Evening star., 1902-01-31


pressed into service, and the Hverymen
have been correspondingly happy. 1t costs
almost a small fortune to hire a cutter and
a fleet trotter by the hour and the fellow
whose best girl Just dotes on sleighing
has been cursng his luck and wishing for
a "thaw."
The country roads contiguous to the city
have also had their full contingent of
sleighs. Especially is this true Of the Con-
duit road where the sleighing Is especially
good All. day long the road has been
filled with fast-fying teams, and there have
been several exciting brushes between
their owners.
Street Cleaners at Work.
The street cleaning department has been
actively engaged all day in opening cross
ings on the principal thoroughfares and
removing the snow from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and and 9th streets. For this pur~
pose they called into requisition 500 addi-
tional men and forty wagons. The white
wings have also been kept busy removing
the snow. The work has been under the
direction of Warner Stutler, superintendent
of the street cleaning department. Con-
gress yesterday appropriated 5000 to fa-
cilitate the work of removing the snow and
slush from the city streets.
The small boy has been dreading the time
when the snow shall make It's exit, and the
hills in and about the city have been
crowded with coasting parties. The young
tots seem to thoroughly enjoy the exhila-
rating sport. Among other places where
they gather are the long, steep hills at Good
Hope and st. Elizabeth, which have be-
come places of amusement nightly. Each
hill Is a half mile in length and is an ideal
coasting place
to the snow and slippery condition of the
sidewalks.
Miss Martha Rose, one of the assistants
at substation H of the free delivery service
wa laio
the Anacostia bridge yesterday, breaking
her left wrist and severely wrenching her
arm. She was on her way to Anacostia at
the time the accident occurred, in COM
pany with Mr.. H. B. Bird Of Birdlawn,
Prince Georges county, Md. One of the
runners of the sleigh became caught On one
of the rails of the Anacostia car line, and
the conveyance tilted somewhat with
enough force to throw Miss Rose out She
was conveyed to the substation, and after
ward to the Office of DR.. ]. A. Watson
where she was given medical attention,
after which she was removed to her homo
on Jackson street, Anacostia.
Superintendent Warner Stutler of the
street cleaning department states that he
hopes to have 600 men at work tomorrow
morning. with 200 teams engaged in hauling
away the snow from the important tn
oughfares. The additional laborers will re-
port at the District building at 7:31 o'clock
tomorrow morning, and there will probably
be work for all who apply.
"arenOuse COlIapScs.
Last night, about 9:30 o'clock, the freight
warehouse of the Weems line of steamers,
at Stephenson Brothers wharf, collapsed
under the great weight of snow and hail
that was on the roof. Fortunately, the ac-
cident occurred when there was nobody in
the building. The crash was heard some
distance away, and the watchman about
the premises notified the agent of the COM
pany. 1t is stated that $500 damage was
caused by the accident
A horse attached to a sleigh became
frightened about o'clock yesterday after
noon, near the Capitol, and ran away p
+. Smith, the driver was thrown from the
Sleigh but was not injured The sleigh was
1ured.
Mrs. Mary Slater. sixty years old, living
at III ID street northwest Slipped and fell
on the sidewalk near New York avenue
and 7th street about 80 o'clock this
morning. After receiving medical aid at a
nearby drug store she was removed to her
home.
Suffering Among the Poor.
Much suffering has been reported among
the poor since the storm began, and the
charitable organizations of the city have
had their hands full attending to the re-
quests for aid. All day long. the office of
the Associated Charities on G street has
been crowded with applicants Secretary
Weller has attempted to give every one
succor, but owing to a scarcity of funds
this, he says, has not been possible in every
case In a conversation with an Evening
Star reporter he said:
THE people who are coming in to us now
for aid differ materially from those who
are ordinarily dependent. In other words,
the storm has prevented a number Of peo-
pie who are usually able to support them
selves from obtaining work. These people
are not only willing. but anxious to do
something to keep the wolf from the door,
but it is impossible for them to obtain en-
ployment.
"One particularly distressing case has
been brought to our attention in one Of the
alleys of the northwest. Here we discov-
cred a widow and two young children who
are forced to live In two rooms. There Is
| little IL any furniture, and they have scarcely
| the necessaries of life. The two children are
boys, aged 16 and IA, respectively. The
elder seems to have the first seeds of con-
| sumption and is not able at the present
| time to work. and his brother cannot And
anything to do. The poor woman is half
| sick and entirely dependent upon her two
| boys for support We shall do everythine
| In our power to relieve the sufferings of
| that family"
| Mr.. Weller said that at the present time
| the Associated Charities was suffering
! from a dearth Of funds, and that notwith-
| standing the unusual demands now being
| made upon the organization the funds are
not In excess of the amount which ordinari-
| ~ comes In during the latter part Of jan
1 uary. q e77s9s 3
Applicants for charity, both white and