The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-29
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TO the forecaster, but there is
neither snow nor rain in it. at
least none before tomorrow night,
he says.
When the clouds dispense tomor-
row, warmer weather is likely for
q few days, at least, according TO
the forecast.
Thousands Of arms were given
plenty of exercise with auto cranks
today. when "self- starters' proved
unequal to the task Of starting the
chilled engines and radiators were
steaming merrily on all the thor
oughfares leading to the business
section.
Garages and accessory stores re-
sorted the heaviest run Of the sea-
son on their alcohol supplies by
autoists seeking to beat the cold to
1t and prevent frozen radiators, and
IN many instances supplies ran out
Washington, however, wasn't as
cold as neighboring suburban sec
tions in Virginia and Maryland, &C.
cording to reports brought to the
city.
Residents of rural sections in those
States reported the mercury in I'M
official Thermometers dropped as
low as 4 and degrees, and some
estimated the strength of the gale
last night as much greater than
the 40-raile an hour reported by
the Weather Bureau.
Chicago Temperature to Rise
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-The cold
wave which held the Northwest Sc
cnrely in its grip yesterday and
dipped down into Middle Western
States was passing today.
A slight recession from the ex-
freme sub-zero temperatures was
officially promised.
Snow fiurries were forecast TO Toll
low in some sections, as the cold
wave, which started on Canadian
plains, moved eastward.
Rail communication generally was
reported normal today
20 Fires In Boston
BOSTON; Jan. 29.-New England
was in the grip OF frigid wave
on the wings of 26-mile an
hour gale. the mercury in the gov.
eminent Thermometer here dropped
to four above at s a. m.
There were twenty fires In
Boston.
! Above IN PhiIadeIplaia
PHILADELPHIA Jan. z9-East-
ern Pennsylvania was in the grip
of Arctic weather today with the
grees above zero in Philadelphia
at a. m. and several degrees
lower were reported from other
parts Of the State. The mercury
took a plunge Of 80 degrees within
% hours.
5 Above at Baltimore
BALTIMORE. Jan. 29.-The cold
est weather Of the year visited
Baltimore today, sending the ther-
mometer to 8 above zero.
3 Die In Windswept New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-New York
ahivered in near zero weather today
while a bowling eighty-four-mile
northeast wind blew down signs and
telegraph poles, swept the feeble
off their feet, harried harbor craft
and directly or indirectly caused
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number Of injured was mounting
each hour.
At daybreak the mercury touched
the cipher, lowered there a while,
and as the day broadened rose a
little. The official weather fore
caster said that the cold would
continue for a few days, probably
reaching its iciest depth at mid
night or early tomorrow.
The dead included a 70-year-old
man in a shack, and two men swept
from the deck of a barge which
was WHIPPED from her moorings into
the open bay by the gale.
Among the more seriously in
jured were George Wildey, South
Orange. II. j., who dislocated his
shoulder when a wind blew him
off his feet; Harry Holden, who
fractured his leg when blown
from a ladder, and Charles Reid
who suffered several broken ribs
and a SMASHED collar bone while
working on his Orange County
farm.
The icy weather drove hundreds
of the homeless to shelter in cheap
lodging houses. The Salvation
Army mems hotel on the Bowery.
which sheltered nightly an average
OF $50 homeless men, broke all rec
ords for the winter by taking in
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