Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-19
Reports From White Mountain
Districts Have Some Start
ling Temperatures.
COAL SHORTAGE GROWS GREATER
Business Practically at a standstlII In
Many sections-RaiIroad Traffic
Still MISUNDERSTANDING Some
what in Southwest.

indianapolis, Feb. 19.-The mercury
has dropped to S degrees below zero
and is still falling. From all parts of
the state similar reports are received.
Railroad traffic Ia seriously inpeded.
At Evansville the river is 36.9 and 3
flood stage is expected below. The
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers are
rising rapidly and navigation has
ceased. The cold weather has stop
ped operations in the oil fields. A fierce
wind swept the Ohio river section and
eight large steamers went into port
at Madison. One of the worst biz
yards in years prevails about South
Bend. Traffic on steam and interuf-
ban lines Is delayed and business Is
practically at standstill.
Cumberland, Md, Feb 19.-The
worst blizzard for several years pre-
walls here and in the adjacent coun-
ties. Reports of high winds accom-
panied by low temperature are re-
ceiyed from various nearby stations.
Snow Is drifting rapidly At Frost
burg there are immense drifts and the
thermometer is at zero. The most Sc
we're weather Is along the West Vir-
ginia Central railroad. The thermom-
eter at Elkins and vicinity of Davis
and Thomas ranges from four to seven
degrees below zero. There is two feet
of snow at Elkins. The thermom-
eter at Oakland registered 10 degrees
below zero and the roads generally
in Garrett county are impossible from
huge drifts.
Littleton, N. H., Feb. 19.-As usual
in severe cold waves some startling
,-asures were reported from the
little valley towns Of the White noun
. tains. At the base of Mount WASH
ington, one thermometer reached so
below zero; at Alderbrook 1t was A
below; at Apthorp SO and the same at
Franconia, while the lowest in I
town was 40 below There was but
little rise In the temperature during
the day.
greensboro, KY, Feb. 19.-The Sc
verest wind storm of the season pre-
vailed In this section today. A barge
of $500 bushels Of Pittsburg coal
for the Greensboro Gas Company
sunk at the wharf. Many fish houses
were blown in the river and much
damage was done to the shore craft.
Coal dealers cannot supply the de-
mand for coal and a famine is feared.
Sante Fee, N. M. Feb. 19.-Four
Rock Island passenger trains are
snowbound 20 miles north of Tor
rance, on the Ell Paso and Northeast
ern railway. A force Of shovelers has
gone from Torrance to clear the
tracks. The telegraph wires are
down. The weather is clear and warm
at present over the entire territory.
Topeka, Kas., Feb. 19.-The weather
yesterday has been the coolest of the
winter in Kansas, according to reports
received here last night. The mer-
curry has been around the zero mark.
much OF the time below There is
much complaint about the scarcity of
coal There has been much loss of
stock
Altoona. Feb. 19-The widest
storm Of the winter ragged in this Sec
ton last night The wind was of al
most hurricane velocity and the Their
mometer down to zero. Railroad traf-
fic is much hampered, all passenger
trains being from one to two hours
late.
Guthrie, Okla. Feb. 19.-The terri
tory Is again suffering in bitterly
cold norther, which began early yes
terdav mouHino md ro ond OIL day +ho
coolest of the winter Reports from
all portions Of the territory tell OF suf-
feing and damage to live stock.