Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-17

reaching Richmond yesterday. AT
i'road Street Union Station. it was
announced that all trains arriving
from the North. were anywhere from
an hour to an hour and n half late
one train from the South reached
Richmond two hours and forty min
utes behind its schedule Similar con-
dtttonS were reported at Main Street
Station.
Richmond was hit harder apparent
~. than other cities In Virginia as
FAR as damage to tho telephone sys-
tenn was concerned.
Reports received by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad yesterday were
to the effect that tho slcet storm ex-
tended as far west as White Sulphur
Springs The company stated that Its
chicf trouble was due to wire condi-
tons. and that the operation of trains
had not been greatly disturbed.
NoTto!k and Western trains were
FORCED TO run by schedule yesterday.
Its signal system being put out of
commission and telegraph wires be-
ing down. according to advices reach
ihG richmond from Lynchburg last
night. The snow and slect storm
parhiyzed telephone service for n dis
lance OF thirty miles between Farm
vile and Phebc. and 1t Will take
weeks to undo tho havoc wrought.
according to the same advices. In
some sections, telephone and telc-
sraph poles were down for miles at a
stretch and many rural mail delivery
routes were entirely abandoned.
trees Down on Petersburg Pike.
No less than forty poles and trees
were reported down on the turnuike
oetwcea this city and Petersburg
yesterday, and persons attending
Chesterfield Court were compelled 10
octour via Beach. Street car service
suffered but little In Petersburg. as
me company had two cars running
all night Wednesday night keeping
the tracks clear Four inches ~
snow fell in the Cockadc City. The
STRENGTHENING department had a
force OF men busy at o'clock yes-
terday morning shovcling and cart
Ing away the snow. Rain. hail and
snow all fell within few hours
Wednesday night.
While the slect in Virginia has
oeen general east of the Allegheny
Mountains, with the execution of tbn
coast territory. 1t Is not believed thnt
It's effect on tho fruit crop will be
great.
Some delay in the receipt of mail
In Richmond from Northern poInts
resulted yesterday from tho slow
movement of trains. according to As
ststnnt Postmaster w. Ross South
ward
Rive inches OF snow fell In Nor
io!k. Street car traffic was almost
normal yesterday afternoon. Ship
ping escaped without serious dam
age. and torty-eight- north
west wind. which had been raging Off
the coast, was reported dlminishinp
late yesterday. No unusual trouble
was experienced with telephone
wires although the service was said
TO be somewhat slower than Usual.
In Danville twenty-one telephone
lines were reported out of order. and
IN Lynchb"rs forty telephone lines
were out ~ commission. with n high
wind blowing In Roanoke number
Or telephone lines were unabIo TO
function.
Large Tree Blown Down.
IN richmond large tree was
at Fifth and INSTRUCTED the thor
oughfare until it's topmost limbs were
Shwes OFT and carried away. SuperIn-
tendent OF Street Cleaning Cohn had
large force of white wings" ON
me streets soon after the storm had
nnatcd Yesterday. shove!inG and cart
ing away the accumulation of snow
\ telegraph pole crashed to the
ground at Sycamore Street and
North Avenue. impeding traffic 4
tree Of some proportions succumbed
To the combined weight Of snow AMI
sleet at Lombardy Street just across
from Stuart Circle Hospital.
G,n,er Park. Barton Heights. High.
land Park. South Richmond and other
parts Of tho city MISC felt the effects
OF the storm. Many trees were
snapped OFF or completely weighted
down. row OF Normandy popinrs.
near Laburnum Court, which are
nearly sixty feet tall. were bent al.
most double. some OF them swapping
OFF near the lowcrmost branches
ON upper Franklin, Grove, the