The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-19
BLIZZARD RAGING.
Wires Down in the West on Ac-
count Of Storm.

Western Kansas is in the tLroes Of
blizzard this morning. The railroads
have but meager reports Of x4ather con-
ditions, as wires are working badly.
The Santa Fe lost it's wire from here
to Las Vegas about o'clock this morn
ing, and did not get it in working order
till 10 o'clock. La Junta, Colo, reported
a heavy wet snow to have fallen all yes
terday afternoon and evening. This
came in on the wire service report The
regular morning weather reports had not
been received here from single Kansas
point at 10 o'clock. because the wires
were weather-bound superintendent
sholes thought the Santa Fe was IN
good shape and from the nature or the
storm that no poles were down.
The Rock Island are holding their
trains back between Meade and Liberal
where a blizzard is raging. There has
been a four inch fan Of snow Ia tin-
country since o'clock this morning. AT
10 o'clock this morning the snow storm
was raging as far east in the state as
Heringten and moving eastward.
Through trains on both the reads had
not been retarded to any extent at thls
time
The Union Pacific is in bad shape with
its wires, not having yet recovered from
the big blow Of Sunday week ago when
500 poles were blown down ia western
Kansas and Colorado. It's western cont
munication by wire is badly interfered
with this morning.
In the southwest high winds accom-
pany the storm and severe damages can
be expected if the storm continues
throughout the day.
TROUBLE WITH WIRES.
The Associated Press is experiencing
a great deal of trouble today in working
its leased wire from Chicago to Denver
and Omaha and the west. A Severe
snow and wind storm has been raging
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8 O'Clock this morning a wet heavy snow
was falling at Wichita. The wires west
Of Junction City on the Union Pacific are
prOStrated and Denver is entirely cut
off from the east Several telegraph
poles were reported broken down wcst
of Ogdensburg and the wires broken or
badly tangled up.
At Omaha the storm was not so bad
but west of there it was reported that
most of the overland wires were down
and it was impossible TO get communi-
cation with Denver by that route
BETTER WEATHER COMING.
The weather bureaus forecast sent OUT
yesterday has come true in every par-
ticular. Score one for the -forecaster
The rain. which was predicted to be
followed by snow, commenced at
O'clock last night and by II o'clock had
precipitated 81 hundredths OF an inch.
Since then and up TO II O'Clock this
morning, 13 hundredths fell. making a
total Of 65 hundredths. The maximum
when the thermometer recorded 40 The
minimum up to II o'clock this morning
was reached at IL o'clock, when the
mercury had fallen to 49, The wind Isl
from the northwest. blowing 16 miles
an hour The forecast sent out today Is
fair Wednesday preceded by snow In
east portion this afternoon and tonight.
Colder tonight The weather bureau
has received no Information about the
weather in the western part Of the state.
The low barometer which brought the
rain was IN Kansas YESTERDAY. and IS
moving southeast A high barometer ie
following. and will bring clear and cooler
weather The map. shows a fan Of from
16 to 20 degrees in the maximum tenn
perature following the low. The pre-
dicted snow commenced this morning