Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-12
FIRST Of REAL WINTER
EXPERIENCED IN CITY
Baby Blizzard and Slight Snow in
Washington, With Lowering
Temperature.
Weather Bureau Gives Warning Of
Cold Wave Over Large Part
Of Country.

A baby blizzard-the first that Washing
ton has experienced the present winter
called attention today to the fact that
this is the month of January and not
March or April For few minutes the
air was thick with whirling snowfiakes
that swept down out of bank Of dull
gray clouds coming up from the nor
nor'west, and the wind that carried the
fakes blew as il it had come direct from
the north pole or whereabouts.
The furry lasted only a few moments
however. and the sun came out again.
The wind. however, kept right on being
cold, and the weather bureau believes II
will continue that way for several days
Because. according to the sharps over al
the bureau, whose only eyes are weathet
eyes, the first real cold wave OF 1014-in
fact, the first actual snap of the pres
ent winters spreading generally over
the United States today.
Central in Minnesota.
The cold wave was central this morn
ing over extreme western Minnesota and
advancing eastward. Very low tempera-
lures prevailed everywhere east of the
Rocky mountains. except in the north
eastern part of the country, and read
ing of 80 degrees below zero was record
ed at White River. Canada
The low temperatures are predicted to
continue in the upper lake region. the
Ohio valley and in the south. where frost
tonight will be felt as far south as
Miami, Fla. The cold wave is expected
to advance eastward rapidly. reaching
the Atlantic coast by Tuesday morning.
Storm Warnings Displayed.
Generally fair weather is predicted. but
storm warnings are displayed on the At
Me-, and on the Pacific coast from San
Francisco northWard.
Cold wave warnings have been issued
for the northern part Of Illinois and In
diana, lower Michigan, northwestern
Ohio. West Virginia, New York, except
the extreme west portion; the north and
west portions Of Pennsylvania and west
ern New England.
Real Winter in Chicago.
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE first real
winter weather in Chicago Eede in on a
high wind overnight, and today Their
mometers in the more exposed positions
were at zero or only slightly above. There
was no snow.
Advertising signs and windows were
wrecked by the wind. Hundreds of home
less who had not even the requisite
nickel or dime to enter the cheap lodging
houses were sheltered at police stations.
High Wind in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, January 12-The
coolest weather of the winter was borne
in upon Cleveland today on the wings OF
gale which blew sixty miles an hour
from the northwest. The mercury regis
tered IA above zero at o'clock, and was
falling a degree an hour.
The wind smashed plate glass windows
all over the city and caused@numerous
accidents. There was q light fail OF
snow Colder weather is expected to-
nlght.
Temperature 10 Below Zero.
DULUTH. Mimi, January 12.-Breaking
by few hours all previous local weather
bureau records for a sustained mild win
ter, Duluth street thermometers shortly
after midnight last night began skidding
downward until at 5 am. the mercury
stood at 10 below zero. On the ranges
it is much colder.
Record of Forty Years Broken.
| LA CROSSE, Wis, January lathe
| first below-zero temperature of the winter
was recorded here today. when the Their