The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-30
BEAUTIFUL SNOW
Wells WASHINGTON
Potomac River Looks Like
Arctic Regions.
FALL GREATEST SINCE 1899
Twenty-Eight Inches Is the Record
Kept by Weather Bureau-Cold
Wave Coming.

The snow Of last night has added sew
er2l inches TO the snowfall record for
this winter. making the actual fail for
the winter so far twenty-eight inches.
According TO the Weather Bureau this
is the greatest since 1899 but il is quite
likely that before February has closed
the record will have surpassed even
that of the blizzard winter
There was Q snowfall OF inches in
November. y inches in December, and Z
inches in January. making the total for
the three months 28 inches. II is more
than likely that the SHOWS OF February
and early March VIII run the record up
TO 40 inches
The records for the last two years are
far below this. In 1903 the total snow
fall was 16 inches. and in 1902, IS inches.
Thus it win be seen that this winter
previous ones together
Snow Falls All Night.
The Snow began last night about dark
and fell steadily during the Eight. About
noon today the sun came out and dis
PEELED the fieecy clouds. which were ap-
parentIy reluctant about ceasing their
white shower. The Weather Bureau
predicts sudden turn of the mercury.
and says that by tomorrow morning
there will be a drop of about 10 degrees,
thus placing Washington back in the
cold zone once more for while II
is not certain how long this visit of the
frigid zone to its more temperate sister
Will continue, but two or three days. al
least, the forecaster says
The work at the filtration plant and
! the union station was practically suS-
/ pended this morning on account or thE
/ cold and snow While II was possible
I TO do q small amount OF eXcaVauns
/ work very little else could be done
| and il is quite likely that this condi-
/ tion of affairs will continue during To-
morrow. II the predictions of tht
Ice on the River.
| Harbormaster Sutton says the ice OF
| the river is harder and stronger thar
| it has been in many years The entire
river is blocked up. in many places tn
! ice forming in huge chunks. The snow
! fall during the night makes the rive
look like an immense barren field, ant
| it would almost be impossible 10 tel
that il was Il river If it were not fol
/ the wharves and banks
! The Norfolk steamer came in thi!
! morning about one hour late. Yester
day morning ii WAS six hours late. :
lane has been made in the ice, and yer!
good time can be made
| The Harbormaster says that there
! great danger Of gorge forming abov
| Georgetown which may cause moo
| when the ice thaws- To prevent thi
The Commissioners have asked Congress
for an immediate appropriation of s., 0U
To be used in breaking up the Ice, whlc
is anywhere from eight to twelve inche
thick
Charity Agents Busy
The agents of the Associated Char
ties are busy all over the city this morn
ing attending the wants of those VIII
} are suffering from the cold Gri
seems TO be the most prevalent malad
and one woman of the northeastern sta
ton reports that in nearly every hous
she has visited during the past fe'
cays she has found case of grip
The presence of snow on the groun
not only knocks many OF the poor an
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