Evening star., 1915-12-13
CITY UNDER BLANKET
Of HEAVY SNOWFALL
Weather Bureau Predicts Second
Visitation and Lower Tempera.
ture for Tonight.

When little Mary Louise woke up this
morning and looked out the window,
she said what every other child in
Washington said, nothing more nor less
than:
"Oh, look"
Sure enough. there it was-Washing-
toms first real snowfall for the winter
of 1876, Not an imaginary snow
fall this time. but the real stuf-white,
naturally. and wet and sticky: just the
snowballs to adorn the backs of unsus
pecting grown ups"
Yes, that snowstorm promised for
yesterday by the weather bureau got
here all rIght-somewhat delayed. but
a sure enough snowstorm. And II the
weather bureau Is right, the snow will
stick around for a few days, even II it
did turn to mushy slush on the DOWN
town streets before noon.
About three inches Of snow fell in the.
District Of Columbia and nearby Mary
land and Virginia. but it did not delay
or interfere with car service on the in
terurban lines.
Snow began to fall shortly before
midnight, though the flakes were few
and scattering BY o'clock TINS morn
ing however, 1t had begun to come
down in earnest, and when daylight
came the ground was white and the
snow was still falling.
Suburba Mites in snowdrifts.
Suburban residents whose business
required them to be in the city early
had the pleasure of breaking paths
through snow ankle deep in order to
get to the car lines. on which sweepers
had been put to work long before even
these early risers had crawled out OF
bed.
By 10 O'Clock this morning the falling
fakes had thinned out until there
weren't many of them to be seen.
further fall was promised by the
weather bureau for this afternoon or
tonight, however, the bureau also say
sng that low temperatures are 10 De
expected for the next few days.
Passing Slowly Northward.
The main storm is off the Virginia
canes today, and passing slowly north
ward. About three inches of snow fell
in northern Virginia, our visitation
he,ny q part of the storm that was
General over Virginia, pennsylvania
and northward to the lake region.
Vast Region Covered With Snow.
The Atlantic seaboard from Virginia
70 Canada, the upper Ohio and Missis-
sinni valleys and the great lakes re-
zion were snow-covered today. except
in isolated spots. over most OF that
area snow was still falling, with lndi-
cations that it would continue tonight
in the middle Atlantic states. the great
lakes region, northern New York and
New England. Elsewhere east Of the
mississippi the forecast was for fair
weather.
THE eastern storm center was moving
,ar.hward today of the Virginia capes.
ro1Ser weather for the lake region was
forecast.
Snow Causes No Extra Expense.
washington's street cleaning depart
ment wasn't put to any extra work or
expense today on account of the snow.
The usual white wing force was sent
out to clean the cutters and cross
walks, but the slush melted SO rapidly
that there was little left to be done
by noon. Last year probably was the
most inexpensive year in the history Of
the department in the matter Of snow
removal. When it becomes necessary
10 employ additional men for clearing
the sidewalks and cutters Of snow and
tica the cost is met out OF the depart
ment's general fund.