The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-12
VIRGINIA SNOW BOUND.
\ Blizzard Follows the Very Low
temperature.

MANASSAS. VA, Feb. u.-Speciai.-
The snow here is eleven inches ueep. On
Wednesday night government thermom-
eter registered nine degrees bei0W zero;
CA Thursday night 80 registered eleven
degrees below zero, and On Friday nlsnt
IL registered tWenty-uue degrees below
zero This is the coolest weather we
have hao since the winter of losV-' 81, ana
81 IS contclded by some OF the citizens
that II Is colder now than SO was thea.
Ice houses are being filled with ice
about eight inches .hick
TIE s.e4A ching IS hue and some handsome
turn-outs are seen on the streets Of
Manassas.
RARD AT HAMPTON.
HAMPTON. VA, FEB. n.-Special.-
Colder weather prevails here than We
have had since February, 49,. On Friday
irorning the thermometer registered
zero which, by the way means much
more thad nothing. Hampton creek Is
frozen over, and in many parts Of u the
ice Is thick enough for skating, a rare
occurrence Ia this vicinity.
COLD ~ CUMBERLAND.
cARTERSVILLE. Va. PEP. li-Spec-
fal.-Ths weather here last niGhi was
the coolest that has been felix In this sec
ton for many years. The thermometer
registered six below zero at 4 o'clock this
morning. and throughout the day tho
highest point reached was twelve above.
The Indications are a deep snow by
morning.
SNOW AT FREDERICKSBURG
FREDERICKSBURG VA, Feb. IL
Special 1t commenced showing here
again THIS afternoon and sim continues
40 fan rapidly.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Feb. IL
Special The cold snap continues WITH
- rfI~ - a
Yet experienced.
In the early hours ~ tire morning the
thsrmometcr registered point below the
zero r1ark oad during the day the mer-
curry vaclliated between sight and sigh-
teen degrees above.
ar IAMPLINs
PAMPL1N CITY VA. Feb Especial
The weather continues bitterly cold. The
thermomoter al tho railroad station stood
yesterday two degrees below zero AZ 3
A. NJ. and to-day 40 same hour five be-
low. Tray cling Boz vehicles and on horse
back. on account OF the cold and bad
roads except under cOmpulsion. Is nearly
altogether stopped
sEVERE AT APPOMATTON.
WEST APrOMATTOX. VA, Feb. IL
special luis ls the seventh day Of the
cold spell Zach day has made the sit
nation more severe. Snow was followed
tree and twlg Of grass. the bushes and
fences have been covered with coating
OF ice Several days when the sun shone
marvellous beauty ara brlliancy has
marked the face Of nature Everything
has gllttored and glistenod. We have
had acres OF diamonds. and millions more
on the trees. For f0rty-eight hours the
cold has been very bitter Yesterday
morning jthc Thermometer registered
from three degrees 20 seven degrees be-
low zero. and this morning perhaps, a
degree lower SIN. Last night Is admitted
20 be the coolest we have had.
The roads are 90 such a terrible con-
dition that travel Is virtually az = stand
stu. Scarcely any one attended court
last Thursday. Day before yesterday
the mail rider from here 20 Bent Creek
returned with his horses feet badly cut
and bleeding. He did not attempt the
trip yesterday. Horseback travel s. at
risk Of life and i1ib "a man and beast;
4. 10 little better IN buggy. II took one
ps our High school boys an hour and