The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-19
ICE CONDITIONS
SURPASS RECORD
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS TRiBU-
TARIEs ARE STILL CHOkED
UP.
NAVIGATION STOPPED
FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS NO
STEAMER TO IRyINGToN TO
OR FROM BALTI-
MORE.
NAVIGATION STOPPED

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian)
IRNINGTON, VA. Feb. ts.-Nothing
to approach the ice conditions in the
Chesapeake and Ohio tributaries has
ever before been known according to
old sailors OF this section. Ice covers
the waters of the bay from side to
side from the head to a point below
the Potomac river, and from there to
the capes drift ice has completely I'LL
cd the bay. Iceberg several feet out
of the water are blocking entrances to
the rivers and making navigation dan
Serous.
For nearly two weeks there mas been
no steamer to or from Baltimore on
the Kappa hammock and only one trip
made to Norfolk for over II week.
The steamer Potomac bound for
Baltimore from Rappahannock river
Tuesday could not reach that city ON
account of the ice. She turned back
and went to Norfolk. where repairs
of dana gcs caused by the ice We're
made.
Tho Rappahannuck river is frozen
over from near its mouth To its head
water--over a hundred miles. Captain
Arch Long last Sunday went down to
within a few miles of the mouth of
the river. and viewed the bay through
his glasses, but seeing ice from the
shores as far as his glasses could
reach, decided il was not good seaman
ship to put his boat to work lighting
ice at night, so returned to Weems,
and started out again early Monday
morning. The Potomac is our only
salvation from complete isolation,
though only one trip a week to Nor
folk is made by her. On her recent
trip up the river she got within half
a mile of Tappahannock, but had to
turn back without making the landing.
Merchants from as far down the
Northern Neck a Westmoreland coun-
ty. are sending wagons to Fredericks-
burg, thirty and forty miles distant,
for supplies. Mails are all helated. the
mail boat between White Stone and
Crbanna being unable to get through
the ice. Most of the mail for the
lower Northern Neck comes through
Urbanna at which place ii has been
piling up for nearly Il week.
The outer light t+-tlat mouth of Ur-
hanna creek was damaged by ice over
two weeks ago. and is still out of COM
mission. Parrot Island light. lower
appahannock. is also inaccessible on
account of ice.
Last week the tugs Mitchell Davis
and Defense, double headed, left Bal
light. for Carriers creek. The day af-
ter arriving they took in tow five load
ed oyster schooners for Baltimore. The
Austria liza, one of the schooners brought
down sailed through the ice UP the
Rappahannock river Monday morning,
but came back to Carter's creek leak
ing badly, the ice having opened
seam about eighteen inches below
water line.
ant
from Irvington out to the river dur
ing all this freeze and oyster planters
have been able to get to all the shuck-
ing houses with their oysters, which
are selling at good prices, 50 cents
per hushel being the prevailing price.
Erect Fish Factory.
Word has been received from York
county that active operations have
been begun on the erection of fish
factory On GoodWin's Island across the
creek from Seaford. This factory will
ford employment to many men of
that vicinity.
Buy Business Lot.
Messrs f.. Bruce Squires, of Ocran,
and T. Sargent Brent, Jr.. of XII
marnock, have bought from Eubank
Brothers, the corner lot 66xI4 feet on
the main thoroughfare. and the Rehn-
both Church road {known as Main
ana huron StFfttS', III lflc HtdIt VI
kilmarnock. Ou this site VIII be erect
ed two-story brick building 60S6o
feet to be used for a department store.
Captain Busseiis Dead.
Captain Isaac \. Bussels, ono of the
best known men In lower Northern
Neck, died at his tome at Nicomico
church Monday, aged 70 years. Acute
indigest .on and Il weak heart was the
Immediate cause. Captain Bussells
was pioneer FISH factory man in this
section, moving to Irynston from
DANES Quarter. Md. forty three years
ago, and going into the business. He
WAS a Methodist and never tired of
working for his church or the cause
Of temperance, in which he was active
from early manhood. He is survived
by his widow. three daughters, Mrs.
Willard Owens. OF Baltimore: Mrs.
Flora Warrep, OF Pittsbur~ and Mrs.
r. Henry Harwood, OF Richmond
two sons-~Captain j. r. Bassells. ~
Southport \. C.. and Captain l. NJ,
fSHssssfis, ri Nfcofr1frU fsfttrc1l, ana X
number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Burial Wednesday at
ternoon at White Stone Methodist
cemetery. Rev. J. L. Massey, his pas
tor. conducting the ceremony.
Miss Jane Webb.
Miss Jane Webb. of Miskimon, aged
- wears. died Saturday morning at
Z O'Clock. She had been paralyzed just
one week before. Buried Sunday in
the family burying ground at Mrs.
Joe Marshs, The deceased was a con-
siatent Christian, She had no living
relatives nearer than nfeces and
nephews, OF whom there are several.
POCAHONTAS PERSONALS.