Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
MOISTURE IN VARIOUS FORMS ALL
OVER THE WEST.
STEADILY GROWING COLDER.
HEAVY SNOWFALL ~ THE WEST
ERN PART OF KANSAS.
Railroad Traffic InterCercd IIth--HiE
Thunder storm il SoHtileastcFn
kansas and Southwest Wis
souri-StrcamS Rising
Rapidly.

their weather eye ON the storm ~ ih"
West ali day. Tonight. the Rock Island
received reports from all stations between
the Missouri river agd thc mountains.
From 81. Joseph 20 Lexington. one inch Of
snogg had fallen and from Mankuto TO
Omaha the snowfall was very light. hut
west II Mauk8to 20 the Rockies The fan
was heavier. Il is showing hard in that
section now. with. a high wind from the
mort Invest. The thermometer registered
= deg above zero. on the southwestern
branch. from Mcfarland 70 Texas, there
WAS slight suow. There is no blockade
anywhere and trains are moving, but some
what slowly.
The reports along the Santa Fe route in
dicate about the same amount OF snow
fan as at Topeka and Kansas City. and
the officials say the storm has not inter
fered materially in the operation of
trains.
Larned, Kas.. Jan. ESPECIALLY \ ter
rifle snow storm has ragged here all day.
Snow Is piled up in drifts four to six feet
deep Traffic on the Larned-Jetmore ex-
tension OF the Santa te is completely
blocked. Travel overland in any direction
is almost impossible.
Abilene. Kas.. Jan. 2.-(SpecialD The first
storm Of the winter accompanied by snow
began this morning and has been in prog
ress all day. The temperature fell to 20
degrees and a strong wind is blowing.
Emporia, Kas.. Jan 2-tSpecial.J The
mercury has fallen over 30 degrees here
since yesterday. About four inches of snow
is now on the ground. and 1t is still fall
ing. Winter wheat will be much benefited.
Wichita. Kas.. Jan. 2.-(specialD The
first snow storm of the season visited
Southern Kansas to-day. Though severe.
the storm did not reach the proportions of
i blizzard.
Pittsburg. Kas., Jan. 2.-(speciaD Rain
commenced falling last night about
o'clock and continued throughout the en-
tire night and to-day. a great amount Of
water has fallen. Tonight the wind has
turned TO the north, and II is growing bit
terly cold.
Fort Scott, Kas.. Jan. 2.-(Special) A
heavy rain has been falling here since last
night. The government gauge shows that
nearly three inches of water has fallen.
The water now freezes as fast as it 'alls
and the telephone and the electric light
companies are having much wire trouble.
Webb City, Mo, Jan. 2-(Special.1
phenomenal mid-winter electric storm
visited this vicinity last night, lasting sew
eral hours, accompanied by a heavy rain
fall. which has been continuous to this
hour, doing considerable damage to prop
erty. The temperature is rapidly falling.
Golden City, Mo. Jan. 2.-tSpeciaL)
steady downpou. of rain for twenty-four
hours has covered the ground with sheet
Of water and streams are rapidly rising
with the prospects that damage will be
done in the lowlands. The storm has been
remarkable for continuous and heavy thun-
der and lightning and hail.
st. Joseph, Mo, Jan 2-(SpeCal) It has
been showing and sleeting for fifteen hours
and the ground is covered to depth of
five inches There mas been a drop of 40
deg. in the temperature and it is getting
colder. Reports at the Burlington and
Grand Island headquarters show there has
been a heavy fail OF snow at all points
along the lines west Of here.
Warrensburg, No. jan 2.-tSpecial.J The
new year was usheTed in by one Of the
heaviest rain storms in this section for
the past two years. At , o'clock this after
noon the Missouri Pacific depot platform
was partly under water and at o'clock
the water gauge at the State normal regis
tered 2q7 for the past twenty-fOur hours.
Late in the afternoon. the rain turned 10
sleet and now the trees are covered with
an icy coating
SedaIit. Mo. Jan. 2-(Speciall At 10
o'clock Tonight IL has been raining with
out interruption for twenty-four hours.
ard every stream iu this vicinity Is out Of
its banks. 1t Is still pouring down and
railway WashoHis are feared. At Knob
Noster, west OF here, snow storm pre-
vailed this afternoon, the thermometer
falling "A deg. in Il few hours. There was
also much wind. and numerous trees are
reported 20 have been uProoted. The wires
are down west of here and accurate in
formation cannot he obtained Muddy
creek, west Of Sedala is higher than it has