The Washington times., 1936-02-04
SCORES HURT 7
BY FALLS ON
ICY STREETS
Many Autos Abandon
ed on Main Highways
ind. 6. Area
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worth Re1gher, OF balClmore
County, Md, who was charged
with reckless driving and released
on bond.
Breaks All Records
Weather Bureau officials said
the 13 consecutive days Of below
freezing temperature exceeded all
known records. The closest ap-
proach occurred in 1895, when
the mercury was low for IL days.
The lowest temperature last night,
the bureau said, was 23 from .
to ii D. m. BY 8 a. m. it had
risen to 80. q
Hundreds of motorists aban-
doned all attempts to drive their
cars. Windshields became frosted
over. and hundreds Of machines
were reported in trouble.
One local taxicab company ad-
vised many Of its drivers to leave
their cabs in their garages. Two
other companies reported that
most OF their cabs were in Serv-
ice, but that it was difficult to
provide them in hurry for un-
fortunate patrons.
Many cabs were left standing
on the streets by drivers unable
to negotiate hills in the District.
At Twenty-fourth Street and
Rhode Island Avenue Northeast, a
water main burst early today
causing a geyser to flood streets
in the vicinity and cutting off
completely the water supply to
homes in Woodbridge. Workmen
from the District Water Depart
ment were rushed to the scene to
repair the damage.
Scores Are Injured
Scores of persons were injured
here while similar conditions were
reported in other Eastern and
Northern cities. In most spots,
however, the weather had not
caused so much damage as it had
here.
Those injured, many Of whom
required immediate hospital atten-
tion, included dozens who slipped
on treacherous sidewalks and
streets. Broken legs and arms
were treated at all city hospitals.
More than 5000 school children
failed to attend classes yesterday.
Parents feared to trust their chill
dren to the CLASSY streets. Many
thousands Of children were also
kept at home today, especially
those in kindergarten and the first
grades.
Officials Of the Great Eastern
and Short Line bus companies said
all traffic on their lines had been
Cancelled during the night. An in
terstate bus was reported aban-
doned on Massachusetts, Avenue
near Thirty.fourth Street North
west. Buses of the Greyhound
line were said to be in operation,
but to have been delayed in some
instances.
Local buses were said to be
keeping fairly close to their sched-
uled in most cases, although now
and then a driver would pull over
to the curb and stay there rather
than endanger his passengers. The
Capital Transit Company declared
all its buses were leaving their
terminals on time for their first
runs of the day, while officials
of the Washington Rapid Transit
Company reported that "au buses
are out"
Traffic tie-upS in many sections
forced delay of street car and mo-
tor travel, making hundreds OF
government workers late for their
duties. Those who generally walk
to their offices were tardy even in
the event they had started early,
as slippery sidewalks make walk
ing unsafe.
The hazardous condition of the
streets last night forced Capital
Transit officials to substitute
street cars for the usual "owr' bus
service.
Meanwhile, Transit officials re-
ported, 225 tons Of sand had been
spread along the bus routes as 80
trucks continued to unload the
sand in an effort to make the
routes safe. They pointed out,
however, that the sand became i'm
bedded in the snow and ice and
froze almost as quickly as it was
spread, thus almost nullifying
their efforts.
Woman Hurt In Crash
Taken to Emergency Hospital
following a collision between a
taxicab and a private car on Con-
stitution Avenue, near Third
Street Northwest, Melba Simmons,
IS, was found to be suffering from
q sprained back and possible con-
cusSion Of the brain.
A possibly fractured leg and a
gprained back were the injuries
sustained by George Donaldson,
%, of 1921 I st. N. W., when he
was struck by an automobile in
the 800 block of Florida Ave. N
w. He was taken to Casualty Hos
pital.
A passenger in an automobile
which collided with another at
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