The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
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Of DC.
Ice Skating to continue-Lin-
coin Memorial Pool Proves
Popular Rendezvous

The coolest weather Washington
has experienced this year and
possibly the coolest in many years
is now sweeping out of the West.
The wave will strike here tonight
and by s o'clock tomorrow morn
ing the temperature is expected
to be down to about 10 degrees.
The crest of the cold wave,
however, probably will not be
reached until early Monday morn
ing, when close to zero tempera-
ture is expected. The cold will
hold Washington in an icy grasp
through the early part Of next
week.
Elephants Can Skate.
"It win be cold enough for the
elephants to go skating Monday"
Doctor Charles Mitchell, forecaster
at the Weather Bureau, said.
The two cold waves Washington
has experienced during the past
week, which have crowded the mis-
sions to the doors and have given
Neutrality-suspicious. the longest period
Of ice skating they have enjoyed in
many years, viii be but weak
preludes to the cold wave now on
lfa vvav here If ia said
The soaring cold will be accom-.
panied by strong winds. out Of the
south and southwest today, but
shifting to the northwest tonight
and tomorrow. On the wings Of the
northwest gale there is riding to-
ward Washington the cold wave
which today brought temperatures
Of 80 degrees below zero over a
great portion OF Canada and 20 be-
low in the Northern United States.
90 below, with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
gale sweeping in off the frozen
bosom Of Lake Superior. Great
Lakes shipping is at a standstiil,
and many vessels have been frozen
fast out on the lakes.
Chicago Temperature Falls.
In Chicago the temperature is now
down to zero and is still falling.
The wave is travelling with great
rapidity and it's effects have been
felt more keenly owning to the
rapid drop in the temperature at
many of the northern points.
The temperature in Washington
Is expected to plunge downward
from above freezing this evening to
about % degrees below freezing
during the course Of the night.
All day tomorrow the temperature
will be far below freezing with
strong, icy winds, and tomorrow
night the downward march of the
mercury will again be resumed.
The cold weather will bring no
snow with 1t, according to present
indications. Tomorrow probably
will be clear.
Owing to the unsettled condition
Of the weather during the past few
days, Washington will experience
an unusual weather phenomenon
the arrival Of a cold wave from
the South and Southwest tonight.
AZ soon as the cold has arrived,
however, the wind will shift to the
cold wave from the North.
New Skating Surface.
Winning out in guessing con.
test with the Weather Bureau,
Colonel c. o. Sheriff., officer in
charge of public buildings and
grounds. was today able to open the
star" pool at the Lincoln Memo.
rial for ice skating after flooding
1t last night to provide a new skat-
ing surface.
Several hundred skaters, forced
to move from the small pool to
the larger one when the flooding
operations began at o'clock last
night, eyed the process with huge
diSfavor, in view Of the prediction
Of the Weather Bureau for warmer
weather.
Colonel Sheriff. was not disturbed
by their forebodings, expressing
confidence that, Weather Bureau
or no, the water would freeze hard
before morning. He won out and
the pool was a mecca for scores
of skaters this morning. Crowds
during the past few days had
roughened the ice considerably.
Midwest in Icy Grip.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.--After bask.
ing in a short respite from zero
temperature Chicago and the mid.
die West were braced today for an.
other cold wave coming out Of the
bleak expanse Of the frozen North.
west.
Already early today the mercury
had dropped from its height of 26
degrees above zero to about 6
above.
High winds are interfering with