The Washington times., 1916-01-18
Temperature Still Low, But
Weather Bureau Looks For
Rise.
TODAY CoLDEsT OF YEAR
Snow Expected Here and in
Rest of East Some Time
During Present Week.

The cold wave is departing-but it's de-
parture is not To be as sudden as was
its coming. :.
This is the verdict of the weather ex-
perts, although today dawned with
the lowest temperature OF the year
In every section of the country where
the icy grip Of winter has been felt
during the last few days, the relaxation
IL apparent in the weather reports. al
though the temperature reports are
very little different from those OF yes
terdRy
With the thermometer standing at 3
degrees, the lowest mark Of the win
ter. washington awoke this morning
after the coldest night OF the year. And
the same experience was felt in a num-
ber Of other localities. In some sections
Of the country around Washington the
temperature was or 6 degrees, and at
one point in Maryland zero was reach
ed.
Freezing in Miami.
In New York city the temperature
was about the same as in Washing
ton and that the cold extended over
a wide area of the Eust Is shown
by the fact that freezing weather
was reported in Jacksonville, Fla.
Immediately after sun up, however
the thermometer started rising and by
s o'clock had gone so far that, with
the aid OF similar reports coming in
from other sections and the presence
OF a snow storm to the north, the
W Gather Bureau experts were able to
pi edlct n letting up OF frigid weather
for the present week, at least.
Summer breeZes must not be eN-
pected, however, they declare. as the
present cold wave IL taking n most
lingering farewell. 1t came from the
Far West and in the Far West it's
effects are still being felt despite the
fact that almost a week has passed
reached. Tonight the thermometer
will not attempt to seek to shelter
all its mercury in the bulb and to-
morrow night and the next night
will show even higher climbs.
The snow storm in the North Is
supposed to have brought stop TO
the cold here and to the South Of
here. 1t Is predicted that before the
end OF the week Washington will
have some of the snow. Just when
Skaters Welcome Cold.
The weather, as It Is today and as 1t
Is promised for the remainder OF the
week. has been welcomed by ali tno
skating experts Of the city. Skates
have become the most sought after
articles OF commerce in local business
circles during the last three or four
days. At Chevy Chase, in the Zoo, and
I'm all the ponds and streams about the
city skating parties are making the
most of their first opportunity OF the
winter. The water of the tidal basin
shows a strong aversion to freezing and
ice has not formed to the extent that
makes skating possible there.
The colder weather has not helped the
grip situation AZ much as was expected
by the public health authorities. The
grip germ seeks shelter when zero tenn
peratures prevail, but so does the aver
age human being, and according to Or.
w. e. Rucker, Of the Public Health
Service, the grip germ and regular folks
appear to he selecting the same place Of
shelter When people congregate about
stoves and cough and sneeze and breathe
with equal regularity and abandon in
the same atmosphere, the grip germ
gets in his most deadly work.