Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-18
ROOFS FALLING IN.
WEIGHT OF SNOW UPON THEM
CAUSES MANY HEAVY CRASHES.
DAMAGE WROUGHT AT THE JEFFERSON
The Glass skyIigbts over the Two
Courts Cave Inst. PnuI's Church
Slightly Damnged-0tber Douses
Injured by Water.

The great snow-storm Of the early part
OF the week IS by no means a thing OF
the past-at least, so far as its effects
are concerned. Almost hourly reports are
coming Of damage resulting from the
heavy snowfall and the freezing of water
and other pipes. Roofs are falling In un-
der the heavy burden laid upon them;
others are leaking badly and causing
much damage 70 the interiors Of build
ings. and all over the city water-pipes
are bursting and flooding homes, stores
Offices. and factories
At ST. Paurs church the interior walls
have been more or less injured, and at
the jefferson much damage was done by
the collapse of the glass roofs over the
Main and Franklin-street courts. The
roofs Of the tobacco warehouses On
Shockoe Slip and many OF the business
houses on Broad. Main, and Cary streets
are leaking badly, but the merchants
have not let their stocks suffer TO any
appreciate extent.
AT THE JEFFERSON.
The crash at the jefferson was uroDa-
bly, the most serious of any Of the nus
haps yet recorded. It was Occasioned py
the fan Of massive icicles which had &C.
cumulated on the tall roofs through the
glass sIylights to the two courts. 1t was
about midnight Thursday when the icicles
began to fan. and they crashed through
into the beautiful Franklin-street court
I'm rapid succession, breaking, all tod,
twenty-foUr OF the large panes OF frost~
glass. and crashing down through the
handsome shrubbery which adorns that
court The statue Of jefferson was not
injured.
Fearing a similar catastrophe in the
Office court Manager Fry sent a gang OF
hands to the roof overlooking that court
TO remove the icicles that were hanging
from the cutters i'm that portion or the
building. The men succeeded i'm remoV-
ing the pendant ice. but i'm doinS so drop
ped some of the pieces, and eight panes
of glass were broken oyer the Office. But
little damage was done I'm the Office save
that the handsome divan in the centre OF
the court was injured. The glass was re-
placed as rapidly as glaciers could work
yesterday and by nightfall no trace OF
the damage done was discernible.
DAMAGE AT ST. PAULs.
At ST. Paurs church the roof on the
western side Of the building began leak
Ing Wednesday. auo Ie soon as possible
worImen were sent up repair the gut
tiers. but ere they could repair the leaks
the water had trckled down the wall ana
very greatly defaced the handsome iresco
work. which is one Of the chief beauties
OF the interior. DIT. J. -. McCaw' inc
senior warden of the church. said 20 q
Dispatch man last night that 80 Woulu
cover the damage. and that the iresco
work would be renewed AT once.
4 small house ON Orange street owned
bv J. Thompson Brown & CO., and valued
m about $500 IS a total wreck as re-
sult Of the snow. The roof fell in Iues-
dav because of the weight upon 10, ana
thereafter the ncighbors I'm need or hre-
wood carted off not only the broken looI.
but the sides Of the building as well, ana
there is nothing left but the foundation'
OTHER BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
4 break occurred in the roof Of the
residence OF Mr.. s. w. Harwood, corner
of Tenth and Clay streets, and some
damage was done TO his furniture by the
water. The offices Of III. l.. Denoon anu
y w. Bowe. the well-known real estate
men. and OF the Norfolk ana western
Railway Company were damaged TO some
extent by water, and other small leaks are
reported all over the city.
The plumbers have, however, ALREADY
GOTTEN 10 work on the various roofs and
are repairing them as rapidly as posslDle
most OF tho employees OF the pluihoihs
concerns. working overtime each day.