Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-12
STILL DEEPER DRIFTS
Showing Will Continue, With
Increase in Winds.
CITY HAS SMALL BLIZZARD
Hard to Get Laborers Enough to
Clear Street Crossings.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC REGULAR
River Navigation Much Hampered.
Appearance Of Open Summer Cars
Causes Much Comment.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC REGULAR

havoc with ears and faces and piles the
blanket Of white flakes high over fence
rails and front steps. A small sized
blizzard is Washington's lot for today,
but in that respect the city is no worse
off than every other city in the east
Snow Is falling today over almost half
the continent, and even the panhandle
Of Texas is shivering with unusual cold.
the temperature there being twenty or
thereabouts. Washington will have a
bad night with it's 10 degrees. its swirling
snowstorm and sleet, helped along by a
gale from the Arctic circle.
Storm warnings have been displayed up
and down the Atlantic coast and in the
gulf. Steamers plunging westward
through the Atlantic will have a tough
time today and tomorrow.
Hard to Get Crossings Cleaned.
Despite the stories OF lack of work COM
ing from the missions and bread line GEN.
ters, Supt Paxton of the street cleaning
department said he had difficulty this
morning In getting enough day laborers
to go out with snow plows and street
crossing gangs. He wants GOO men who
are not afraid Of a snow shovel but all
he could get together. this morning was a
little army of 400. Twenty inspectors,
who went out in charge Of the snow ex-
cavating were empowered to hire men on
the street wherever they would appear
The street cleaning department wagons
are hauling snow away from street inter-
sections only, and are cleaning up cutters
The snow is being dumped on the site Of
the old Pennsylvania railroad station. on
the open spaces near the Union station
and In sewers. Mr.. Paxton has $1,000
for snow work. and this storm will cost
him about 81 900 a day IL he gets HIS 600
men.
Any one who knew of day Iaborer
out Of a job could direct him, with cer-
stables in the alley Of the block sur
rounded by 9th. 10th, N and streets
northwest: In the alley OF the block
bounded by 18th. Ath, E and G streets
southeast stables at 18th and-B streets
10Th and 0-stzoetSs northwest,. and the
rear Of 40 Sd street northwest.
Little Delay to Railway Tramc.
The storm had not interfered with rail-
road traflc to any serious extent today.
Inquiry at the Union station developed
the fact that southern trains are arriv-
ing from fifteen minutes to an hour late.
but that all other trains are keeping
well to their schedules.
Traffic by water, however. is getting
close to a standstill. With the exception
of the big steamers running to Norfolk.
all boats in freight and passenger serv-
ice out of Washington to lower river and
bay points have been withdrawn from
service until the ice embargo is broken.
The steamer Northumberland, due here
Wednesday from Baltimore, made its
way in q mess of ice and snow as far as
Coan river. beyond which point the cap
tain decided would be too difficult to
attempt. 1t is understood the steamers
Of the M. d. and v. line will not at
tempt the channel. The big naval tugs
are crunching their way through the ice
on daily trips to Indian Head. Fort
Washington and Fort Hunt are in touch
with the city also. through the vigorous
tug General SwartwOut, which smashes
clean channel down the river and back
again each day. The ferry service is at
a standstlll. q notice to that effect hav-
ing been placed in lie newspapers to-
day.
Crews Waiting for a Thaw.
Ice and snow have covered the wharves
and have made fairy ships of glass of
even the most prosaic old bugeyes In the
harbor While the crews are loafing
around waiting for the first sign of a
thaw, the red-hot stoves in the river
front Offices are hearing a lot of cold
weather yarns.
One of the yarns had to do with James
German, the fireman on the tug Capt.
Toby OF the Taylor fleet who took a cold
bath yesterday afternoon. The Capt
Toby Jay alongside the tug Camilla. upon
the bow Of which an ice, pillow was being
ntted German was he ping, and in cross
ing from one tug to to an, another on q Ina narrow
OF ice-cold water. Fortunately, the ice
was well bi oxen up at that spot and Cor
man was not caught beneath the surface.
Capt. George Davis. mate or the Ca,
miila, went to German assistance and
pulled him aboard. The fireman was
somewhat surprised. but said the water
in the river felt hot, and that the chill.
did not strike him until the cod air
swept around the cabin OF the Camilla.
Arrival Of Oysters.
Oyster lovers who dreaded a famine Of
their favorite bivalNes may be assn 81
that the 5000 bushels which came up In
a string of craft hitched on to the stern
of the tug M Mitchell Davis OF the. Tay-
lor feet will be more than enough to
supply the immediate demand. Not q
sign Of an oyster was to be seen aboard
q vessel in the river yesterday Ihe
dealers had a stock on hand. wAich they
had purchased at the beginning OF the
freeze, and this had been augmented by
and its oyster-laden craft will make tie
oy ster market easy for a time. The BIZ
valves are selling at the wharf TO-DAY at
from 10 cents to 81 a bushel.
Fresh fish are a luxury these days.
The really fresh ones are few an far
between. What Washington Is settin
at present, for the most part, Is supply
of cold storage product.
Open Cars Running.
The city was treated to the rare sight |
Of open summer cars on the Washington
and Electric Company's nnes |
Yesterday afternoon. Although trailers
are sometimes taken OF in snowy wea III |
er, the open car was in evidence yester- |
day afternoon. A regular PASSENGER
who Travelled the line for years. described |
the summer car OF yesterday in this |
fashion: /
'It was showing hard. The wind was
sharp bullets of sleet against |
my face, and I had on thin gloves. |
was carrying large bundles under each |
arm. standing on a street corner wait |
Ing for q Georgetown car. When / sight |
ed one through the storm my heart was |
indeed, but think Of my |