The herald., 1898-10-18
GETS TO WORK VERY EARLY IN
THE SEASON
TELEGRAPH SERVICE SUFFERS
A Colorado Boy Frozen to Death in
His Fathers Arms-A Wide
spread Storm
Associated Press Special Wire.

blizzard prevails III the southwest ana w est
today. a heavy wet snow mas fallen since
cock this morning and has been driven
by strong winds. Bad wires IN all directions
caused delay III railroad traffic. The snow
followed "a nOurs steady ram.
1t is the earliest winter storm in the
southwest in twenty-five years, and the
worst early storm ever recorded, and 1t has
almost completely shut Kansas City of from
WIRE communication with the south and
west. An opening to the east kept the city
from being totally isolated. On the south
a slow wire to Fort Scott, kas., and Spring
field, Mo-, was the limit up to tonight. On
the west Lawrence, Kans., waa the tarthest
POINT penetrated up to tonight, when wires
were secured through to Denver. Up to a
late hour tonight ot. Joseph, No., is the
most eastern point in direct communication
with this city. 1t has been raining for the
past twenty-four hours.
Shortly after midnight last night the rain
turned to snow and tie temperature dropped
perceptibly. Steadily since then heavy
wet snow, driven by the strong north wind,
at points reaching the velocity OF gale,
has fallen; Hundreds of telegraph and tele-
phone poles out in the open have either
been blown down by the strong wind or
broken by the weight of the snow covered
wires.
At Fairmount Park, near Kansas City,
and at Leavenworth, Kans., where the Third
and Fifth Missouri and the Twenty-tirst and
IIwenty-second Kansas regiments, respect.
lively, are encamped, many tents were blown
down and the soldiers made to suffer
acutely.
The storm came up with great suddenness
and caught many unprepared. Numero.l.
cases OF suffering to man and beast will
doubtless be reported when communication
shall have been resumed.
At st. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-THE first blizzard
of the season reached st. Louis today. Not
much damage has been caused in the city,
outside OF the prostration of telegraph and
telephone wires.
In Colorado
DENVER, Col, Oct. 1.-THE Denver Of
flee OF the Weather Bureau received no re-
ports today from points east OF the Mis-
souri, river.
Since early this morning Denver has been
almost entirely cut off from communication
by wire with the East, owing to the prevail
er"e of an unnsnalv severe storn. of sleet
and rain throughout Kansas and Nebraska.
III Kansas the storm extends as tar east as
Manhattan. 1t Is reported to be very severe
at Omaha. but it is not known here how
| much farther east 1t extends. The storm
came unexpectedly, as at midnight warmer
weather was predicted in those places where
OF twenty-five Western Union wires usu-
ally in operation between Denver and Oma-
ha and Kansas City, only two could be
worked at all today. Chicago could be
reached only via Ogden, Helena and St.
Paul.
The weather in Denver. is clear but cool
and it is not expected that the storm will
extend so far West.
| Tha Rirst ko<aJi%u
| A special to the News from Florence
Colo., says:
On Saturday William Leilin and his ten
year-old boy came to Florence from their
home, six miles from Florence, to do some
trading. After spending the day about
town, at 6 p. m. they started for home in
their wagon. It was raining when they
| left town, but when out about five miles the
rain turned to binding snowstorm The
father lost his way, and wandered about
among scrub pine and in the hills all night.
The wagon and team were abandoned, and
an effort was made to reach home on foot.
As the night wore on the little fellow be-
came cold and numb, and froze to death in
his fathers arms. The father managed to
keep alive by walking until he could wall,
| no more from numbness. Daylight broke,
and Leilin knew he was not far from home,
but he was unable to walk. At 8 o'clock
his cries were heard by his wife, who went
to his rescue.
Chicago Is Struck
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE strong wind
and rain storm that prevailed today played
havoc with the peace jubilee arches and
decorations. Six Of the arches, the First
regiment arch at Van Buren and Michigan
avenue; the Dewey arch, at Monroe and
State; the Evans arch, at Clark and Adams
streets; the Miles arch, at State and Adams,
and the Maine arch, at jackson boulevard
and State street, and the Hobson arch. at
Jackson boulevard and Dearborn streets,
were blown down and badly damaged.
Three persons were struck by pieces of
wreckage and seriously injured. Hundreds
OF flags and streamers of bunting with
which the downtown buildings were deco.
rated were torn away by the wind: Iths
hardly probable that the arches will be re.
placed. Street car traffic was blocked fol
hours by the debris.
In Minnesota
WALKER, Mimi, Oct. l7.-Indian Com
missioner Jones and his party and the
newspaper correspondents who left on the
the Indian council this morning, Passed
through one of the severest storms ever
known on Leech lake. When they re-
turned portion Of the deck had been
torn away, and in attempting to land the
tug ran into the sunlSen tim bers here There
she hammered, while small boats in the
lee of the tug with great difficulty brought
those on board ashore. There was no end
of excitement when this was being done
and some of the small boats narrowly es
capped being wrecked. The Flora will 60 to
pieces before morning.
McCord Case Decided