Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-27
WAY THROUGH SHOvELS At WORK
Trains From North Arrive Street Cleaners Busy Engag
Many Hours Late. ed in Removing Snow.
FAR BEHIND THE SCHEDULE INCENTIVE TO INDUSTRY
Passengers Due Yesterday Morning Pay Wagon Drivers Advanced
Delayed Until Today. So a Day
TROUBLE BEYOND BALTIMORE HOLIDAY FETES DRAWBACK
Restored by Nght-Fix Duty-Superintend-
ing Telegraph Wires.
Trains From North Arrive
Many Hours Late.
FAR BEHIND THE SCHEDULE
Passengers Due Yesterday Morning
Delayed Until Today.
TROUBLE BEYOND BALTIMORE
Expected That Normal Conditions
Will Be Restored by Night-Fix-
ing Telegraph Wires.

The first through train for New York
from this city for more than twenty-four
hours departed from the Union station at
3:25 o'clock this morning with passengers
crowding each of the coaches. Among the
throng on board were the theatrical COM
panies who played here last week. The
crowd was a jolly one and satisfaction
was expressed that conditions were no
worse.
Many passengers slept on the benches
In the Union station last night waiting
to be called for the first train out Some
OF those who came up from the south
slept in the sleepers. Others went to the
hotels.
VI all the trains due to arrive from
the north yesterday, but one got through
on time and the same day. 1t was Penn
syivania train No. %, due at $40 yes
terday morning. Train 653, due at $40
Yesterday morning, did not get In until
IVA this morning. The others have
either been withdrawn or are still out.
On the Baltimore and Ohio the train
due at 1922 yesterday morning reached
washington at 9:1O o'clock this morning.
me others have not yet been heard
from The New York train due to ar
rive this afternoon at 100 O'Clock was re-
ported two hours late.
snowdrifts Many Feet Deep.
Superintendent A. NJ. Keppel Of the
terminal company when seen at the
Union station today said the snowdrifts
that 1mpeded travel beyond PHILADELPHIA
were ten and twelve feet deep in places.
I'VE are representing every schedule
lii
There has been no trouble south Of here
and the trains to and from Dixie have
been practically on time. The source of
trouble has been north of Baltimore. We
are informed that the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road has started trains from the mort h
for Washington and the south this
morning. The Baltimore and Ohio has
also opened up service to this city. Our
trains have been all right from here to
Harrisburg and the west"
Following the departure of the S:25
train this morning the regular schedule
OF departures was resumed. Before night
Mr.. keppel expects that conditions will
be normal. He said the trouble Oh the
pennsylvania lines vas at Iron HILL
forty-one miles south of Philadelphia. 1t
miles west of Philadelphia. Conditions
between Philadelphia ana Jersey City
were bad yesterday and last night.
All the Baltimore and Ohio trains for
Baltimore left today" Mr.. Keppel ex.
planned. What happened after they
reached Baltimore 1 cannot saw,
Delay of the Mails.
Mails from the north this morning have
been coming In from three to twenty
four hours behind time. but conditions
are improving. and the postal officials
hope to have no trouble I'm caring for the
aftermath Of Christmas business. Trains
from the south and west are arriving on
time. as a rule. Those bound for the
north are dispatched only as traffic con-
ditiOns permit.
General Supt. Grant Of the railway mail
service states his advices are not many
beyond those already stated. The wires
are down, the big yards with their many
switches are covered with snow and
Ice, and along the lines doubtless there
are many drifts. These are the many
dl1icuitfeS the railroad men are having
to deal with. Two trains over the Bal
timore and Ohio, which were due to ar
rive at midnight last night, and shortly
after" he said. ARE promised some time
during the day. They did not arrive at
IL o'clock this morning, when II was first
thought they would"
Many of the regular scheduled trains
have been Cancelled and the work Of the
several railroads has been devoted to the
problem of clearing the tracks. The
morning did not look promising for clear
tracks, but the cleanup later in the day
will help much, say the postal authori-
ties.
AS the result OF the train service the
post office employees have been able to
clean up the matter on hand for delivery
today. although it may be they will be
showed under with fresh arrivals when
the trains from the north and east begin
to come In.
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swept over the District Christmas. passed
out to sea from the Maine coast last
night, the weather officials say.
Snowfall Over Four Inches.
Another fall of snow of the kind de-
scrfbed as every little bit added to
what you've got makes just a little bit
more" came over the District about 10
O'Clock this forenoon. The flakes did
not descend in such density as the fall
OF Christmas, but came down more light
ly. although just as persistently for
awhile.
THE snow today" Forecaster Frank
enfield said. rs from little disturbance
this city to western New York. and
thence to the lake region and upper
Ohio valley. 1t will stop showing tonight
or tomorrow
Inc total snowfall In the District from
Christmas eve to Christmas night was
~ inches on the level. As a result Of a
below-freezing temperature last night the
payements and rOadways were treacher-
onsly slippery this forenoon, and many
men and animals had falls with greater
or less injuries.
Some of the street pictures today were
an occasional sleigh with juggling bells.
groups of laborers delving into the lee
covered snow on the concerted roadWays
and few passenger seeing WASHINGTON
automobiles with the conductors and
chauffeurs dancing jigs and Topping their
arms to keep warm.
Overhead Wires in Trouble.
One patrol box circuit and two fire
alarm circuits were put out Of business