The herald., 1895-11-26
WHEN THE COLD WIND BLOWS
And Freezes Your Toes and
Your Nose
IT NEEDS FREQUENT BLOWS
And Cattle and Horses and People
Get Froze
That II OId.Fashioned thanksgiving Weather
According to the Standard Of the
Bllzzard.Ridden East

Associated Press special Wire.
ST. LOU IS. Nov. ga telegram from
Sherman, Texas, says q binding snow-
storm ragged there 81 .ce $3.50 a. m. and IL
increasing In force. The snow prevail,
throughout the state and farther south.
Rel posts from Dallas, Sherman and other
points in Northern Texas in1icats that
the heaviest snowstorm in years has been
raging throughout the section since this
morning.
Rain fell all day and at nightfall turned
into snow, which continued to come
down until late hour, covering 'the
streets to depth Of several inches and
interfering with street car traffic.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 25.-the heavy
snow storm which hss prevailed through
out the Mississippi and Missouri valleys
all day and tonight ha, prcstra ed the tel
egraph wires n all directions. The snow
came down after heavy storm of rain
and sleet, which left thick coat of ice
over everything exposed. At midnight
telepraphin communication with st.
Louis. Chicago, tie east and southeast, is
practically suspended. From all poi is in
Missouri the storm is stated in special
dispatches to the Journal to be of unus.
nal severity, and it is stated that traffic IS
seriously impeied.
Nevada, MJ., reports five inches of
snow, drifting badly. Webb City. Mo-,
reports that for eight hours rain, sleet
and srnw have lien continuously, and
that the snowfall Is til heaviest seen in
years. Street cars are blocked and bust
ness is suspended.
Scala reports q snowfall of four
inches, drifting badly.
Throughout Kansas tho storm has ap-
preached the Proportions of a blizzard.
Fort Scott, Kan, reports that street oars
have been kept gong only through the
efforts of large gang OF shovelers. En-
poria reports heavy snowfall, drifting
badly. 1t is claimed, however, that the
storm will do winter wheat an immense
amount OF good.
Indeper dence, Kas., reports the most
severe storm that has occurred in years
at this tins of the year.
Cal iwell, kas., reports binding
snowstorsn and unusually cold weather.
Mucn suffarint among the poor settlers
IL the Cherokee strip is predicted.
Coffeyyile, kas.. reports the worst
storm ever experienced in Sonuthern
Kansas SO early ia the winter. A gale
in the storm produced binding bliz.
zard.
Hayes City. Kat. reports heavy snow
fall all day Sunday. and today very cold
weather. Planters of wheat are glad.
Arkansas City, Kas.. reports the heav-
lest snow for years at this season.
Cherokee, kas., reports cold weather
and heavy snow fall. drifting badly.
Throughout Oklahoma a neavv storm
of rain and snow has prevailed for two
days.
Guthrie reports fall of five inches of
snow. Cattle on the ranges are cut off
by this from their pasture. It IL pro-
nounced extraordinary weather for that
country.
Snutn McAlester reports that snow ne-
gan falli s there tn morning. ard Is
now four inches deep. The thermometer
fell ten degrees.
Snow is reported 200 miles south of
Sherman, Texas. A fall in temperature
has taken place. ami az live strck is in
bad shape TO n eet ii. heavy losses are
expected. Trains are badly delayed.
Inquiry late tonight at the headouar-
ters of the various railroads erterine
here, shows that their traffic has not bsen
s.'iously interior with by the storm.
VIII 10 several rains were somewhat de-
layed, nfa.ly all of them came in on
about schedule time. The only ser Gus
interference vas in telegraph conmu-
nication. The prostration OF wires is due
t. the heavy stnrm of sleet which pre-
ceded the snow.
LONDON, Nov. 25.-The storm (which
has heen raging along the British coast
since sa.urisy last continues, and reports
of many disasters are arr ivng here. The
Rale ~ SO violent that it ia i'm possible Tor
the channel ats 70 depart, and in con-
seque: ce channel service has been en-
tirslv suspen ed.
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 25. -.Th. storm
of wini ana sleet ana in some placses
snow mixed with rain, cut off the west.
including st. Louis and Chicago: at 10
ocl ok tonight all communica' ion was
Lost but OF g telegram wire to Louisville.
The telegiapbIc test, indicate ground
ing of wires nei this city. There are
many broken windows and Frustrated
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