The Detroit times., 1916-03-22


deep that NIL service was out Of busi-
ness until . bright driver loaded
his car onto Q truck on runners and
hitched the horsss to the truck.
The interurban cars were loaded
this morning with men who had not
ventured to take their machines out
OF the garage. and the men who aid
try to charge the drifts were tenn
peramsntal wrecks before they
reached the city.
Trahac was dangerous. The snow
was wet. and the cars skidded peril
ously on the turns. The motormcn
~ well ~ the auto drivers found
that all patent potioas for keeping
the front windows and wiAdshields
clear were useless.
Train schedules we're seriously In.
terfered with. In the open country
the drifts we're deep and high. in
some places obscurins the fences.
Telegraph service Was slow. and
the authorities fear that Detroit will
be cut OF from the outside world II
the storm holds forth for - hours.
For those whose coal u low. there
10 the old legend u Candlsmas day.
March %. in which II 10 declared
that. lacking sunshine. the life OF
winter 10 snufRed out today.
On the intsrurban lines. snow
plows and extra cars were run all
night to keep the tracks clear. This
succeeded to the extent that cars
managed TO get through somehow or
other. though usually well behind
their schedules.
At the Western Union Telegraph
Co. main onlces II was stated no
trouble Of any kind had been en-
countered with the service. The
United Press wires were working
rs usual. Apparently the storm 10
local" was the word from the West
ern Union tranic dspartment.
The storm provided some freaks.
The trolley on q Fort-st. car came
on the wire 1t LAwudale-ave. and
the motorman apparently did not
realise II. There 10 just Q trace OF
down grade 1t this point. The con-
ductor made no effort TO put the
trolley back on the wire, and Il was
not until the car reached western
ave-. . distance Of several blocks,
that the car stopped.
Unable No zee through his snow
coated windshield. Abraham Levene.
Of No. 100 Second-ave.. drove his
automobile In the path OF a south
bound woodward car q Wood ward
and Aiexandrins-avss., shortly after
midnight. The car crashed into the
machine. throwing Levens, his wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Abraham,
Of No. LAT AlexandYine-ave. west, to
the pavement.
Mrs. Levene sustained q broken
right arm and three fractured ribs.
Levene suffered badly lacerated
skull and was seriously injured
about the neck and shoulders by nv.
Ing pieces Of glass from the wind.
shield. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham, who
were sitting in the rear Of the ma
chine, suffered only minor bruises.
The machine was demolished.
Mrs. Levene was taken to the city
receiving hospital IN police am.
bulance. Her rscovssy II expected.
According TO the report made to
TIE police BY Levsns he was driving
his machine north an wcodv ard.
ave-, snA 90 - svsrvs1 10 the west
to turn into Alsxaadytns-sve., the
street. car struck the mscAins.
throwing its occupants to the
ground.
Mr.. and Ngs. Abrsham we're taken
TO theiY home.
There has bssn no damage what.
ever 10 the tssspAoss service, was
the vor6 iron he MicAiOan State
relsphoss CO. tss1Ac department.. n
vas stated. hovsvsr, that should n
turn sud6sniy eoid. then damage
might - hsovy.
II the snow now o the wires and
poles should turn 70 zee. II was
stated. Il would tahs lswn many
wires and poles. This arsa. accord.
Ing to reports. covers Only the iev.
er end Of the lower psaiasuis, and
apparently the worst Of the storm
10 IN Detroit.
The weather man didn't sathuse q
great deal over the weather.
Seven inches Of SNOW fell b.
tween 1880 Tuesday night and Z
O'Clock wednesday" hs said. RE
ports ars that " ass On the wet.
ern end q THE storm, which e1tsads
through 70 the ocast. Nv other
Places are getting - much snow ~
We Are, though.
1T win kesp Up al day" hs added
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