Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-17
IN ice KINGS GRASP
Snow in Philadelphia Blocks
Trolley Car Lines.
MANY PERSONS INJURED
Pittsburg and Vicinity Covered With
Frozen Sheet.
TWO FATALITIES REPORTED
Temperature in Northern New York
Far Below Zero-Storm Strikes
Chicago-Trains Delayed.
TWO FATALITIES REPORTED


Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. January IL
Driven about by a nineteen-mile- an hour
wind the first real snowfall Of The winter
struck Philadelphia early this morning,
causing blocks on trolley cars the death Of
one man. injuries to scores of persons and
general inconvenience. The light snowfall
of yesterday was but the forerunner of to-
days baby blizzard
On this. the very worst day of the winter.
something became wrong with the machin-
cry In one of the Rapid Transit Company s
power houses and the cars became stalled.
1t happened right at the rush hour, too,
when the thousands of employees In the
offices and stores in the various business
sections of the city were on their way to
work. In consequence. nearly everybody
was from fifteen minutes to half an hour
late reporting for duty.
Pittsburg Ice-sheeted.
P1TTSBURG. Pa. January 17.-This sec
ton Is experiencing one of the most dis
agreeable days of the year. The sleet storm
reached here during the night. and as a
result telegraph and telephone service
throughout western Pennsylvania. eastern
Ohio and West Virginia has been seriously
interrupted. Communication with many
points west of this city has been almost
cut on and the telegraph companies are &C
ceptins messages subject to delay.
Railroad and trolley schedules have also
been disarranged and trains arriving from
the west were all late. In this city the
pavements and streets are covered with a
coating of ice. and many accidents to pedes-
TRANS and horses have been reported.
The rivers are falling at this point, but
the rains. coupled with the heavy snow at
headwaters. may cause another flood.
Two fatalities occurred during the morn
ing as result of the icy streets. John E.
Maxim. sixteen years old. a messenger. fell
on the ice in front of shifting engine and
was instantly killed. Andrew Matzlao. a
freight handler. aged thirty-two years.
slipped while carrying box which fell on
him. He died a short time later.
Mercury Seeks Bottom.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SARANAC LAKE. N. Y, January IL
The temperature was 80 degrees below zero
degrees below throughout the Adironda cks.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MALONE. N. Y. January 1.-THE tenn
perature reached % below zero at Noun
tain View early this morning, at Paul
Smiths. It was 81. Malone %, Upper Lake,
% and Horseshoe, %.
Special Dispatch to The Star
PLATTSBURG. N. Y. January 17-Last
night was the frostiest night in several
years in northern New York. The Their
mometer registered twenty degrees below,
zero in this city, and at 1890 o'clock this
morning is still eighteen degrees below at
Bloomingdale and Ausable Forks. 1t was
twenty-five degrees below at McCulloms,
twenty eight degrees below at Upper Cha
teaugay lake. twenty mine degrees below
at Chazy lake and thirty eight degrees be-
low at Loon lake station.
Storm Strikes Chicago.
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE storm that
has been central in the southwest for a
number of days struck Chicago last night
beginning with sleet and turning later to
snow and rain. Telegraph service west and
south of Chicago was Interrupted part Of
the night.
twenty-five Below in Montreal.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MONTREAL. Que. January 1.-THE mer-
curry this morning registered twenty five
degrees below zero, the coolest since 1904.
The highest temperature within the past
twenty flour hours. according to official rec
ords was three below At II o'clock the
city hall instruments registered twenty be-