The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-04

At Omaha Eight Inches u Reported Win
tho Prospect That Over the state and
to the North of it the Drifts Will Pile
up Later on-Iows, Kansas and Mis-
souri are In the Area of Fexthery Pre-
cipifation, Which Breaks . Tn rec
Months Drouth In Missouri Where the
Coolest Weather Is.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 3.-Snow has fallen
in Nebraska continuously for twenty
four hours. At Omaha the fall amounts
to about eight inches. II is light and
dry, and while it flies easily ON the
wind, the drifts it makes are rot formid-
able obstacles. In the northern part OF
the state, along the south Dakota line.
the fall was much heavier. One point,
Harrington, reports sixteen inches, with
snow still falling at 9 O'Clock tonight.
Reports from western Iowa and South
Dakota are TO the effect that the snow is
general throughout this section. As yet
no damage is reported. Tonight the
wind is rising and by morning the snow
will likely be badly drifted. The storm
has already stopped the gathering OF
corn, with fully a fifth OF Nebraskas
big crop yet in the field. Railroad. have
suffered some inconvenience all day, the
movement of trains being greatly ham,
perede. The Iowa lines have had the
worst Of ii, trains from Chicago averss-
ing more than one hour late. The Buri-
half late this afternoon.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Dec. 3.-Four and one
half inches Of snow had fallen this
morning and it was still showing light
~. The storm. which began last night.
is the first real one Of the winter. Street
and railway traffic has been impeded,
bureau reported IA degrees above zero
this morning.
RAINS IN CENTRAL MISSOURI.
Kansas City, Dec. "a special from
Sedala says: 1t began raining mere at
noon, following the first heavy snow of
the season. Indications are that CEN
trail Missouri is to receive the first
downpour Of rain in three months. It
will do immense good.
IN THE FAR NORTHWEST.
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 3.-Miles City.
Montana, was the cold center at Z
O'Clock this morning, the official regis
try being 80 below at that hour. Havre.
the coolest point in the morning, had
been "a below, but was only % below at
the same hour. Bismarck was then IS
Mellow; Huron IL below; Moorhead and
Rapid City II below. Winnipeg and
Port Arthur were six below, while at
two above. Snow was generally report
ed throughout South Dakota last night
but it had ceased today.
SNOW IN IOWA.
Sioux City. Iowa, Dec. IA foot Of
snow fell here tonight. 1t mas fallen
heavily all over South Dakota also.
Marshalltown, Ia, Dec. 3.-Tie worst
The snow began TO drift this afternoon
and a bad blockade is probable.
Sioux City. Ia, Dec. 3.-The worst
snow storm in years has ragged for IS
hours and shows no signs OF abatement.
Railway traffic is already seriously
hampered.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. st mas been
showing here for twerty-six hours with
out interruption. The fall has been be-
tween six and seven inches. If the
wind increases in severity, railroad men
fesr that all the roads centering here
will be blocked. There are no present
indications OF a cessation Of the storm.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec. 3.-One Of
the worst storms in the history of the
state prevails here. Snow fell all day.
and tonight the storm had assumed the
shape OF blizzard. Six inches of snow
is on the ground and it is still coming
down. Street car traffic has been almost
suspended all evening. All railroad
trains are mode or less delayed.