Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-02
BIG WINDOWS SMASHED:
MANY HOUSES UNROOFED
Schools Hampered, Street Traffic
Impeded. Many Suffer From
the Cold.
STEAM RAILWAYS BLOCKED
Some Trains Hours Late. Others
Stalled at Various Points-Ac-'
cidents and Incidents Reported.
Storm of Wide Scope.

Sweeping along at a VELOCITY
which sometimes reached sixty
five miles an hour and breaking
up into whirlwinds which tore
roofs from houses. smashed will
dows and carried people off their
feet. wind-and-snow stora
howled over Washington last
night and today. Similar storms
caused suffering and destruction
from Eastport, Me-. to Savannah,
Ga. AT the same time cold
wave rolling down from the
Great Lakes overspread the At
lantic states as far south as
Florida.
No let-up during the day, and
probably not until tomorrow
morning, in the windstorm was
predicted by the forecaster at the
weather bureau. More. or less
snow is to accompany the gale,
but no expectations OF blizzard
or heavy snowfall are entertained
The gale delayed railroad traffic to
and from Washington. did havoc with
overhead telegraph and telephone
wires tied up the street railways at
times and did much damage to build
ings Boats on the Potomac were
forced to seek shelter and the steamer
northumberland became caught in the
her relief. Stock tickers telling Of
quotations in New York were out OF
commission and only the most impor
tant figures were received by teie
phone.
Schools Hold But One Session.
Public schools of the District We're kept
open for only one session today. 1t was
necessary to close only few rooms OF
account of cold. however. The classes
in these rooms had to be dismissed be-
cause the high wind last night had
broken out panes of glass. and naturally.
with the glass out. the rooms could not
be Kept heated.
Early reports received by the Office Of
the District Superintendent, OF trees and
parkinss on the damage done by the
storm were to the effect that twelve
trees had been blown down. 1t is ex-
pected the number will be largely in
creased when full returns are in. Accord
ing to Supt. Lanham. the damage TO trees
was not nearly SO great as that caused
py the storm that visited Washington
July 10 last.
At . O'Clock this morning the Potomac
Electric Power Company's power plant
at Bcnning bridge shut down. with the
result that no electric lights were to be
had for about an hour. caused by the Sc
out of the Eastern branch into the Poto-
mac. a condition that has not occurred
for number of years. and which previ-
"usly caused Inconvenience. the power
plant being then in another location.
Street Railway Service Blocked.
The same condition caused suspension
OF service Oh the lines of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company from
: until shortly before o'clock
Many departmental employees, espe-
cially those OF the bureau of engraving
ard printing, were delayed In getting to
work The sidewalks of Connecticut
avenue northwest were flied with an
army of pedestrians of botn sexes from
Mount Pleasant and Georgetown, half
blown along by the wind
\ fire AT the St. Johns Orpilanape
caused slight delay to the lines Of the
Capital Traction Company on f. and G
streets northwest. y slight delay also
vas experienced on tn.. capital ,fractior
tompanys line havir;, its terminus ,t
sih and + streets northeast
Those vino wished 70 get down town
rom the northeast section took the Flor
.da avenue and Sth street line of the CON
ital Traction Coinnanv goinc ali Ib1
rav around by wa az ,s,or:da avsnno
2rd ith street or proceediro ~ stb 80
p,unsyly;luia ayart,a soutreast arG
Transferring ~ TIE pauusyly,nia avanns
inc After tbe sif,hT daiay -; ~ i;,,t
na,,ir.. its r,-t,,, ~ 7, 80. M
,i H -" -; 80 Ir d. '''i %.4o sIeS's
trose who desired to get to the business