Evening star., 1934-02-09
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22-Year Capital Record
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lures. On Chesapeake Bay 1t was so
cold that even the salt water Of the
tributaries and shallower parts of the
bay froze, imprisoning fishing boats
near Crisfield, Md The Coast Guard
patrol boat CG-154 freed two fishing
boats which it found frozen into ice
six or seven inches thick, and had to
break path a quarter of a mile long
through the ice at Smith Island for
several craft loaded with oysters.
Ferry Discontinued.
Ferry service across the Chesapeake
Bay at Annapolis was discontinued
due to bay ice, while the Maryland
capital encountered q temperature Of
6 degrees below zero, the coldest in go
years. Breaks in the trolley Of the
w. B. & A. short line halted traffic
on that line. Fifteen telephone lines
were also reported down.
The Maryland State game warden
E. Lee lie Cempte, appealed to farm
ers to help him in protecting wild
bird life by scattering feed on snow
covered fields. His Office Is distribut-
ing thousands of bushels Of corn to
farmers throughout the State, he said
to prevent flockS Of wild fowl from
starving.
Ice-covered roads on the Richmond
Washington Highway were blamed for
fra 20 10 CT vinhf n, vyhir n
40 stuffed deer heads, destined for the
Senate Committee on Wild Life Con-
servation, were destroyed by fire. The
truck on which they were being ship
ped was in collision with passenger
car 10 miles north Of Fredericksburg.
The car. operated by Bill Wilson of
Fredericksburg, caught fire and the
flames spread to the truck. Both ma
chimes were destroyed. Wilson suf-
fered slight burns.
Three youths from Concord, 8. c..
who tried to keep warm during the
night by lighting fire in Southern
Railway box car at Alexandria, Va,
landed in Police Court in Alexandra
this morning and we're given sus-
pended sentences and turned over to
the Department of Public Welfare.
They are Ray Eddings 81: Charles
Vanderhuff, II, and Ralph Glover. %
Woman Burned to Death.
In Romney. w. Va. Mrs Emma
Nixon. ~, was burned to death while
attempting to kindle a fire in her
home. Two sons, who went to her
rescue. were burned slightly.
The official Government station at
Hagerstown reported 10 degrees be-
low zero. At Martinsburg. w. Va.
a 10-year record of below was re-
ported Winchester, Va, showed UP
with new all-time low record OF
below at the Virginia Experiment
Station Laboratory. Districts neaI
Winchester reported 10 and II be-
low. At Leesburg. Va. the ther-
mometer recorded IA below. Purcell
vile 10 below, Unison IA below and
Waterford II below.
The Fire Department was called out
more than a score Of times up to moor
today. most of the calls being fol
overheated chimneys or furnaces.
Stove ExplodeA
At 1915 Vermont avenue q stow,
exploded with such force that lid
were rammed into the ceiling anc
stuck there. The ERE spread to thu
second floor and did about 5000 dam.
age. Nobody was injured.
Another stove exploded at 1885
Third street. Florence Dorsey. col.
! ored. SO. was cut on the leg. She wa.
given flrst-aid treatment at the scene
The weather hereabouts was {
rather mild duplicate of that in tn,
New England States and the rest o
the East down to New York An in
cessant flow of cold winds from tn,
north started the mercury dowr
throughout the North and East ane
nightfall only accelerated the drop
New York City showed up with al
all-time low record Of 143 degrees be-
low zero, celebrated on the 64th an
niversary OF the Weather Bureau
The East and Hudson Rivers wer,
choked with ice. Traffic on the Hud
son was at standstill. with ice o
"A inches reported at Tarrytown
This was a mere skim. however, a!
compared with the 48 inches on LAX,
Oneida.
Three Die in Buffalo.
According to the Associated Press
fatalities, by cities, included: Boston
2; New York, 2; Buffalo, 3, and
Schenectady l.
Weedsport. in the western part Of
New York State, had 81 degrees be-
low zero weather. Sardinia, in Erie
County, reported the lowest tempera-
ture in the State-55 below.
Lake Erie was frozen from shore to
shore at one point.
Pennsylvania counted five dead
many injured, intense suffering anc
numerous fires today.
Temperatures ranged from 40 and