The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-13
Heavy Shows in ROGkSy MGll-
tain Country.
RAILROADS ARE TIED UP
Twenty-Five Below Zero Small
Towns Suffer-Reports From
Different Points.

DENVER. Feb. THE mercury fell
- degrees between o'clock last night
and o'clock tonight. At the latter
hour it stood 1 degrees below zero and
was still falling II was predicted 10y
officials OF the Weather Bureau that
20 and possibly - degrees below zero
would be reached before morning. Te.c-
graphic advices announce extreme cold
throughout the Northwest. At Buffalo.
Wyo., and at points in Montana. 20 de-
grees below was reported n o'clock.
The snow blockade in the mountains
continues. No trains have been run Vet
over the Leadville end OF the South
Park line and some other roads are
tied up.
\ special To the News from Como.
Col, says: The rotary made an at
tempt to- reach Breckenridge This
morning, but broke down about two
miles this side OF Boreas pass sum
nit and was compelled To return 20
Como for repairs. Another attempt
will be made at a. IN. tomorrow.
Considerable trouble is expected. aS
the snowsheds are half full OF snow
No trains arrived from Alma, Gunn.-
son or the High line" to-day. The
road is open 10 Denver.
\ special from Breckenridge says
supplies are getting very low. especial
ly feed for stock. The coal supply is
short in many of the small towns.
ST. PAUL CMinnD. Feb. THE
mercury here is below zero and at
Winnipeg % below. All Northwestern
weather stations report below zero. II
has been showing four days in Mon
tana. and alost every range is covered
with from one TO two and a half feet
of snow. Although IL has turned cold
er, being 90 below at Helena. the cat
tlemen do not anticipate any heavy
and many cattlemen in Montana are
better supplied with feed this winter
than usual. Throughout Montana the
trains are from five to- twelve hours
late on account OF the snow. Reports
from all over the State indicate UNI
precedented cold weather. in some
places the thermometer registering as
low as 10 below.
OMAHA CNebl. Feb. Another
cold wave struck Nebraska to-day. At
midnight the mercury here was { be-
low. with indications OF going lower
before morning. The temperature fell
ten degrees in three p surs this after
noon. There were stjn northwest
wind and snow hurries.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-The cold wave
trail States. but another cold wave ha.
appeared in the Northwest. where II
has caused an additional fall in tenn
perature. Williston. y. H.. reports 81
degrees below zero. Exceptionally cold
weather prevails in nearly all sections
of the country.
BUFFALO CWyol, Feb. Mrs. !.
E. Yost. wife Of a ranchman. and her
daughter. were frozen TO death in yes
terduy's storm. They had started TO
drive TO their home, six miles from
town. and became oewildered in the
storm. Finally their sleigh overturned.
the horse broke away and the two
women were left 70 perish in the cold.
The losses of sheep and cattle will Ee
large.
PITTSBURG PIl. Feb. 1.-The
mercury to-day dropped TO zero tn this
city. while in the surrounding towns
it registered from five TO thirteen be
low. At Vandegrift James Fryer was
found frozen 10 death. He had fallen
and broken his leg and died before he
eould reach home The Monong1hejJ
river is frozen over from Pittsbur=
TO the head waters and the Allegheny
| is closed above SharpSburE
BUTTE tMontl, Feb. 1.-The cold
spell. which seemed 10 have reached It's
/ climax last night, still continues AID
at o'clock tonight the th.vmCmeter
is again down TO - degrees below zero.
and before morning will break last
nights record. when &c was - degrees
below in the city and 30 below tn
South Butte. All trains are from five
I to twelve hours late on account af
/ great amount of snow.
Reports from all over the State iu-
dicata unprecedented cold weather.
some places 1he Thermometer register
/ ing - degrees below zero. Stock is
suffering greatly and several eases of
/ persons lost in the storm are reported.
but so far no fatalities are known.
PORTLAND (Orl. Feb. The
weather tonight in this city and vicin-
ity is the coolest OF the winter. the
thermometer having reached ten de-
grees above zero. Several inches OF
snow have fallen west OF the Cascade