The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
DYING OF COLD.
A Reinforcement of the Frigid
Wave at Chicago.
A Biting Wind Sprang Up in the
Night.
is MUCH SUFFERING.
Head of the Lakes in Grip of a
Blizzard.
Last Night Was Record Break
er in Pennsylvania.
S MUCH SUFFERING.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-A reinforcement
of the cold wave which according to
the official forecast s.precludes any
moderation in temperature" in the i'm
mediate future, gave this city tenn
/ perature today which promised to beat
/ the record for the winter reached early
1 yesterday of 10 degrees below zero. a
4 biting wind that sprang up during the
night. increased in keenness and reach
] ed nearly the velocity of a gale as the
/ day advanced and added materially to
/ the intensity Of the cold. There is
much suffering among the destitute
Notwithstanding the best efforts of all
charitable organizations although the
scarcity of coal is less general than in
I the previous cold spell. In addition to
one death reported yesterday the fol-
lowing are said to have died directly
cold:
Fred Burags. died from heart dis
ease aggravated by the cold.
Charles Fred Lowe. died on the way
from hospital, from exposure.
Through trains continue to arrive
hours behind schedule while suburban
and traction lines operate with more
or less irregularity. The highest tenn
( perature, according to the weather
bureau records, since the arrival of the
! cold wave was at 8 o'clock this morn
ing when the thermometer stood at 4
/ degrees above. From that hour the
mercury has steadily receded until at
today below was recorded
West Superior. Wis, Feb. 1S.EThe
head of the lakes is in the grip of
blizzard today, the wind velocity being
AZ miles an hour. The official tempera-
ture at a. m. was 20 below zero. Busi-
ness is practically suspended All coal
Kansas city, Mo. Feb 1s-It was
seven degrees below zero IN Kansas
City this morning, a rise of two de
grees in the past "a hours, with IN
dications of moderating weather
Des Moines, Ia. Feb. 18.-Thirteen de-
grees below zero was recorded mere TINS
morning by the weather bureau. while
still more severe weather is reported
from the northern portion of the state.
Suffering among the poor is acute. A
perfect gale is blowing, which makes
outdoor employment dangerous.
Philadelphia, Feb. 18.-Reports from
up the state are to the effect that last
night was record breaker for low tenn
/ perature. At Pottsville early today the
mercury was Il degrees below zero; at
! Shamokin. below: Tamaqua, below,
/ and at Reading, 10 below
Pittsburg Pa, Feb. 18.-The mercury
+ registered L degree above zero at the
office of the weather bureau today, but
many Thermometers about the city were
from ? to s degrees lower. It was the
/ coolest day since February 20, 1900.
St Louis, Mo, Feb. 1S.-While the
weather here has moderated. the tenn
/ perature still hovers around zero, the
+ thermometer at a m being below
4 1t is clear, with prospects of warmer
weather today.
/ Owing to the scarcity of coal at the
/ -Four Courts. which contains the jail
and police headquarters. criminal courts,
etc, the building was closed today Nor
,,fr hr In "a
engine room. ard old floors are being
/ torn up to keep the 250 prisoners in the
/ jail warm. This fuel viii be exhausted
/ by night The grand jury investigation
/ into investment company methods was
! suspended and the two branches Of the
criminal court and the court of criminal
correction adjourned for the day. This
condition of affairs is the result of neg
/ ligence on the part of a contractor who
failed to deliver coal already contracted
for Other city Institutions are also
short of fuel, and an investigation viii
be held to ascertain who is TO blame
and to compel fulfllment of contracts
in the future.
New York, Feb. 18-The snow storm
of yesterday gave way today to clear
ing skies and cold winds accompanied
by falling temperature. At a. m. the
weather bureau thermometer stood at
6 degrees above zero, the lowest 50 far
this winter
Dispatches from various parts of the
state report temperatures ranging from
zero to IS degrees below that point, the
latter in the Adirondack region. The
snow fall is the heaviest of the win
ter
New Haven, Conn. Feb 1s.-Tem-
peratures ranging from to 10 degrees
below zero, nearly equalling the lowest
/ records Of the winter, were reported to-
day from number of places in this
St Paul. MINI. Feb 1s.-The lowest
/ official temperature in this city last
night was 1s below. Intense cold
weather is reported from all weather
wind intensifies the cold
La Crosse. Wis, Feb. 1S-The ther-
| mometer has dropped to 20 degrees be-
low. zero since Sunday night and prom
/ ises to fan still lower tonight. There is
/ a great scarcity of coal, and tenants of
Office buildings are complaining serious
/ ly OF the cold.
4 RostOn. Feb. 1S.-Zero weather fol-
( ENGLAND The temperature today
/ ranged from u. above zero at Nam
tucket to below al Eastport Me, and
! Northf7eld Vt In Boston the lowest
Railroad ard street car traffic was still
considerably delayed by the snow and
extreme cold
F7ea5ine Pa. Feb 1S-Recause Of the
heavx snow storm very little coal was
4 brought down from the mines yesterday
and today. Most of the branches lead
ing to the breakers were blocked with
7rifts. and it required the best part OF
yesterday and last night to clear them
/ Some of the breakers have been COM
Deued to stop because of the water freez-
ing. especially where the finer grades
i are separated by its use. All trains
/ VIII be cut down in size because of the
sudden dron in the temperature and this
will be Continued as long as The cold
/ Weather prevails. Al large number of
the coilieries Of the Reading company
I md others in the Schrrllyifi reRiou
! which were idle resumed today.
Peoria. III. FEB. LIE theEmom-