The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-06
PETERSBURG IS SWEPT
BY SEVERE BLIZZARD
Six Hours and Many Are suffer
ing From Cold.
JAMES c. ROBINSON DEAD
Prominent PctcrSburgcr Dies After
IN Illness of Few Wccks-Sergeant-
Major Bernard Cooke Ill I'm Hos
pital

Petersburg. Va Fob. Peters
burg aud vicinity has suffered during
the past eighteen hours from the most
severe cold snap that has visited this
section since the winter OF 1912. Yes
terday. just as residents of Peters
+ burg and the southside were recover
! ing from the severe cold wave OF
! Friday night and saturday, blizzard
/ Of considerable proportions swtit over
the city and the mercury dropped
more than thirty-fve degrees In six
hours. beginning about o'clock last
night
At G o'clock this morning the Their
mometer registered three degrees
above zero in exposed places and
several places in the suburbs reported
! zero weather. At O'Clock this af-
ternoon the temperature was appar
emily rising. AS a result of the Sc
/ we're cold. there has been much suf-
fering among the poorer class Relief
is being afforded in the way Of food
and fuel wherever needy cases are
! reported.
James c. Robinson Dead
James q. Robinson. one of Peters
burg's best known citizens and most
- tililfttLlt b'lHA'ltNS men, senior mem
ber OF the Robinson Purdy corpora
tion, died at the Petersburg hospital
about 40 o'clock this morning.
where he had been under the treat
ment for the past three weeks Mr.
Robinson was about sixty-fiv years
Of age. He came to Petersburg about
forty years ago, since which time he
had been engaged as a commission
merchant and dealer in cotton and
peanuts. 1T which he had been unite
successful. ard had accumulated a
considerable fortune Mr. Robinson
never married and is survived bv one
brother. c. NJ Robinson. of DOLPHIN;
and one sister Mrs DR.. Batte Of Fra
poria lie had been in feeble health
for a number Of wears. but was able
10 he 6IiJ on ri1c STREET nttt-ab011r
three weeks ago Tho Eod& Will he
taken to Emporfa where the funeral
will take plare tomorrow
Serrcan, f,o,lo nj
The numerous frtende of Saraa,,,t.
Ma Tor Bernard ". cooke gin reorot
to learn mar he Yas ,ako, '.,d1crI,.
in vasterdav ana ~ IN = cr;tirs'i .,n,,.
dition ~ thc home of his n,ntba,. -,
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companied the petersbnrg Cra,s 70
the NIsxiran border u.han tho cnco,,,,
regiment was ordered on, b,, No.
turned here ahon, ,,,o ,ranLs 49, ~,
a sIxtv-da, f,,.lnnob tIo 80 ,,st+
ing his mothe, ,estardaY ,,to,, t,1,a,,
III and ,.,s xnddar1. s,,tN,a. -,
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Of Sergeant corke,s Ito 80 e 80,
moned from Sorfoil. ~ consnttatia,,
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i"u pee On FiS't 10 flch-
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tra;, "a - 49, ot no 'o'.ea on the
- an n'u - NO. peen i"l anotlleF pas
WIZ '"usH- htt. iHoush pam
lnuN ~ uiSeu' hei co'loi'lon Is not con-
SIacfe" serious.
hr@- f"isoii bnrico'
uIierai services ior mrs. georgia
= Arson WlIe OF f1cnFy t. taison. whose
aeath occurred at her nome at VIC
$500
me iesluehce ot hHr SISTER MRS. Payne,
IN APPohiatto street at II O'Clock
'his morning., heV clarence II. Poage,
81 the ehflSHah chnfeh' oiiiciated, any
ne following gentIemen were pail
neaFefS; george w Dyer, James Nj,
emerson .. J. NfStmoreland, Harry
Fa$he' {: WHITE and A. W.
@fFnrpfo.
1FH- at@oh was SlStE-rour years or
age ana 0ad been ~ only short time
fHn%fai OF Mrs. Edwards.
Faa@ra5 services Tor Mrs. Blanche
~ ~&ras AVER" conducted from the
~e@931s 5anf5Nt church at o'clock
yesterday as'"rnoon In the presence
~ a EarSs a@semblage of friends and
'@aftV&s The pastor, Rev +. w,
Naofs oFAeiated, lnterment was
made r. Slandforl cemetery.
Ho@pitai Patient Drowned.
e@r 3aEain Marks. patient at tho
Contra state hospital, committed
from Aec klenburg county, accidental
~ fell INTO pond on the hospital
property saturday and was drowned.
A coroner's jury was summoned. and
after investigating the facts, rendered
verdict of accidental drowning and
generating the hospital authorities
and employees from blame
Girl Attempts Suicide.