The Washington times., 1918-01-28
DISTRICT IN GRIP OF
HEAWESTSNOWFALL
INN|NETEEN YEARS
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1 fye miles an hour to sixteen miles
this morning.
At Fourteenth street and U, where
a snow sweeper OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company went
| out OF business, Captain Doyle, OF the
| police force. took charge OF the situa-
/ tion and asked automobiles headed
| south to relieve the situation by TAX
| ing on passengers delayed when they
reached that point
] The northbound cars were making
headway against the weather condI-
| tions. All lines in the outlying Sec
tions are barely holding their own
against the snow.
Thousands Walk.
Thousands OF school. children and
| Government workers trooped to
school and office. and hundreds stay
ed at home rather than brave the
1 storm.
Mereury's Movements
Beginning with a temperature OF
20 degrees at midnight the mercury
steadily fell as the storm increased.
| The temperatures recorded at the
Weather Bureau by hours were as
! follows:
One o'clock. 10 degrees; 2 o'clock,
IS degrees; o'clock. Is degrees; 4
o'clock. IS degrees; o'clock, II de
grees: G o'clock. I6 degrees: o'clock.
IC degrees; s o'clock. 16 degrees;
o'clock. l6 degrees, and 10 o'clock
II degrees.
All Trains Delayed.
With all the powerful equipment
to clear the tracks of snow. the varl-
bus railroad lines leading into Wash
ington and leaving from this city
were held up for three or four hours
by the heavy snowfall. and Union
Station officials are not prepared to
tell how soon the train service will
re. urn to its normal schedule.
Railway traffic. passenger and
freight, today is almost paralyzed
all along the Atlantic coast, accord
ing to statement from Pennsyl
vania railroad operating officials. |
Trains arriving In Washington were
few and far between, and departures !
were very late.
Most OF the troubles come from de- |
tective switches defective wiring. |
and from the inability of the railroad |
companies to get men to shovel snow |
AlpiA NHt lIdthS- SnO" plO"S
been called into night and day SER
vice and men OF the railroad COM
panies worked all night long and /
are working today without layof for |
sleep.
Situation Is Serious.
The situation is described as being
the most serious in years. Part of
the trouble is laid at the door of the
last snowstorm. the effects Of which
played an important part in the pres
ent situation. None OF the roads had
fully recovered from the last storm
when the snow began to fall late last
night.
Train service to and from Balti-
more Is almost nil. Passengers gath
cred in the Union Station in Wash
inEton sat waiting for caller to an
nounce their trains. Others decided
To wait until better day TO make
their trips North and departed for
home or hotel The travelling public
IL seriously crippled by lie snow
storm. and many travelling men are
snOwbound today in Washington no.
tells. unable to get home or to busl-
ness.
Wires "Cnrry On."
The telegraph service has not been
impaired by the snowstorm. and all
the wires leading into Washington
and going out from this city are In
full working order. Practically no
damage has been reported by the
Western Union or the Postal Tele-
graph Gompany's wire service. and
messages are handled and dispatched
on schedule time.
With the storm this morning Washing
ton was introduced to something new
women hopping on moving street cars.
Although 1t is true that the cars never
ut any time moved swiftly. it remains Il
fact that women hoped on them.
A. the first stop ear was filled and
after that. for fear that they would not
be able to again start. the crews paid
little attention to the crowded corners
along East Capitol street. At Fifth
street with the carNgoing on about six
points, two girls, who said they had to
catch a train to Pittsburgh. hoped the
car-safely. Several other women and
hundreds Of men did the same. being
courteously helped on by the conductor
or some shivering knights Of the back
platform.
A car leaving Fourteenth and East
Capitol streets at 7:l0 arrived at Thir-
teeth street at $40. forty minutes late on
twenty minute run. Shortly before Z
o'clock ten cars and the snow sWe0er