Evening star., 1932-03-07

kept open, but the road to Baltimore
by way of Ellicott City was closed, as
were the roads to the northwest of
Washington.
The District refuse department went
into action at l pm. yesterday and
crews worked in the downtown section
washing the SluSh into sewers with
streams of water This work was halted
at pm, when the slush and water
began freezing. At this time % Dis
trict snowplows went to work. continu-
ing in operation until l am. today.
Three hundred and fifty employees
were set to work cleaning sidewalks and
| crossings in the downtown section.
Damage to the telephone systems in
| Virginia and Maryland was exceedingly
| heavy Within the District some $50
| phones were put out
| Approximately 1000 telephones were
/ ont of commission in Virginia, l.500 of
| this number being in Northern Virginia
! Some 1900 telephone poles were down
| in this section The roof was blown off
| the telephone exchange at Cape Charles,
Va. but no one was hurt Telephone
| service from Washington to the South
was almost completely disrupted
Park Roads Blocked.
The power lines Of the Potomac Elec-
| trio Power Co. cut of Washington also
were badly hit
The Washington Railway g. Electric
Co. reported all its lines in operation
except the Montgomery County bus
| lines. blocked because of trees and poles
across the roads In Washington the
| n y,IO nj
40 additional motor truck plows at
work keeping it's lines open.
The Capital Traction Co. had II
! sweepers out yesterday afternoon, and
added three ScraperS and 100 men to it's
| SnoW-removal force last night.
Police received reports of l49 trees
blown down in the city. aside from those
in the parks and private grounds.
Streets and sidewalks in many parts of
the city were blocked. In addition to
the 149 trees which blew down there
were hundreds Of branches broken off.
| Park roads were blocked by fallen
trees and United States park police
either had them removed or placed
warning red lanterns on the obs.ruc-
tions The Fire Department assisted in
| dragging many Of the fallen trunks out
of the right of way.
| lTduincn nulSSlnk.
A conductor and flagman on a Balti-
more e. Ohio live stock train, running
from Cincinnati to Baltimore. were re-
ported missing when the train arrived
in Baltimore at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing They are believed to have been
swept from the top of the train by the
high wind near Frederick Junction.
about IS miles west of Baltimore.
Another stock train, from Connels-
Vile Pa, was due at Union Stock
Yards, Baltimore, last evening at 5
o'clock, but had not arrived at noon
today.
oscar Wilde. colored. SO, Of Pomon-
key. Charles County. Md, injured in an
automobile accident on the road near
his home last night, was brought to this
city for treatment. He was pronounced
dead on arrival at Emergency Hospital
Suffering from exposure. a man who
Identified himself as James Martin. D.
Greenville. S. c., was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital this morning.
Maryland Towns Cut OFF.
Trees and telephone poles blown
down by the storm which swept the
vicinity of Annapolis, Md, yesterday
cut Annapolis of from telephonic COM
munication with Washington. West
: River Prince Frederick and North
: Beach
| Fallen trees, signs and wires crippled
: transportation in Prince Georges
, County.
s Hyattsville, Laurel and other towns
were in darkness when electric wires
s were downed. Telephone conmuniea-