Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-29
SNOW
COVERS EAST
RECORD DEPTH
Transportation in Wash
ington, D. c., Disrupted
By Terrific Blizzard

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. rs
More than "a hours Of continuous snow
had tonight covered the middle At
lantic section with Washington rs Il
thirty inches, caused suspension of
practically all business; disrupted
transportation and shut most OF the
populations in their homes.
The storm which weather bureau Of
ficials said was one of the most severe
of snowfall only by the blizzard OF Feb
ruary 1899 was moving slowly to-
night up the coast from Its position
during the day off Virginia.
Reports, to the weather bureau
Maryland and the District Of Columbia
were bearing the brunt of the storm.
Washington, however. appeared to be
the center OF the heavy fall, the
weather bureau measurements show
ing the depth to be closely approaching
two and ono half feet against the
record fall of three feet in 1899.
The capital was virtually paralyzed
as to activities Of all kinds. The city
awoke showed in this morning and
was unable to cope during the day
with the rapidly descending fall. Street
cars on the principal lines managed
for a while early in the day to strug-
gle along but as the day wore on made
an almost complete surrender.
Automobiles and other motor We
hiclss likewise were unable to cope
with the snow and tonight the streets
of WashinKton were lined with aban-
donsd cars.
Tho snowfall here practically halted
government activities and caused can
collation. Of two scheduled armament
conference meeyinEs.
Walked % work and many others liv-
Ing in outlying sections stayed home.
At nnon,. many burqaus -dismiseed thstr
eRpieyss for tlse: day
CppSfess also was Affectsd onIy
forty senator's Answering to the
roll cali and = bare handful OF house
members being present. Both houses
adjourned after brief sessions and
committees OF both houses were COM
pelled to postpone hearings when Wit
f,esses and committee members failed
to show up.
Train service between Washington
and the outside world was practically
suspended from last midnight until
early today but seldom used snow
play soon after d.ybreak and inter-
mittcnt and greatly delayed service
was maintained. Many trains especial
'ly those from the south were an
nulIed and all OF these arriving were
hours late. While wa:hinxton was
oatNIluk WIFI tuo HuoWs ANVtAStNs sNe"
port News and Portsmouth,. Va. At
lantic City. n. j., and other coast
cities were being swept by tho seve-
gales.
Three large tobacco warehouses at
Dapyille. Va. coll, psed under the
weight of snow and all other ware
houses there were ordered closed.
Indications late In the day were the
snow would cease In Washington and
vicinity during the night bureau offic-
ials said and be succeeded tomorrow
by partly cloudy weather with tenn
perature below freezing.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. 2s.-
With a six inch depth recorded by the
local weather bureau at o'clock the
snow tonight continued to fall in the
Philadelphia vicinity. Traffic has been
hard hit. Only one train has reached
Philadelphia from Washington today
while the Pennsylvania officials re-
ported more than 200 Pullman cars tied
up between here and Norfolk. Va.
All shipping In the Philadelphia port
has likewise been tied up. No ves-
sells were moving in or out OF tho
harbor.-