The Washington times., 1925-10-10
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temperature dropped TO thirty-five.
degrees above zero.
Northern New York State is re-.
ported under 3 blanket of snow and
the storm IL reported moving from
the Northeast.
Winds were Increasing IN strength
and the weather bureau predicted
they would reach gale strength.
Storm warnings have been issued
for the coast Of Maine and southern
New England.
Cold and Snow HIT East
BY Internationnl News Service
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1O.--Tking
winter was Ia eastern Pennsylvania
today, dressed In his best slest.
rain and snow and clear cold
blowing In Philadelphia this morn
ing. The temperature at the time.
was 38 degrees.
At PottsviIle. EIazleton. Scranton
and Wilkesbarre, Pa, the therm0In-
eters registered from 20 to as de-
Ekees and In some places an inch
OF snow covered the ground.
MoNTREAI., Oct. 1o.-Snow feIl
heavy through the night through
ont the provinces Of Quebec and
Ontario, the earliest snowfall on
record. e was stiIl showing ii.
Montreai this forenoon.
BOSTON Oct. IO.-snow SQUALLS
IN this section 81 New England to-
day were followed by driving
storm. The snow gave way 70
rain at intervals, however.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 1O.-with the
first snow fan OF the season re-
corded, Cleveland had regular win
ter weather today. A few flakes
Of snow fell last night, and again
at s o'clock this morning. They
nIelted az they reached the ground.
The official weather forecast was
for temperature just above Ihe
freezing point throughout the day.
weather was sweeping down from
the northwest today in the wake
OF the first wfntry spell OF the
season which yesterday brought
snow and freezing temperatures to
virtually all the midwest. Iowa,
Nebraska, Minnesota, the Dakotas,
and northern sections Of Illinois
and Indiana reported heavy snow
falls yesterday and in Chicago
proper, the storm had the nature
Of a miniature blizzard, snow and
hail slithering about the city fol.
lowing an icy rain.
Fair and warmer was the mid.
west weather forecast for today,
however.
BERLIN, N. H., Oct. 10.-Four
inches of snow fell in northarn
New Hampshire and Maine this
morning.
The White mountains were snow
covered as were the Maine Peakes
across the New Hampshire State
line.
Show Blankets Vermont
ST. ALBANS, VT. Oct. 10.--A
blanket of snow six inches deep
covered this section of northern
Vermont today. Never in the re-
membrance of the oldest inhabi.
tants has such a fall OF snow oc-
Cured so early in October.
The city had its street plows out
clearing the sidewalks this after
noon.
Much damage has been caused to
fruit and vegetables, which had not
been gathered before the arrival
of the fall blizzard"
FURRY in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Oct. 10
Snow began falling in this section
at 9 a. m. today, but showed signs
OF ceasing about 10 a. m.
The precipitation was more pro-
nounced in the mountains west Of
here at Terra Alta and Altamont,
with a minimum temperature Of 35
degrees, and in Thomas and Elkins,
where 1t was 25 degrees early this
morning. several inches lay on the
ground.
RAIL SERVICE CRIPPLED
AS 13 CARS ARE DERAILEp
METUCHEN, N. J., Oct. 10
Service on the main line Of the
Pennsylvania railroad was crippled
by deraiIment Of thirteen cars OF
thirty-car freight train near here
early today.
The cars, part Of a south-bound
freight, left the rails as the train
4 |~.sn H. E. n.