Evening star., 1902-01-29
The City Under a Mantle Of White
Flakes.
Light fR0UBLE0N STREET CAR LINES
The Temperature in Washington
and Elsewhere.
APPEAL IN BEHALF OF POOR

The denizens of the national capital awoke
this morning to find the earth garbed in
a robe of white-spotless white-em-
blematic of winter; bringing joy and sor-
row alike in it's wake. Joy came to the
light-hearted youth, who since the advent
of Jack Frost has been yearning for a ride
on his bob" sled or an opportunity to
pelt his fellows with snow balls. But the
storm brought sorrow to the unfortunate
poor, who are decreed by fate to dwell in
the tenements, or, worse still, the novels
wherein happiness pays but an occasional
visit, and where woe is intensified by the
cold and it's equally unwelcome visitor,
snow.
1.-The beautiful" stealthily made it's ap-
pearance at an early hour this morning
when all the city slept. "Oh, look at the
snow! cried the excited child who gazed
upon the white-coated city out of it's win
dows of tinsel and gold this morning Its
what l have been wishing for Now 1 will
have chance to take a coast on the sled
Santa Claus brought me-"
What the Bureau Says.
Snow today and tomorrow" was the
forecast of the weather bureau man. This
was the only thing he had in sight. De-
spite his prognostication the snow ceased
X, DeQeS-
trians were forced to wend their way over
the city streets amid a fall Of rain and
sleet. Long before the noon hour the tingle
OF bells made manifest the appearance of
many sleighs the owners of which had
longed for the real harbinger of winter and
were not loath to take advantage of the
opportunity.
1t is showing in the southland, as well as
in the regions of the frozen north. Bis
marck, N. D., is shivering with the ther-
mometer registering at % degrees below
zero, while Shreveport, La, is emulating
her example at 80 degrees above. The dem
liens of her sister city, New Orleans, how
ever, but sixty miles distant, are wearing
summer clothing and going to the races,
while the temperature cavorts around the
SEVENTEEN mark. Those fortunate enough
to be wintering in Tampa are basking in
weather marked by 80 degrees, tropical
weather almost. The people there are long
ing doubtless for a plunge into the surf
The forecaSter said to an Evening Star
reporter: There is nothing unusual in the
amount Of snow that has fallen in Wash
1ngton since early morning. Only about
two inches on the level has been noted"
Inc weather bureau reports Indicate that
the fall may shift from snow to rain, or
vice versa, at any time, and it will prob
ably continue tonight and tomorrow. Low
temperatures are general, save for the i'm
mediate vicinity of the gulf coast. So far
as the reports show there have been no
well marked storm features and no bliz-
yards are in sight. The snow area extends
as far west as Iowa and Missouri and as
far north as the lake region.
Trouble for the Railways.
The unexpected snowfall caused some de-
lay to the car service in the Georgetown
section. On the Georgetown and Tenley-
town road there was some delay in the
traffic. while on the Metropolitan road no
cars were run west of 32d street for
time, the cars switching off on the tracks
of the Tenleytown road at street and re-
turning, city bound, at Dumbarton avenue
The Washington and the Capital Traction
companies experienced some difficulty in
running their cars today, and in order to
facilitate traffic dispensed with trailers
but no serious tie-ups were reported dur
ing the day.
Anacostia was, however, deprived for
time of street car facilities soon after day-
light this morning. The cars on the city
branch became quickly tied up, and the
Congress Heights line was similarly sit
uated. Sweepers were sent over the lines
several times. The school teachers were
compelled to walk from town to the build
ings at Congress Heights and Anacostia
Traffic on Nichols avenue was almost sus-
pended on account Of the depth of the
snow, and it was understood that st. Eliza
beths Asylum would be called on to send
out snow plows to clear the roads.