Evening star., 1934-02-28
MORE SNOW DUE
HERE TOMORROW
Mercury Under Zero as
Coolest February in
History Passes.

The prospect today was that March
might come in with more rain and
snow as the coldest February in the
history of the Weather Bureau drew
20 a close.
The mercury dipped one degree
under zero at o'clock this morning
and the minimum for ~ days Of
February has averaged 10 degrees be-
low normal. Temperatures were rising
today, however, and warmer, cloudy
weather was expected tomorrow, with
a prospect Of rain or snow later In
the day.
Ice sheeting the Potomac as far
south as Chesapeake Bay has thicken-
ed to IL inches at Key Bridge, accord
ing to official Weather Bureau records
There was seven inches of ice at Glen
Echo and at least that much in the
harbor channels. where only Norfolk
Washington boats are running.
Snow Is Cleared Away.
Approximately $500 men. including
$500 c. w. A. employees, we're shovel
ing snow from the downtown streets
today and clearing intersections and
spaces near fire plugs in the residen-
tial districts. District officials estimat-
ed it would cost $4,000 to clear the
streets of Sundays snowfall.
The civil works employees probably
will be Withdrawn from the job at
conclusion of today's work. For two
days they have been piling snow into
trucks for dumping, or shoveling 1t
directly into the sewers. This force
has been augmented by about 1000
employees of the Districts Sewer,
Water, Refuse and Highway DiN-
sions.
Enough snow remains along the
curbs, however, to seriously hamper
rush-hour traffic. Motorists, in
parking, cannot pull all the way to
the curb, and passing automobiles
are forced onto the street car tracks.
One tie-up matted southbound street
cars On Fourteenth street this morn
ing, filling the street from Thomas
Circle to New York avenue with
stalled traffic
20 Below Reported.
The Weather Bureau here received
unofficial reports Of minimums con-
siderably colder than / degree below
zero in the outlying districts. One
report, from Hagerstown, said the
mercury there touched a new Feb
ruary low of 20 degrees below zero.
although this could not be confirmed
at the bureau.
Peach growers Of the section said
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out
The official temperature at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, stood at 10 degrees
below zero this morning, breaking the
low for this Winter. Main highways
Of the vicinity had been cleared Of
the SHOWS. however, and traffic was
normal on highways as well as rail-
roads.
Temperatures of several degrees be-
low were reported from Chevy Chase
and other suburban areas.
Intense cold was general through
out the East, and as far south as Flor
ida the effects were being felt, the
Associated Press reported. New York
City was still digging out of IA inches
Of snow with the aid of $4,000 Ia
borers.
Relief workers in the South last
night were aiding victims of Sundays
tornado. Greensboro, N c., began
taking stock Of blizzard damage and
said the worst freeze-up of its history
had cost hundreds of thousands OF
dollars.
Charlotte Cut Of.
First reports came out Of another
hard-hit city, Charlotte, N c., still
cut of from the world A short-wave
radio message said cooking gas was
short. and put the storm damage at
million dollars.
A new shock Of cold hit Southern
Illinois. The mercury dropped to 28
below at Jacksonville, ILL.,, far colder
than Fairbanks or Nome, Alaska.
Bright, clear cold prevailed In the
Middle West and the East, and Army
flyers took the mail through from all
bases.
The bitter cold added scattering
Of fatalities to the heavy toll recorded
in the past four days. In Pittsburgh,
working in icy weather, rescue crews
turned up the debris of the latest OF
siege of tragedies-the wreck Of
a Pittsburgh-Akron passenger train.
The ninth body was found, and the
toll of the series Of accidents mounted
to nearly 90.
Thick ice on the Potomac and
snow on the rivers drainage area in
the mountains may result in consid.
cradle damage to boats and water
front property in event Of sudden
rain and thaw, Weather Bureau OIL
cials said.
During February, 1918, the ice on
the Potomac broke up suddenly and
was swept into jam against the old
Aqueduct Bridge and the Highway
Bridge. Water backed up and over
flowed the banks, flooding lower
Georgetown streets to depth Of sew
eral feet. House boats and some
launches were crushed by the ice and
several dredges were swept from their
moorings. These latter craft were re-
covered without damage.
Weather officials said heavy rain
might duplicate this condition.
Police Try Ice Break.
Police of the harbor precinct took
out their big launch yesterday in an
effort to break the ice in the channel,
but heavy going obliged them to turn
back half way between Hams Point
and the Navy Yard. Rammed into
6 or inches Of solid ice, the bow
Of the boat rose over the sheet, but
would not break through.
officials of the Norfolk Washington
line reported their boats were plying
through ice extending almost to
Chesapeake Bay. Ice on the lower
reaches of the Potomac. however. Is
thinner and the boats are constructed
to combat the worst Winter condi-
tions.
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