The herald., 1893-02-02
BLIZZARD. SWEPT STATES,
A Remarkable Cold Wave
East and North.
The Climax Of an Exceedingly
Cold Winter.
Old Boreas Sends a Chill Over Half
of the Continent.
The Mercury Goes as Much as so De-
g Igrees Below Zero In Some Places.
Very Deep SHOWS in the
Pacific Northwest.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-. Feb. 1.-The bliz-
zard which swooped down from the
north yesterday evening continued just
"a hours. At O'Clock this evening it
was practically over. A remarkable
feature was the extraordinary fall of
temperature. At this place the mercury
dropped from 40 degrees above to 5 be-
low zero, a fall OF "a degrees. AT Dodge
City, Kan, the fall was 81 degrees dur
ing the same period. The blizzard has
caused considerable delay TO railroads.
THE COLD AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 1.-The lowest
temperature reported in the city today
was % degrees below zero at am. At
2p.m. the mercury registered 10 below
zero, the highest point, and then began
to retrace Its steps until at s pm. it was
16 below. Railway traffic is delayed,
and some roads report trains four to five
hours late.
IN THE NORTHWEST.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. To-day has been the
coldest day for years over the northwest,
as low as 80 below zero being reported
from some points while none could tell
of weather above zero. In this city
early this morning the thermometers
ranged from 25 to 40 below and at
O'Clock tonight the weather bureau re-
ported 20 below. 1t was 40 below at
Britton; 80 below at Sioux Falls; rs be-
low at Yankton and SO below at Huron,
s.. d. In North Dakota, DEVILS lake
reported 30 below and Fargo Al below.
THE CLIMAX IN IOWA.
MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Feb. 1.-The win
ter weather reached the climax of sever
ity here last night. The mercury went
down to "a below with 4 northwest blz
zard raging. All trains are late and
telegraph wires are down in all direc.
tions.
THE STORM STRIKES COLORADO.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 1.-The storm
that has been raging east struck Colo
RADIO today. Tonight the mercury has
gone down to zero and q heavy fall oi
snow is reported from several points.
Snowslides in the mountains are numer-
Que. Near Carbondale one man lost his
life in Glide, and at Aspen two miners
were killed by an avalanche. at Maro-
ney's sawmill, about 10 miles from As
pen, eight men and number of mules
were showed in last week with but little
provisions, and rescuing party started
for the mill yesterday. 1t is known that
several slides have since occurred, and
it is feared the rescuers are caught be-
tween two of them, as nothing was
heard from them today.
TAcoMA's SNOW BLOCKADE.
TACOMA, WASH, Feb. 1.-About 20
inches of snow has fallen since the
storm began last Thursday. 1t is the
severest snowstorm known since the
70s. Every streetcar system in the city
is paralyzed. The city has IA teams and
snow plows at work, that people many
get out of their homes.
DEEP SNOW IN OREGON.
PORTLAND, Feb 1.-The snow has
reached the depth of 12 inches in this
city. For the first time during the pres
ent storm street-car traffic was almost
entirely suspended this morning on the
electric lines. The cable is the only one
in operation.
A STORM IN THE sIsKIYoUs.
SIssoN, Cal, Feb. Last night was
the coldest of the season the thermom-
eter registered zero at daylight. Before
noon it moderated and heavy snow
storm set in. 1t showed all day with a
prospect of clearer weather tonight.