The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-16
BLIZZARD SWEEPS
MIDDLE WEST
Storm Extends as Far South
as Texas and Damage
Results.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb. 15.-Snow
has been falling in Kansas City and
Western Missouri at intervals during
the last thirty hours, and it now covers
the ground to a considerable depth,
making it the heaviest fall of the
winter. Through trains are generally
late, and street car traffic in this city
was hampered somewhat. The tele-
graph and telephone companies have
suffered slight damage. The lowest
temperature was - degrees above
zero at 6 O'Clock tonight.
snow, sleet and decidedly colder
weather have followed in rapid success
sion during the past twenty-fou
hours, and the temperature tonight is
falling rapidly. A heavy fall of snow
has given st. Louis and vicinity the
worst blizzard in twenty years. Rail-
way and street travel are impeded, and
telegraph lines Frustrated.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. I5.-Nebraska
is experiencing the coolest weather of
the winter. Snow has been falling, &C
companied by steady fall in temper
allure. A thirty-f1ve-1n iIe-an-h hour
wind accentuates the cold. Trains are
having difficulty in maintaining sched-
lues through inability to keep up
steam. Much damage is expected to
stock
OMAHA. Neb., Feb. 15.-Zero tenn
perature has prevailed throughout the
state for tWenty-foUr hours, the max
imum being above for the day, with
prospect for still lower temperature
during the night. Little snow is on
the ground, and there is no but little
wind.
GUTHRIE, Okla, Feb. 15.-The
worst storm Of the winter struck Okla
homa about midnight, and has been
raging fiercely ever since. Sleet ann
rain were followed today by a driving
snow storm, a cold norther accompany
ing. On account of their good condi-
ton no damage to cattle or wheat is
expected. The rain was preceded by a
dense fog, the only one known to the
present inhabitants Of the territory.
ARDMORE, Ind. Ter, Feb. 15.-One
OF the worst sleet storms in years pre-
walls in this section Of the Indian ter
ritOry. The sleet began YESTERDAY.
preceded by a heavy rain. Everything
ls~covered with ice, and it is believed
cattlemen Will suffer the loss of much
stock
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. Is. = A
drenching rain, which began falling
last night, turned into sleet tonight,
making the streets of the city danger
Gus for pedestrians and causing con-
siderable delay and inconvenience to
the street railway company. Reports
OF heavy rains and Sleet have been re-
ceived from all parts Of Kentucky.
GREENSBORO, KY, Feb. 15.-There
has been steady rain since yesterday.
All small streams are overlooking.
Much damage has been done in this
county. Several bridges have been
washed away. Rush river, Bond river
and Green river are higher than ever
before.
DALLAS. Tex, Feb. ia blizzard
is reported from Amarillo and Here
ford, Tex, and Indian territory and
Oklahoma. At Amarillo the snow is
the heaviest in four years, and fears
are entertained that much stock will
be lost.
BLOOMINGTON, H., Feb. Is
Snow has been falling in Central Hill
nOis for thirty-si six hours, with no pros
pect of cessation. The high wind has
caused many drifts, impeding trolley
transportation, and also DELAYING
trains on the steam railroads.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Spring-
field today experienced one of the most
severe billiards in years, and the street
car service is practically abandoned.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 15.-The
rain of the past two days was tonight
turned to sleet and snow. The same
conditions are reported througout the
Ohio valley, with severe floods in some
localities.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. ia Sc
we're sleet storm has prevailed through
Central Ohio today and tonight Wires
are down in all directions.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb 10
Three inches of snow fell here today.
Railway trains are all late and tele-
graph wires are crippled. The blizzard
late tonight threatens to tie up traffic
seriously.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 15.-A
heavy snow storm has prevailed here
for the past twelve hours. All trains
are late, telephone wires are dam
aged and country roads are almost i'm
paSsable.
TOPEKA, Kas, Feb. 15.-The worst
blizzard of the winter prevails over
Kansas tonight. Snow ACCOMPANIED
by strong north wind had been fall
ing all day, and tonight the tempera-
ture is near the zero mark Cattle on
the western ranges will doubtless suf-
fer. Railway traffic is retarded.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. l5.-The
heavy fall of snow during the past
week and a continuance of zero wealth
er Throughout this section has cost the
stock and sheep men of Northern Utah,
Southern Wyoming and Idaho thou
sands of dollars in the loss of stock
Predictions are for continued cold.
Word was received in this city today
that cattlemen in the Shoshone district
of Idaho, being unable to feed their iso-
lated herds, and in order to prevent a
total losrs have been compelled to shoot
the STOCK, the carcasses being stripped
of the hide.