Evening star., 1951-12-21
Weather
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Casualty. SO; Gallinger, 40; Freed
mems, 81; Garfield. IT; Sibley, IL
IGeorgetown. 10; George Washing
ton, z, and Providence, 4.
| Pvt. James w. Corbin, a., o
1.-THE 10th precinct was found lyin,
Unconscious outside the precinc
house shortly before midnight
He had fallen at Fourteenth stree
land Park road NV. then walket
to the station and collapsed. II,
was admitted to Emergency Hos
Ipital with spine injury.
Emma Station, z, colored, oi
|1416 Chaplin street NV. was ir
critical condition in Children's
Hospital with head injuries an6
Ia broken left leg suffered wher
|she was struck by a taxicab dur
ling yesterdays rain.
The cab driver. Fred Lee Shell
ton. 36. colored, of the 100 block
lof Holly street NV, was charged
with driving while intoxicated
speeding and colliding.
! Hurt Seriously in FAN.
/ William Edelen, SO. of 191e
IKearny street NE, was in seri-
|ous condition in Casualty Hospita,
with a possible skull fracture suf-
Ifered when he fell. in the 310(
block Of Twentieth street NE.
Although the rain and risine
Temperatures cleared most Of the
streets in the District, the sub
urbs still reported travel trouble
|early today.
Traffic on Telegraph road II
Fairfax County was blocked mos
of the night after five cars skiddec
sideways across the road Just
south Of Wilton Woods. Fairfax
County police said it was 4 am
before a tow truck could get tc
the stalled cars. The road still
was slippery and passable only fol
cars equipped with chains earl,
today.
Suburban Schools Close.
Alexandria officials decided d
close schools there today becaus.
[of the slippery streets. The school!
Twill open again on January 8. +
Fairfax County, schools wer,
also closed again today because
Of the weather. Many back road.
which school buses use were re.
ported in bad condition. .Fairfas
schools will reopen January 2.
i Schools in Arlington, Mont.
Igomery and Prince Georges Coun.
ties all were open today.
Although the rain slowed las
nights rush-hour traffic, ther,
twere no serious delays, police re,
ported. Some Capital Transit Co
buses were 20 to 80 minutes late
:. The smoother traffic flow wa.
due, for the most part, to tn,
fact that emergency crews has
been alerted for the storm II
plenty Of time to sand and sal
important streets. e. c. Giddings
vice president Of the company, sais
transit delays were due to auto,
skidding in the path Of street
cars or buses.
i City Helps in Work.
/ William A. Xanten, superin.
ltendent of the Sanitation Depart.
ment. had all available sanding
equipment on the streets early, tc
.ljoin those Of the transit company
More than 800 men manned the
40 trucks. spreading sand. cinder.
and ashes.
The ambulance Of Fire Rescue
Squads No. / and 2 had a busy
day. In addition to the large num-
ber hurt by falls. at least two chill
Idren were injured in weather ac-
Icidents.
Richard Williams, 10, Of the
1000 block of Eighteenth street
NV. was hit on the head by q
piece of ice thrown by an un-
Identified person near Fourteenth
and E streets NE. He was treated
at Casualty Hospital.
Eleanor King. II. of 2454 Thirty
ninth street NV. suffered q leg
Injury when she fell from a sled
in the 2600 block of Thirty-ninth
street NV. She was treated at
Georgetown Hospital and released,
Shopping crowds diminished
slowly when the heavier rains
came but the numbers still were
large for last nights shopping.
Planes Are Grounded.
The airlines suffered heavily
Few flights were made at National
Airport. Capital Airlines, like
many Of the other companies
closed It's operations all day, but
resumed partial operation at mid
night. Traffic control officials al
the airport this morning described
operations there early today as
routine. -
In general, air traffic was less
than 20 per cent Of normal during
the bad weather.
The near-stoppage of air travel
caused many persons, who had
intended to fly, to take trains and
this brought crowds to Union Sta
ton. Trains started from Wash
ington on schedule, but incoming
trains, particularly from the