Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-02-01
FRIGID ALL OVER.
The klondike Blizzard Seems to
be Quite Evenly Dis
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Denver, Col, Jan. 3O.-Snow began
falling on the mountains shortly after
midnight last night and the storm which
has been raging since week ago, with
an occasional let up, is again in full blast.
There have been numerous snowslides.
The town Of Breckenridge, about forty
miles from Leadville, is completely iso-
lated. Fuel and provisions are getting
low and much suffering from the lack
Of necessities must surely result. Not
Il wheel has moved out of Como, on the
south park, for two days and reports from
there tell Of great losses to range stock.
The mines about Leadyille have been
forced to close down, as no ore can be
moved.
No trains have moved west of Lead
vile on the Colorado Midland for several
days. Should the storm keep up its pres
ent fury great suffering and loss Of life
will result The storm extends along the
mountains i'll Wyoming and already the
loss to cattle has been great
Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 3O.-A severe
blizzard broke over the southwest early
this morning and ragged fiercely today. A
high north wind piled up the snow badly
and interfered to a greater or less ex-
tent with railroad traffil The tempera-
ture averaged from 2 to 5 below zero.
Rawlins, Wyo., Jan. 30-A terrible
blizzard has been raging in Rawlins coun-
ty With the wind blowing sixty miles
an hour the snow has drifted badly. The
storm will be severe on stock In the val
ley, and the snow is cruSted, preventing
sheep from securing feed.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 30.-Thirty light
below at Battleford and 10 below at Mar
Quette were the official extremes Of tenn
perature in the Northwest at Z O'Clock
this morning, while st. Paul, with %
below, Duluth 30 below, Moorhead a be-
low, Miles City 16 below and Winnipeg
30 below were about average Northwest
ern temperatures. The local record was
the coolest in years. Unofficial reports
gave temperatures running down to 30
and 40 below, Rat Portage having 60 be-
low.
Topeka, Kas., Jan. 30.-If the fall Of
snow continues, accompanied by as
strong wind as has been blowing since
an early hour this morning. the Kansas
railroads will be practically at the mercy
of the storm by night. What snow has
fallen has drifted rapidly, filling the cuts
along the railroad lines. Reports re-
ceived at the Santa Fe and Rock Island
offices in this city state that the storm
is practically confined to the state and is
more severe IN the eastern and central
portion. At all points in the state the
temperature is reported lowering near
the zero mark. The blizzard seems to
be extending in a westerly direction, and
while at noon the snow and high wind
was reported no farther west than
Dodge City, on the line of the Santa Fe,
the storm promises to reach the eastern
portion of Colorado before night. AS
yet passenger trains are not badly de-
layed, but the storm offered a material
interference to freight traffic The biz
zard extends along the Rock Island lines
into the southern portion of Ncbra ska,
but the storm is not as severe.
Cleveland, o., Jan. 30.-The worst
blizzard of the winter is raging in
Northern Ohio today. The mercury has
been lowering around the zero mark for
the =" lst fortyeight hours. A fine pene-
ira : snow is falling. accompanied by a
high wind. Trains from the East are
generally arriving late owing to the
storm and severe cold. The westbouna
continental fast mail on the Lake Shore.
however, was only five minutes behind
schedule time. Kate Stevens, 20 years
old, living at 100 Canal street was found
unconscious in her room today being
frozen. Physicians say she will die