The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-23
WORST Is NON OYER
Storm Over the West and
Northwest Is Abating,
ZERO WEATHER IN KANSAS
Lake Vessels Reported Lost
Two Farmers Frozen.

| Chicago. Nov @.-The severe storm pre-
vailing had moved northeaStward today
and was central over the Upper Lake
region. attended with rain or snow over
the western lake region and the oaio.
Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Ths
cold wave was moving forward IN tho
rear Of the storm. being felt today as
far eastward as Lake Michigan. Illinois
and Indiana The lowest temperature line
ran southwark as far as central Neoras-
ka and western Iowa II WAS unusually
severe cold wave for this season OF the
year but II was moderating somewhat IN
the northern Rocky Mountain region
Very dangerous gales continued from tho
& northwest over Lake SUPERIOR and Lake
+ Michigan The winds velocity AZ Duluth
was 6 miles. Temperature today ranged
3 from 10 below 70 IL below IN Minnesota
and the DakOtaS: to below 20 above
IN Iowa and Nebraska: below TO above
I in Kansas Missouri and Illinois. Indiana
and Ohio reported to = above.
Every road running into Chicago from
the west and northwest today reported
more or less delay TO trains on account
or the blizzard. The ChicaSyo and North
western overland limited was twelve hours
I late. and nearly every train from ms
north was from one TO three hours be-
L
/ mad left Chicago since yesterday.
ST Paul. MINI. NOV 2-The snow
storm continued throuGh the ntght and TIA
/ " md today was sun busy piitng up drifts.
Wires were working reasonably well and
/ the main lines OF the railroads were OPEN
/ trains arriving only a few minutes late.
Branch lines were not SO fortunate. how
I ever some OF them being almost blocked
I nj
mess was almost at a standstill because
OF the lack OF street car facilities on
/ one OF their busiest lines the street rail-
way recently substituted electricity FOR
/ cable system. and this line. which form
erly was available when the electric lines
were stopped. also Knocked out and
no cars were running I'm any part OF the
city.
Specials 20 the Dispatch today indicated
that the storm was very general and gem
orally severe Albert LeA and Farihault.
ia southern Minnesota, reported a fall IN
temperature. the continued ranging OF the
storm, blocking or streets and general
interference with the business OF the coun-
try.
Tonight Minnesota and the Dakotas are
free from tho falling snow and tho gale
Is dying down. The earlier prediction %
/ intenser cold failed. Tonight at o'clock
the coolest northwestern point Vas Bat
tleford. which registered Is below. At that
hour IN s. Paul IL was above. and Du-
luth alive. Huron above. Bismarck
zero Edmonton and Winnipeg 6 below.
on the Como inter-urban line n street
car with twenty passengers was showed
up between the two cities for - hours tbs
passengers finally being released late this
afternoon. Other similar experiences have
ben reported. The storm was ranging IN
Northern Wisconsin late today.
Kansas City. No. Nov Z-snow had
ceased tbs morning 20 fall AZ most points
In the southwest. and had been followed
by the coolest weather Of tho season. the
Thermometer zenraIly hovring around
zero. and on the prairies registering from
two 20 four degrees below. A high wind
was drifting tho snow badly and more
or less seriously hsmpering train and te}e-
graph service Reports OF suffering 20 cat
tie were frequent today. The czti mines
al PitfEburR Kan. and vicinity. already
behind in nuinf their orders result
Of the recent Illinois and Colorado strikes.
reported difficulty In supplying the nee
essities OF the market.
Detroit Mich. Nov. 2.-It was report
81 today that a small schooner had been
caught IA the blizzard on Lake Ere anf
vas aground near Bar POint 10 was
said that the captain Of a boat which
reached Amherstburg today stated that
the waves were breaking over the civ-
:ressAd vessel and y WAS feared she would
20 10 pieces before IN crew could Dc res
cued. Tine schOOners name Vas not
known.
Milwaukee Wa. Nov 2-Spscials from
tho storm section IN Northern Wtecon-
sn ray the blizzard which began yesfer-
cay noon continues unafat~d. A. Ash
land business II suspended All trains
were delayed today and stree cars we're
unable 70 run Busln~ss - practically
suspended at Cumb~risnd The HUDSON
public schools were chosSd. streets and
walks being completely blockaasd.
EprinEneld No. Nov. Lz-(i@orE~ ara
Fl C0tfe-. married fsTrers were foBu4
frozen - death mar Al Grove tsdsy
Yesterday they went 20 ASh Grove and
drank Considerably. They started - thsiT
farms and were cauEht ~ the blizzard
Il Is supposed fhsy fell from taa.r horssE.
Duluth MIN. Nov Z-Th. ruunnT Tas
current Ia Duluth yesterday that fhs a
Booth sfssn@r Hiram Ds1on had found
cred N Lake Superior The report 10 sG-
TREY rurnor and apparently without fyua-
dation. The iocSl Gfecs % the A isooib
company hSs no fears Tor tas safsty o,
the bSzI