Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
CITY IS WH|TENED
BY FIRST SNOWFALL
AS MERCURY DROPS
28-Degree Minimum This
Morning Expected to Be Re-
duced by 2 Points Within Day.
COLD PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
Storm Warnings Posted Along
Coast-Air Mail Schedules
Are Interrupted.

Whitened somewhat by the first
snow, Washington today was in the grip
of freezing weather that gave promise
of lower temperature tonight.
From % degrees early this morning,
the low mark of the season. the mercury
rose slightly as the day advanced, but
is expected to fall as low as 26 tonight
or early tomorrow.
A light snow falling internationally
since 8 pm. Yesterday, was expected to
continue tonight.
While the local forecast is for
moderate northernly winds and slowly
rising temperature tomorrow, the
Weather Bureau here this morning is
sued storm warnings for the Atlantic
Coast north or Virginia Capes to
Provincetown, Mass.
Slight Local Effect.
The cause, which has affected con-
ditions here slightly, is a disturbance
extending from Florida to Cape Hat
teraS and moving northeaStward. Gales
are expected on the coast this after
noon. diminishing early tomorrow.
The first taste of Winter was attend
ed by heavy demands on street car serv-
ice here, although the snow and slip
schedule.
Both companies, however, had sweep
erS in action and were holding equip
ment in readiness for possible demands
on it tonight.
In a few scattered sections slippery
streets inconvenienced motor traffic,
and tourists reported heavy sleet In low
er Virginia and fairly heavy snow
northeast toward Philadelphia.
Danger from Freezing.
The initial freezing snap preeipitated
a demand on the American Automobile
Association for bulletins relative to
proper anti-freeze solutions. The tenn
peratureS last night, and those pre-
d1cted tonight, were regarded as dam
gerous to unprotected motor cooling
systems.
The overcast skies of the past few
days will prevail tonight and tomorrow,
the bureau predicted. Snow in the
precipitation in the "a hours past, and
fell generally over Washington and adj
joining Maryland and Virginia
Although the mercury here touched
the freezing point briefly on Novemh1r
10, the two nights past were the first
TO bring minimums under 80.
Air Mail Is Held Up.
Pilots on the Pitcairn air mail line
had their first lasts of thick Winter
flying last night and early this morn
ing only three planes getting through
between this city and New York, while
all flying south of Washington was held
up because of snow, clouds and fog.
w. A. Siever, who has been on the
shuttle" service between this city and
New York for the past three weeks, took
the mail North from this city at $50
yesterday evening and found the going
very bad, especially between here and
Baltimore.
Verne Treat came South from New
York with the night mail and was
forced to fly by instruments large part
Of the way. So thick was the going be-
tween Baltimore and Washington that
the mail was entrained South from here.
No Northbound planes were able to
get through anywhere along the line
during the night. Siever came back
here from New York with the Shuttle"
Lplane this morning, landing at Boiling
Field at 6:55 o'clock.