The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-08


ed out to sea tonight.
Richmond is In the grasp of ths
biggest snow-storm Of the year.
All records for depth and dura-
ton of snowfalls this winter have
been broken. but because of a high
temperature which has melted the
| flakes into slush, no serious conse-
ouences are anticipated.
The storm covers that vast area
between the Allegheny Mountains and
| the coast and extends from the Dis
| trict of Columbia through Virginia
and North and South Carolina. In
depth the fall ranges from a frac.
ton OF an inch to IS inches. the mimi
mum depths being along the coast.
and in the Carolinas, and the MAXI
mum depth in the mountainous res
gions.
| Four Inches Deep Here.
| Beginning about 2 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon. the snow continued for
twenty-four hours. and in Richmond
attained depth of ID inches. This
Is the official depth registered at the
United States bureau, but In the
=, streets the slush. trampled by many
| feet. Is only about two inches deep.
During the fall the temperature has
| iaA4Ea AtOIt 50 To 81 dEKFG&S.
/ At the Offices OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad reports were re-
4 ceived OF 2 inches of snow at Glad
stone, Is inches at Clifton Forge ana
IL inches at Gordonsville and Char-
lottesville. Reports from the Alie-
ghenies vary from fall OF one to
nearly four feet Of snow.
There was a fall OF about two inches
at Selma, N. c.. according to reports
! ParatvaH pf hn pirn nFa -
the Atlantic Coast Line. The reports
stated that the snow melted almost
as soon as II fell. because of the high
temperature and the warmth Of the
ground slight fall was also report
ed from Roanoke.
The snow varies in depth from O
to inches between this city and
| Washington. according to reports re-
celved by the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad. The fall
also covers the District OF Columbia.
but no serious results are reported
from that city. ..s.........,,..
No Train Delays.
! According OF train dispatchers Of
| several railroads there has been no
| interruption to traffic caused by tho
storm. Trains are running on time
and all telegraph and telephone wires
are in working order Railroad on
/
from the fall
| Al the weather bureau, warmer
weather is predicted for Thursday but
the weather Wednesday night Is fore-
casted as unsettled" Officials be-
4 liaye the snow Will have disappeared
by Thursday night. The storm ended
officially about twenty-four houra
after the first flakes fell
According to the weather bureafH
| pff1ntatg The Let
and there is a heavy fall of rain along
the coast between Wilmington and
Norfolk. The reports received show
that In almost every direction the
snow is melting almost as fast az e
falls.
Prepared for hard days work tho
Richmond street cleaning officials
we're on hand bright and early We'd
nesday morning and by 9 o'clock two
large squads OF sweepers were 4, work
In the business section. Superintndent
OF Street Cleaning Cohn directed q
squad in Main street and Assista ne
| Superintendent Creery was in charge
OF the men In Broad street. The
cleaners devoted their attention "a
the crossings. Fire plugs were OPEN
ed and streams turned on washing
the slush down sewers.
Charity Workers Busy.
/ AhC uhcAPSttCQ stiOW 6toII1 EauKnE
the poor of the city unprepared and
heavy demands for assistance were
made on Superintendent Buchanan OF
the Associated Charities. Thirty-fivo
men and one boy applied at the Assoc
lated Charities Tuesday night for
shelter. All were accommodated.
given baths. food and warm and COM
Portable beds Shortly after daybreak
Wednesday the poor began makine
requests for fuel and food. Nearly
a hundred appeals were received and
granted during the day.
The volunteer lady assistants a.
DR.. Buchanan were busy throughout
the day visiting the homes or thu
needy. In the twenty-six Associated
Charities districts and the six nurses
called at homes where persons were
i'll. Every demand was met promptly
despite the fact that the charity 0l1l~
Gals were not in readiness TO meet
the wants of the poor In a big snoW
storm.
Six Inches At Clifton Forge.