Evening star., 1920-03-06
LOCAL STORM DOES
DAMAGE; WEATHER
T0C0NT|NUE COLD
Conditions Here Yesterday
Recalled bareback at Taft
Inauguration.

Inauguration.
Brisk winds and clear. cold weather
during the next twenty four hours
were forecast today by the weather
bureau. follow ing the severe wind.
rain. snow and hail storm which
swept Washington last night.
The thermometer registered 16 de-
grecs as the lowest temperature dur
ing the night. and 1t is expected by
the weather bureau to remain there
ahcuts until Monday.
During the height of the storm last
night the wind attained a. velocity of
fortyeight miles an hour. Trees,
telephone poles and wires were
blown down. many pedestrians were
bowled over and trafflc was seriously
hampered.
The storm yesterday recalled the
severe one Of March 4, 1909. when
President Taft was inaugurated. AL
though the weather was threatening
for several days prior to inauguration
day. the weather bureau on March 8
declared the day would be ideal. But
Il bareback" occurred. and Washing
ton was in the Strip Of one of the
worst blizzards 1t ever experienced
Prof. Frankendeld. official weather
forec.ster. admitted today that the
snowfall took weather bureau officials
by surprise. although indications
pointed to high winds and low tenn
perature.
Yesterdays storm was not techni-
cally known as q blizzard" said Prof.
Frankenfleld. But II the people want
to call 1t blizzard. I guess for gen.
erai purposes We may call 1t such.
There was only three-quarters of an
inch OF snow during the storm. but
the wind was extraordinarily high"
The storm caused intense suffering
among the poor. Families whose sup
ply OF coal had run out sought shelter
in the various relief organization
headquarters. Tne Gospel Mission to-
day made an appeal to the public for
funds to provide fuel and provisions
for the poor of this city. 1t was stated
that IS will provide a family with
one-fourth Of ton Of coal and a
to contribute to this fund should make
checks payable to the Gospel Mission.
21i John Marshall place.
Tree Falls ON Motor Car.
Trees in different parts of the city
were blown down. but in only one in
stance was any damage done. accord
ing to the police. and that was at the
southwest corner Of 4th and B streets
southeast. in front Of Metropolitan
on the automobile OF c. O. Bohrer. 1902
sth street. badly damaging the ma
chine.
Police reports showed that trees
were blown down at Missouri avenue
and 9Th street. 10Th between E and r
streets. near 18th and NJ streets, in
front OF 344 18th street southeast, in
front of 1906 Vermont avenue, south
east corner Of l1th and U streets, in
alley near Belasco Theater. H between
TN and Sth street: near 11th street
and North Carolina avenue northeast,
4th street south Of East Capitol. l.
street and New Jersey avenue and LIST
street. Wisconsin avenue near wood
ley road and in front Of 2362 Massa-
avenue.
Street cars. telegraph lines and
trains operating in or to Washington
showed by ue-ups and delays the ef-
feet OF the storm.
sands Of gallons Of water out Of the
Eastern branch. The ~sfiow for the
condensers of the Potomac Electric
Power Company's plant at Benning
was curtaiied. The result was 4
general decrease in flow OF electric
current to lines Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
Capital Traction Company officials
declared that tho storm did not
bother our lines at ALL" Oficials of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company stated that details OF the
tie-ups throughout Washington were
not available. but that minor delays
Of ten to fifteen minutes were fire.
Quent on account Of the low flow Of
current.
Ssme Trains Delayed.
Trains from the north and west to
the Union station were from one to
two hours late. as q result Of the
snow. Between New York and Phila-
delphia. especially. trouble was prev
ming far behind schedule at noon.
Trains from the south were running
on time generally.
Telegraph lines to the west and
south were reported clear" by the
from New York and Phradeiphia
slight delays were 49," cunt
Of wires down near Philadelphia.
Lieut.. Dean of the harDoT - - pre-
cinct received no reports Of damage
on the river. Practically none Of the
small craft had been put overheard
Had they been in the river the hi 9Th
wind probably would have driven
them against the wall at Giesboro and
them.
Water In the river. the lieutenant
stated. was exceptionally low this
being lower at high tide
than at a normal low tide. There is
no current in Georgetown
channel. he stated. He saw no reason
to fear danger from water from
swollen streams far up tho river.
The steamer Midland Of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany arrived from Norfolk this morn
ing nearly two and one-half hours
late. Ictcles dangled from all parts of
the steamer. indicating the severity
of the weather on Chesapeake bay last
night.
Persona Injured.
Several persons were injured during
the storm.
Mrs. Ernest Taylor. e3l C street
northeast. was blown beneath a street
car near 18th and r streets, about S 80
o'clock in the afternoon and was hurt.
She was taken home.
Mrs. w. o. Crosby. seventy-eight
years old. NJ street northeast, was
blown down at I1th and f streets and
ono hip bruised She was given first
aid treatment at Emergency Hospital
Mrs. Anna Rhinehart, 53l I'd street
southeast. was struck by q street car
while crossing at Pennsylvania avenue
and I'd street southeast She was
bruised and shocked. and taken to Cas-
uaity Hospital.
Miss Ethel Grove. 1921 East Capitol
street. was blown down In front OF S0l
9Th street and rendered unconscious. She
regained consciousness when taken tn
Emergency Hospital. and her recovery
is expected.
Knocked down by an automobile
near Union station and injured about