Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01
HISF|RST SNOWSTORM
Man From Florida Enjoys
New Experience.
IN AUGURAL seen Els
ROUGH RIDERS INSPECT THE
PRESIDENTS STAND.
Arrangements for Care of Sick and In
jured - Crowds Still
Coming In.

The heavy snowfall of today was in the
nature of revelation to many of the in
auguration visitors from the south. 1t was
a real mdwinter fall. the like of. which
some of the sons and daughters of Dixie
had never seen before. a venerable citizen
of southern Florida who is stopping at the
National Hotel. particularly impressed
by the silent work of the Skies which
covered the sidewalks and roadways with a
white mantle more than two inches i'll
deoth. y
The aged Floridan said he. had never be-
fore seen such "a glorious sight and al
though he was without an overcoat
overshoes. he persisted in going out on the
sidewalk and surveying the pretty scene,
which street urchn blandly informed him
was "the real thing" The venerable mans
appreciation of the sight presented, with
the snow clinging to the trees and form
ing pretty pictures, was much like that of
a child with a new toy.
In many places where cheap decorations
had been employed the snow chung tena-
ctously to flag, banner and drapery and
caused the colorS to run together. The
seen the uncovered stands for specta-
tors was dreary indeed. and gave a fore
taste of the conditions that will prevail
should there be a fall of snow, hah or
crowded with humanity.
The two great colonial figures near the
Presidents reviewing stand appeared today
with their covering of snow as two gigantic
snow men. The trees in the adjoining parks
were covered bough and branch by the
soft, cIinging snow, and presented a pic
turesque scene of midwinter
Several of the disabled members of the
Col. john Jacob Aston Camp of Spanish
War Veterans inspected the Presidents
stand in front of the White House today
and were elated because they have been
honored by President Roosevelt by being
selected to lake part in the court of honor
proceedings
The men of this camp were all under fire
IN the war with Spain. They We're MEM
Ders Oh the regular artillery, cavalry and
artillery, and all were disabled. either by
spanish missiles or by disease contracted
in the tropics.
Much attention was attracted on the
streets today by groups of the coiored
troopers OF the noted 9th United States
Cavalry who went about town sightseeing
IN the snow The squadron of the 9th Is
under the command of Maj. James b Try
ing, ana comprises Troops A, b, f and H.
with eight buglerS. Leading colored citi-
zens of Washington announce that they
Will entertain the black troopers who gave
such a good account of themselves when
they Went to the assistance of the Roose-
welt Rough Riders in front of Santiago
Care of Sick and Wounded.
We are making special arrangements to
care for the sick and wounded during the
inauguration period" said DR.. Charles &
White. resident physician of the Emer-
gency Hospital. to a Star reporter today.
ana II Is our expectation to be- able to
care for 100 emergency cases at time"
Dr. White explained that a new operate
room IS being fitted I'D; there will be an
extra staff of attending surgeons and an
other ambulance. making two hurry up
vehicles at the disposal of the hospital. in
addition to the ambulance service under + he
charge of DIR. d. Percy Hickling and his
corps of emergency physicians, which will
send patients to the hospital.
Extra cots are being installed at the
Emergency Hospital, and there was a gen.
eral hustle of preparation at the institution
when 1t was visited by Star reporter to-
day. The members of the staff of ply
sicians at the Emergency have arranged to
perform twentyfour hours continuous
duty from Saturday morning to Sunday
morning. According to experiences of
former inaugurations. DR.. White, believes
that the harvest of cases of accidents and
other mShapS will be greatest at the con-
clusion of the parade and will extend
we'll into Sunday. The Emergency plans
will, however, go into effect Friday even
ing, while the crowds are pouring into the
city and the flood tide of ingress is great
est.
There will be an unprecedented number
of New Workers here. according to Captain
d =. Hatcher or brooklyn POINTING to
the registry book al the New Willard Hotel
this afternoon he said:
THE names of guests who have regis
tered up to 0 o'clock this morning is a
straw. and serves to verify what | have
stated
There were eleven morning arrivals re-
corded on the book. Mine were from New
York, one from New Jersey, and the other
from Wyoming.
A little camp OF white tents on the White
lot, just in rear of the White House at
tracted much attention from visitors who
were out and about today seeing Washing
ton in the swirlng snow storm.
That's where the Rough Riders are
camping | reckon. said "A stumpy little
man whose accent betoSened that he was
from the south . ....
NO" said his companion. 1T must be
the tents of the 9th Cavalry. | hear they
are going TO live in Tents
You all wrong" piped a boy who
looked like a miniature snow man. Dem
tents is fer de Filipino soldiers. Dey says
dey can't live in houses cuz it gives EN- de
rheumatic"
Eyer guessin is all dead wrong put in
a park laborer. who works in the White
lot Them tents is occupied by Pains
men what is goin to set off the fireworks
on inauguration night"
He was right. the canvas settlement is
will burn red fire and other things Satur-
day night in honor of President Roosevelt's
Inauguration.