Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-31
A. FURIOUS STORM RAGING.
Colorado Mountain Storms, AccOtpan-
led by Snow Slides,

led by Snow Slides,
CAUSE THE SUSPENSION OF TRAF-
FIG AND FORCE MINES TO
CLOSE-THE STORM EXTENDS
INTO WYOMING AND THE LOSS
ES ON STOCK RANCHES WILL
BE HEAVY-A BLIZZARD RAG
ING IN SOUTHERN KANSAS AND
OKLAHOMA-THE BLIZ IARD
MOVING EAST RAPIDLY.
Denver, January 30.-Snow began
falling on the mountains shortly after
midnight last night, and the storm
which has been raging since IA week
ago, with an occasional let up, is again
in full blast. There nave been numer
Gus snow slides, and at Apex, Col, the
wife and two small children of Mr..
William Rudolph were buried in a slide
and killed. The town of Breckenridge,
about 40 miles from Leadville, isIcom-
pletely isolated. Fuel and prostions
are getting low and much suffering
from the lack of necessities must re-
suit.
Not a wheel has moved out of Como
on the South Park for two days, aid re-
ports from there tell of great losses to
range stock. The mines about Lead
vile have been forced to close down as
no ore can be moved. Hi hundreds of
men have worked almost necessarily
at different points on the South Park
line between Como and Leadville to
open the road to traffic, but have at
last been compelled to surrender to the
elements.
Snow is packed in great drifts in the
cuts, and the wind piles it in as fast
as the shovelers can make an Opening.
Kokomo is almost hidden away by the
banks of snow on all sides. Srowslides
are frequent, and danger of destruction
threatens the town No trains have
moved west of Leadville on the Col
orado Midland for several days. Should
the storm keep up its present fury
great suffering and loss of life will re-
suit. The storm extends along the
mountains in Wyoming and already the
loss to cattle has been great.
Wichita, Kans., January 30.-Snow
began falling to-day, accompanied by
fierce wind. A severe bliZzard extends
over Southern Kansas and Oklahoma.
Kansas City Mo-, january 30.-A
high north wind to-day has piled the
% badly and interfered with rail-
road traffic. The temperature through
out the southwest averages two to five
below zero.
Rawlins, Wyo., January 30.-A terri
BILE blizzard has been raging in Raw
Inns county. With the wind blowing
60 miles an hour the snow has drifted
badly. The storm will be severe on
stock, as the snow is crusted, prevent
ing sheep from securing food.
st. Paul. Mimi. January 3O.-Thir-
ty-eight below at Battleford and ten
below at Marquette were the official
extremes of temperature in the north
west to-day. The local record 26 be-
low was the coolest in years. Unof-
fetal reports gave the temperatures
running down to 81 below at Rat Port
age.
Omaha, Neb., January 3O.-The
Northwestern fast train arrived IL min
utes late to-day on its initial run. The
train kept on schedule time until Lo-
gan, Ia, was reached, when it ran into
an intensely cold wind and the engine
was unable to generate enough steam
to keep up the pace. The other Chi
cago-Omaha trains were also late from
20 minutes to al hour, the Rock Is
lands fast train being 20 minutes be-
hind time, due to the same causes
which delayed the Northwestern.
Chicago, January 3O.-The cold wave
which reached this section Saturday
night moderated somewhat during Sun
day, but is closely followed by another
cold wave, equally severe. The tenn
perature was much lower in the Central
and Western States during the past "a
hours than any previously experienced
this winter. The mercury reached 80
below at Duluth and 26 below at Bis
marck and ST. Paul. In Chicago the
temperature tonight will, according to
the official forecast, be Is below zero.
Cleveland, OHIO, January 30.-The
worst blizzard Of the winter is rag
ing in northern Ohio to-day. The
mercury has been lowering around
the zero mark Tor the past 4S hours.
A fine, penetrating nov is falling ac-
companied by a high wind. Trains
from the east are generally arriving
late owing to the storm and severe
cold. The w~est-bound Confidential
fast mail on the Lake shore, however,
was only five minutes behind schedul-
ed time. KATE Stevens, 20 years old,
living at ITO Canal street. was found
unconscious in her room to-day, being
} frozen. Physicians say she will die.
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