Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-29
Coolest Day at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, December 90
Steam and electric car service was in
wires were damaged by a snowstorm
which ushered in the coolest day Of
the winter here today. While zero
temperatures prevailed in many parts
of the state. the lowest figure in this
city was six degrees, but a high north
wind which blew the snow into deep
drifts added to the discomfort. Police
stations and missions in the slum dis
tricts are crowded with refugees from
the severe weather, and suffering is
all classes because of the coal short
age. Colder weather is predicted by the
weather bureau for tomorrow and
Monday.
Ten Below at Albany.
ALBANY, N sY.s -December 2s.-A
minimum temperature OF ten degrees
below zero was recorded at the United
States weather bureau station here to-
+ areenville. Me, with a minimum OF
twenty-four below zero. was the coolest
point in New England from which ofsicial
records were obtained by the weather bu-
reau here Mortified and Burlington, vt,
each reported twenty below.
Northern New York Suffers.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, December Pc
Northern New York is shiyering today in
its second cold wave Of the winter. The
official temperature here at am. was
twenty degrees below zero.
At Ogdensburg il was twenty-eight to
thirty degrees below zero. at Malone,
twenty eight below, and at Brushton,
thirty-siX below.
BALTIMORE, December 29.-This re-
gion awoke today to one of the coolest
days 1t has experienced since the local
weather bureau was established The
temperature dropped to six degrees above
zero AT am, with a high wind and
light snowfall Railroad transporta ton.
which has been delayed for several weeks
on account of excessive traffic, was some
what further impeded.
PITTSBURGH, December 29.-Natural
gas companies and coal distributing
agencies learned lesson from the first
cold snap of the winter two weeks ago,
and when the mercury began dropping
late yesterday preparations were inn
mediateiy made to meet any emer-
gency. AS result. even though officiaI
temperatures showed from 3 to 5 above
zero this morning, there was no suffer-
ing and manufacturing plants were in
operation. Train and trolley service
however. was delayed. through trains
being from to hours lase
Cold Wave Warning Issued.
NEW ORLEANS. December 2s.-Warn-
ing of a cold wave tonight for I.ouisi-
ana. cast Texas and Mississippi was is
sued today ny the district forecaster of
the local weather bureau. Louisiana
residents were advised to protect live
stock and vegetation against predicted
temperatures Of ~ to Is degrees in the
north portion and 20 to rs degrees in
the south Temperatures ranging fron,
20 to 20 degrees We're predicted for the
sugar and trucking region of east
Texas. and freezing weather to the
coast was forecast for Mississippi.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, December 20
Frigid temperatures continued TODAY
over the northwest. At Duluth 80 de-
grees below zero was recorded, and at
st. Paul % below.
TORONTO, Ontario. December %
Temperatures of As degrees below zero
at White River. Ontario, and go below
at Winnipeg and Cobalt were reported
| today in a spell of unusually severe
weather, prevalent throughout Canada
from the ROCKY mountains to the At
lant!c- The cold wave. weather OBJ
servers say, is moving east
Relief in Middle West Tonight.
CHICAGO. December 2s.-Relief from,
the cold wave gripping the middle
western states Will come tonight or TO-
morrow. according to bulletin Of the
weather bureau today. Although the
temperature was at zero here mis-
morning. official reports told of thirty
degrees below at Duluth. At Prince Ed
ward. Sask.. forty below was regis
| tered.
/ Temperatures ranging from two below
Nebraskay Kansas. Minnesota and west.
| ern Missouri. Indiana, Michigan and
| southern Illinois also feeling severe ef.
fects of the wave.