The record-union., 1898-11-22
Mercury Falls From Fifty to Sixty Degrees
In TWenty-Four Hours.
High Wind Blowing, Accompanied
by S1eet and Snow-A Howling
Blizzard in Minnesota-Nebras
ka in the Grip Of a Norther,
Driving a Fine Snow Ahead Of
It-Street Traffic at Omaha
Practically Suspended.

KANSAS CITY (MO.), NOV. Ll.-A
severe storm prevails Throughout West
ern and Northern Missouri and the
State of Kansas. Very mild weather
on Sunday was followed by rain, which
turned into sleet early this morning,
with an unusually sudden fall in tenn
perature, and the sleet has been fol-
lowed by snow, which is being driven
before a strong wind from the north
west. AT many points in the two
States the mercury has fallen from
fifty to sixty degrees in twenty-four
hours. Reports received tonight in
dicate an average temperature Of ten
to fifteen degrees above zero, but the
indications are for colder weather. The
storm of sleet prostrated telegraph
wires in all directions. The drifting
snow has impeded railway traffic, but
there has been no serious blockade. At
Gibson reports that two trains are
snowbound in Kansas on the central
branch of the Missouri Pacific.
ST. JOSEPH (Mo.), Nov. 21-A re-
markable change in weather has taken
place here during the last twenty-four
hours. Sunday it was too hot for
overcoats and wraps, and the wind blew
a gale. Last night sleet began to fall,
which turned into snow this morning,
and there was fall in temperature of
forty degrees. The weight of the sleet
has broken down many telephone wires
and railroad trains are running irreg-
ularly.
BLIZZARD IN KANSAS.
TOPEKA (Kaso. Nov. 21.-Kansas
experienced aTblizzard to-day. Sleet
began falling shortly before midnight
last night, which later turned to snow.
A high wind is blowing, drifting the
snow badly. Trains on all the rail-
roads are being delayed. The thar-
mometer has fallen over thirty degrees
since yesterday evening.
WICHITA (Kas.) Nov 21-Snow
and frozen sleet cover the ground, and
the temperature is far below freezing.
Cattle are suffering severely and in
some localities the coal supply is in
sufficient
SALINA (Kas). Nov. 21-A fierce
blizzard has Been raging since mid
night. Much suffering to cattle is re-
ported.
STORM IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), Nov. 21.-The
first general snow storm of the win
ter has prevailed throughout the North
west during the past twenty-four
hours, and is still continuing without
much abatement. The snow has been
accompanied by a high wind.
DULUTH CMinn.), Nov. PA howl
ing blizzard with forty-five-mile
wind is raging here to-day and the
weather is rapidly getting colder. Ali
vessels are remaining in port. A six
ty-mile gale prevails over Lake Su-
perior.
IN GRIP OF A STORM
OMAHA, Nov. 21-Nebraska has
been in the grip of a norther all day.
For twenty -four hours a strong wind
from the northwest has swept the
State, and during the most of that time
it has driven a fine snow ahead of it.
Considerable loss of stock, both cat
tie and sheep is feared. Omaha has
had the worst of the storm up to date,
so far as has been learned. Street
traffic has practically been suspended
here all day.
One death from exposure is reported.
D. r. Thompson of Des Moines, Ia, was
found dead on the street in South Oma-
ha about Z o'clock this evening. He
was canvasser for a ST. Louis view
publishing firm, and while his clothes
were good they were of summer weight,
and he had no overcoat.
At 8 o'clock the storm had abated
greatly, and the temperature was going
up again The fall in twenty-fou
hours, from o'clock Sunday to 3
o'clock Monday. was 62 degrees.