The Washington times., 1914-01-13
OLD KING COLD
IN JUBILEE HERE
thermometer Reaches Ten De-
greeS, While Whole of East
Is in Grip of First Storm.

0Id King Cold rode into Washington
h both feet in the stirrups yesterday.
,dav hc is still prancing about in these
,rts without even giving the natives
a satisfaction of believing that he will
on gGllop away to unknown parts,
king with him the overdose of shivers
! has Teen supplying here for nearly
0 dozen hours.
|. Washington at least has the sinful
5 usfaction of knowing that others are
ually as miserable, for the whole
,St is reported in the grip of the first
: al cold wave of 1914, and is being
.cked by a gale which is endangering
n'pping, whipping the streets. and Civ
l'lg reasonable assurance that he Will
last be afforded an opportunity TO
l,se that sled that came on Christmas.
Wednesday fair and warmer!'
Hnat is the best the weather bureau
On Cher. according to forecast issued
day. In the meanwhile. the thermOme-
Is the chief point of interest
There is a difference of several de-
~ces between the kiosk downtown and
ne weather works on NJ street, but the
SOVntoWn instruments unblUshingly
, gistered a straight 10 degrees at s
4 clock this morning. The thermometer
ldicator stayed at 10 until about 7:3a
y clock, when it rose to II, and after 8
o'clock its Tise-rise is the word-toward
the freezing point was bit more rapid.
Cold To Continue.
There is every prospect of a Still
old for the rest Of the day and night,
the wind having died down on Monday
night to an appreciable extent.
A heavy gale, which came from the
northwest, swept Anacostia section and
IGld some minor damage.
The Anaccstia River was dry except
j. in its channel, as the northwest
ind kept the water from entering the
J lstern Branch from the Potomac.
J I'assage by pedestrians Of the bridge
5 aiming the river was attended with
SIX on account of the force of the wind.
One old woman tried this with a baby
carriage, but she was rescued before
1e had gone far.
Thermometers in the suburbs showed
r. average temperature of about 10 de-
Z rees above zero Monday night.
Paris dispatches say that Central
I. .urope is experiencing a terrible bliz-
?, rd and 150 deaths from cold are re-
ported in Eastern Russia New floods
re said to threaten Belgium.
Chicago reports zero weather without
SNOW. Duluth broke all records for a
:uild winter by several hours before the
, Old weather dropped thermometers to
e ne zero mark. Lacross, Wis, reports G.
below weather and Buffalo and western
New York is in the grip Of a terrible
snowstorTl, raging in temperatures be-
1rw zero. Philadelphia and eastern
I'0msylvania are also in the grasp OF
he cold wave.
Baltimore and the Chesapeake bay
were shaken by a violent gale during
the night. All shipping was endan-
Eered, but no accidents were reported.
Blows Money Away.
A windstorm brings many freaks
y d an extra strong blast cost Thorn
as Smallwood, a driver Of a coal wag-
on, ss25 in bills and change, when
it wrenched off his hat and scat
tered the money concealed there.
Revenue cutter and life-saving head
Quarters today report great damage
e y small shipping along the Atlantic
8 aboard. The schooner Mt. Hope is
ing distress signals five miles OF
Z Ipe Cod. and is reported to be leak
8 . badly. The revenue cutters Gresh-
~ and Acushla are being rushed to
J r help.
Slate from the roof of the Southern
. ;ailway building. on Pennsylvania ave-
= 70, was blowing off in quantities Mon
" night and endsngering pedestrians.
G fire dcpatment is kept busy an
; ering calls % minor fires.
In New York the blizzard caused the
. reatest suffering among thousands of
aJGing houses for aid or were entirely
thout shelter. The temperature stood
: . above in New York today, with the
GeTcITy steadily falling.
All sninDing was delayed by the high
ind. The tuCboat Newport, with six
N aboard. vas driven about for four
U-s in the upper bay.
Seventy-tWO miles gale which blew
or Boston naTbOT, eqCaling a record
.vU Of thiTLy-seNel years ago. brought
temperature drop Of more than thir-
degrees in Boston today and en-
ugered shipping along the New Eng
I'D coast.
While the mercury lowered around
II below zero, many small ships
~ng the Massachusetts coast fought
shelter while others. sails and masts |
ne. reported helpless. Revenue cut
= We're held in readiness to answer |
Us. but u0 to early today no loss
Ne by the seas had been reported. |
IS along The cape desterteC the
~-es they had in toF and sheltered 10 4
liter
'b0c storm fatality vas reported in the
nifty Of Boston. Patrick O'Leary, |
Aty-tiyc Of North Weymouth, died
ON injuries received when he was
roWn down by The storm as he walk !
along the cliffs near the works OF the
ErIcultural and Chemical Company,
"a here he was employed as a carpenter.