Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
Warmer Tomorrow, Is Wealth.
er Mans Guess.
SNOW BLOCKS STREET CARS
Incoming Trains Also Delayed Quar-.
ter Of an Hour.
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED
Henry Bradley Hit by Street Car at
Rockville-Condit May Be
Serious-Other Mishaps.

Clear weather. a bit cooler today, with
a fair comfortable tomorrow. was the
forecast of the weather bureau early
this morning.
The snowstorm, which started late
yesterday afternoon. is the wind-up Of
q storm from Colorado that was neither
wide nor deep. 1t seemed to assume
formidable proportions for a while.
Both street railway systems got their
snow plows to work about o'clock.
and did not call them in until after 10
o'clock, On the Capital Traction COM
pany's lines. save a few delays. there
was no interruption to the service.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company had plows pulled from two
cars. This caused a brief tie-up at
9Th and streets northwest between
and 2 o'clock.
Fire Disturbs Wires.
There was no trouble at all with the
telephone wires. Both the Western
Union and the Postal Telegraph COM
panies had trouble with the wires to
Lynchburg. Va, due to fire In that
place. 1t was, however, remedied, ana
all lines were working at midnight
The Western Union reported some de-
lays in the west. At midnight every
thing was working smoothly.
Incoming trains, according to the sta
ton agent at Union station, ran between
fifteen and twenty minutes late
The weather prophet at the weathe!
bureau stated the bureau had made good
on the warmer weather." as the Their
mometer. which registered degrees
above zero at o'clock yesterday morn
ing, went to 81 degrees above zero be-
tween and o'clock yesterday after
noon. The temperature last night o.
cilated between 36 degrees and 80 de-
grees above zero.
Accident at Rockville.
Henry Bradley OF Rockville, Md.
blinded by the falling snow, was struck
by a street car at that place last even
ing He was carried to Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital in an unconscious con-
dition.
At late hour last night physicians at
the hospital reported that he was not In
serious condition, although the ex-
tent Of his injuries had not been ascer-
tanned. He sustained several abrasions
about the head.
Mr.. Bradley, who had arrived at Rock
vile about 8 o'clock from this city. 1t is
said. had left his cane on the car and
waited until it returned to flag the mo-
torman.
Friends believe the bright headlight
and binding snow confused Mr.. Bradley,
and he was standing too close to the
struck by the fender and knocked down,
the steps of the front entrance hitting
him on the head.
When the motorman and conductor
reached him he was PROSTATE In the
snow. Mr.. Bradley was carried to q
nearby store and Drs. Lnthicum and
Mannar were summoned.
Realizing that hospital treatment would
be more effective in reviving the uncon-
scious man, the physicians placed him
aboard the next car. Mayor Lee Offut,
and DIR. Linthicum accompanied him tc
Georgetown.
The patrol wagon Of the seventh pre-.
cinct met the car and conveyed him
to the Georgetown University Hospital.
Relatives and friends at a late hour
were still apprehensive that Mr.. Bradley's
skull may be found to be fractured.
Several other minor accidents due to
the storm and snow were reported to the
police last night.
snowpile Upsets Buggy.
Mrs. Ida Leon Of 1888 18th street north
west attempted to drive a horse and
buggy occupied by herself and her daugh-
ter, Rose Leon, over q pile of snow on
Pennsylvania avenue near 9th street
northwest yesterday afternoon. The
vehicle upset and the occupants were
thrown out.
One of Mrs. Icons hands was sprained.
The daughter was cut on the head. They
received treatment at a nearby drug
store.
Mrs. Elizabeth Calvin. fifty years old,
1920 9th street southwest, slipped on the
ice yesterday afternoon near 9th and D
streets and fractured her left Lag She
was taken to Emergency Hospital.
sand wagon belonging to Mrs. Mary
O'Leary OF Rosslyn, Va, skidded on the
slippery pavement yesterday afternoon
near 14th and + streets. The wagon
struck the automobile Of Mrs. Mary II.
Myers Of Stoneleigh Court The auto
mobile was slightly damaged.
Milton Stephens. sixty-five years old,
of Ill b street southeast fell on the slip
perry sidewalk in front Of his home last
night and fractured his left leg. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital and
given surgical treatment.