Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Falls
To Is With 10
Due Tonight
Snow Driving Ban
Still On Here; l35
Accidents Reported

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years hit the District today in
the wake Of a crippling 6-inch
snowstorm.
Weather Bureau Thermometers
at National Airport sank to IS
above zero at z am. the lowest
since February S, 1851, when
they reached IL.
1t will be even colder there
tonight, when low Of 10 is pre-
dicted, and the suburbs are fac
ing a forecast of zero. No more
snow is in sight, and it is ex-
pected to get warmer Sunday.
Park police said that despite
last nights cold weather, ice on
the Rejecting Pool and at the
Aquatic Gardens is not strong
enough to support skaters.
The 6-inch snowfall was re-
corded at the airport. but there
were unofficial reports of 7 and
3 inches in outlying areas.
Snow Shoveler Dies
The storm caused one death,
police reported. Harry C. Taft,
50. Of 1923 Forty-third pl. NV,
a pharmacist at District General
Hospital, was pronounced dead
at Suburban Hospital. He was
taken there after he collapsed
while shoveling snow at his
home. Doctors said he died
after a heart attack from over
exertion.,
District streets were reported
in better shape today after SAN
itation crews worked all night
blowing and hauling away the
snow. But chains and snow
tires still were needed, and the
emergency snow ban still was
in effect on Sc main streets.
About 300 trucks were on the
streets during the clearing oper-
alton. Sanitation Supt. William
A. Xanten said sanding crews
would be out today, touching I'D
already sanded spots and look
inf for further icy places to sand.
Snow PIows Still Out. :.
Snow plows still were at work.
too. clearing away snow in places
where it was impossible yeSter-
day because of cars parked at
the curbs. But the biggest sand
ing and blowing Jobs, Mr.. Kan
ten said. are past.
Police reported 1875 accidents
during a 24-hour period which
began at 4 am. yesterday. This
was about three times the nor
NAL number, but none of the
accidents was reported serious.
The American Automobile AS
ISOLATION said that up until mid
night it had serviced 788 motor
lists who either were stuck in
the snow or had battery trouble.
Both police and the AAA
warned that driving conditions
still were hazardous today.
Police had traffic headaches
during the rush hours yesterday,
but as soon as the evening rush
hour ended. traffic began NOV
ing well. The Capital Transit
Co., had its troubles, too. with
buses and street cars running
80 to 40 minutes late.
Tie-Up Charges Exchanged.
The transit firm blamed
motorists for the tie-ups, and
motorists blamed the transit
company.
At the outset of the storm, the
District had 600 tons of sand and
80 tons of salt on hand at its lot
at Mount Olivet road and Trini-
dad avenue NE. When the sand
was exhausted, trucks got refills
at the Smoot Sand and Gravel
Co.
Spreading of salt was forbid
den on new concrete streets and
those streets within four blocks
of street car tracks.
1t was impossible to tell today
whether any motorists had been
ticketed for violating the emerg-
ency snow orders. Under the
orders. it is a violation to stall
and block traffic on 56 main
streets unless the car is equipped
with chains of snow tires.
Tickets May Have Been Given.
Police said that some tickets
may have been handed out. but
that no motorists were booked
at the precincts. They explained
that policemen probably handed
out traffic tickets, rather than
leaving their posts to take motor
lists into the precincts for book
ing.
Most cars, however, were
equipped with chains or snow
tires.
There was little traffic during
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