The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
STORM HOLDS
TIGHT CLUTCH.
UPON TRAFFIC
Power Company's Crews
Work Without Avail in Con-
test Against Onslaught
of Icy Foe Feeders of
Company Broken

the CITY s. trees OIlereu lltlle CoH-
ISOLATION to Birmingham as it closed
it's second day in the clutch of an
onslaught of sleet late Monday
night. Most of the city retired in
darkness and the street car service
was negligible. A slight rise in
temperature during the afternoon,
which started thaw, but added
slush to the discomfort of the
storm.
Officials of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company,
who threw the resources of their
organization into the battle with
the elements during the day were
unable to promise any relief. Ex-
ira crews employed by the COM
pany in locating trouble resulted in
but little improvement. When
/! local feeds were patched up in
preparation for the night and the
company began to feel at ease the
main feeders of the Alabama POWER
company, which supply curfent to
the Birmingham company, broke
and it was necessary to force emer-
gency equipment into use.
Horton MarOoned
Roreas reIened supreme Even th,a
weather man capitulated. Marooned
in his observatory ON Fountain
Heights. E. c. Horton, observer for
the United States weather bureau,
was deprived even of telephone COM
,,,.nicati,ns with tho outeida world
snd ,vas forced 10 MAKE readings hv
candle ltf,bt = Cnaratinp under these
| difficulties he sent down ono en-
eonrovfne messape THE temnerati,re
, is RISING he said Mondav pipnt
From low marx of ~ at q o,ciock
tbe mercury Iahored steadily inward
NTH II reached "a at 10 o'clock.
standing deserted ON the streets
..ts IF Tho Pjrningbam Railway
Ifabt and Power comnanv Domed
h,ack aeainst the night In the homes
81 ,he citv oil Iamns and candies
shcna uta tho nrovarbiaI GOOD decd
IN naughtv world Feeders 10
paesar,er Enslev Norwood Ea.,t
80, wet MI Sonthside anI
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- darI, .urro,,hle shooters" of
- ,o,1na,, ,oijad throupb tha nie,t
=; atfart 10 find tho hreaks hut
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W. rra stated that sinca ~,
W. MI 49,, eUt, af tha statinn in 1oi1
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"a Ie,lowa,s of tho weather situa
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of the nariod 81 is nor unusnaI to,
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PAL 81 VI. 20 % -, ..ep'one' oon-
lass,v frees vera nnrootad Iii,
ond strinned Of brancbas In oil na,.,s
of the cry. Traffic was stoned on
MANY streets by fallen trunks
Those of artistic temperament and
lovers found much in the scene pre-
scented Monday morning and the
lightless nights of Sunday and Mon
day to their liking. But business men
and practical minded persons could
draw no solace from contemplation
of the delightful winter picture.
A comparison OF temperature
readings IN the United states wealth
er bureau SHOWS that thermometers
iaiieu 70 ioiioW the leau OF the
sieet, me the craze was the
'aoa;,,n me CITY the
~, ~. .i"' ,oi the sea
y. ,ho ,aoai 1'hsan,a.' recordeo
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