The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-02
THE COIN WAVE


| KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1.-The cold wave
! due here yesterday arrived on schedule
time, aud at midnight had chased the
| mercury down 10 zero. 1t continued tC
| drop throughout the night, and at
o'clock this morning the thermometer
| registered 10 degrees below zero. The cold
wave was accompanied by high wind
and nothing was required TO constitute
the storm q tull-fedged blizzard but the
snow, which began falling shortly before
noon. Dispatches from Kansas and Mis-
souri, report general cold wave.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1.-The mercury
reached degrees below zero at an early
hour this morning. Up TO noon the tenn
perature remained within two or three
degrees of the minimum. Snow to the
depth of three inches las fallen. and is
badly drifted. The street cars were un-
able to get over their tracks this morning.
The Santa Ee and Rock Island roads re-
port trains practically on time.
LEAvENwORTH, Kan, Feb IA howl
ing blizzard, accompanied by "a heavy
snow storm, has ragged here since mid
night. The snow is five inches deep, and
drifting badly. The Kansas Central rail-
road west of Leavenworth is completely
showed up. The rapid transit line be-
tween the fort and the soldiers home Is
also bockaded. Tue thermometer registers
. degrees below zero.
ATCHIsON, Kan, Feb. IA severe storm
is raging over the Missouri Pacific and
the Burlington and Missouri systems in
northern Kansas and Nebraska this morn
ing. All trans are delayed several hours.
Snow plOwS have been sent out. The Cen
tral Branch railroad, which runs IN d
westerly direction through Kansas, suffers
to Il greater extent than the others, as a
north wind sweeps the snow from the
prairies into its cuts. The thermometer
here registers from to degrees be-
low zero. AT Cawker city it is reported
much colder
ARKANSAS CITY, Feb. IA cold wave,
unsccompauied by snow or rain, struck this
section last night, and AT noon there
seemed to be but little abatement. How
ever, no casualties are reported. Trains
are running on time and stock will not
materially suffer.
THE NORTHWEST.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 1-Following
close on the heels OF yesterdays storm
came decided drop III temperature ali over
the northwest. AT O'Clock it was p de-
grees below in the downtown section of
this city ahd from - to 40 out on the bluffs.
Similar reports come from all directions,
and IL seems that the night was the coolest
for several years. The weather bureau has
again run up the cold wave flag.
ELSEWHERE.
DENVER, Feb IA storm was general
throughout the state today, and there are
reports tonight of snowslides in the
mountains, resulting in several cases of
death and destruction, Near Carbondsle
Il young man (name unknown) was caught
in d slide and suffocated. AT Aspen II.
w. Shivey and John Bradley, miners,
were Instantly killed by being caught in
an avalanche. a rescuing party which
started TO point ten miles west of Aspen
has not been heard from, and fears for
their safety are entertained; for il is
known that several slides occurred be-
tween the two points.
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Feb 1.-The ther-
mometer registers "a degrees below zero.
with II tempest raging from the northwest
All trains are late and the telegraph wires
are down.
kIRKVILLE, Mo, Feb. 1-The severest
blizzard known for years ragged with great
fury all day. The snow is still falling.
The mercury was degrees below zero this
afternoon aud is still falling.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Feb. THE blizzard
struck here with full force last night. A
light snow is falling au1 1t is extremely
cold.