The Washington times., 1912-01-08
colo WEATHER
HEAPS TROUBLE
UPON CAPITAL
One Death, Schools Close.
and Trains Are Run
ming Late.

.
Continued from First PaSe.)
; ~ morning there were no reports Of
X Sy9Qble. All the steamboat companies
"a their vessels were moving on time.
Storm warnings today were sent out
90 the Atlantic steamship routes, the
sls cu; asG H1To aionr tn.
i are busy relieving vessels. mostly the
4 hnaller craft, that are sending out
he 8 Q. g. signal.
the chesapeake Bay and its tribu.
s scFsss rescued E'n,ds crew from the
vcdo boat destroyer has given the ais
4 yet been located. The Onondaga IL
An unknown craft. also has wired
kor help on the edge of the Florida
coast. Answering wireless MESA ges
asking the vessel to give its ioca-
Il % feared that the craft is in serious
trouble. The Yamacrow IL looking for
Respond With Asd.
y gratifying response to the appeal
Of the Associated Charities and the
E Cit1sens' Relief Association through the
Sunday evening edition of The Times
& was reported today by Walter 8. Uf-
ford Of the Associated Charities. Many
bereons who wanted to do their share
IA relieving human suffering also called
Hho Times last evening, and volunteered
contributions OF clothing and money,
which will be forwarded through proper
hhannels to the city's poor.
The fun effect Of the cold wave on
the poorer classes IL just beginning to
" L. oAA R,.v Al,
prsanixations, Today started with a
hush Of calls FOR assistance, many Of the
applicants telling stories Of shivering
Y ens .imost foodies. leg. Sun: Sunday Though
clseed on Sunday, many Of the agents
worked yesterday because Of the un-
install conditions This, however. was
warm as Ssst they couid d a and wai ssi
until this moruins to apply for fuel.
Men Make Appeals.
Calls are Just beginning to come in
from the scores Of men whose daily
employment is Just sufficient to feed
these men work on outside employ
msnt which 10 suspended during the
cold weather and this cessation OF
sAnd fuel supply is cut OF.
Z" said Mr.. Ufrord this Ism morn Gn.
NfU& #9 most gratifying except in
q %ect. Most Of the replies are
- regular contributors. We
:'s'E S,{e 70 see more from outsiders.
<3 enort to widen our circle of
20 that as our regular corr
1$& move away or are lost by
sSR m stin LIN may havs good list
/! ~ Sors p Tran tnA ,os ,.r.,
sd for assistance saturday
u SSted TO call At the eight
fhis morning. Regular hours
q 0Sqca9 are from 10 to- IL
jPut they Will be kept open
~ <hAn that today in order to
1e&/ 10X great demands.
81 Fortified In Advance.
Y single request for aid as .
t &4f the cold weather has come
y n nee the Thermometer took q
"a ~ Thursday night" was the
~ t!F& statement made by Lee
en. president of the. United
Charities this morning. He
: sd|t1{ 10 10 explain this.
new the wave was coming and
4 10 ;<t 4e said. "Our visitors went
<4I4E The homes Of the persons on
c>sf{ >19t and saw that they had what
INV al NJ a&$d. We didn't have to walt
aet<if ne &old had set In before we took
M ~ lothing to those needy. They
1 4hed against the rigors of the
Piston is made by. the Hebrew
~ however, for any demands
2K;t *. sfH come from unexpected
The office is open daily, and
jsfngarten has arranged to keep
" kch day and night with the work.
$50 that any need may be filled at
mo Gospel Mission, the Central Union
Mission, and the Municipal Lodging
HOUSE continue to be the mecca for
ecores OF homeless men who have lost
khetr ''hand to mouth means Of liveli-
hood as q result Of the cold.
Tonight these missions are planning
special services as well as special meals
and other entertainment in an effort to
Guido the saloons In entertaining the
victims Of the cold. Beginning early
this morning services OF song were con-
day hot coffee and sandwiches were
aerved as special Inducements to the
Ihen who otherwise would have found
. warm place In some saloon.
Good Day for Skaters.
1t was a great day for the skaters.
On the bird pond at Zoo Park the
skating yesterday afternoon wore the
No. down to proper degree Of smooth
ness. There was many a boy who
slipped away from school this morning
try an hour or SO gliding on the
At the Soldiers Home there was just
a. big a crowd. The two ponds near
the Park road were crowded all morn
ing. There were the usual number of
Ice at the Tidal Basin this morning
was only an inch and a half thick. Park
policemen kept everyone on. BY tomor-
row morninglt Is thought that the ice
coating will be three inches thick and
there The basin is considered the
best place to skate in the city.