Evening star., 1918-01-29
Additional Fall Predicted tor
Last Night FaiIs-Sun Gives
Hope of a ThaW.
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS FAIR
Heat Prostration in Savannah.
SAVANNAH. Ca, January %
One heat prostration was reported
here yesterday, when the tempera-
ture took a sudden trend upward.

Comforted by announcement that
there will be no snow tonight or to-
morrow, Washington today set about
digging itself out of the big storm
which yesterday slowed down operations
of business and industry and crippled
transportation to an alarming extent.
The snow predicted for last night did
not reach Washington. Its force was
spent in the middle west. The strength
of the cold wave, scheduled to arrive IN
the District today, also was dissipated.
A misty rain fell in the capital last
night, sheeting the streets with ice. The
street cleaning department today had
reclaimed many sidewalks in the ousl-
ness section. Mail delivery was re-
sumed without curtailment. Street car
and other transportation facilities were
operating more nearly to normal.
Cold and fair weather tonight and to-
morrow was the official forecast. The
lowest temperature tonight will be Is
degrees. The mercury declined to 19
at 6 o'clock this morning.
Continuous use of snow plows had
remedied street railway operations to
such an extent that few delays OF con-
sequence were reported today. Serv-
ice was seriously hampered yesterday
and last night, but cars were reported
running at full headway today.
Sun Makes Appearance.
The sun came out at 10 o'clock this
morning. There was no evidence any
fIof OF a
officials of the weather bureau said a
thaw might start tomorrow II the sun
should continue to shine.
Trains from the south are running
on fairly good schedule, the Union sta
ton reported. Congestion in the east
slowed down a number of passenger
trains, but none was snow bound Teie-
graph and telephone wires were IN
good shape in the District wires 70
southern cities were reported to be op-
Grating in spite of the snow and
heavy rainfall in the south yesterday.
Peculiar atmospheric conditions were
said by the weather bureau TO De respon,
sible for the coating of ice that covered
sections of Washington's sidewalks that
were cleared of snow yesterday. Falhng
mist was forced down by the warm ar
far above the earth'S surface. Ine Wnoie
eastern seaboard from Portland, Me-, 10
Hampton roads was shrouded in mist.
Asked as to SnoWfal.-.--g.
Weather bureau attaches were kept busy
today answering questions about WASH
ington's record snowfalls. Many files were
unearthed in the bureau office that heio
data relating to storms as far back as
1885. First Of the heavy snowfalls was
noted February 3, 1886. when 81 inches
fell.
The capitals greatest snowstorm
occurred February 5, s, Z and s, in 1899.
when 1877 inches fell. to be followed
from February II to IA. inclusive. BY a
fall of eos inches, making total OF
34.2 inches during what might be term
ed a continuous storm. On January IA.
1912, the temperature went 13 degrees
below zero, the coolest weather this
city has experienced in many years.
New difficulties for the few river
steamers in operation We're added yes
terday by the snow. Naval tugs and
the boat running to Fort Washington
continue in service. The steamer from
Norfolk which arrived yesterday morn
ing did not put out last night.
To keep the channel open in case OF
fire the District fireboat Firefighter
was out for several hours yesterday
afternoon breaking ice. Ice at Aque-
duct bridge is more than foot in
thickness, and further up the river,
where it has been undisturbed since the
freeze began, it is from fourteen to six
teen inches thick. according to river
men.
There was no serious delay to the
food of kilograms on war business sent
out by the government last night.
Wires were in good shape throughout
the country.