Evening star., 1935-01-26
COLDER FORECAST.
AS CAPITAL GETS.
FURRY Of SNOW|
Temperature Minimum of
is Degrees Is Expected
Tonight.
THREE COASTERS HURT;
POOL USED FOR SKATING
Clearing of Streets Virtually Re-
stores Trolley, Bus and
- Taxicab Service.

=. Slightly lower temperatures tonight
and fair and colder weather tomorrow
is the outlook for Washington, with
no thaw in sight.
The light but steady snow which
began falling shortly before noon was
expected to let up by dusk Not more
than an inch of new snow is antici-
pated. A brief furry last night re-
suited in hundreds of inquiries at
the Weather Bureau.
The forecast called for mostly
cloudy and slightly colder weather to-
night Tomorrow fair and colder. The
minimum tonight should be about l6
degrees"
Last nights minimum was 10, re-
corded at GAS pm. and the temper
ature this morning was around Is
degrees.
Moderating weather and the progress
Of snow removal have virtually re-
stored street car, bus and taxicab
service to normal today, although
thousands of motorists, whose cars are
still SnoW-bound, continued to tax the
transportation systems.
Skating was in order again today on
the Rejecting Pool at Lincoln
Memorial, and parks officials made
special preparation to handle large
throngs of coasters and skiiers expected
on the runways in Rock Greek Park
between Connecticut and Massa-
chusettS avenues.
Three Coasters Hurt.
Three coasters were slightly hurt
last night when their Sleds struck
automobiles. They were Charles Bum
nell, 81, of 3103 Garfield street; Tay-
lor Cole, IL, of 3514 Macomb street,
and Francis Offenstein; l3, of 118O
Neal street northeast.
Bunnell was treated at GEORGETOWN
Hospital for cuts and bruises after an
accident near Garfield and Thirty
fourth streets. Young Cole received
first aid at Emergency for bruises and
shock after his sled hit a car in the
$500 block of Macomb street. The
OffenStein boy suffered brush burns
on the face in collision with an auto
mobile on Queen street near Trinidad
avenue northeast.
Irving T. Reed, 81, of 1884 Colum-
bia road, received possible fractures
OF the ribs early today in a collision
of automobiles at Twentieth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. He was a
passenger in car which was forced
over the sidewalk by skidding auto
mobile. Reed was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
David Pearson, 20, colored, Of II
Defrees street, suffered internal in
juries yesterday when an automobile
skidded into him as he was Shoveling
snow into a manhole in the TOO
block of Florida avenue. The striking
automobile had been in collision with
another car. Pearson was treated at
Casualty Hospital.
Injured Under Engine.
Albert j. Meredith, Sc, a brake
man, slipped under an engine while
at work in a freight yard in south
east Washington last night. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
an injury to his right leg.
Eleven-year-old Samuel Moses, jr,
colored, of 122 F street southwest,
suffered a possible skull fracture yes
terday afternoon in a fall on a slip
perry pavement. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital.
. More than 1000 District employees,
engaged in snow removal, were on
an 8-hour schedule today, shoveling
and trucking snow from the downtown
district and major thoroughfares. The
loss of their Saturday half holiday will
be made up with time off after the
snow has been cleared away.
Approximately 5000 emergency re-
lief workers, who put in 6-hour days
Thursday and yesterday, were with
drawn from snow removal last night.
Today was their pay day.
District officials were uncertain
whether they would be used in addi-
tional snow removal work Monday.