The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-31
Capitals Cold Wave Mild
Compared to Blizzard
Elsewhere.
FIERCE GALES RAGE
IN NORTH AND WEST
Even in Far South Mercury Takes
Big Drop-Colder Weather
Promised Tonight.

Freezing, clustering weather as it
is, Washington is escapin@ J1etter
than almost every other s. 81 Of
the country. Tonight it is to be
colder still, but even then the Dis
trict Of Columbia can have no COM
plant, considering the reports which
came from all parts Of the United
States.
To the North and West there is
piercing cold, gales of wind, and
snow in storms ranging in violence
from "the worst since 1872" in the
Northwest to light snow which
hampers street ira traffic tfffiic in New York
and Boston.
To the south. the unusual condition
prevails Of much greater severity of
cold than in washington. In Atlanta
this morning the Thermometer was
down to degrees, while at the cor
responding hour washington figures
were a
Wrecks Reported.
Reports Of wrecks on the Atlantic
coast and on the lakes are already com
ing in, as a result OF the grea.. storm.
a blizzard in some quarters eud a gale
in others. scores Of people are now
known to have been frozen Il death f.
various places IN the North, while sew
eraI passenger trains. Witl1-aaassssas
Of people aboard, are st.H snow-bound
in the Northwest. with ali traffic com
pletely stopped
The extent of the storm can be gath
cred from two reports. one that
schooner wrecked on the rocks at scitu-
ate. Mass. broke up TINS morning. and
the other that a car ferry arrived this
morning in Milwaukee two days over
due on a trip that ordinarily takes only
five hours.
At the eWather Bureau this noon the
following prediction was given for the
District Of Columbia:
Fair and colder tonight; fair and con
unued cold tomorrow; light 70 moderate
northwest winds"
Covers Whole Country.
Reports received at the Bureau dur
ing the night and this morning ali agree
that this has been a disastrous spell OF
weather 10 the country. The low tenn
perature all through the South covers
ey en- Tampa, Fla where the mercury
went below freezing point this mor.s-
irg.
Washington's figure Of .. at s o'clock
tins morning, was an unusually high
one among an the cities Of the country.
and was explained by the fact that the
heavy clouds protected The city. The
clearing of the skies this afternoon
means colder weather tonight.
On the shores OF Lake Superior in
Canada, were recorded the lowest fig
ureS this morning . degrees below be
ing reached there. Sault St. Mar Mich
held The record for the cOldest SPOT i'm
the United States, with i below zero
For tonight and tomorrow tie Weather
Bureau predicts fair. except in The Pa
c.hC States. The cold weather Is 10 con
tiuue all through the Atlantic states and
the lake region, while in the Wess and
upper lake region the mercury is due
10 rise somewhat
Many Destitute Fed.
The man who wants work but cant
get it, and the hobo who can get work
but doesn't want IL, met on common
ground today when the cold snap drove
them into the missions and other shell
ters for the homeless and unfortunate
Hot coffee and rolls served TO level all
differences OF station I'm life or opinion
on whether or not man was made 10
work
The so-caIed bread lines were unus-
ually large. The Salvation Army head
quarters ON Pennsylvania avenue. the
Central Union Mission, and the ALu-
nICIpal Bodstus House were all taxed to
the limit OF their capacity.
Representative W lillian 3. Greene of
Massachusetts VIII lead the services to-
night ut the Union Mission He VIII dis
cuss the Caue and effect OF the recent
revival movement in LIs home State.