Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06
STREET CARS ON SCHEDULE
Telegraph and Telephone Wires
Keep in Commission.
SOUTHLAND SAILS IN ICE-CLAD
Schools Close Early-Street Cleaners
Hard to Get for Extra Duty.
Plows Put at Work.

nave QareO TlSk TIE pTculctioh
that when they ceased for while this
morning they would have piled up level
snow bank of S.4 inches at the weather
bureau and a snow level of eleven inches
in the suburbs.
Yet. that is just what they did. And If
the predictions of the weather bureau
today are verified the snow is going to
again and continue falling well
into the night.
Furthermore, brisk and probably high
winds are going to accom-
pany the snowfall. sending the great mass
i'm drifts here and there.
RivermeD who were navigating the Po-
tomac yesterday and last night say the
snow was heavy on the river.
Failing flakes the greater part of the
time made a curtain about them so thick
that the pilots could hardly see over the
bow. Landmarks or buoys were more diff
ticult to find than in the thickest of a fall
fog.
The usual thick weather signals were
sounded from vessels and lighthouses.
vessel masters to keep off the shoals and
out of the way of passing vessels. No
accidents are reported.
The big steamer Southland, from Nor
folk, the only vessel due here this morn
ing, arrived on time She was covered
with. a blanket Of snow from hurricane
deck to guards. Thick sheets of ice had
formed about her bow where the flying
spray had frozen.
The heavy fall Of snow tied up business
hours yesterday morning. The early ar
rivals at the lumber and wood wharves
found over a foot of snow banked against
Office doors and stables.
Forces Of men had to be put to work
cleaning paths SO that teams could be
gotten out for work. In order to haul
through the deep snow teams have to be
doubled up. 1t will be a day or two be-
fore business returns to a normal basis.
Storm Moving Northeast.
This morning the storm centers OF the
Virginia coast and Is moving northeast
ward, with heavy gales along the coast
and heavy SHOWS in the middle Atlantic
states, the upper Ohio valley. West Vfr.
ginia and as far south as eastern Tepnes-
see and western North Carolina. In the
lower Ohio valley they are having heavy
rains mixed. with, snow. The same Is
true in western and central tennessee.
Although the storm seems to be wide
spread, both the Western Union and Pos
tai Telegraph Companies report that thus
far their wires have escaped trouble, and
they have connections with all points.
What may happen, however, when the
high winds. come their chief operators
hesitate to predict.
The temperature took a tumble of seven
degrees yesterday, from 81 to % degrees.
During the day 1t was about 30 degrees.
Last night it fell to 25 degrees, and the
predictions for tonight send 1t still
farther down the scale to probably -
degrees.
The snow plowS were early put to work
by the two city street railway systems
to keep the tracks clear and the traffic
And there was reasonable
success attending the efforts.
The plows on the lines of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
were going all day yesterday and all last
night, up to about $50 O'Clock this morn
ing. But the engineer of the company
reports there was full service on all the
lines even on the suburban lines. where
the fall of snow was the greatest and
where drifts were not uncommon.
Several Small Delays.
The only delay that might be called
serious occurred at 14th and B streets.
on the Mount Vernon line. when snow
plow grounded. 1t held up the cars for
from twenty minutes to half an hour: :.
There were other delays caused by the
falling of horses on the tracks and
brief. it is reported.
The Capital Traction Company ran its
plows from 9:15 o'clock yesterday morn
ing until about 6 O'Clock this morning.
1t also left off the trailer cars on the
early trips; but at noon it reported the
full service running on schedule time on
all the lines.
There were temporary delays due to
fallen horses and the like. just as on the
lines of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. None OF them "oS
said to be serious
Slippery sidewalks and the binding
snow were responsible for a number or
accidents, more or less serious. =,
Charles Michaelson, nineteen years Old
q sailor on the navai t9s Enoc.aw. ,
avenue and Sth street south
east last night, and sustained painful
scalp wound. He was given treatment
at the Emergency Hospital.
The storm was blamed Tor an ACCIDENT
that happened to Robert Hamilton. col
ored. of Alexandria. Va. at 1lth and
streets yesterday afternoon. Hamilton
was struck by skidding automobile op-
Grated by John Nichols OF 13S loth street
northwest. He sustained slight injuries
and was taken to Emergency Hospital.
Snow Shovelers Hard to Get.
James NJ. Wood. superintendent of
street cleaning. came into the District
building at 10 o'clock this morning. after
having been at work since o'clock. with
the report that it is almost impossible to
get extra dollar-and-a-ha half-a-day men to
tackle the big snow job.
AS far as could be told at 10 o'clock
this morning, only fifty extra men had
applied for jobs in the big street gangs,
although Mr.. Wood said he would take
on every man who could possibly WELD q
shovel. However, the three hundred reg |
ular white wings and the fifty extra men |
we're making a big hole in the snow with |
the twenty four gutter plows and fifteen |
sidewalk plows.
It is believed that the small twenty |
iye-cent Jobs of cleaning OF sidewalks |
for householders is what Is keeping the
aborers from applying for the dollar |
and -a-half-a-day jobs with the white I
'1Hs For ss the first time the sidewalk plows
we're used this morning. According to
Mr.. Wood each plow will open fifteen |
miles of walk day.
They are in use in the middle residential |
section of the city and will work in a |
gradually increasing area. SO as to take
n the entire city. One man and two /
lorses to a plow is the equipment.
The gutter plow got to work early |
his morning and were put into the down.
own section. All the drivers and dump |
arts that could be found were put to |
york hauling snow. When 1t was found
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