The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
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Richmond Experiences the Most
ia Disagreeable Day Of THE S 3lS
Entire Winter. Il #s1sf|#|
RAIN, Hail, SNOW, sLEETsa
These Are a Few Of the Things
Enriched the Winter DAY.
Streets Glazed With Ice. II sssSs4

t3 AT midnight the weather In RI edmond tS$
after a long day, utterly and hot,el esslysN
duli ard cllsagreeable. was clear and "a
cold, forecastlng bright skies again for sI
this morning. Every street was a. 81 WI.
rery agony to the late ped estrta NJ g ls NJ
deltlslon and a snare In the innocent
expansc they unfolded, but the dismal s
and overharging clouds that had OBJ
scured the heavens for many hours had "A
Travelled far away, apparently " for mi
good-by journey to some other perrssee s.
#cuted section. 4 M gS
Every Imaginable contortion OF . sfreak s:I
Bish atmosphere made Rlchrn ond M sera.YG
Bile spotSlntll after nightfall X yesteFda
The day was. perhaps, the most th or' ssI
4oughy5 lisa greeahle one OF the %entiresSss,,
winter season. The sur q woke behtndti|sss
bank Of clouds and plunged his sllghfSss f
Into the mist without effect Not ja single
asav esca ped to brighten up the city, and
the days work began and ended und ersS
#sA,es Tint were slendenS and pVercn
Hall. :. seet, rain, snow and perhaps " A;SSs
few other things, not known In the vosssssS
ca bulary of the Weather Bureau. snlix e1ASS
themselves in ono grand slush In ttss u
etreetsg For short while during thesS
carly morning d n CLASSY sleet covered ~ n
everything. and Richmond labored q md aS
toiled and lost It's y balance. hen the n 4
rain came ir, q SLOW and never ceasing N
shower, and, finally, every no " nd Their tsss
hail began to bal tier a ga Inst M
3dows. about lark he NJ ST grand FLOW T1ss
fsh was accomp!i shed. For about -ssES
teen minutes q tempest Gf snow swept
over the city swrled and I swag gereds hi,
covered everything in white, and RI then;
8tetook Itself OFF. ss
After thatSthe weather be gan to shoH,ssss
signs Of returning sanity ard to- settle
down to something definite. Tlle 81 81 &
gradually cleared until OF $imidnig ht thesFS
stars were vinlslng In # eirS
I ed places The tempe ure, ra her bis hs4al
during the day, was tn en- low an q VA ls
railing steadily. The streets we glaxed'ISSsl
with 4 d thin coating al Ice. w lkinEss
wa a precarious and uncer tains occur asasss
ton 4 man who struck out vi h5s, ats w
wonted gait took his dlgnity3 IN ms. oWns
In DIS. Theatre g ers al Hardened the jun
4 = anticIpatory stride, and, looking care
fully to the present, Ia bored along slowly
or slid AT rridnight$it was worse tt,;lrs
ever, and this morning It will prob sl blyssa
he tho same. Fly Many Y !. clu e. ed SaanaS
complete upsettings oc CURED 4 las NJ ghtSSi
and mnny more 4 are in # prosp g Lss
Richmond gets 81 to work his nor lng NJ
without witnessing O. few starry scene
fthe fact should be recorded In the a book
Of wonders, that as q course, 5,t,,lss
the ice ofi midnight sinks away " aerlgt
ltne sun d ppea rs.l % 4
There IS every Indication that this sun
will, In fact. appear to-da = ne SYeat r.
81 Bu rea,la says 1t. and, though the cold
viii DO here again, It will be fair q dsf
bright overhead . !. NJ a33
Two Quite serious accidents NJ rest ted
| from tho slippery sidewalks In r ichmondss If
Mrs. C., w. Brock fell and pain fnlly KS
injured 6her arm. Is feared y
broken at the wrist @ 3ss
Mr.. Charley Brown, OF the ttrna q LAY
Tor & Brown. fell YESTERDAY an an 81 tasgf.
tmrcd his arm. These were the most gesa,
rious accidents, butt there were man SpefS
minor Importance.