Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
FINCH SNOWFA ALL
SLOWS UP CAPITAL
Depth Is Greatest Since TO-
Inch Record on January
28 Last Year.

Washington and the Virginia and
Maryland suburban districts suffered
acutely today from the effects of the
first traffic congesting snowfall of the
Winter.
With a snow depth of T12 inches
within the city limits, officially recorded
as the heaviest since the 10-inch fall
on January % of last year, managers
of the city and suburban transportation
facilities struggled under difficulties dur
ing the early morning rush hours to
keep the arteries of traffic flowing.
While weather reports indicate relief
from further snow for Washington to-
day and tomorrow, reports from the
farthest Virginia suburban districts tell
OF continued snow and depth ranging
from II TO Is inches between Purcell
vile and Bluemont on the route of the
Washington d Old Dominica Railway.
One Accident Reported.
Despite the fact that everything on
wheels floundered during the traffic
rush of the early morning, only one
mishap was recorded early today. A
bus of the Alexandria Bancroft, g.
Washington Co. skidded at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, ran
over the curbing and crashed into a
lamp post. No one was injured.
Fortunately for the thousands who
left their automobiles at home, and de-
pended upon bus and street car trans
portation, there were no lengthy tie-ups
of In
trudged their way on foot to offices
through the snow.
Thousands Walk to Work.
Every available street car and bus was
hurriedly put into service. At that the
demand for seats far exceeded the sup
ply. Hundreds of pedestrians waited
long minutes at car stops on the main
traffic routes only to have car after
car pass them by, passengers packed
in so tightly it was difficult to close
the platform doors. Good-naturedly, for
the most part. these hundreds and
thousands of pedestrians plodded their
weary way to work.
Fortunately. there was ample warn
ing of the depth of the snow upon
ing. With the light fall of early yes
terday the present snowstorm COM
menced at 10 o'clock last night. Bus
and car companies were able to keep
the snow plows working during the
night. BY o'clock this morning the
snow changed to sleet. With the sun
shining brightly later in the morning it
appeared that nature soon would solve
the chief difficulty of motorists.
The Washington Rapid Transit Co.
handled a record number of passengers
this morning, it was said. and most of
the busses made extra trips along the
most congested routes. With the ex-
ception of delayed schedules, no mis-
haps were reported. Two new buses
were put into service for the first time
and the various routes were kept cleared
OF deep snow during the night and
day.
At the Washington Bus Terminal on
Pennsylvania avenue 1t was reported
that delayed schedules were the only i'll
effects from the snow. Most of the
trains coming into Union Station from
the North and South averaged only
few minutes behind regular schedule
time.
With the lower Potomac River prac-
tically free of ice, the Norfolk and
Washington steamboats, encountered no
difficulty in keeping to schedule.
The storm came up from the Gulf of
Mexico, passed over the CarolinaS and
lower Virginia, reaching Washington
about 10 o'clock last night. Between
and 8 inches of snow fell during
the nine hours until o'clock, when the
snow gave way to sleet and rain, which
froze as 1t fell
The storm this morning centered ever
the Virginia Capes. and was moving in
a northeasterly direction. The Weather
Bureau ordered storm warnings posted
from Atlantic City to Eastport, Me.
Fresh winds blowing up the Atlantic
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