Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Speedy End Is Promised
to Wave of Cold Weather
Which Makes Capital Shiver

Beginning today, breaking the back
bone of winter will be one of our leading
indoor sports. The first fracture was
inflicted by the weather bureau this
morning when announcement was made
that, following the still colder weather
expected tonight, temperatures will begin
TO rise tomorrow, marking the END Oh
the present cold wave. "...
Tonight's temperature is expected to
be as low as Il degrees above Zero anu
possibly lower. So look out for the 1ur-
mace fire tonight, and take steps to keep
the water pipes from freezlns any haru-
,,r than they fPoze last night.
The mercury skunk down to the l41s
degree mark last night, this. of course
being the lowest temperature recoroeo
during the present winter. Last winter
low mark was Is degrees above Zero
February ID.
Gale Is Subsiding.
The bowling arctic gale that made
the cold yesterday and last night al
most unbearable, the weather bureau
says, is rapidly blowing itself out into
the bosom of the Atlantic. The vino
is expected to diminish rapidly until by
late tonight little or none of it Will re-
perature forecast by the bureau for TO-
morrow.
According to Forecaster Franken-
field, 10 storm is nearer TO Nasniis
ton at the present time than Meoicile
Hat Away out in the Canadian north-
west a blizzard Is getting Into action
today, heading toward the east rms
storm may reach as far as this part
of the country, or II may SWitcH oii
and pass along the Canadian boundary
and down the St Lawrence valley.
Little actual suffering by reason OF
the sudden cold has been reported 10
the police, as the fuel dealers OF tne
city. because of the extremely milo
winter, have full stocks of coal ana
wood in hand. AS far as is known IN
afternoon few appeals nave oeeh Inaoe
to the various charitable organizations
and relief agencies, and the brief dura-
ton of the cold wave, it is expected,
will prevent any real distress among
the very poor of Washington
Little Damage on River.
River men estimate that some OF the
flaws that swept across the harbor yes
terday in the heavy northwest gale had
"a velocity of over fifty miles an hour.
and but for the fact that most of the
small pleasure craft that in the boating
season fill the harbor anchorage were
in winter quarters. either ashore or in
protected docks, many damaged vessels
would have tosb be reported. AS it is, the
damage done shipping about the city
by the gale is reported to have been
light
The schooner Virginia, belonging to
Capt. George Carroll, which has been
lying at anchor in the harbor for sew
eral months past. out of service. had
her jibs whipped from their lashings
and carried away by the wind, and the
schooner S. c. Colbourn, lying, at the
Nv
damaged by the wind getting in it. 1t
is stated that the Virginia started to
drag down the harbor, but men were
put aboard her by the police boat vigil
liant. and. getting out extra anchors,
kept her at her mooring. Vessels lying
at the end of the oyster wharf were
tossed about by the big seas, the spray
from which, flying over the. vessels.
froze as it fell and soon had them COW
cred with ice making work about them
difficult.
Wharf Building Damaged.
An old building at the entrance to the
10th street wharf had a portion of its
tin roof carried away, and some damage
was done to the buildings and sheds at
the oyster wharf. The flaws as they
swept across the lumber wharves had
strength enough to pick heavy boards
them ten or twelve feet before they fell
10 the ground. Rivermen who make a
study Of the weather are looking for the
coming of ice-making weather with the
decline of the moon, but they say that
if a freeze does come it will be of short
duration. AS most of the river craft
have gone into winter quarters, and few
sailing vessels were on the river yester-
day, it Is thought that the damage done
along the river by the gale will be found
to be small.
Though the temperature was consider
ably be ow freezing. the heavy wind made
the water in the river so rough as to
prevent the making of ice to amount to
anything. All the small streams in the
vicinity of the city, however, are ice
covered this morning, and Occoquan and
other creeks tributary to the Potomac
are said to have ice an inch or two thick
on them. Should the weather remain cold
and the wind die down. rivermen say the
Potomac about this city will be ice COW
cred within the next thirty-siX hours.