El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-25
COOLEST Of THE
WINTER IN CITY
Thermometer Gets Down to
l3Above; Snow Fights and
Excursions in Snow.

Thirteen degrees above zero was the
record temperature of the recent eli
matte unpleasantness. 1t was recorded
Saturday night on the government
weather office thermometer and IS
official
This lowers the record of the pres
ent winter by eight degrees, as the
lowest temperature recorded before
saturday night was 81 degrees above
zero Sunday morning at o'clock 1T
was IS degrees above zero and the
temperature continued to rise during
Sunday while Monday was several de-
grees warmer than Sunday.
There was "a inches of snow in
the snow gage Of the government OBJ
ServatiOn station, although the snow
was much deeper in the city and on
the mesa, where 1t had drlfted and had
been blown by the wind. At Fort Bliss
the snow on the company streets of the
goth infantry camp was six inches deep
and automobile travel on the parade
ground drive was difficult because of
the snow.
The sun of Sunday melted much of
the snow on the streets and walks and
the going was sloppy Sunday after
noon. The melted snow ran off into
the storm sewers like the storm waters
after a summer rain. The sIush and
snow frOze again Sunday night and
made the walks and streets very slick
Monday morning. Automobile traffic
without chains was almost impossible
and the public service autos had as
much difficulty making their sched-
ules early Monday as they did Satur-
day when the snow was deep
lei PnsOans Enjoy Snow.
Hundreds of FL Pasoans were out in
the snow Sunday enjoying the novelty.
Many went to the mesa above the city
while others linked" out the smelter
road and toward the fort. The sun
made the air warm and many took
NnseH. Oh ID
on imprOvised sleds and in carriages
and carts. The Kodak owners were
busy making pictures OF the snow, the
Landscape being especially attractive
for LECTURE making, as both the
Franklin and Mexican mountains were
covered with snow and the mesas and
foothills were also coated with white.
Snow men were made in all parts Of
the city by the boys and girls There
We're snow fights over the possession
of snow forts and El Paso children
spent the day playing in the snow
The Mexican refugee children espe-
cially enjoyed the novel experience of
having mimic battles with snow and
making snow statues. SNOWFALL fights
We're held in front of the Y N. c. A.
and in other parts of the city where
boys were gathered to throw at pass
ing automobiles and pedestrians.
AlfOnzO Eberra, a printer at lOS
South FL PasO street, was the first vic
tim of the icy sidewalks. to be I e
ceived at the emergency hospital Mon
day morning. He fell on the pave
ment in front of the Alhambra theater
Monday and fractured his right leg.
He was taken to his home after the
fracture was set at the emergency hos
pitaL
Rush for Kodak Films.
Kodak dealers report that they sold
more films Saturday and Sunday for
taking snow scenes than have been
sold since the battle of Juarez. The
supply of rent cameras were exhausted
for Sunday and films had to be opened
i'm the stock rooms to supply the de-
maud--
The cold weather has driven 1aany
to the police station in
search of a warm place to sleep. Since !
Friday night there has been an average
Of u "sleepers" at the station every
night. These men have been per-
mitted to spend the night at the sta
ton and were then served with break /
fast
Monday morning 2 men were fed |
and for several days the number has I!
averaged 60. These, of course, include /;
those arrested on one charge and an /
other. As high as 50 have been fed in I
one morning during the present month. J