Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
WRECKS ALONG COAST STORM PASSES NORTH
Scotland Lgtship Flying Sig Wind Snow and Cold in New
nails of Distress. York and New England.
RAMMED BY FOUR-MASTER MANY POOR SHELTERED
Founders Off Florida
Shoals. Temperature Tonight
TWO SCHOONERS ASHORE BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST
of Helena Conditions Mgaed
In massachusetts, of Life of
Wind, Snow and Cold in New
York and New England.
MANY POOR SHELTERED
Florida Is Threatened With Freezing
Temperature Tonight.
BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST
Conditions Mitigated Today-Loss
of Life and Interruption of
Communication.

With temperature falling rapidly in its
tions marking its sweep eastward. the
center of the storm that has ragged with
great force through practically all Of
the country east of the Rocky mountains
today is centered over New England
Through the west and largely through
the south there is a cold snap The
weather bureau today predicted freezing
temperature in the fruit belt of Florida
Snow has fallen west of there as far as
the Mississippi river and north of Florida
1t will be much colder in the eastern
states tonight and tomorrow.
In the east many points have recorded
freezing temperatures today A drop OF
about twenty degrees generally is fore
casted for that section.
According to the weather bureau ex-
perts it will probably be close to zero
tonight and tomorrow in interior New
York. and below the zero mark in north
ern New York. In the far west intense
cold is reported. "a degrees below zero
being reached in the northwest.
The damage done by wind and sieet.
especially in the northwest, can scarcely
be estimated. Many cities and towns are
still practically isolated and train serv-
ice remains demoralized.
In the Dakotas and Nebraska hope Is
held out for immediate Improvement in
conditions. These, il is promised, will
| rapidly extend eastward to Ohio over the
storm stricken region.
Severe in the South.
In the south the storm was the most
severe in recent years. Stories of wreck
ed buildings, interruption to wire COM
munication and general distress is al
north and northwest.
Railroad traffic is also badly delayed
in Arkansas. Oklahoma, Mississippi and
portions of Texas. Fire and havoc from
high winds have resulted In loss of sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.
The heavy snowfall in the states TO
the west and northwest of Chicago is
the most serious result of the blizzard.
The delay in freight traffic and pas
scnger service will probably continue
! for some time.
The loss of life. considering the extent
of the area afflicted, has been insignif-
cant.
The wea her bureau report today shows
the main force of the storm Is off the
! southeastern coast of New England that
ihe weather is unsettled as far west AS
the upper Mississippi river and that most
| of the precipitation is snow.
! Washington is booked for a taste of
cold weather tonight. according to Prof.
Harry Flankenfield forecaster. The tenn
perature will go down 10 between 10 and
L. degrees above zero. and the wind may
! blow heavily from the northwest
The disagreeable feature Of the western
blizzard-sleet snow and rain--wll not be
in evidence here. Some real winter
weather. fair and cold, will prevail to-
moiloW.
New York in Storms Grip
NEW YORK, January 3J.-The center
of the western blizzard. which has been
! approaching since yesterday. reached this
| city i'm fun force this morning.
! Accompanied by a high west wind. q
| heavy fall of wet snow. succeeding a
! rainfall throughout the night. filled the
! streets with slippe~v s,usl. which early
! threatened to delay all means of trans
/ portaGon in the city and suburbs except
| the subway.
! The fall began bef're daylight En-
/ ployes of the street car lines and railroads
! promptly attacked il in desperate effort
! to keep the lines open.
| ThOusanG1 of men were put to work by
the street cleaning department. The main
/ thoroughfares down town were in fair
condition Though electric sweepers were
! run at frequent intervals OH the cross
| town lines there We're many delays.
| Frequent accidents TO pedestrians who
were blinded by the driving snow were
! reported. With the front windows of the
| street cars tilickly coated motormen were
| unable to see the pedestrians lodging
| across slippery crossings and snow on the
| tracks dsadened the sound of the APP
preaching cars.
| James Barry aged seventy-ffve was
| struck by Il Madison avenue car at 59th
street and thrown into the gutter. suffer
! ing q probable fracture of the skull. The
i iirst warming the motornan received
| the bump of the car against the mans
/ body.
Poor Are Sheltered.
During the night 300 persons sought
! shelter in the city lodging house. Others
We're given shelter in the recreation pier
at the foot of East eGth street Included
| in this number were about forty women
| and children. Most of the men were put
TO work cleaning snow from the streets.
Officials of the New York Central rail
/ road stated that some of their trains
We're delayed. but not greatly. by the
storm in northern New York.
In the thick of the storm fire which
! broke out in Il stable on Montrose street
| Brooklyn. spread rapidly that the e:l-
! tire block was threatened. Forty fami-
! lies were turned out into the street.
An adjoining tenement was speedily in
! flames The members of the four fami-
/ lies i'm il had narrow escape with their
! lives.
Montrose Hal. next door. was next
/ ablaze The three buildings were burned,
with = loss approXimaiing S25, ,00O
| Wind and Snow at Pittsburg.
: PITTSBERG. January :n.-The tri-state
/ district western Pennsylvania eastern
| Ohio and WeSt Virginia is in the grasp to-
| day of cold Weather. wind and snow.
! Since midnight the mercury dropped ~
degrees standing II degrees above zero
at Q o'c1ock BY late tonight zero
weather is predicted
According 10 tie local United States
weather bureau the storm is rapidly pass
ing eastward.
! CLEVELAND, Ohio. January 30
Driven by heavy gale from the north
west, snow is falling today throughout
no!t hern Ohio