Evening star., 1912-01-15
LOST HE|RESS FOUND NOT QUITE So COLD
Violet Bueher of Chicago Lo About Five Above Is Weather
Gated in New York. Promise for Tonight.
HAS BEEN EARNING LIVING NO MORE SNOW IN SIGHT
Was Employed Nurse Forecar Is Pretty Sure About
Light Homework That, So Skaters Are Happy
WILLING TO RETURN HOME PLANS FOR BIG ICE CARNIVAL
of n at
She Will Basin Wednesday Night
in Case. and
About Five Above Is Weather
Promise for Tonight.
NO MORE SNOW IN SIGHT
Forecaster Is Pretty Sure About
That, So Skaters Are Happy.
PLANS FOR BIG ICE CARNIVAL
Merry Time in Prospect at Tidal
Basin Wednesday Night.
Fires and Explosions.

With the ice fourteen inches thick on
the river. snow packed so hard that
sleighing Will be good for days to come,
water pipes bursting and gas meters
freezing, the forecaster at the weather
bureau looked far and wide for a slice
Of warm weather this morning. but the
best he could do was to promise degrees
above zero for tonight. Clear and cold
was the promise, which means that there
will be no snow tonight to spoil the SCAT
ing on the tidal basin. where a crowd of
enthusiasts are working hard to arrange
skating carnival for Wednesday night
Yesterdays 13 below zero was the cold
est weather experienced since the 15 be-
low OF 1899, and unofficial reports from
the Zoo and from a thermometer near the
Chevy Chase bridge showed 81 below
and 10. below, respectively.
The biggest drop came at 8 O'Clock yes
terday morning At that hour the siIIi-
est-lookfng things in all Washington
were the milk bottles. The milk had
frozen solid and the cream had swollen
out in q solid cylinder two inches above
the mouths of the bottles:
Hey, the mikman is giving you good
measure this morning." was a standard
joke yesterday. After O'Clock yester-
day morning the cold wave gave way
rapidly. and by this morning II was .
respectable 20 degrees above.
Skating Carnival Plans.
The skating carnival will be q happy
event IL promises OF the enthusiasts are
carried out. 1t will be held on the tidal
basin. at the foot of 18th street. after
dark Wednesday. Automobile lamps,
loaned by the Buick company. viii help
light the ice and supply of Japanese
lanterns will be strung around the edges
of the basin. Supt. Paxton Of the street
cleaning department has loaned q scrap
er to help remove the remainder OF the
snow, and a force of paid workmen il
busy cleaning up the ice today.
Several fancy skaters have signified
their intention of being present Wednes-
day night. The work of arrangement is
being carried on today by q committee
composed OF Secretary of the Navy
assistant postmaster general: E c.
Meyers of the Treasury Department.
Jerome Connor, sculptor; DR.. w. B. dud-
son, Henri Martin OF the Swiss legation.
viscountess Benoist d'Azy and E. c.
Palmer Mr.. Connor, Mr.. Meyers anu
Mr.. Palmer have been at the basin today
carrying on the work. The expenses OF
snow cleaning have amounted to $4l and
the collections have amounted to 80
Contributions VIII be received at the
basin or may be left at The Star ONCE.
Plumbers Kept Busy.
The trouble man" OF the water depart
ment and gas company and most OF the
local plumbers have been in demand the
past week. Not many OF them knew
what it was TO have Sunday to them
selves.
Can you come TO my house right away
and thaw out my pipes?' was the Ques-
ton asked many plumbers yesterday. and
the answer in almost every instance was
that as soon as hundred other pipes
were attended to the request would be
complied with.
In a number of instances inexperienced
persons attempted to thaw out the frozen
pipes in their homes and caused trouble.
explosions and fires resulting. Many de-
mands were made on the fire department
yesterday and last night and while sew
eral persons We're burned and injured.
only one was in a serious condition when
taken to the hospital and only one fire OF
any consequence occurred.
Explosions and Fires.
Michael Fronini. the fourteen-year-old
son of Michael Fronini OF 220 / street
northwest, suffered a fracture of his
skull when an explosion occurred in the
kitchen at the family home yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock The boys
father was slightly hurt by a piece OF
the metal and the house was set afire
The youth was taken to the Emergency
Hospital for treatment.
An explosion In the kitchen at the house
of Mrs. Harriet Mattingly. 412 9th street
northwest. yesterday morning shortly De-
fore > O'Clock. did about $25 damage
Mrs. Mattingly and Frederick Burgess.
who were in the kitchen when the eN-
plosion occurred, were slightly hurt.
The bursting of frozen water pipe
played havoc in the kitchen at the house
Of Thomas s. Wood. 616 Massachusetts
avenue northeast, yesterday morning and
DELAYED the preparation OF the morning
meal Werner Maske, eighty-nine years
old, a boarder in the house, was slightly
burned. Firemen extins1ished the blaze
after about SO damage lad been done.
Water Back Blows Out.
In the kitchen at the house of Bur-
rill Jordan. GIG 23d street northwest.
about Z o'clock yesterday morning, the
bursting Of the water back OF the
stove sent broken pieces Of iron in all
directions and started a blaze. Fire
men extinguished the blaze after about
$50 damage had been done.
blaze in a rear room on the second
floor at the house of James T. Ander-
son, 164L Kramer street northeast.
about 2:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon, did about SIS damage. Firemen
went to the house in response to an
alarm sounded from box. 628 and pre-
vented the destruction Of the house.
Members Of Mrs. Margaret Mckee's
family. residing at 1924 New Jersey
avenue northwest. found IL necessaiv
yesterday afternoon to summon f1re-
men to the house. blaze had started
near the open fire, but not much head
way was gained. The damage amount
cd to about $25.
William SHERMAN IL Chestnut
street, Takoma aPrk, acted as fireman
when a blaze occurred in his home
about $40 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A curtain ignited from lighted gas
jet near the window and about S2s
resulted.
Fire resulting from a defective fue
caused q scare yesterday afternoon tn
X street. The nre was confined to tina
chimney and was extinguighed before
any damage had been done.
Blaze in Hardware Store.
when nrsmen responded to an alarm
sent In because OF blaze In the furnace
room at the hardware store Of Barber &
Ross. 11th and @ streets northwest. abou.
s:35 o'clock yesterday morning. they
saw so much smoke that they feared
the building was in danger o. being de-
a second alarm brought additional COM
m nien IN the vicinity Of fho bnl1dfng. but