The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18
IN Winters icy GRASP
A Cold Wave Follows in the Wake
Of the Storm.
A Br.p ia the Temperature to Ten
DcErer- Abov~ Yrro-High Winds
frsquc Scenes i'm Streets nnd Parks
Relief for Poor-worL Prov ided.


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i"e Peoi"e ol "HShihs'oh' ms 'heS rise
ins ii'ii 'neii pe"s anu taAe 'ne irst
peep out OF doors this morning. Will be re-
minded of the blizzard of February IL.
1899. II their memories are rood thee will
slso fbi,l :, ua-ob ,sss -. so,..,a -.
-
""pitl M"h WHICH 10 compare tne present
storm.
On the earth. over the housetops. and
whitening the dists,, hills tbict maptta
:, -. 80. -,
"'iO" 'ae "inu mas "hii4e" into
afiits' VIII greet Their gaze. There VIII be
a sting in the atmosphere. indicative of
Temperature 10 degrees above zero and oc-
c,eio,ail,. th., rra,, oe !. rr,o,,,,o ,,.,,or
nipe Miii aiouse 'isiofis oil 'ne piufhper anu
ms Dill Sunday VIII dawn clear and cold,
ii the Weather Bureau is TO be believed.
and tho fhermon,ater u-iIi boxa,. arou,J ~
s,-.,,,,., - -.
r,.,,.
a hule toward night
u If expected mat bfEn winds VIII pre-
vail during the day and II is possible that
The drilling of IN, spow viii, ,r,ve
,,.., h;,a,o -, =.
-. ',''"oe '" "''e'' its PFesen'
"eftn peihe apout fourteen inches. The
snow, except Ia its Under layers is light
and dry, and every eddying gus will be
,lhlp 10 milo n 4, hia5a, ,or,ors o,a .,o,,.s
the highways.
The sncw fell steadiIy Friday uirhr ana
MI acy-v.sterday In far, ,harn rs,a
flurries nf snow in the air mn TO uidnirh,
the downfall ceasipg mjr when the cold
wave put In its appearance. The accumn-
laliens on the surface would have com
plctely blocked street railway transperta
tion had not special efforts been put forth
10 keep the tracks clear The railway com-
panies kept their sweepers running st in
tervslls over the urban lines and only fhe
suburban routes were tied un hv the storm
None of these were absolutely blocked
though cars were run with difficulty.
II became necessary even in the t.jty 10
run the motor cars alone or 10 couple a
trailer between two motors. thus making
Zip train of three. This. of course. iti-
totfered with ,Ae regular schedule and
there WIS much unpleasant waiting at
transfer corners and overcrowding of the
cars.
The efforts which the street railway
companies made TO keep the tracks clear
we're continued all night. the snow being
orushed cieanly from the tracks before
~ was allowed TO freeze.
Enquiry at the Offices OF the steam rail
ways last night developed the fact that
trains were running on time between
and important points north \
south, and west. The Southern trains in
some instances were few minutes late,
ana heavy snow is reported through yir-
gina, in the mountains. and into North
Csrclins arl Georgia There were no !
blocks. however, on the main lines. and
al the night trains arrived nearly on
llme. Telegraphic serrice WIS chiefly un-
impaired, though a few lines we're re- l
rorted down in the East. where the storm !
appears to have been very severe.
The central part of the State OF Georgia |
Is said TO be responsible for The present |
storm Georgia, in fact. has much 10 an I
srpr for in this line at 1t is a favorite |
section for the frvelppnep, of rpet.or- 1
ological energy thar travels in n wtutryat
cloak, and causes A greaf deal or ,i;.con,
fort and Inconvenience TO the more 1No,.,b
ern latitudes. while The reesop v.b,.,e !,
originates is usually left VIII, a s,;vbt
ouch rf the nowe- of rho ,.b,t,;r,~ IL
meats. The STATE wifi n,, o.nar,o
.asily thie timn hnu,.,,r, g.. a., -, %
Bureau saws thar fros, VIII 60. 20
south as Ta,nns abu,, =, taaii..t,,l 90
here viii he n repie,ra-io, =, -, 'na,s"
ipyraas lnlau fraayf,. ;.
fans 4, win n. nria -, ga, lnele-
,eor,e there s,irs,. ,,'.s 20 she lhe
nave semi mn Narth vi "Na' '"es
M - 80 ~.
IA a. !, a" 'huHsuay last.
- =. ooith On a moderate
,,.on,s.s 'oueI anu the moisture
,s. ,..s....,. - !. .ie ioih OF snow. fester-
-, -, Mas az on cape Hal
'1 nitu iast nisht hsd moved IN The
,, soh oi Long Island, giving New York
~ ~ iaii cement oil the feethery drift. This
rhihg eoston and New England are re-
wing their snare OF snow and cold
AS darkness feil last night the snow pro-
luced many Erotesqne sights. The Peace
-atue, az the mead OF the Avenue, was so
y ose5su }, ',s lhsi an senbiance OF ITS beauty
y" aasaPpeared, ana the aggregation look
= Hke tne crumbiing skeleton OF
~ urus ~ the nilis oil wyoming.
me ou,s.retcheo lihger OF Andrew Jack
~. az Laiaseue square. was magnifed
ilai. eehes beyond us usual proportions. |
'nu @ the iieid guns. fianking the statue. had
,~eppea ,aI,.a .neir nue OF copperas Tor one oil
'sHz.,, "sIe' frees ana bushes were
,oa aNhs io,aaed' ana snort eFergrecns were
,,.hseu ihto immature mountains. In
.upont Circle Deiated sign OF summer
me Peepeo above the snow. half hidden
y lhe Dranches oi shrub. bearing the
esena. Keep Oh the grass. In Northeast
I sunny une eonehant hgure OF the
'tEfo sllke al the iept OF AbrR ham Linz 4
DIN seemed actuall. to shiver beneath his