Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15
RICHMOND
NEWS LETTER
Suffering Follows the Great
Snow Storm.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS STORE
Mr.. w. w. Wade, u Well Known Bust.
ness Mau, Found Frozen to Death
Distinguished Guests Expected
affecting orState Bankers Assoc.
citation Ladies' Sail For tho Med
tterrnnean-Bec Case.

Richmond Va, Feb. 14.-Echoes of
the great storm may be heard on every
hand, and evidences that great suf-
fering especially among the poor of the
city. is following in it's wake. are ac-
cumulating hourly. The city. through
Mayor Taylor, and the charitable or
ganizatiohs. are doing oil in their
power to respond to every legitimate
call for assistance and are succeeding
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances. Coke was sent to many
poor families to-day. The indications
are that the break in the storm saved
the city from a fuel famine The coal
supply on hand Will soon be exhausted
and wood is already very scarce. With
good weather, however. the trains will
In Il few days bring an ample supply
of both TO the city
FROZEN TO DEATH.
w. W. Wade, Il well-known business
man of this city, aged 49, to-day
found frozen to death in his store. He
had sat down by the fire last night
and it is presumed went to sleep in his
chair and froze to death when the fire
went out
DISTINGUISHED GUEST EX-
PECTED.
AT the sixth annual convention of the
Virginia Bankers Association which
Will be held in Richmond on February
I'D. II Is expected that Secretary of
the Treasury Lyman j. Gage will ad-
dress the body. Mr. Gage has promised
to be present and his speech Will be
looked forward to with much interest,
as he is n tinancer of wide repute. be-
ing president of the First National
Bank of Chicago
The association will meet in tho
Chamber of Commerce. 1t has been a
custom with the organization for seve-
raj years to meet on February 22d,
Washington's birthday. which is a ma
attendance this year will be unusually
large. All the arrangements have not
yet been completed.
MISS GLASGOW SAILS
Mrs Cary Mccormack and her sis
ters. Misses Ellen and Rebe Glasgow.
sailed February 4th on the North Ger
man-Lloyd steamship Allen for the
Mediterranean. They will spend scvc-
raj weeks In Egypt. making Il trip up
the Nile to the First Cataract They
VIII return through Italy and France.
arriving In London the last of May
where they will spend several months
with their brother. reaching home in
the carly fall.
MAY PROSECUTE BECKER.
mere appears TO be some grounds for
the belief that Moritz Becker the Rus
sian. whose family has been denortcd
to Russia by the immigration authori-
Ties. may be prosecuted by the powers
that be- For several days an agent
under the direction of the Immigra ton
Bureau was at work in Richmond in
Nestlgating the statements made by
Becker as to the time and place he
landed i'll this country, the length of his
residence here and other assertions
bearing upon the case IN hand
The object of the bureau seems to be
10 collect evidence for the prosecution
OF Becker upon the charge of fraudu-
lcntly obtaining naturalization papers.
The agent. whose name is Anderson
called upon Becker and asked him n
number of questions, but obtained very
niue satisfaction. Becker said he
wished If he came to arrest him. The
Russian was assured that the only pur-
pose or the agent here was to gather
information on the case
Anderson interrOgated we'll known
citizen here who knows Becker. hut aid
not get much satisfactory information.
lie went back to WASHINGTON on last
Saturday.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
AT the residence of Mr.. Preston Raj
Vin No. 1905 West Grace street YES
terday morning terrific explosion oc-
Cured in the kitchen, which almost
wrecked that room. At the time of the
explosion the family were nearly reodv
10 go down stairs to breakfast. hot
fire had been kept going all night in
the range, and it was at first thourht
that the boiler had exploded. IJnon
investigation it was learned that The
1ire-back had exploded. The range was
Gemolshed and the kitchen set on fire.
Ihis was put out after considerable
damage. All the windows in the room
were shattered.
Fortunately no one was in the kltcb-
en- at the time of the explosion. the
COOK having gone out only a few min
utes before. No one was hurt
SITUATION SOMEWHAT IMPROVED
bright sun did a great deal to relieve
the spirits of stormed bound Richmond.
ana but little to improve the conditions
prevailing as results of the great storm
There was a low temperature all day
and snow melted only in the sun and
very little there. The sidewalks are
being cleaned. 1t is heavy work the
drifts are so great.
The car lines partially resumed SER
vice at nearly dark. II Will be ten DAVIS
at least before the service is in n nor
NAL condition and week before one or
two suburban lines start their cars
Railway communication is partially re-
stored. The Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac is not turning a wheel
a big cut at Washington, near Alex
andria. being filed, Superintendent