New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-23
THE WEST Is SHIVERING.
COLD WAVE swooPs DOWN FROM THE
FAR NORTHWEST.
SUDDEN AND REMARKABLE FALLS IN THE TEN
PERATURE. ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH WINDS
RAIN AND sNow-THE WEATHER
Rt'RFAIrS PREDICTIONS

RAIN AND sNow-THE WEATHER
BUREAUS PREDICTIONS
Des Molnes. Iowa. Sept. 22-The cold wave from
the Northwes. reached here this afternoon The
early part OF the day was extremely hot and the
sky almost clear About noon the sky became
overcast and at O'Clock the clouds suddenly took
on the appearance OF an approaching tornado
The temperature fell with the most remarkable
rapidity ever known here. In fifteen minutes the
fall 80 degrees and since then 1t has been
slowly sinking. The fall at | o'clock was instan-
taneous; a wall Of cold air seemed to pass in and
force out the hot A few minutes afterward
heavy rain set in. accompanied by wind which
reached velocity of sixty miles and did some
damage 1t is cold tonight, and frost is expected
Kansas City, No. Sept 22.-The hot spell Of two
weeks was broken to-day. terrific gale pre-
vailed all day. blowing fifty miles an hour until
noon. when the cold wave accompanied by rain,
came the mercury dropping with great rapidity.
Tonight there is every indication OF frost
Omaha Neb. Sept. ga tremendous cold
wave struck this region last night Two Inches
OF snow fell ~ Lead, s. D.. and snow fell over
parts OF Western Nebraska and Wyoming.
The mercury dropped 81 degrees in twelve ,e
hours here ranging from 90 yesterday to AZ
this morning A heavy rain fell here most OF
the day
ST. Louis Sept. PA drop of 20 degrees In
temperature was recorded here at p. m. from
that of the same time yesterday. high wind
from the south prevailed all day and reached
velocity of thrty-fve miles an hour. At
D. m the thermoiu ter read 63 degrees
Washington Sep 22.-By the time the morn
ing papers are received the much-retarded and
long -wished-for cold wave will have extended
over Illinois causing a fall of from thirty to
forty degrees in temperature The approach OF
this cold wave the Central MISSISSIPPI
Valley was anticipated by the published fore
casts Of the Weather Bureau on SATURDAY ana
this morning a special bulletin was issued, CIV
ing telegraphlc warnings Of the decided chahge
in temperature to l,265 stations in the states OF
the Upper Mississippi Valley and the upper
lake region. These warnings have been ex-
tended eastward to the States of the Ohio Val
ley In anticipation that the cod wave "ii eN-
tend over them Monday night
The approach of this cold wave was first indi-
Gated by the reports received from the extreme
Northwest Canadian station on Thursday, and
it's slow movement to the southwark was due to
an extended area of high pressure. which COW
cred the eastern half OF the United States, With
It's centre over the South Atlantic States This
distribution OF pressure gave persistent warm
southerly winds until the area OF high pressure
covering the cold wave gathered sufficient force
TO overcome this resistance The cool wave was
driven almost cOuthWAn over tne lNOcNN
tain States September 20 and Il. attended oy
SHOWS and freezing weather in Colorado. the
Dakotas and Nebraska. while there wls some
uncertainty to the rapidity or the advance oI
this cool wave to the eastward. when II first ap-
peared In the extreme Northwest. there were
strong probabilities on Saturday that II would
extend over the central vall,y tonight. ana
such notice was duly given, while the morning
report of today justified wide distribution or
the emergency warnings above referred to. The
rapid development of the depression, which Is
now central over Lake Superior, will hasten tn
movement OF this cool wave to the eastward ana
and every available means OF informing the pup
lie of the much needed change In the tempera-
ture has been brought into requsition tonight
I'm the States as far east as Pennsylvania with
in this region about 1000 stations or towns nave
been informed OF the probable break In the