The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-02
COLD WAVE GETTING WORSE
A FALL OF 20 DEGREES IN POINTS
IN COLORADO.
Continues and Supplies Are Get
ting short In some Of the Towns
schoolboy Frozen to Death.

DENVER, Feb. The mercury fell -
degrees between O'clock last night and
O'Clock tonight. At the latter hour it stood
al degrees below zero and was still fall
ing. 1t Was predicted by officials OF the
weather bureau that 20 and possibly Is de-
grees below would be reached before morn
ing Telegraphic advices announce ex-
;reyne cold throughout the Northwest. At
Buffalo. Wyo., ard at points in Montana
20 degrees below was reported at O'Clock.
snow Blockade Continues.
The snow blockade IN the mountains
continues. No trains have been run yet
over the Leadviile end OF the South Park
lire and some other roads are tied up.
A special 10 the News from Como Colo.
says: The rotary made an attempt 10
reach Breckenridge this morning but broke
down about two miles this side OF Boreas
Pass summit and was compelled to return
70 Como for repairs Another attempt will
be made at a. m tomorrow. Considerable
trouble Il expected, as the snow sheds are
half fun OF snow.
No trains arrived from Alma. Gunnison
or the High Line today. The road is open
TO Denver.
Supplies Getting Low.
A special from Breckenridge says tina.
supplies are getting very low. especially
feed for stock. The coal supply is short In
many OF the small towns
4 Child Frozen to Death.
TEKOA. Wash. Feb. 1.-Eari Bruner.
aged I, froxe to death last night while
going home from school. a mile and
half in the country.
Portland Also Feels 1t.
PORTLAND. Feb. 1.-The weather to-
night in this city and vicinity is the cold
ing reached 10 above zero. Several inch
es OF snow has fallen west OF the Cas-
cade mountains. In Eastern Washing
ton and Oregon very cold weather is pre-
yaiiing.
Moderated In the Central states.
CHICAGO. Feb. THE cold wave has
moderated somewhat In the Central
states. but another cold wave has APP
peared in the Northwest. where il has
caused additional fall In temperature.
Thirty Below Reported.
Wiiliston. \. D.. reports % below zero.
Exceptionally cold weather prevails in
nearly all sections of this country.
Bitter Geld at Winnipeg.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 1.-The cold still holds
Oh, below in ST. Paul and - below at
curry. Ali NorFhwestern weather slauons
report below zero. IL has been showing
four days In Montana and almost every
range is covered with from one to two and
. half fee, OF snow. Although IL has turn
ell colder, being ~ degrees below al Hell
ena- cattlemen do not anticipate any sre-
cially heavy loss on account of the storm.
Rang. cattle are In good condition through
out the state and will be able TO withstand
a short season Of severe weather. All the
sheep growers and many cattlemen in Mon
tanA ara better supplied with feed this
winter than usual. Throughout Montana
trains are from five 10 twelve hours late on
account of the great amount OF snow. Re
ports from all over the state indicate IN
precedentei cold weather. some places the
thermometer registering low as y be-
low.
Around Zero In spokane
SPOKANE. Feb The temperature has
lowered around zero for the pas. twenty
four hours. clipping wind has blown
steadily out Of the northeast whi n makes
the weather bitter cold. Passengers coming
in tonight from the norfhf-n country re-
port to 20 20 below In the Kootsnay coun-
try 81 british Columbia and on the Col
vile reservation. There il little snow on
the ground and Tire wtnd has drtfted that
badly.
Fonr below at Omaha.
OMAHA. Feb i-AnOiher coid wave
struck Nebraska today. A. midnight the
mercury registered below a. Omaha with
indications ~ going lower before morning.
The tsUusTs tDTe EEL 80 degrees in three
hours this afternoon accompanied hv a
SAN ncrthN 50 wind and Snow rurrtss