Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01
WILL SEE SHADOW TOMORROW
PROBABILITY IN REFERENCE
TO THE GROUNDING.
Sun to Shine Brightly, With Six
Weeks Of Stormy Weather
in Consequence.


morrow and six weeks of stormy. wintry
weather will follow. The foregoing Is
based on the prediction made today by
Forecaster Edward B. Garrett that to-
morrow will be clear and cold. and the
sun will shine from an unclouded SKY
so the little animal will have no difficulty
in discerning it's form silhouetted against
the frozen earth. 1t is also based on the
farmer meteorology, which ayers tha'
should the grounding see his shadow
February ., a month and a half OF bao
weather will ensue.
With the mercury in the thermometers
In Montana and the Dakotas away down
90 to 80 degrees below the zero mark
Prof Garriott said. another cold wave Is
bowling along rapidly and coming this
way. The frigidity will begin to reach
Washington this evening. and it is the
expectation of the weather men that II
will go down to Is degrees above zero. OF
lower by tomorrow. AT noon today the
weather bureau thermometers registered
40 degrees.
The cold wave is coming from the west
and this forenoon north pole conditions
covered the central valley, and from the
Mississippi valley to the Rocky mountains
and cold wave flags have been ordered NJ
by Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau.
Snowstorm Ahead of Time.
The storm of rain and snow, as pre-
dicted by Prof CARROT. yesterday, came
sweeping over Washington about . O'Clock
last night, three hours ahead of schedule
time. The wind blew from 20 to p miles
an hour from the southwest, carrying
with it a heavy fall of snow. The ground
was soon covered with mantle of the
hoo ,Iff nj
much discomfort Snow ploWs We're Or
dered out on the street railway lines ano
the "night-line'' hacks experienced diff
Guilty in conveying belated fares to thell
homes over the slippery roadways
Before the daybreak hour this morning
the snow turned into sleet and rain and
tra SIDEWALKS and roadways We're covered
with slush, which made Professionalism
disagreeable and difficult for those who
~. - .e4ch their places of business
early before the sidewalks had been
cleared.
Gum boots, raincoats and umbrellas
were in order, and the third rails of the
street car lines in some instances We're
affected by the inflow of melted snow and
rain through the slots, and several tenn
porary tie-ups were caused. Telephone
and telegraph wires were also affected by
the icy conditions and communication In
many instances became difficult.
Report of Accidents.
Slushy crossings were responsible for
several accidents to pedestrians, while a
number Of horses went down in the road
ways.
Patrick Casey, thirty-nine years of age,
of 1925 4th street northeast, slipped and
fell to the sidewalk near his home last
night He sustained a painful injury to
his head and was taken to the Casualty
H0Spita1 for trpatm
Policeman Harry G.. Lee, colored, of the
third precinct was a victim of the severe
weather last night. There was no snow
falling when he>left the station and he
made no preparations for possible slippery
sidewalks. The result was that while in
the vicinity of 10Th and Church streets
about IL o'clock he slipped and fell to the
sidewalk. sustaining severe fracture
of the ankle. 1t was necessary for him
to go off duty. and he was removed to
his home. 212S F street.
Cleaning Cutters and Crossings.
AS early as o'clock this morning the
regularly employed laborers of the Dis
trict street cleaning department We're at
work clearing the snow and slush from
the cutters, crosswalks and sewer traps
in the downtown section of the city.
Maj. Newal Ball. assistant superintend-
ent Of street cleaning who is personally
supervising the work in the absence of
Supt. TWohey said that he expects to
finish the downtown" section by O'Clock
this afternoon. He estimates the snow
fall will cost the District between $3.50
and $3.50
The patent snow pillow purchased by the
District last winter to clear the snow and
ice from the cutters was given it's initial
trial of this season today. The pillow was
worked on both sides of Pennsylvania
avenue from the Peace monument to 18th
street, in front of the State, War and
Navy building.
The river is covered with floating ice
that formed Thursday night. and the
snow this morning was lying on the sur
face of the water in an almost unbroken
sheet. Twenty-four hours of freezing
weather would solidfv the mass into ice.
calculated to cause shipping much trou-
BILE. if 1t does not put an end to it for all
except the larger screw steamers
The water is now thoroughly chilled
While the heavy snow drove all home
less wanderers on the streets to shelter
there We're no more than the usual num-
Der of applicants for lodging at the Mu-
nicipal Lodging House in 18th street
Nevertheless. the institution was crowd
ed, as it has been almost every night dur
ing the winter.
Under ordinary conditions the Municipal
Lodging House affords accommodations
for fifty men. and fifty-One slept there last
night. In the month of January Supt
Tyson entertained total of 1898
guests" or ii nightly average of forty
five.
MUCH COLDER TONIGHT.
High West to Northwest Winds To-