Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-09

received such excavations as they did this
morning ., 1t seemed that every market basket
little after nine clock the stopped falling,
scene on the streets OF the city was very i-
wintry. It was the first snowfall here this
" winter sr.o but it fully settled all arrears
the mi1dness of Washington winters was
said no more than to suggest that it must be
perfectly uncomfortable north when it is SO bad
here. Early In the day gangs of men and boys
tons about the city and turned many an honest
penny by clearing Sidewalks. The jingling Of
ha eary to make melody on
little dependence can be placed ON the snow,
makes haste to enjoy the pleasures OF sleighing
while the snow is here.
THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE STORM IN
TEN YEARS.
shave not known such an extensive and Sc
we're storm as this for ten years more, SAID the
signal officer on duty in the indications Office this
morning, as STAR reporter hustled in to learn
the weather prospects.
"Just look at this chart" he continued, point
Ing to the mornings weather map. 1t was COM
pletely covered with circling red lines close to-
gether, showing the unusual barOmetric pres
sure over nearly the whole country. Up in
Manitoba there was high barometer and
right In our neighborhOOd the barometer was
lower than ever before known here
FIFTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO!
The coolest weather was registered at Men
doso station, in Individuality degrees below
Zero
vailed throughout the west and northwest
said the officer, but that is no more than might
be expected. But
IN THE SOUTH THE WEATHER IS UNPRECE-
DENTEDLY SEVERE.
At Montgomery, Alabama, it was only eight
degrees above zero this morning, and all
through Tennessee it is below zero. Freezing
weather prevails all through the banana belt
as tar south as Tampa bay, Fla. Undoubtedly
it has done good deal OF damage but we gave
the people in that section warning day before
yesterday, so that they were enabled to protect
themselves good deal. This storm originated
down in Texas, and took northeasterly
course so that we received the full benefit of
it,"
"Are we to go to church through the slush to-
! morrow asked The STAR reporter.
No, SIR was the reply ut is going to freeze
probably week-three days. at any rate.
| SEVERE COLD WAVE Is APPROACHING,
and its effect can already be felt. By tomorrow
night the temperature will be down very close
| to zero, fall of at least twenty degrees. We
nj, may a have little more snow, but it win only be
why don't you put your cold wave signal in
more prominent placer" asked the reporter, las
ne saw from the back window the well known
| signal floating from diminutive flag staff in a
back yard.
"That isn't our signal" said the officer laugh
borhood, who never fails TO run it up when a
| cold wave is coming. The joke Of 1t is that
| often when the wind swings to the north he
runs up his signal long before the official flag is
uniurled. Sometimes he has it up early in the
| morning, while ours isn't ordered up until
give him pointers, fancy. Some of these days
he will set up an opposition weather bureau, 1
suppose"
| ONLY TEN BELATED TREASURY CLERKS.
an early hour this morning mad difficulty in
reaching their respective destinations on time
Cars and herdics were crowded to the utmost
capacity, and in the less trequented sections Of
the city a foot-path even had not been made.
Many Treasury department clerks were COM
PEELED to make long Journeys on loot, and it was
not an easy task, particularly for ladies, to force
their way through the deep snow. Other de-
partment employees, not being timed to the min
ute, could linger while until the walking was
better. Inquiry at the Treasury department
showed that the number OF employees late this
morning was less than ten, as good q record as
is often made 10 pleasant weather. It was said
that nearly half OF these were from Capitol HILL
! and had to walk all the way. The Treasury
clerks were evidently not taken by surprise this
r al reached the one
time, even II they didn't cAtch car. The few
who were late were excused.
THE SNOW SHovELERS EARLY AT WORK.
Gangs of workmen were started shovelng a
path on the broad pavements in front of the de-
partment buildings as early as possible. In
some places they began as early as six O'Clock
The more frequented sidewalks received their
| side furthest from the street, the walking was
very fair. Later the entire pavements were to
be cleaned.
Said clerk in one of the departments to a
STAR reporter: II have come to the conclusion
that there are two privileged classes in WASH
my way to the office from the northern section
| OF the city this morning, every unceaned walk
was in front OF house in which one or the
SLIDING DOWN HILL.
To-day was Saturday, and the small boy usu-
ally pent up In school was at liberty. The re-
suit was that every hill that had sufficient in
cline to induce sled to slide swarmed with
oossting was likely to Interfere with travel, the
police stepped In between the small boy and
his pleasures: The, The roads through the Capitol
sled. from one constructed of three rough
boa rds rudely put together to elegant and grace.
seen on the hill. Then there were combination
| sleds, consisting of two or three sleds Joined
S %tn ., long 9rs plank The cys had glorious
the pleasure OF sliding down again.
HARD ON THE TEAMS.
| The show was hard on the teams that had to
haul wagons through the streets. Express
| companies, coal dealers and others did not vel
express companies that had considerable busi-
ness on hand, there was good deal Of delay in
| delivering GOOOS ana trunks.
| DELAYED TRAINa
| The railroads were, OF course, put to much In
convenience. The snow on the B. and O. tracks
blocked the early trains somewhat this morn
Ing, and they were an hour or two late, and the
/ western trains several hours.
i On the B. P. the early train from New York
] was about an hour late, but the local trains
| from Philadeiphia were but q few minutes late.
/ The southern fast mail, due at 1850, with the
| New York papers. did not arrive until 1:48,
| and II brought the passengers from the west
due at 0:26 this morning. The Boston connec-
ton, due this morning, reported delayed be-
yond New York, will be here about eight
| o'clock tonight
| The trains on the A. f. were delayed but
| little, but the trains on the Midland road were
! about one hour and q half late this morning.
ZERO WAVE COMING.
The cold wave flag was ordered up yesterday
afternoon. The temperature will remain near
| ~ stationary on. Saturday morning, followed
during Saturday night or Sunday BY fall In
temperature OF from 10 to 20 degrees, which
| will lower It to about degrees above zero.
THE CASE OF PAYMAsTER GENERAL SIXTH.
The Secretary OF the Navy has decided not to
reconvene the courtrmartial Of Paymaster
General Smith, but will let the findings Of the
court ~ originally rendered 60 before the
President for action.
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