Evening star., 1914-02-14
STORM IN THE CITY
FOLLOWED BY CALM
Cold of Yesterday and Last
Night Succeeded by Higher
Temperature.
HEAVY DEPOSIT OF SNOW.
FIRST OF THE WINTER
One Death Believed to Be Due to Ex-
posure-Cases of Suffer-
ing Reported.

ing Reported.
A mounting temperature and clearing
skies brought relief TO Washington to-
day from the storm which swept the
city yesterday and last night
No more snow in The ncxt twenty
four hours Was predicted Tor Mash
ington by the weather bureau, but
colder weather is expected here TO-
night and tomorrow. The average
depth of the snowfall ycsterGa. aud
last night in the city WAS six inches
BY noon today, however. the tempora-
ture had gone up To II degrees. and the
warmth, assisted by the street cleaning
department. l. rapidly clearing the street
and Sidewalks Of snow.
Death Probably Due to Exposure.
one death believed to have been due
TO exposure and large number OF slight
accidents resulted from the storm in
Washington. A colored. man named
George Thomas applied for shelter at .ia
nth street northeast last night and was
found dead IN his room this morning
An effort is being made 10 locate his
relatives
Suffering from exposure. George Stcrs
ing. fitty-fiye years old. of :i5f Van sire,
southwest. was taken from New JERSEY
avenue and street northwest to cas-
ualty Hospital in the sixth precinct
automobile. Michael Costello. thirty
three years old. Of Is Bates street north
west. slipped on the sidewalk in front OF
g. 9th street last night and injured his
arm. He refused hospsial treatment.
Philip HellrieSel, siNty-si years old, OF
iii nth street northwest, fractured his
right shoulder yesterday afternoon when
he slipped on a cellar door on llth
street
He was taken TO Emergency Hospital
A number OF other minor accidents were
reported.
The Associated Charities, the central
Union Mission the Gospel Mission. the
salvation Army and other charitable or
ganizations have been kept busy caring
for unfortunates who needed food, CLOTH
ing. shelter and other forms of assist
ance.
Street Cleaning Expedited.
The street-cleanins department en-
ployes. reinforced by a force of 400 men.
at daybreall today started out To clean
the snow from the sidewalks street cross
inSs. cutters and at the intersections of
the street railways J. w. Paxton. super
intendent of street cleaning. said that AT
noon today he had received reports show
ing thar practically all the wori.' needed
IA the business section of the city had
been done
By nIshtfail expect To have the side
walks and street crossings in the resi-
dental sections cleaned" he said The
work will be continued daily uutil All
of the snow has been removed :" lie saiJ
that work viii be continued until I2
clock tonight
About SIX inches of snow fen and th..
hish wind last night caused many drifts
which during the night delaved IN, traffic
Oh the street railways and also the
steam railroads entering The city.
Snow Plows on Car Lines.
The street railway companies cot oilt
their snow pIows early yestordav after
noon and kept them running an night.
and a result there uerc bur faw ..tio-
ups resulting from deep snow. S..vcr,,t
delays occurred On the CAPITAL Traction
line as a result or the pulling OF
ploMs Or tilc cloAGing Of switches. ana
on the lines Of The Washington Railway
and Electric Company several minor 10
lays Wer" also encountered Both rail
way companies kept their snow pInws
operating today. because thc WIND had
blown the snow upon The tracks
Delays Of from three to min. h0urs
on som" Of "a" trains from The sou,h
entering III" Union station were o.
ported one train If the Southern rail
way, which was due IN TINS city IN
lo:3o o'clock last night did not A.
rive until S:l5 O'Clock tins morning. &Il
Of the Southern trans arc running late.
il was stated. Trains from TN. west
are also reported Late but the delays
are net as protraeted ~ .tre those from
the south. TraiiIr OYER III. roads a.
New York. I,hilad"lphia and Boston NJ.
not tied up last night nor today and
the trains are coming m on tim".
Rivermen Make Prediction.
Should spell 81 good cold weather
follow the heavy fall Of snow the river
men say rhat il would he-s,nly a question
of a few hours before the river would i,-
covered by 4 sheet of ice thick enough
TO interfere seriously with naN igatiuu.
They are consolinS themselves with the
fact. however, that i freeze does come
it probably Viii last but a short time as
the season is nov too Tar advanced for
ice to remain .oas Oh the river.
The freezing OF the creeks tributary to
the river which according 10 report are
covered with ice varying irom an inch to
three inches in thickness. haS stopped
living here, which Mer. to have gone
Yesterday to creek points - load. w..t
wait until conditions improve.
The barge Carroll, which unoaded coal
At Washington barracks MAS to have
gone 10 Aquia creek 10 load lumber, and
the lighter BOO Hoo of the Clarke lleet
Was 10 have been taken 10 occoqum 10
load railroad ti.s back to this city. When
il WAS learned that the creeks Were Zee
covered il WAS deter mined To let them
here The carrying Of material
on lighters TO the District workhoESc a.
occoquan has been interf"red with ~
the ice ana the railroad is being used
until the lighters can lie towed With