Evening star., 1943-01-29
Storm
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will be necessary after the sleet has
been cleared away.
T- Wheels Loosened.
NJ A. B. g. w. officials reported the
rough highways and streets are
causing strain to the entire under
carriage of buses and to steering
= gears. Streets are so rough, they
added, that even the lugs on bus
wheels are shaken loose. This COM
epany now has three men employed
at its terminal to tighten lug nuts
as the buses return there.
The storm apparently failed to
have the same devastating effect on
power and telephone lines as the
| heavy snowfall of last spring. OFF,
cials of the Potomac Electric Power
Co. and the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. reported that there
/ had been no more than a normal
/ breakage of lines so far They added
that there probably would have been
serious trouble If the sleet had con-
tinued and If last nights cold had
fs Ms
Fearing the breakdown in traffic,
Uline's Arena turned to mode OF
transportation from a past genera
stion to transport people to last
nights production of "Ice-capades
of 1s43." From 7:3o to $3.50 pm.
streamlined sleigh drawn by two
horses was operated for patrons be-
tween the streetcar line at Third
street and Florida avenue NE. and
the arena.
Actual Fall 3a Inches.
The Weather Bureau reported
that the storm was unusual for
Washington and was one of only
three of such proportions to have
been recorded here since 1911. The
actual sleet fall was measured at
Sla inches. This was exceeded in
February, 1920, by fall of AZ
inches, and again in January, 1927,
BY a fall of 4 inches.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation announced that it had re-
ce!ved no reports of blocked routes
leading into the District, but that
traffic on all was slow.
The rugged condition brought on
by holes worn in the ice by stalled
vehicles was reported much worse
in the city than in the rural areas.
Cars and buses in all instances could
proceed at a speed of no more than
Is or 20 miles.
Trafic coming into Washington
from outlying areas appeared to be
moving much better on the Mary
land than on the Virginia side. The
bridges across the Potomac were
partly to blame for the tie-up in the
latter case, throwing buses more
than an hour behind schedule dur
ing the rush hour yesterday after
noon.
Buses Rerouted.
A. B. 6 w. Transit Co. officials
reported that buses entering the Dis
trict were rerouted over Memorial
Bridge because of the rough ice on
the Highway Bridge Arnold line
officials said one bus broke a steer
ing gear at Eleventh and F streets
NV. due to the rough coating of
ice.
Officials of both lines said buses
ran behind schedule in nearby Vir-
ginia. Buses were equipped with
chains in all instances.
Capital Transit Co. officials re-
ported that their buses were oper-
ating as well as could be expected
but that practically all Of them we're
behind schedule. The worst trouble
they said, was at intersections with
streetcar lines in the downtown Sec
tion, particularly along Eleventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets NV.
Some trouble was experienced by
the transit company at the Penta-
gon Building yesterday afternoon.
Offlcials explained that this was
because employees were allowed to
leave their work so minutes early
without giving the company an
opportunity TO move buses to the
building ahead of time.
In Fairfax County, all schools
remained closed today, while in
Maryland seven schools we're closed
in Prince Georges County. Two
schools failed to open in Mont
gomery County.
Arlington Schools Open.
Schools reported closed in Prince
Georges County are BerWyn Ele-
mentary School, Beltsyille Element
sry School and the high school and
elementary school at Surattsville,
Schools closed yesterday and prob
able" closed today were Oxon Hill
High and Elementary Schools, the
Forestville Elementary School, the
Maryland Park High School and the
Bladensburg High and Elementary