow. which
fell after IL formed.
Fortunately. although the temperature
feli hast night 10 a point but three de-
grees above zero the fee was not so thick
this morning. but that the Merchants
and Miners liner. Essex, managed to
pillow her way through IL and TO her pier
The Essex. due 10 arrive from Providence
on Sundy last came into Hampton
Roads yesterday, and this morning came
up 10 the city.
She cleared In coming a path by which
other vessels may pass IN and out. and
az the sun. which to-day shOne brightly.
rOttcd the ice considerably IL IS be-
neycd that there Is now no danger OF the
harl,or being closed 10 navigation.
SCHOONERS ENTANGLED.
Many schOOners are. however. entan-
gisd IN the ice. remote from the track
which The tugs keep open. and these are
likely 20 remain az their anchorage FOR
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