The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-17
Blizzard Sweeps Over I'm
usually Wide Area.
TRAINS LATE, WIRES DOWN
Texas Cattle Starving, Kentucky and
Tennessee Cities Snowbound-In-
tense Cold in Wisconsin.

sweeping over the Eastern States today.
cutting of Geographic communication
and Gripping railroad service. Incom-
ing trains to this city are hours behind
their schedules. and the telegraph com
panios report that most OF their lines
south are down. Traffic on the surface
and L" roads this morning was badly
hampered, and hundreds Of people footed
it down town in the snow. The storm
has entailed great suffering upon the
poor.
| Six Inches of Snow in New York
The snowstorm. which began last
evening. followed heavy sleet and
rain storm. which started the night be
fore. The snow fell heavily and near
midnight traffic was almost at stand
still When New York awoke this morn
ing the snow was six inches deep on the
level. while a strong wind had piled up
knee-deep drifts on the crossings
The street clearing department had
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work long before daylight clearing the
crossings and streets. Traction and L
lines moved under slow schedules, and
trains and cars had many minutes head
way between them
The train dispatchers OF all the trunk
railroads reported that all trains were
late because OF the storm
Relief organizations found that there
) was great suffering among the poor on
account OF the cold.
The snow was still falling at O'Clock
this morning. but strong westerly wind
, gave signs of clearing weather.
Real Winter in Quaker City.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 17.-Snow six
inches deep and still coming down. an
lev no, beast wind, and constantly
falling temperature. provided this city
this morning. with the most wintry day
! / Of the season In some sections tho
suburban trolley service is blocked am
all trains entering the city are late
a ON the New York division Of the
Pennsylvania and Reading big drifts are
renorted in cuts. and trains are al
, posted as an hour OF more late To-
ward Pittsburg the railway conditions
=. are stu worse. trains being from three
10 FIVE hours behind schedule. This il
| municipal election day, and as a resul
Of the heavy going the vote up Il
~ o'clock was the smallest recorded il
over fifteen years
/ Damage TO Fruit in Ohio.
1 LIMA. Ohio. Feb 17--Central Ohio Il
covered with sheet of ice and snow
b. 4 sIeet storm which kept up pracu
70 callv all Sunday turned to snow yester
day
e trees
- CHICAGO, Feb. I7--seven inches o
10 snow Yesterday and last night. with
70 fall OF temperature to about the ger
e mark. and a strong wind TO make
more penetrating. have given this sec
- tion the severest taste OF winter IL La
d had this season. Traffic has been seri
T ouslv impeded. and all railroad train
r are beIated. These conditions prevail
l. throughout the State. and the promis
. is for stu colder weather during IN
l. next twenty-four hours
- az Below Zero in Wisconsin.
It MILWAUKEE. Wis. Feb. 17.-Th
/ rneTmOfueftE
+ below zero. but it is falling. In the west
o ern and northern parts Of the State.
70 a. below Is reported Trafhc Is nj
-e seriously affected.
n CUMBERLAND Wis. Feb. 1T.-Th
= morning it was 81 degrees below zeI
here.
ct MoNDovI. Wis. Feb. 1.-THE thei
J. mometer registered from % 10 IS d.
grees below this morning.
PHILLIPS. Wis. Feb. 17.-This morr
3 ing at o'clock the thermometer WI
he 90 below.
Dr. Trains Ten Hours Late in st. Louis.
/ ST. LOUIS. Feb. list. Louis al
he vicinity is suffering from the effects
e. Sundays blizzard. All trains are fro
six to ten hours late. All yesterdl
street car traffic was badly delayed tt
temperature at midnight was at zero.
LEXINGTON. Ky, Feb. 17.-One Of Il
- worst billiards. in the history OF tn
l. section ragged yesterday Snow caus,
az street car traffic to be abandoned al
ell trains entering the city were sever
mt hours late.
q MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. IA sno,
an storm and blizzard. exceedingly sove
for this section or the South, Stru'
% Memphis yesterday. Four inches
snow fell in the city and during the a
,e, ternoon was accompanied by a hea
IT wind.
~ The temperature is down TO ten d
~ grees above zero.
~ Death for Texas Cattle.
or -
cir FORT WORTH. Texas. Feb. IA &C
ltc wave OF unusual severity is passing ov
on Texas. Wheat has been benefited n
70 is protected from freezing by the blank
-, Of snow which covers the earth for
an depth OF four to eight inches. The ter
in peratures have fallen as low as 20 abo
iat zero here, with lower temperatur
north OF here. AS the temperatures Z
as to zero on the plains the damage
to live stock VIII be enormous.
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