The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21

a binding snowstorm. ncrocr while
IT lasted than the blizzard that en-
veloped Richmond last week, descend
ed upon tho city yesterday morning
and continued In full force until s
o'clock last night. The severity of the
storm seriously impeded traffic, and
produced situation which paralleled
that of Il week ago. y cold wind added
to the discomfort and made its grasp
moro than ordinarily heavy. The wealth
! er prediction for yesterday was fair"
Early in the day the storm began
20 interfere with street car traffic, and
plows, threw the schedule badly out OF
keller during the rush hours. The
street railway companies used every
resource to keep the, tracks clear and
the cars moving, and deserve no little
| credit for the manner In which they
handled difficult problem. Men with
snow plows and prevented the snow
from banking in the streets where
snow anu Fair To-Day.
No such assistance could come to
the aid of motor and horse traffic. how
snow fell constantly served to block
any attempt of the Street Cleaning De-
| fares. Horses went down on the slip
perry pavement everywhere. Automo-
biles We're stalled in the drifts or came
to grief on the hills.
Foot travel became difficult early in
the day Warned by. the activity of
househo iders made earnest efforts to to
| clear the sidewalks whenever there
seemed TO be a chance OF let-up in
the snow were worse than futile until
after nightfall. The whirling flakes,
whipped by, the, wind. made walking
| unpleasant for those forced to use the
| streets.
Fair weather. preceded by snow, In
the early morning is the prediction for
NpHtarn1V'E mo-
expected to linger on the ground like
that of last week. Superintendent
augmented by as many helpers as pos
sible. at work early this morning on
the streets, and the city may look for
fore noon.
Suffering Made Intense.
The os G9 ION of sseond blizzard
! made doubly cruel the lot of the city's
poor. All funds and supplies, at the
and other charity organizations Of the
| city have been exhausted. and scores
OF shivering, hungry applicants are
| tine SAID last night that the Associated
| Charities is facing one of the most seri-
9 ihs rrGblems IT has eyer enSSoun,ered
ing which has been intensified by the
| protracted cold.
clothing ana supplies was issued last
night by the officers OF the Associated
! Charities. The demands made upon
| the charity organizations of the city
are greater than those which any win
| ter Tor years has brought forth The
| slender resources are wiped out, and
| the suffering families look to the pub
| lie for relief. Liberal contributions
| are sought by the Associated Charities
but small gifts VIII be gratefully re-
| ccived
All checks or supplies should be sent
this morning TO @. c. Chaplin, Post
| Office Box 336; Henry Lee Valentine
! Post-Office Box PAT, or TO the Asso-
ciated Charities Headquarters 1903 East
Franklin Street.
Help Needed To-day.
The Times Dispatch received the fol-
| lowing appeal last night from o. A
| Hawkins in behalf of the Associated
Charities:
For some months many of our citi-
zens have been out of work. While the
weather was mild. as it was, Fortunate
~ for them. until recently, they may
have been able to struggle along keep
ing the wolf from the door. For the
past ten days the weather has been
very harsh. and fuel high in price. and
their condition Is very much worse
Our Associated Charities are doing
all they can with the limited resources
at their command Now is the time for
our considerable and generous people
who are able. to come to tho aid Of
this organization and send TO them
money. Send what you can, IL only one
dollar or two or nvc Il few dollars
now Will help to relieve dire distress
Send some money to them to-day"