Evening star., 1920-02-16
GRIP Of me COLD WAVE
TO LOOSEN TONIGHT
Moderated Temperature Promised
for Washington by the Fore
caster-Conditions Elsewhere.

The cold waves grip will loosen to.
night, according to the weather fore.
caster. and moderation will continue
during tomorrow
While Washington shivered a,
times below 20 degrees above zero
during the past forty-eight hours
mild breeZes were prepa ring to sweep
up the Ohio valley and the upper lake
region.
These breezes. according to the
weather man. will cause a modera tion
in temperatures tonight. and will con-
tinue to moderate in those districts 8
and in the east gulf and middle At
lantic states tomorrow
Near-Free.inE ON Gulf Coast.
Near freezing temperatures were
west as the Mississippi river this
morning, according to reports re-
ceived here. The freezes were con-
verted into killing frosts in northern
Florida and Georgia
The snap was not as severe as
bureau. officials, but it was accom-
panied by high winds. which added to
the general discomfort.
New York Hit BY Blizzard,
NEW YORK. February 16.-Raiiroad
Syracuse on the New York Central was
virtually suspended today because of
the worst blizzard of the winter in the
region from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario
Through trains from west of Buffalo due
early today will not arrive in New York
before nightfall at the earliest. it was
said at the railroad headquarters.
The last through train to reach New
York was the Empire State express
shortly before midnight last night The
Twentieth Century Limited, the De-
troiter and the Wolverine, due In New
York this morning. were reported stalled
between Syracuse and Buffalo and
were marked mo report" on the bulle-
tin boards.
Temperatures as low as 10 degrees be-
low zero were reported from the lower
lakes region. with heavy snow between
Buffalo and Detroit. Engines on the
stalled trains are frozen and passengers
are suffering because of lack Of heat
Cleveland Reports Trad1c DELAYED,
CLEVELAND, Ohio. February 16.-
With the thermometer registering one
degree below zero this morning and
thirty -five-mi wind piling snow In
deep drifts. westbound passenger and
trail lines was badly delayed. accord
ing to company officials. Heavy
SHOWS east of Ashtabula. Ohio. and
Erie. Pa. delayed all passenger and
freight trains from the east from eight
to ten hours and crippled telephone
and telegraph service.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Of
fcials report all trains delayed.
Slxty-Five Engines Freeze Up.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. February 16-
Traffic over the Pennsylvania railroad
lines through Columbus had been re-
stored practically to normal early this
forenoon after tie-up of several
hours. said by railroad officials to have
been due to sixty-three engines freez-
ing up owing to cold weather Of
fcials denied the trouble had been
caused by strike of shopmen in the
round house last night. as was first
reported.
Extra crews. they stated. had been
put to work early today thawing out
the frozen engines and service was
being rapidly restored.
Heavy snowdrift. at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y. February 16.-
Railroad trains and electric car sys-
TENS were today slowly breaking
through the snowdrifts piled up yes.
terday, when a six-inch fall of snow
was accompanied by a fifty eight.
mile-an-hour gale and temperature
near the zero mark. Trains from
east, west and south were many hours
late and many had been Cancelled.
Traffic on interurban electric lines