Evening star., 1932-12-19
5000 Men at Work Diqqinq
City Out of Heaviest
Snow in Decade.
STORM IS FATAL TO MAN;
EIGHT RECEIVE INJURIES
Streets Are Reopened and Transit
Services Resume Normal Sched-
ules-Fog Grounds Planes.

Only small measure Of relief from
the extreme cold was forecast by the
/ weather Bureau today, as charity or
ganlzations reported they were swamped
by requests for aid as a result of the
snow storm, which caused one death,
paralyzed the city's transportation sys-
| tenn and sent more than half a dozen
persons to hospitals.
With an army of approximately
5000 men at work in the streets, Wash
| lngton continued to dig its way out Of
the heaviest snowfall in a decade, after
night that came within a degree of
matching the coldest of the Winter.
Despite the snow and ice, comparative
| ly few traffic accidents were reported,
and virtually all Of these were OF a
minor nature. A fatal automobile ac-
cldent occurred in Hyattsville last
night. but Prince Georges County po-
lice did not attribute it to weather
conditions
Motor Hazards Increase
Motor hazards created by the snow
and ice were increased this morning by
a dense fog that hung over portions Of
! the District. as well as nearby Mary
land and Virginia.
The fog temporarily robbed the Cap
ital of air transport service, planes that
had weathered the snow being forced to
remain on the ground for several hours.
The Weather Bureau forecast cloudi-
ness tonight and tomorrow, with a
minimum temperature Of about 18 de-
grees tonight. This is three degrees
higher than the lowest temperature of
the past "a hours. reached at O'clock
this morning. Temperatures several
degrees lower were reported in suburban
districts. however.
Slowly rising temperatures were pre-
dicted for tomorrow, with moderate
southwest winds.
This mornings 15-degree temperature
was the lowest Of the storm period. the
thermometer at the Weather Bureau
having recorded a minimum of 16 yes
terday and II the day before. The
lowest temperature of the season was
recorded Friday, the mercury sinking to
"A before the snow began falling.
Relief Centers Crowded
Missions and other relief centers, as
usual since the cold wave started, were
crowded to capacity last night. Ap-
proximately $50 men spent the night at
the Central Union Mission. and the
Salvation Army and other relief certers
throughout the city gave shelter to
hundreds of others.
Approximately half Of the 5000 street
workers en- the job today were extra
workers, many of them with certified
unemployed" cards with which they
we're obtaining food and other relief
before the storm. The remainder Of the
extra workers were hired when they
applied to the District Refuse Depart
n1ent.
In addition to the men working for
the District, about 500 have been given
work by private concerns and irdi-
viduals through the recommendation Of
the District Public Employment Service.
These were hired to clean sidewalks and
driveways at Union Station, the Ward
man Park and Shoreham Hotels and
at other places throughout the city.
Transit Schedules Normal
Washington's transportation system
was getting back to its normal schedule
this morning after the most difficult
week end in 10 years.
Neither the Washington Railway g.
Electric Co. nor the Capital Traction
Co. reported any serious tie-upS yeSter-
day. Both companies experienced nu-
merouS minor tie-ups, and cars on
many routes were running behind
schedule, but service was maintained
more or less regularly on all lines.
Bus lines operated closer to schedule.
The Washington Rapid Transit Co. re-
ported only a few busses late. Similar
conditions existed on the Wreco and
Capital Traction bus lines.
Both busses and street cars were
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