Evening star., 1902-02-03
Weather Bureau Forecasts Contin-
uance Of Gold Snap.
BUT THERE WILL Be SNOW TOMORROW
The Ground Hog Sees His Shadow
and Scores Home Rum
CARNIVAL NED

reassured the superstitious that the legends
which have surrounded the traditional
grounding from the time that the mind OF
| man runneth not to the contrary" are not
myths for skeptics to juggle with. The wary
little beast seemed to know his business
yesterday when he emerged for few sec
onds and made a hasty retreat to the snug
gerry from which he had come. He not only
avoided by this precautionary measure a
blizzard, with the gale blowing forty miles
an hour, but escaped the coldest weather
that has been experienced hereabouts since
Jack Frost made his appearance on the
stage Of winter.
If the little burrowing animal that helps
the weather bureau to forecast the atmos-
pheric changes is wise he will remain In
his hole for the traditional forty days. as
the prognosticators of things thermometri-
cal promise that the worst is yet to come.
Notwithstanding the prediction of more
snow for yesterday, the precipitation took
the form of heavy rain during the early
morning hours. and before the afternoon
was spent a blizzard made it's appearance,
characterized alike for it's unexpectedness
and severity. All through the night the
wind blew great guns rattling the WIN
dows and signs with terrific force and doing
material damage in many places. In some
parks of the city trees were blown down,
and the patrol systems of several of the
police stations were damaged to such an
extent that it was impossible for the men
to report their regular hourly calls. The
telegraph wires and poles also suffered,
especially in the vicinity of Anacostia
bridge, Sherman and Whitney avenues in
the northwest, and on Congress Heights.
The wind seemed to blow in strongly di-
vergent directions all night, but had modi-
fed to a considerable extent this morning
According to the weather bureau the high
winds will continue for several days, al
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acterized their performances Of last night
The weather will also continue to get
colder until tomorrow, when, according to
the prediction, there will be more snow.
Owing to the cold weather and the hard
frozen condition of the snow the sleghing
carnival arranged for this afternoon and
evening has been Indefinitely postponed.
But few sleighs were to be seen on the
avenue and other principal thoroughfares
Of the city today, and there was almost a
dearth of sleighers yesterday, owing to the
rain and slush.
Attorney General Versus Gen. Miles.
Those who happened to be on the White
Lot drive about o'clock in the afternoon
were well repaid for Drawing the elements,
as they witnessed a spirited brush
around the space between Attorney Cen
eral Knox and Lieut.. Gen. Miles. Both
were in single cutters. Mr.. Knox drove a
bay horse and the head of the army sped
behind a chestnut mare. The race hap
pened by accident, but when the general
passed the cabinet officer he smiled an in
vitatfon over his shoulder In a moment
the cutters were abreast and passing every
thing else on runners. They went twice
around the oval neck and neck when the
Attorney Generals bay BROKE" Gen.
Miles forged ahead, winning out on the
second turn by several lengths.
An order issued Saturday by Col. Bing-
ham, who has charge of public buildings
heavy traffic on the oval between the hours
of and o'clock in the afternoon, and the
racers had clear field, the few other
Sleighs on the drive pulling to the outside
to watch the match. Gen. Miles was lust
lily cheered on his victory by the few spec
tators who witnessed the race.
The promise of cold wave by the wealth
er bureau win mean skating for those who
enjoy the sport.
1t was stated at Chevy Chase Lake and
at the Basin today that the ice was not yet
thick enough to insure skating, but that If
the present weather conditions continued
those who are fond of the exhileratng sport
would have an opportunity to disport them
selves on the ice tomorrow
There is much suffering among the cty's
poor and the charitable organiza tfons are
busy looking after their needs According
to the weather bureau the cold weather
prevails all over the United States today.
Bismarck, N. D., holds the record with
16 degrees below zero, and Jacksonville
eter at 81 degrees The temperature here
at o'clock this morning marked 16 de-
grees above, and at midday had fallen two
degrees.
Hard on the Birds.
1t is believed by sportsmen that many
partridges will perish for want Of food be-
cause of the recent bad weather. Reports
from Maryland and Virginia indicate that
the birds have been greatly affected by the
storm and many of them have sought
shelter in barns and other outhouses. In
several small towns the birds have appear
ed on the streets and in back yards, look
ing for food. Several f1ocks of them have
been seen about the city of Frederick and
the residents are feeding them Should the
ground remain covered with snow much
longer 1t Is feared that the birds will be
scarce next season.
The season for the birds in this city does
not expire until the 18th of March, while In
the counties of Maryland and Virginia dir-
ferent dates are fixed for the close. In some
counties the shooting Of quail is prohibited
after the middle Of December, while in
other counties 1t ends the middle of March,
Some Accidents.
Mrs. Catherine Barber sixty-fve Years
old. fell on the sidewalk in front of 1902
New Hampshire avenue northwest yester-
day morning. Her left arm was fractured
ana she was also injured about the head
ine injured woman was removed to her
nome, NO. oUo Lotn street, by the police.
Miss Maude Blaine of Capitol Hill, while
sleighing Friday evening, had a narrow
escape in accident. The horse became
unmanageable about 9th and streets and
at 9th and F streets collided with a car.
Both occupants were thrown from the
sleigh, but neither was seriously injured
Contributions in Aid of Poor.
Mr. John Joy Edison, treasurer of the AS
ISOLATED Charities, today received the fol-
lowing additional contributions:
D. c. Phillips. .S1OO 90
DR.. and Mrs. Mackay-Smith (second
contrlbutlon). .................. 100 90
General Anson Mills. ............... so 90
Chnrcn OF the covenant .......... so 90
MRS. Granam bell.'.... 30 90
). u. waters: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % 90
AhdreW WynS. '................... 25 90
Dr. hlchard hlngsman. n.............. 10 90
AMI Slnlth.. ................. s 90
N. T.. l.. ..................... 3 90
". ). II. Wider. .................. 10 90
General Ellis Spear Second contri-
bution). ....:................ 10 90
:: a. DesDis tsecond contrfbution). 500
Mrs: =. Is II. 10 90
II. A. Cutier. .......... 3 90
rev "A. H. Ames. ......-........... b 90
"A FRIEND. .................... 3 90
Prof. u. NJ. nallaudet.. 10 90