Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-29
ICE FORMS IN THE SUBURBS
Still Colder Weather for the Dis
trict Is Expected.
WINTERS FIRST REAL TOUCH
Six Inches of Snow Reported in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
New England Also Shivering.

man and the electric fan purveyor gnaw
their whskers in anguish. For this is the
period of harvest for the former, while
the latter, after enjoying many months
of prosperity, must now take long, rum
ming jump into at least temporary OBJ
livon.
Winter is here-or almost here Few
folks would split hairs this morning in
argument whether the weather now OBJ
tanning is real winter or only an imitation
The external effects were the same.
Shivers were very much in order when
Washingtonians poked their noses out of
doors this morning. and if the weather
factory maintains the same standard In
Its product, there will be still more shiv-
ers tonight, when still colder blasts out
OF the northwest are expected to sweep
across the District of Columbia.
Mercury Below Twenty-Five Degrees
The weather bureau yesterday predicted
that the lowest temperature last night
would be about 35 degrees. The records
this morning showed that the mercury
had dropped to 81 9-1O degrees and ice
formed in the northwestern suburbs, all
of which is regarded as proof positive
that the folks at weather HEADQUARTERS
do guess right occasionally. And, cold
as 1t was, Washington escaped the worst
of the early "nOrther'' In Atlanta
Ga, this morning the mercury slid down
the tube to the 30 degree mark, while
frosts were reported as far south as
central Alabama and even to the gulf
coast of Florida. The other wing of the
cold wave concentrated its attention upon
New England. and freezing weather was
experienced all over Maine. New Hamp-
shire and other states in the northeast.
Snowfall in Michigan.
Even if the weather in the Atlantic
states might have been termed an imita-
ton of winter, there were no counterfeit
marks about the conditions in northern
Michigan. because full six inches of
snow fell over the upper end of the pc
ninsula- Snow was reported as far east
as the Appalachians.
In the forecast for this section Of the
country for tonight and tomorrow the
weather man said that temperatures as
low as SO degrees might be expected to-
night, while tomorrow would be fair and
somewhat warmer.
Unusually Cold Throughout South.
LOUISVILLE. KY, October 29-Un-
usually cold weather prevails throughout
practically the entire south today, remark
ably low temperatures being reported from
Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana,
Mississippi andethe northern portions of
Alabama. Northern and central portions
of Louisiana and Mississippi today report
temperatures ranging from "a to 81 de-
grees. Frost is predicted for Georgia and
northern Florida tonight. The weather
bureau predicts fair and warmer weather
for the greater part Of the south tOmOr-
row.
Further reports of damage to unplcked
the south today.
ANNISTON. Ala, October "a light
snow fell last night. Reports from sur
rounding territory indicate that the snow
was general. No reports of damage
from the cold wave have been received.
Snow Before Frost in Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ga, October 29.-Al records
for freak weather were broken when
snow fell here last evening, the first of
the season, and the first time In the his
tory of the weather bureau that snow
has arrived ahead of frost. The ther-
mometer registered IS degrees.
Down to Twelve in Nebraska.
KANSAS CITY, October a9-F'reeZing
temperatures over Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and Iowa are reported by the
weather bureau u. The lowest temperature
! in Missouri was - degrees along the
western line In Kansas the temperature
| ranged from Ii degrees TO 26 degrees and
in Nebraska from IL degrees at North
Platte 10 2S degrees at Omaha.
Snow in Northwestern Pennsylvania
PITTSBURG. October 29.-All north
western Pennsylvania experienced snow
storm of midwinter proportions last night.
While this city received but fiurries in
/ the afternoon, reports from Oil City, I'll
| tusvile, Meadville and Cory in the
! northwest record from one to five inches
of snowfalls. Baby blizzards and storms
| are reported. The Allegheny mountains
| are heavily blanke,ed with white. and
! trains arrive with snow drifted about the
| car windows though they had battled
! with February blizzard
Snowfall in Michigan.
! LUDINGTON, Mich. October 29.-E1ve
| inches of snow fell here Thursday night
| and yesterday mor8ing. Six inches fell
| at South Boardman and five inches at
| Grayling.
Stowstorms in New York.
| WATERFOWL, y. Y. October %
| The first snowstorm of the season struck
this vicinity. early yesterday morning. and
continued for several hours, the snow
melting almost as fast as il reached the
/ ground.
/ JAMESTOWN, n. Y, October c.-A
| snowstorm swept over this section yester-
day morning. covering the ground to a
depth of between two and three inches
/ ROCHESTER. y. Y. October IA dis
patch from Hornell says a typical Janu-
AIRY snowstorm swept that section for an
hour yesterday morning The hills were
white with snow for hours afterward
Heavy Frost in Texas
Il DALLAS. Texas. October 29-The freez.
!, ing point was registered by the thermom-
eter here early today and the first heavy
frost of the season formed. 1t Is feared
that late cotton has been damaged.
Cold Wave Strikes Mexico.
MEXICO CITY. October 29-A cold
wave struck Mexico City last night. and
the weather bureau predicted freezing
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