Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-06
COLD IS PROMISED
ASFOG DISAPPEARS
Blanket Which Had Covered
City for 48 Hours Lifts.
Steamer Aground.

Befogged Washington. which had
been cautiously edging its way about
for more than 4S hours, found the
fog rapidly disappearing at noon to-
day and Forecaster Weightman
promised that it would be entirely
gone by rnidafternoon.
Crisply cool weather will settle
over this vicinity by night. the fore
caster said. and freezing temper
atures will arrive by tomorrow.
An atmospheric disturbance OF
considerable moment is causing
snow and rain in the region of the
Great Lakes and upper Mississippi
Valley, the Weather Bureau report
ed. and in al probability will reaclf
here within two days. bringing
either snow or rain.
Steamer Aground.
The gray blanket of mist which
extended for many miles up and
down the coast. practically paralyzed
shipping in the Chesapeake and
caused a steamer of the Norfolk
Washington line. the District of Co
lumbia. with 112 Washington bound
passengers aboard, to go aground
yesterday short distance from
Quantico. Va.
The ship. due here at am. yester
day morning, was moving with eau
ton through the narrow channel at
the marine post when the pilot lost
his way in the fog and the ship
stuck fast in the mud. Capt. William
A. Geoghegan megaphoned to the
military post. and soon the marines
went TO the aid of the passengers
with two tugs which had been tied
up to the wharf. The passengers were
taken ashore and brought here on Il
special train, arriving at 40 O'Clock.
The steamer was not lifted from
the mud last night by high tide, as
was expected by officials of the com
pany, but with the two tugs standing
by another attempt was to be made
today.
Another steamer from Norfolk. the
Northland, made the trip successfully,
however, arriving almost on time at 8
o'clock this morning.
Few Auto Accidents.
Washington motorists Jared well in
the uncertain mists, there being but
few accidents. none of them serious,
reported to police last night and early
today. Operators OF motor vehicles
drove extremely carefully, closely OBJ
served all traffic regulations and made
no attempts TO speed. Children We're
the chief ones to be endangered by
the obscured vision of drivers.
James B. Curley. 10 years old, OF
1916 Douglas street northeast. was
knocked down by an automobile OPP
Grated by l.. Sopher of Mount Rainier.
Nd. at the intersection of Rhode
Island avenue and Twelfth street
northeast The child suffered a scalp
wound.
A 5-yearold girl, Jeanette Plow-
man. 1904 kearney street northeast.
was knocked down by truck which
loomed suddenly above her as she
tried TO cross the roadway at Eigh-
teenth and Lawrence streets. She suf-
fered from cuts, bruises and shock
The truck was operated by George
Stewart of 653 Sixteenth street north
east.
Henry Pendygrast, 10 years old Of
SIG + street, was taken to Emergency
Hospital last night for injuries to his
legs after he had been thrown from a
bicycle on Fifteenth near X streets
when bumped by an automobile driven
by Israel Manakee. 48 years old, of
4015 Illinois avenue.
Man Hit by TaXicab.
A fourth accident occurred when
Allen Lane, colored. 20 years old, 1541
Columbia street, was struck by a
taxicab operated by John NJ. Wallace,
colored. of 1925 Fifth street. at Ninth
and French streets last night. He
was taken to Freedmen's Hospital
and treated for cuts and bruises.
Street cars and busseS ran far be
hind schedule, and here and there a
tie-up occurred when automobiles got
damned in front of street cars or the
electric plowS on the street cars re-
fused to function properly.
The fog, while not setting any rec
ord for density here, according to
Forecaster Weighteman, was some
thing of a phenomenon for this Vicin-
ity, where few fogs ever settle.