Evening star., 1933-12-31
SECOND COLD WAVE
MAY FOLLOW BREAK
Temperature to Hit 35 To-
day. With Rain Likely.
Skating Will End.

After holding Washington in its Icy
grip for the past five days, Winter will
relax somewhat today and the rising
temperature will end the tWo-day sport
of skaters, the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted last night.
In forecasting the end Of the most
severe period of frigid weather the
Capital has experienced in years, the
bureau foresaw the possibility of a new
but mode moderate cold wave Monday.
This area escaped the light snow pre-
country to the west and north was
covered with a fresh blanket.
Rising mercury today was expected
to be accompanied By light rain. al
though it was not thought that il would
be cold enough for the rain to freeze
sufficiently TO create serious menace
to motorists and pedestrians. The Dis
trict narrowly missed rain last night,
the bureau pointed out. which would
have formed an icy sheet on the cold
ground if it had fallen at that time.
Skaters Throng Pool.
Thousands of skaters thronged the
Lincoln Memorial Rejecting Pool. the
Capitals Lake Placid yesterday and
last night. and although there we're
many spills, police reported the ice was
thick enough to stand up under its hu-
man burden.
The only skating casualty of the day
was Jun Tsuchiya. 30-year-old attache
of the japanese embassy. He fell on the
slick surface and drove part OF his
glasses through the flesh above his left
eye Friends took him to Emergency
Hospital, where several stitches were
required to close the wound.
Park police. who for a whole day
stood by and enviously watched the
finally hit upon the best way to stand
guard" They borrowed or bought and
strapped on the "skids' and joined in
the fun A goodly sprinkling Of blue
coats" could be seen gliding through the
crowd.
The popularity of the picturesque rink
reached its height last night. when a
crowd estimated at 1000 was using the
ice. The higher temperature made the
place more comfortable than it was Fri
day, the first evening Of sport.
20 at 10 Last Night.
The Official thermometer began It's
steady climb after reaching the lowest
point in four YEARS. at l am. yes
terday. BY O'Clock it had risen to II
and at noon reading Of l9 was OBJ
tanned The mercury then proceeded to
go up to 27 by 6. and had attained %
at the 10 pm. recording. The bureau
predicted a maximum of 35 or higher
for today which would be reached with
a continuance of the climb The sun
occasionally peeping through the gener-
ally cloudy sky. is expected to assist in
the ice breakup. The prevailing wind
will be southwest.
The bureau said the cold snap which
has held the country in It's grip for
nearly a week is one of the longest
periods of severe cold recorded in the
last decade. but does not compare in
severity to weather experienced in the
early part of 1918.
The Associated Press reported that
cold weather records for the season fell
with a thud in at least three Virginia
cities yesterday. Harrisonburg reported
reading CT 3 degrees above zero.
with Danville. in the extreme southern
portion Of the State recording mini
mum of IL. Other cities where records
were smashed we're Richmond. where
the mercury dipped to u, and Lynch
burg with 10.
The cold wave which possibly may
strike this area Monday is being felt at
present in New York State and Penn
sylvania, the Weather Bureau said.