The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-14
IN BATH COUNTY.


IN BATH COUNTY.
MILDBORO. VA, Feb. 13.-Speoial.-
The snow is twenty-one inches deep mere
and drifting A stiff wind has peeh
blowing from the northwest since noon
The thermometer has been hugging zero
closely all day. and is now below and
will 20 to 10 tonight.
The passenger trains are from six 70
twelve hours late and freight traffic II
temporarily suspended. II the blizzard
holds much longer there will be a good
deal Of suffering among the poor
NEWPORT NEWS STORM BOUND.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Feb. l3.-Spe-
cial-The snow storm which set in sat
urday is still raging tonight. A orisk
gale has been blowing all the afternoon
and AT dark the blizzard was increasing
I'm violence. Business is at standsuh
and the city is almost completely cut
off from the rest of the world.
The trolley line between here and
Hampton abandoned service yesterday
afternoon. and all efforts to-day 10 re-
sumo traffic were futile. None OF the
river boats are running. The James
river is frozen almost from shore 10
shore.
me Chesapeake and Ohio steamer
Louise managed TO make the trip over
from Norfolk this afternoon, being the
only vessel that has come into port To-
dav. Early this morning the thermom-
eter registered three degrees above zerct
but later in the day the murcury rose
to fourteen degrees above. The snow IS
now about twenty inches deep. No such
storm has ever occurred before IN the
history of Newport News.
The public schools were closed to-day
and probably will not reopen this week.
Wood fuel IS very scarce and the on
tire supply IN the city will last but O. few
days.
All out door work at the shipyard and
at the Chesapeake and Ohio piers was or
course suspended TO-DAY.
DANVILLE BLOCKADED.
DANVILLE, VA. FEB. l3.-The re-
cord IN the way Of Arctic weather was
broken in this vicinity last night ana
to-day. and the end is not yet. Snow
now lies on the ground TO deptn oil Ten
inches and is driued in many places.
The thermometer is ranging between
zero and ten above falling 70 ten below
during the night.
Halfway transit is cut of in every a.
rection. blocked by snow and all trains
are abandoned.
The Atlantic and Danvile eastbound
train left Lawrcnceyille. Va, this morn
ing with three locomotives but had TO be
abandoned. Southern railway trains be-
tween here and Washington have been
discontinued. Street car traffic Is stop
ped
TOUGH WORK ~ CLIFTON FORGE.
CLIFTON FORGE VA. Feb. 3D.
Special-The snow which began falling
here Saturday afternoon stopped this
morning. 10 was about ten inches deep.
A strong wind has been blowing all day
and tonight 10 is very high and the
snow is drifting badly.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company is experiencing great difficulty
in moving trains owing TO the cold
weather and the snow drifts, but is using
every effort TO get them through. All
passenger trains are very much delayed
ana some have been annuled. Passen-
ger train No. 8. due AZ Clifton Forge at
5:45 y. NJ. is stuck I'm a snow drift on
North Mountain. and az this hour. 10 p.
NJ it is hard to say when il Will get
out
Henry Johnson. cngineman. on an en-
CINE breaking the road last night had
both hands badly frosted, and his fire.
man. II. Knapp, narrowly escaped being
frozen 10 death
INCH AN HOUR FOR Sc HOURS
STAUNTON. VA. Feb 13-Special.-
1t has showed here for thrty-six consec-
utive hours. The snow is thirty-six
inches deep on the level and badly drift
ed The trains are six TO eight hours be-
hind time Trade and travel through