Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-29
LYZES STATE, BLOClzS ROADS, HAL7SR RAIL TRAFFIC

pany's hello" personnel was pre-
| vented; reaching the switchboards in
| the big ceiitrali building. In order to
guard against another such contin-
| gcncy. the company put up It's opera
tors at II local down town hotel last
night. Delicacies with which to ro-
gale tho inner man also were pro-
vided by the company. The number
e calls handled yesterday exceeded
~ many Thousands those of any
previous day In the history of tho
company. 0
The company has been giving pref
erencc to emergency calls. such as
doctors, hospitals. police and fire. and
requests the public. until present
storm conditions abatc. to defer max
Ing calls except in case of necessity.
The two telegraph companies also
felt the effects OF the storm. messages
being delivered with difficulty
throughout the day and night.
Lnborcrn Clear streets.
In some sections of the city. the
snow. which was swept along by
northwest wind. which assumed a vc-
locity OF twenty-five miles nm hour.
drifted to heights of from sixteen 10
thirty inches. Crews Of laborers
sent out by the Virginia Railway and
Power Company and the Department
of Public Works. worked valiantly
to open up the streets for street cars
and other vehicular traffic. which
was compelled to proceed In slow
moving lines throughout the city. At
times. the progress was at n snall's
pace, and then only by automobiles
and wagons. following in the tracks
or ruts made by conveyances that
had preceded them. In como in
stances, traffic was blocked for long
periods, when an automobile would
skid out of tho beaten path into
snowdrift and become stalled. Prac-
ticaily every automobile seen on the
streets was equipped with chains,
the better to obtain traction. and
even then. they were not always suro
of reaching their destination.
Street car service was Mt COM
plete standstill yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, and what cars were on
the several lines were called into tho
barns. Some OF the heavy double
truck steel types OF troiieys were
stalled in snowdrifts or on slippery
tracks and were abandoned by their
crews.
Engine IL Dcrniicd.
One OF the big engines OF the
Chesapeake ana Ohio Railway WAS
dcrailed In local yards last night
when II struck an ice-covcred strip
OF rail Wrecking crews were called
out and, after nfteen minutes work.
placed the locomotive back on the
track.
Tho sidewalks In many SECTIONS of
the city were impassable and pedcs-
TRANS were compelled to take 10 the
middle OF the street. where automo-
5iles ana other vehicles had. In some
measure. beaten path
The Holt Manufacturing Company
had three tractors on the streets yes
tcrday, and Major George T. Hoppe.
of the company. was directing tho
work OF cleaning the streets. ]. ST.
Bemiss. district manager OF the
Gallon Iron Works and Manufacture
ing Company. was cut experimenting
the work Of the tractors they had
cleaning stroot3. larry Boyd. from
tho House OF Mirth." state Fair
Grounds. offered the city thirty teams
of horses to assist In clearing away
the heavy drifts. r. q. Sydnor, OF
the SEdnor Pump and Well Company.
aud w. $. White, manager OF tho
Austin Western Road Machine Com
pGny also had tractors in operation.
streets that are being cleared by
these devices are as follows: Main
street. Eleventh to Fifth: up Fifth to
Franklin. out Franklin to Boulevard.
Grace Street, Lombnrdy to Ninth
down Ninth across bridge and out
Scm!ncs Avenue to Forest Hiil and
return. Boulevard. Cary to Grace.
Grace TO Lombardy. along Lombardy
70 Chumbcr!nynr Avenue, Ginter
Park. along Chamberlaync Avenue
10 the Engine House and back
broad street, Laurel to Twelfth, from
Twelfth TO Marshall. across vinduct
to Thirty fourth.