The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-04
LIZZARD SWEEPS DOWN UPON THE CAPITAL
CUTTING OFF COMMUNICATION WITH THE WORLD
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than an inch deep. and by noon this
had become water, but it did not deter
Il the crowd from trying 10 gain points
OF vantage from which 90 view the
parade.
Beginning early last night. the
snow that followed the rain of yes
terdsS started. covering everything
with a sticky coating of white. BY day
light there were four inches OF snow ON
the ground. II was driven by q gale
4 from the west that at times mounted
to the velocity of twenty miles an hour
I1arly pedestrians found II almost i'm
possible to make their way about They
k6d TO walk, for there We're no street
car accommodations but I'm spots.
Wires All Down
All over the city telephone and toIe-
graph wires and poles were down. trees
were sfelled under the enormous weight
OF their burden and the say decorations
that lined the Avenue Tuesday night
we're soaked with ran yesterday Snd
then. frazzled out by she wind, We're
borne down TO the streets 10y the weight
OF the snow.
Fresh from their work in Cuba the
troops that came 20 spend the week at
Washington and take part In the pa-
Tade. are quartered in nimsy rents at 81
Asaph's, Va, at the west end Of the
Highway Bridge. where the snow-ladol
Wind gets clean sweep at them. The
men, who had become used to the balmy
winds OF the Pearl Of the Antilles
suffefed and shivered throughout the
night.
There was no way for them 10 get out
OF the intense cold and. with the city
crowded to the limit with visitors. there
~eRss no place for them TO SO.
All Traffic Tied Up.
City cars were delayed from the start
OF the day. although both companies
had cars running all night
The wind-swept streets were piled
high with drifts that stuck like plaster
OF Paris. and the sweepers found it dif-
1icult to remove il. Only by running
cars in loni, strings was It possible TO
keep the tracks clear enough to make
headway.
Early morning cars were rot crowded
i for the reason that the Government
employees who usually DatrOnize them
are taking holiday, and in the light
Of the present weather conditions it is
possible they may get another tomor-
row
On, BrightwOod avenue. and along
Girard street northwest near Eleventh
traffic was blocked by electric light and
telephone poles falling into the streets
Near Fifth and New York avenue. one
1 pole cracked under the strain Of the
weight made by the snOw-covered wires
/ and vent down with a crash The wires
held .and the falling pole pulled a string
Of Others along with it, The result was
| 10 hold
until the poles could ne chopped and
dragged away
Bad for Weather Man.
That weather man certainly ought
10 resign, was the general expression.
They referred 10 the prediction made
last night. following the afternoon OIL
thunder showers and rain. thag IL would
be clear and colder today
Reports from the telegraph and tele-
phone companies Indicate that Wash
ington is not alone in the blizzard belt
Because Of the car service. even after
daylight came the visitors who spent
the night al Union Station were afraid
10 trust themselves out. It was impOe-
sible 10 see the dome Of the Capitol
from the front of the depot. and because
they could see no familiar landmarks,
even persons who are slightly familiar
with the city declared they would stay
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and the men VINO got warm place and
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