Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-27
SUI FERING FOLLOW S
The Snow Brings Cold and Sorrow to
Many.
Police Fund and Associated Charities
Ovcrrun by Applicants for Aid
Fuel the Great Need.

the SnoWstorm OF yesterday did not re
suit in much sleighing, as today's thaw has
almost stripped the streets of the white
covering. This morning the streets were
in a terrible condition. the sidewalks being
slippery and treacherous. The snow has
hurt the poor severely. Washington, how
ever, has escaped lightly, as other cities
have been severely visited by the storm.
From a weather bureau view the chief
charac teristic of the present storm has
been the rapidity of its development and
movement, this result being largely due to
barometic pressure in Montana of 3l.2
inches the highest recorded by the weather
bureau. BY night time it is expected that
the storm will have moved into Maine and
the st. Lawrence. leaving snow and slush
behind. Rain has fallen generally east Of
the Mississippi, while from west of that
river cold weather and high winds are ad-
vancing. Bismarck, N. D., leads the cold
weather stations at ~ degrees below, and
it is Is degrees below at many points in the
far northwest. Storm. signals are displayed
all along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Damage to shipping is feared, as the
winds velocity will range from forty to
seventy miles an hour.
Charities Crowded.
House fulr' was the sign put on the
door of the municipal lodging house yes
terday afternoon before o'clock, and after
that time no dodgers were admitted, al
though many called between then and 10
o'clock. Some of the men plead with the
man in the office to be permitted to get
in out Of the binding snow storm and
cold Many of them would no doubt will
ingly have occupied the piles of sawdust
in the woodward as a bed, but there were
seventy-two men in the building and as
there are only that number of beds there
the others had to leave and seek shelter
elsewhere. Many of the men who are here
to live on the city as long they can and
then go elsewhere had been in the lodging
house or police station before, and while
twenty-five of them were lodged in the
first police station, adjoining the lodging
house, others went farther away, and
those who were fortunate enough to get
In the mission slept under cover and got
something to eat, while those who ended
their tramp in search of lodgings in a
police station had to content themselves
on a wooden bed with a warm air cover
ing. There were, in all, sixty dodgers ac
commodated in the police stations and
there were perhaps seventy-tive given
resting places in the mission.
Police Fund.
The appearance of the snow storm yes
terday caused increased demand
for assistance on the police and Asso-
ciated Charities. and it is likely that an
appeal for donations of money, food. fuel
or clothing will soon be made. as the char
ity fund of the police department is get
ting very small.
Chief Clerk Sylvester, who has charge of
this fund, has been assisting some persons
in extreme cases, and the assistance then
was rendered only after a careful investi-
CATION.
The appeals for help this winter have not
been as numerous as they were last win
ter, and this, the police say, is because of
the mild weather. When the weather is
good poor people can get fuel, and gener-
ally they are able to get something to eat,
but the appearance of snow covers the ash
piles where these people pick cinders and
causes suffering on account of the cold.
At the police stations a number of ap-
plications have been made from time 10
time during the past two months, but dis
treSsing cases have not been very numer-
Gus, although few such cases have been
found and the parties assisted
The police at the stations will receive do
nations of any kind and at any time and
distribute them to worthy persons. AS
sons on their beats and are able to tell
whether or not they are worthy.
Should the present cold snap last sew
eral days the police think the stations
will be besieged by applicants, but I'M
less some donations are made the relief
will be small in proportion to what was
done last year.
Associated Charities.
The Associated Charities is also much
in need Of funds and the demands on 1t
tributions for this fund of money or ma
terial can be sent to Secretary Emery at
the central office, S11 G street.