Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Blizzard, Pointed This Way,
Is Playing Havoc.
INDIANAPOLIS HOUSEBOUND
Street Car Traffic Tied Up and
Business Suspended.
SNOW CAUSE OF TRAIN WRECK
Two Men Burned Up in Freight Ca
boose When Run Into by
Locomotive.

Gentle spring, which ventured abroad
in the Atlantic states yesterday and
today, will be running for cover by to-
night ahead Of snow and sleet storm
which has taken a flying start over the
eastern gulf states and is moving
northeast rapidly.
The eastern Atlantic states will be
under it's influence by tonight or to-
morrow morning at the latest, the
weather bureau forecasters say.
This morning at Brownsville, Tex.
at the mouth of the Rio Grande, the
temperature was below freezing. The
mercury is registering 90 and 80 below
zero in the northwest.
sleetstorm is central over the Mis-
sissippi valley. Snow is falling over
the Ohio valley.
Over the Atlantic states the storm
will be accompanied by rain and snow
and q decided drop OF the mercury.
Indianapolis Showed In.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS. February I7.-With
street car traffic blocked by the worst
snowstorm in three years. pedestrians
marooned down town, citizens held vir-
tual prisoners in their homes and the
wind threatening to hurl drifts across
railroad, traction and street car tracks
all-night battle was waged by the street
car company last night to relieve con-
gested conditions.
This morning J. J. Mahoney, super
intendent. and Robert l. Todd, general
manager Of the Indiana Traction and
Terminal Company. could offer little hope
of restoring normal conditions for severa
hours.
Theater crowds caught down town last
night were held until a late hour. Official.
of the railway company directed the worl
all night in person.
Snow plows, graders. scrapRrs anG
sand cars representing in all a total o.
thirtythree snow-fghting machines failet
to keep the street car tracks uncovered
Cars on almost every line were delayed
from one to five hours. The total snow
fall was twelve inches.
Over the state the same conditions pre-
vailing in Indianapolis were reported
with stories added of damage to orchard.
through the breaking of snow-weightet
limbs. many sections the storm brought
Sleet instead of snow.
Snow Causes Train Wreck.
SCRANTON, Pa, February IA sleet
and snow storm was partly responsible fol-
a freight wreck early today on the Le-
high Valley railroad in which two train
men were killed.
A freight train, stalled on the Lehigh
Valley "cut off, between Avoca and Jen-
kins Junction, near here, was run into
by three locomotives which were taking a
freight train over the mountain.
Bowman Shea, conductor, of Mauch
Chunk, Pa, and Edward Bennett, brake
man, OF Fairview, Pa, were caught In a
cabOOse which was crushed between a
steel gondola and locomotive. The
burned to death.
The f1agman of the stalled train had
been sent back to warn the oncoming
train. In the sleet and snow prevailing
at the time he was not seen by the en-
gineer.
Ohio's Heaviest Snow in so Years.
DAYTON. Ohio. February 1.-THE heav-
lest snowstorm in this section of the state
for half century prevails today.
Not traction car entered the city until
late In the day and all steam trains
were delayed.
Interurban Car Stalled.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 17.-Ten
inches of snow fell throughout central
Ohio last night
A traction car on the Columbus, New
Albany and jamestown road, filled with
business men bound for Columbus. is
stalled between this city and Gahanna
No word from it has been received
Heavy snowdrifts are reported all over
the country.
One Death in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 17.-One
death and numerous minor accidents
were charged to the blizzard which de-
scended upon this section yesterday and
continued today.
Herman Haverkamp was found today
unconscious in snowdrift at 18th and
Vine streets He died several hours later.
Louisville Cut Off.
LOUISVILLE. KY, February IA
combination of sleel, snow and high
winds during last night shut off wire
communication between Louisville and
the south today.
The sleet throughout southern Indiana,
lower Illinois and parts of Kentucky and
Tennessee put telegraph companies out
of commission, except to the east and
north.
In Louisville an inch or more of sleet
was covered during the night by four
inches of snow. 1t is still showing.
Cold in West and Southwest.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, February IL
The coolest weather of the winter pre-
vailed in western Kansas, Colorado and
parts of Wyoming today. The cold
also was severe in Oklahoma, Texas
and other portions of the southwest.
Kansas temperatures ranged from 10
degrees above to 4 below.
In Colorado some mountain districts
reported as much as 30 degrees below
zero.
Colorado Springs had the coolest
weather in ten years-1O below zero.
In Oklahoma, southern Kansas and
the Texas panhandle nearly two inches
of snow fell during the night
Wisconsin's Coldest Day.
NEW RICHMOND. Wis. February II.
This is the coldest day Of the season.