Evening star., 1920-02-06

st was impossible for them to make
their way through the deep snow,
~ Plovvs Cleared the Walks.
This morning it was possible for the
pedestrians to find comparatively easy
walking along the tracks, snow plows
having been kept going all night. An
occasional northbound car was a sig
nal for an outburst of Indignation.
tl: All cars going the wrong way"
many of the walkers shouted. others
venturing the assertion that the COM
.,pany did not need the money.
ill Higher fares and no cars" re-
marked a disgruntled pedestrian.
ITS worse than when we had the
s-cent car fare
is Cautions Fire Companies.
Chief Wagner of the fire depart
ment sent out a warning to MEM
.bers of the department 70 exercise the
greatest amount of care in respond
ing to alarms while the streets are
snow filled He thinks it better for
an apparatus to reach the scene of a
lfre little late than not at all.
III Yesterday an axle of No. 16 hose
wagon broke down while the company
was on its way to a fire in a ga ,ge
II the rear of 333 Pennsylvania avenue.
The accident happened near Pennsyl-
yania avenue and 7th street, and not
lar from the spot where the water tower
became stalled Fortunately the delays
serious loss to the owners of the prop-
erty. The fire was extinguished
quickly.
Running across 18th street at New
YORK avenue last night. Miss Pauline
over a pile of snow. fell and severely
injured her right hip and ankle. A
motorist passing at the time took
the young woman 10 her home.
Edward Snow, 211 ID street. was
a m
the snow and demolished a lamp
post in front of his home yesterday
afternoon.
An awning in front of the building
of John +. Javins. 135 Pennsylvania
avenue. was blown down last night.
lt was blown against two large plate
glass windows, which were demol-
ished.
H. Steamer Northumberland Docks.
With several inches of snow covering
her decks and icicles dar Cling from her
structure, the steamship Northumberland
reached this city from Baltimore this
morning and docked at the foot of 7th
street about O'Clock Arrangements TO-
day are being made to return to Balti-
more, leaving here at o'clock tomorrow
upon weather conditions
The craft left Baltimore Tuesday
morning with orders to run as far a .
Colonial Beach and return, but ice
|ohUilioHS On lne Baltimore end of the
trip were such that Capt. Hardinp
deemed it advisable to come ali the
way to Washington. He reported tha
there were not more than four miles
OF the lower river free of ice. and
stops at Rock Point GIymont- Nor
gantown and Indian Head could not he
made. 0' De
Oyster Boats Fast in Ice.
At Rock Point. he stated, fully fortv
oyster boats fast in the ice made /,
Impossible for the steamer to reach
the wharf. but landing was made at
Bushwood, also in the Wiconico
There was much freight on the steam
er for Rock Point, and an accnmnis- :
tion of freight there to be brouDbt a.
this city. An effort will be rnada to
make a landing there on the return
trip, If the trip scheduled for tomor'
row is made. oi
Lieut. Russell Dean of the harbor M
lice precinct reported today that there
mad been no exceptionally high tide
resulting from the fall of snow .nd
hail or from the melting of snow IN the
river. P 'Ae
Miss Annie A. Mason, 1877 Sbenberd
street, fell on the ice at 18th ana II
streets today and sprsined her Jaft
ankle She was given first aid AZ
Emergency Hospital.