Evening star., 1922-01-30
d. c. DIGGING ITSELF
| OUT FROM UNDER
HEAVY SNOWFALL
Conditions Slowly Returning
to M0rmaI-Traffic Being
Re- Established.

Under bright sunshine. which con-
trasted strangely with the gloom of
spirit overshadowing the city as the
result of the theater tragedy, Wash
1ngton today continued to dig itself
out of the twenty-seven inches and
more of snow which covers all as the
result of the great storm.
Danger Of hunger passed away as
railroads began TO resume normal
schedules at Union station, while
trafnc over street car lines of the
city is being gradually resumed, al
tnoueh 1t is not expected that all
lines VIII be in operation until to-
morrow night.
Fair Weather to Continue.
The weather bureau issued a pre-
diction of continued fair tonight and
tomorrow, with no expectation of pre-
clpitation until at least thirty-six
nours. In the meantime every effort
IS Delns made by the municipality and
individuals to clear the city of the en-
cumbering snow.
Especial attention was being paid
To-Day throughout the city to clearing
the heavy snow off roofs. Repeated
reports were circulated through the
CITY today that various buildings had
crashed in, but investigation found
nothing more than a fallen wate:
spout.
Traffic on the railroads coming into
the Union station IS almost normal
To-Day. Throughout yesterday and
last night railroad officials had gangs
OF laborers at work at various points
along their lines.
Soldiers Clear Snow.
Early yesterday morning an appeal
was made by the railroad officials for
the aid Of soldiers to assist the small
1orce or laborerS in clearing the snow
from the tracks in the Union station
and out through the yards 4 short
time later several hundred soldiers
were buSily engaged with shovelS in
removing the snow. About the only
inconvenience experienced last night
in the terminal yards was from
switches becoming clogged with
snow. This was soon remedied, and
for the most part everything ran at
normal
The greatest blockade to the pas
senger trains was between Washing
ton and Baltimore. AT some points
1t was stated there We're high drifts
OF snow which took some time to re-
move before the trains could get
through.
At noon today it was stated that
the trains OF the Baltimore and Ohio
and pennsylvania railroads were run
ming on time, and that the trains
from the south We're gradually get
ting back to schedule time. 1t is
thought that before nightfall all of
the trains operating in and out OF the
Union station will be on schedule
time.
Not All Car Lines Open.
Traffic over the street railway lines
is gradually being resumed. although
IT is not expected all of the lines Will
be entirely cleared of the snow tefore
tomorrow night.
At the Office of the Capital Traction
Company it was reported cars were
being operated today over the NAVY
out 18th street to Colorado averue
Beyond Colorado avenue the road
mad not been opened. The 7th street
line was operating from the barn in
South Washington to 14th and L
streets.
| The Florida avenue line from sth
! and F streets northeast to 9TH street
| and Florida Avenue was not in opera :
| ton. while the line from 18th and l.
| streets to the Chevy Chase loop at
! closed. as was the New Jersey ave-
| nue. line to the Union Station
The Sth and F streets line was open
today and all the lines of the Capital
| Traction Company to the Union Sta
| ton were being operated, with the
exception of the New Jersey avenue
| line.
1t was stated it is expected the
F, Chevy Chase line from the Calvert
Street bridge loop would be opened
this evening.
| W. II. & E. Lines.
On the Washington Railway and
| Electric roads the Georgetown and
| Mount Pleasant lines We're in operation
| today. A shuttle car was being
| operated on 9Th street from the
| wharveS to 9Th street and New York
| avenue. The 11th street line as far
south as 11th and f streets, also was
| in operation.
! Efforts We're being made today TO
| open the Columbia line from 18th
! street and New York avenue north
! west to 18th and II streets northeast.
1t is expected the 9th street line
| Will also be in operation this eve
| ming. The North Capitol street line
| is still tied up and il is not known how
soon cars will be operated there The
| suburban line cars are at a stndstill
+! and it was not stated just how soon
| the cars will be able to operate.
The Georgia avenue line was COM
T; pletely tied up and patrons of that
| line walked to 14th street and used
! the Capital Traction line to get
downtown today. AS a result the ca
pacity of the cars of that company
| were taxed.
| The bus line operating out 18th
| street did thriving business today
passengers to the section of the city
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