The evening times., 1900-02-17

tication of the coming weather when he
saw his shadow early in the month and
went back into his hole for six more
weeks Over his home this morning lneie
were nine inches of snow, with tne pros
poets bright for several more inches before
the present storm passes over the clF'
and envirOns and blows away across the
waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The weather
Bureau predicts that after the snow ceases
falling there will be drop in the mercury
of some ten or twelve degrees, bringing
the temperature down TO about ten above
zero by tomorrow night.
The origin OF the storm, which for the
past thirty hours has been giving WASH
ington a taste of winter after breath OF
spring, was in central Georgia, and gath
cred for the journey northward on Thurs
day last After the high wind which pre-
| ceded the snow, the fall began with little
accompaniment of gale, and gradually
worked its way in a northeasterly direc-
| ton Philadelphia is at this moment in
! the midst of it. and at New York the fail
! began this morning There is every reason
! to believe that it will be as heavy lali
| in the latter city as here.
The Weather Bureau reports that there
| will be a severe fall of temperature To-
| night as far south as lower Florida; that
| IL will bring frost at Tampa, and tnat at
| jacksonville the thermometer will prob
| ably register about % degrees. In WASH
| ington the atmosphere will clear ct the
| snow. and the underlying slush will be
| converted into a solid foundation TOR
! sIeighing. Skating will probably be the
| result on Monday.
| The street car companies have thus far
| had little difficulty in manipulating their
| cars during the storm, but the s"eepeTS
| were kept busy and single cars were put
| in place of the double system generally IN
| vogue The fakes at times fell so fast
and thick that real blizzard, like the one
| of Just about year ago. was looked for,
| and the utmost precautions were taken 10
! prevent a clogging OF the transit facilities
! before il was too late.
| As il was. however. the Tenleytown line
! was tied up for few hours this morning,
| and on Fourteenth Street there was a de-
! Law OF about twenty minutes at the hour
| when the Government clerks were going
| to work hundreds having TO walk from
| the neighborhood OF Q Street.
| The railroad companies have the matter
| in hand. and there is small likelihood that
| there will be serious delay. though the Sc-
| commodations may be hampered by reason
| OF the single cars instead of the trans
BY tomorrow this will probably be RENE
| died and as a whole the service mas been
well protected. e..
The total fall may reach foot, aud II
| is possible that it will continue until this
| nidnfght hui tomorrow will be clear and
| much colder Al nine o'clock this morn
ing the storm was central on Cape
Hatteras and the wind carrying II north
| east. it will be dissipated in the ocean.
| Intermediate points will get the full force
of the fall. however, and in Boston there
| will be accompanying cold 10 give stlll
greater depth than here. where IT fell ior
| some hours before taking good held.
Al the Offices of the Associated Charities
there were received yesterday 150 appiica-
tions for fuel, fully three times the aver
age number under normal conditions. Al
| a general meeting OF the agents CT Ice
! Association last night. they were instructed
bv the Secretary. Mr.. George ;. wilson
| 10 provide for the unusual conditions by
giving to the poor a sufficient supply o.
fuel and food to last over tomorrow. Nc
| applications were received al the once u
| the Associated Charities from men TO clear
tho snow from the streets. although ths
District Commissioners have notified the
Association that an augmented force VII
he necessary for that purpose
Excepting the larger number OF apphca
tions for fuel, 10 especial destitution ha
been noted.
1T was a fact not generally known.
| said Mr. Wilson to a Times reporter 10
day that the greatest suffering Whicn eN
| listed during last years storm was no
caused so much by the blizzard as by tn
cold weather OF the week Immediately pre-
ceding it During that time the office re
ceived $50 applications for immediate re
; lief which were at once complied with. an
; donations received from charitable person
, were used to the best advantage. Shout
the present season develop similar stat
| of affairs We have the fullest reliance /
the people of this city to respond 10 IN
| needs of the poor. So far. however. tn
| routine work of the charities can ampl
supply the requirements that have bee
| made known to us.