Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-17
STORM IS G[...LRAL.
Almost All Sections of the Uni
ted States Report Extreme
Cold Weather.
TRAFFIC is GREATLY IMpEDED.
Rivers Are Rising Rapidly and Dis
astrous Floods Are Feared-Heayy
Stock Losses In Grazing Districts
Of the West LOCKER For.

LOUISVILLE, KY, teD. lI.-hAln,
snow and sleet, combined in many
places with high winds, were the pre-
vailing conditions of the south last
night. Railroad traffic is delayed an
in many cities the street railway SER
vice is almost at standstill.
Reports from Tennessee, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Northern Texas, Ala
bama, Georgia and all parts of Ker-
lucky tell Of damage done by the bliz-
card; OF swollen streams and suffe--
ing on the part of man and beast; of
traffic of all kinds delayed and in
some instances OF loss of life.
In Louisville, though the snow Is
only Al inches deep, the snow has
drifted 30 badly that several of the
trolley lines have been abandoned,
snow plows proving powerless.
In Memphis the snow and slset
storm which prevailed was one of the
worst In years and interfered to some
extent with the operation of the troll
ley cars and the telegraph and tele-
phone wires.
At Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas,
the snow fall was the heaviest In
years. and general blizzard pre-
vailed throughout the southwest Re-
ports from Chattanooga, Nashville
and Knoxville, Tenn, state that sleet,
snow and wind have crippled the troll
ley wire and electric light plants.
In Atlanta all day a heavy rainfall
and high winds prevailed. The same
conditions are reported from many
portions OF Georgia, and the Chatta-
hoochee river is rising rapidly. The
rise in the Alabama river also con
tinues and considerable damage is ar.
ticipated, while the streams in the
southern part of Kentucky are out of
their banks. The Tennessee and Cum
berland rivers also are rising. Sc
we're wind storms attended with loss
or life were reported last night from
South Carolina and Georgia. Last
night there was general drop In the
temperature throughout the south
and southwest, and intensely cold
weather is feared.
Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 17.-Zero and
lower temperature still continues over
the great Salt Lake basin and In
Southern Idaho and WesternWyoming
Modena. Utah, where the temperature
FOR three weeks has been abnormally
low. reported 10 degrees below yester-
terday morning. Heavy stock losses
In the grazing regions are looked for.
Reno. New, Feb. 17.-This has been
the coolest February In Western Ne.
vada In many years. For the past
week the mercury has gone to zero
and hve below. The reservoir and
supply ditch of the local water COM
pany is frozen solid and water to sup.
ply Reno Is being sluiced down on top
Of the ice.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb lit was
i've degrees below zero at Santa Fe
yesterday morning, the coolest for
years. All over New Mexico from
Socorro, north, the snow is from two
inches to two feet deep.
Marquette, Mich, Feb. 17-Cold
weather was general over Northern
Michigan last night. The thermome.
ter at Marquette showed 10 below
zero. at Houghton Is below and at
Michigamme % below, with the mer.
curry still falling.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE severe
cold weather the last two days has
made the coal famine much more Se-
rlous. Some OF the western counties
have not coal enough to last "a hours.
cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 17.-Reports
from nearly every section in Wyoming
say that the weather is intensely cold.
1t has ceased showing. Heav losses
OF live stock are predicted.