The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-22
10 BELOW ZERO
FORECAST FOR
CITY TONIGHT
Heavy Snowfall Brings
Serious Tieup in Local
Traffic.
TAXIS ARE AT PREMIUM
20-BeloW Temperatures Are
Predicted for Northern
Indiana Areas.

Indianapolis worst cold
wave in years struck this aft
ernoon with a ferocity that
drove the mercury to 6 below
zero. A 32-mile-an-hour wind
pushed surface snow in whirls
over streets.
After heavy snowfall early to-
day, the weather bureau issued a
conservative forecast predicting 10
below during the night here and 20
below for northern Indiana.
Early this afternoon the mercury
hit 10 below at Michigan City.
Today the mercury dropped 90 de-
greeS, from % at to below by /
p. m. This afternoon it was ex-
pected to slide lower and continue
its dive throughout the night.
The city and northern part of the
state were snowbound, traffic here
being hopelessly tangled during the
early rush hours. Two and one-half
inches of snow fell in four hours
here.
Street Cars Are Tied Up
Automobile owners derived little
pleasure from their slow, skidding
trips downtown and many motorists
abandoned efforts to fight the snow
and slick thoroughfares. Taxicab
schedules were far behind, with
many regular customers being left
in their homes for more than an
hour.
Street cars were tied UP and trac-
lions, BUSES and trains were be-
hind time, ranging from minutes to
hours. Bus drivers bore the brunt
of the state situation. battling
through snow drifts almost foot
deep on many Of the highways.
The street car company had
sweepers in all parts of the city and
street workers were at full force try
ing to clear downtown intersections,
Traffic Is Tied Up
Although there were snow hulries
during the night, the heavy fall be-
gan at 40 this morning. BY 8 a. M.
snow 21s inches deep, covered al
ready icy streets and tied up traffic
in this city and the remainder of
| the state.
If the mercury hits 10 below, it
will be the coolest since Jan. Is,
1897.
j. H. Arlington, weather bureau
chief, said that the snow extended
from South-central Indiana through
Michigan and that surrounding
states also are expecting severe
mercury drops
Northern Illinois has a prediction
OF 20 to Is below in the next "a
hours. If this happens, Chicago
district records since 1872 will fall.
AT one time this morning. more
than dozen street cars were tied
up at Alabama and Washington-
SITS.
Planes May Be Grounded
Airplanes were expected to be
grounded here and in other ports
during the day, although the ceiling
was high after the heavy snowfall
stopped.
The entire city street cleaning
crew was on the job before Z this
morning with so trucks manned by
300 men, attempting to clear the
chief downtown thoroughfares.
Only last Thursday the city sue
| ceeded in clearing the holiday
snowfall, and that was followed
over the weekend by more snow
and ice.
Street officials said that street
crews will work all day and night.
Work is being directed by Thomas
Conner, assistant street commits
sioner.
County roads are in fair shape.
The State Highway Commission
reports that the Fort Wayne high
way district is hardest nit by the
snow, where from three to six inches
have fallen and are drifting near
Waterloo and Goshen.
Three to four inches have fallen
at Charlottesville. two 10 three inches
in the Vincennes district. No roads
are closed.