The Washington herald., 1922-01-12
FIvEPERSONS HURT
WHILE HEAVYGALE
SWEEPS CITY
Traffic is Demoralized. by
Storm Ending in Snow
Blizzard.
Comtisaed from pape one.

Nofth ana west while the lines
South were declared to be in order.
Collisions In storm.
The storm was resposible for sew
eral automobile and electric car
collisions, rs well as vehicles col
Hiding with pedestrians.
. Two District firemen were in
iured when the automobile in which
they were riding collided with an
electric car at Third and @ streets
northwest. They are: Capt. Joseph
Sims, of the Eighteenth Engine
Company. and Private George Nus
baum, of the First Engine Company,
Private l.. @. Adams, OF the Sixth
Engine Company. driver Of the III
fated automobile. who was con.
fused by the downpour. escaped in
jury. Sims and Nusbaum were in
tured about the head and body and
were given treatment at the Emsr-
sency Hospital.
Samuel e. Sparshot, So years old,
2lf5 X street northwest, was in
jured about the head and body
when he was struck by an auto
mobile in front OF his home. The
auto was operated by Ralph +.
Frye, l42 Eleventh street southeast.
struck by street Car.
While attempting to cross the
street at Twenty-nrst street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
Laura Harris, colored. % years old,
was struck by a Capital Traction
Company street car and severely
In fesF n
She was taken to the Emergency
Hospital.
While crossing the, street at First
street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast. Margar O'NeaI, 81 years
old. 40 U street northwest, was
struck by an automobile and severely
injured about the head and body
She was carried into the ofices Of a
nearby physician and treated. Later
she was removed to her home. The
automobile was operated by Mar
vim A. Thompson. $500 Eighteenth
street northwest.
street Reserved for CoastIng.
Twentisth street. from Ralorama
road to Belmont street northwest,
will be closed to trafic every even
ing from 1880 o'clock during the De-
riod that the city Is snow-covered.
to permit coasting. according to an
order Issued by Engineer Commits
sioner Keller to Lieut.. c. L. Plem-
mons. night chief OF the Detective
Bureau. The order was put into ef-
feet last night. and patrolmen from
the Tenth police precinct were de-
tailed to act as guards
storm huts OF leather and glass
for the protection OF traffic police
men during the winter were in
spected yesterday by Capt. Albert
]. Headley. chief OF the trafIc bu-
reau. 1t has been proposed tina,
huts be provided for washington's
trafic policemen.
Submarine Caught In Gale,
In the vicinity of Norfolk the
| wind reached a velocity OF fifty
miles an hour. causing big and little
crafts to seek shelter. The United
states submarine o-s, bound for
Cuba, was caught in the gale fifty
miles below Cape Henry and was
forced to use all its power to reach
port 1t Is believed that the craft
seriously damaged its engines by
the strain which was placed upon
them in seeking safety.
Along the Virginia coast many
trees were uprooted and some sbips
we're cast adrift. The British tank
steamer Watertown, while unloading
cargo Of oil at Craney Island. was
snatched away from her pier by the
gale. The wind parted the big han
sers that held the ship fast to the
dock, and the vessel was driven
ashore.
The Merchants and Miners steamer
Juniata. from Baltimore to Boston
with passengers. made two attempts
to pass Cape Henry before she finally
got outside. II appeared from IN ,
shore as IL the captain was uncer.
tain about taking the ship to sea
IN the storm. but after the vessel
hung around the Capes for two hours,
she suddenly went out In the teeth
of the gale.
snip Reported in Distress,
Three schooners, driven in frem
Cape Henry by the fury OF the gale
shot by Cape Henry with all sails
set this afternoon and anchored in
Lynnhaven roads. The Shinnin Q
Board steamer Western ocean is re.
the North
Carolina coast. At last renort.
Coast Guard cutters were endeavor-
ing to pick up" the ships position.
and were preparing t. 20 to her
assistance.
Hurricane signals for the first
tine In yea5s were dispIored ali
aIorg the coas. last night. and shIps
!rn "ai ned IN seek shelier. Con-
SIDERABLE anxiety is felt here for
the Satety OF number OF sailing
c'aft that went to sea before the
storm broke. The schoshers Lydia
81. l.axter for Portland, rauI E.
ThGtl"w Tor Boston, Doris Hamlin
for New Haven, Frank IL, Deering
for Foston. ! ouis X. Thuriow for
Tampa, Glen White FER New Enc
land ports. Oakley c Curtis for New
York. and the Camilla Gilbert for
Philadelphia, all left port Tuesday
and are believed to have been caught
in the gale.