The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-26

VERY BAD FOR RANGE CATTLE
A Wide Area in Texas Also Covered
by the White Gale.
The SevercSt storm Ever known for
This Time of the Yoar-The Snow
VIII DO Wheat Much Good. but tho
stockmen Were Taken Unawares.

Kansas city. Nov. 25.-The heavy snow
storm which has prevailed throughout the
Mississippi and Missouri valleys all day
and tonight has Frustrated telegraph wires
In All directions. The snow came after a
heavy storm of rain and sleet which left
thick coat OF ice over everything ex-
posed. At midnight telegraphic communi-
cation with st. Louis. Chicago. the East
and the Southeast is practically suspend
ed From al points in Missouri the storm
is reported in special dispatches to tho
Journal 20 he g unusual severity. Ne
vada Mo. reported i've inches of snow.
drifting badly. Golden City. Mo-. reported
that in six hours the thermometer had
fallen IA degrees; that the snowfall was
heavy and that strong northwester was
blowing. Webb city, Mo. reported that
for eighty-seven hours rain. sleet and
snow. had fallen continuously. and that the
snowfall was the heaviest seen in years.
Street cars were blocked and business sus-
pended. Sedalia. Mo, reported a snowfall
OF four inches. drifted SO badly that street
car traffic is seriously interfered with.
Throughout Kansas the storm has ap-
preached the proportions of a hlizzard-
Fort Scott Kan. reports that street ears
have been Kept going only through the
efforts OF large gang of shoveiers- En-
porta reports a heavy snowfall drifting
badly. II is claimed. however. that the
storm will do winter wheat an immense
Dorts the most severe storm that has oc-
CURED in wears at this time of the year.
A strong wind from the north lis drift
ing the snow badly. Caldwell, Kan, re-
ports binding snowstorm and unusual-
lv cold weather Much suffering among
the poor settlers in the Cherokee strip Is
predicted. Coffeyville. Kan. reports the
worst storm ever experienced in Southern
Kansas so early in the winter. A gale
from the north produced a binding bliz-
zard. Much suffering viii he caused to
stock not well sheltered. Hayes City,
Kan. reports a heavy snowfall all day
Sunday and today. ana very cold weather.
Planters OF wheat are glad. Cherokee.
Kan. reports cold weather and a heavy
snowfall. drifting badly.
Throughout Oklahoma a heavy storm OF
rain and snow has prevailed for two days
Guthrie, oklahoma. reports a fall of five
inches OF snow. outlying coat of sleet.
Cattle on the ranges are Cut off by this
from their pasture X IS PRONOUNCED extra
ordinary weather for that country. South
McAllIster reports that snow began fall
ing there this morning and is now four
inches deep. The thermometer fell 10 de-
grees.
AT Sherman Tex, a binding snow storm
is raging and the weather IL very cold.
Heavy losses in cattle are expected tho
storm has been the most severe on stock
for years Snow is also reported 200 miles
south OF Sherman.
Inquiry late tonight AT the headquarters
of the various railroads centering hero
shows that railroad traffic has not been
seriously interfered with by the snow
storm. While several trains were some
what delayed. nearly all OF them came I'm
on about schedule time. The only serious
Interference is in telegraphc communlca-
ton. The prostration OF the wires IL due
to the heavy storm OF sleet which preceded
the snow.
st. Louis. Nov. 25-Rain fell all day.
and AZ night the fall turned into snow.
which continued 10 come down untll late
hour, covering the streets 20 "a depth OF
several inches and interfering with street
car traffic. The storm prevails throughout
the state and farther south. Reports from
Dallas, Sherman and other points in North
ern Texas indicate that the heaviest snow
storm I'm years has been raging throughout
that section since morning A fall I'm tenn
perature has taken place. and as live
stock is I'm "a bad shape 10 meet II heavy
losses are expected. Trains are badly de-
layed.