Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15
MORE RAIN OR SNOW


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fer ed had they been caught out-of-doors re-
manned in the house all day long.
Rain Instead of Snow.
Later specials to the weather bureau
than those which entered into the makeup
of the morning forecast warranted the
bureau officials this afternoon in announc-
ing that in all likelihood the storms west of
Washington would cause rain locally rather
than snow, as they seem to be accompanied
by sufficiently high temperatures to bring
thawing conditions. The bureau wished 1t
understood, in making this announcement,
that it did not look for general thaw as
a result of this higher temperature, but
that every prospect of the afternoon was
that by tomorrow morning Washington
would be given wetting down..
In answer to inquiries from the bureau
as to the state of affairs in Florida as a
result of the blizzard, the following dis
patch was received this afternoon from
the observer at Jacksonville:
The late cold wave was the severest in
the history of the state. At Tallahassee
Monday morning the temperature was 2
degrees below zero, and at Miami Tuesday
afternoon 20 degrees above. All vegetables
are killed, also all citrus interests
(oranges) where the most heroic protective
measures were not Observed
A Thrilling Experience.
Among the thrilling experiences that oc-
Cured during the storm of Monday night,
that of Mr.. H. NJ. Rose, private secretary
of Senator Burrows of Michigan, is well
worth the telling Mr.. Rose is a young
man of athletic tendencies but the over
estimating of his strength came very close
to the point where he should have been
landed in a hospital He resides on Capitol
Hill, very close to the big white building
In making his way home about . o'clock
Monday night all went we'll until he turned
into North Capitol street from C street
He struggled and struggled, but when with
in q hundred yards of his home he ran into
an immense drift and turn whichever way
he would the snow seemed to grow deeper
He fell the second time, and he admits that
it felt SO good lying down that it was only
through the keen sense of his danger that
he concluded to try cnce more. With super
human strength Mr.. Rose managed to get
within a hundred feet of his home, but
again his strength failed him and he col
lapsed in a heap His friends at home had
observed his struggles by this time and
when he was seen to go down in the snow
all the ladies and gentlemen in the house
yelled out a mighty chorus of encourage
ment. Once more the young man struggled
to his feet and through the assistance of
one of the young ladies and two gentlemen
he was dragged into his home mere dead
than alive. Vigorous remedies We're applied
and Mr.. Rose was finally brought around to
his normal condition, and the next day was
none the worse for his thrilling encounter
with the storm.
Rescued and Rescuer Fare Alike.
Mr.. Charles Stewart mail transfer clerk
at the Baltimore and Potomac station, had
a thrilling experience during the blizzard
Monday evening. While on his way to his
home, No 134 street northeast, he dis
covered G street near North Capitol
street young lady who had fallen in the
snow, and was unable to rise to her feet.
Mr.. Stewart rescued the lady and conducted
her n a nearby where she
properly cared for. He then resumed his
journey, but while walking up Delaware
avenue northeast was himself overcome
and fell in a drift, from which he was res
cued by two passers by. who conducted him
to his home. He had hardly entered the
house before he tainted Fortunately Mrs.
Stewart had anticipated the need of lust
such remedies were necessary to res ore
her husband to consciousness, and after
working with him for long time he was
brought around comparatively all right.
This morning he was able to resume his
duties at the railway station.
Body Twice Abandoned.
The body of James Peake, a veteran of
the civil war, was found in a sleigh. wrap
ped IN an American flag, on the Virginia
side of the Aqueduct bridge yesterday
morning. rumor was spread to the eff
feet that man had frozen to death. 1t
transpired that the body had originally
been placed in a sleigh, with a colOred
drlVer. TO be drlVen 10 Arlington Tor burial.
The driver of the sleigh, becoming tired of
his load, dumped it at Washington Circle.
He was shortly after placed under arrest
and taken to the third precinct police sta
ton. Another coIcred man volunteered to
continue the journey to Arlington with the
corpse. He got as far as Rosslyn, Va,
where the extreme cold caused him to
change his mind, and he also abandoned
the body. The horse was embarrassed and
the sleigh and its burden left standing and
was not discovered until yesterday morn
ing.
Suffers Severely.
Mr.. w. H. Hazen of No. 219 4th street
northeast became lost in the snow Monday
evening at LIST and B streets northeast
After considerable time he was rescued,
but not until after his hands and arms and
his legs to the knees were badly frozen.
Central High school.
The Central High School will be o'osed
until Friday morning, when the regular
program of studies will be followed, the
conditioned examination of the second
quarter being deferred until Friday, Febru-
airy "a The Night High School will also be
closed until Friday evening of this week
HUGE SNOW DRIFTS.