Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-16
WINrRY BLASTS GENERAL
Snow, sleet, Ice and Wind Sweep Many
Western States.
! CATTLE SUFFER FROM TEMPEST
Miss61, =, ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky. Territories RE-
port ca and wires
Broke4 storms.

zard OF the winter prevails over Kansas
tonight.
Snow. accompanied by a strong north |
wind. has been falling all day and tonight |
the temperature is near the zero mark
Cattle on the western ranges will doubt
less suffer.
Railroad traffic is retarded.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Feb. 15.-A pas
senger train on the Kansas & Southwestern
is stuck in the snow between South Haven
and Caldwell and the Santa Fe passenger
train on the II. g. S. division is in a drift
about a mile from Nardin and the engine
dead
The thermometer is about above zero.
high wind drifted the snow badly.
Missouri Experiences Blizzard.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 15-snow has been
falling in Kansas City and western Mis-
souri, at intervals during the last thirty
hours and It now covers the ground to a
depth of seven inches, making 1t the heav-
iest fall of the winter
Through trains are generally late and
street car traffic in this city was ham,
pered somewhat The telegraph and tele-
phone companies have suffered slight dam
age. The lowest temperature was ~ de-
grees above zero at tonight, when the
prospects were for moderating weather.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-Rain, sleet snow
and decidedly colder weather have followed
in rapid succession during the last twenty
four hours and the temperature tonight, It
is expected, will drop to near the zero
point.
This morning the trees and ground were
covered with Ice from the frozen rain that
fell during the night heavy fall of
! snow followed, and then came a decline in
] tpmDpratura
the worst blizzard experienced in two years
| While no great damage resulted, rail-
road and street car traffic was somewhat
impeded and telegraph and telephone lines
were Frustrated, but not enough to inter-
rupt business seriously.
Illinois Cars Delayed.
CHICAGO. Feb. 15.-Though more than
five inches of snow fell in Chicago last
night and today and high wind prevailed,
the storm has not materially delayed rail-
road traffic into the city. All the railroads
report trains nearly on time.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Feb 15-Snow has
been falling in Central Illinois for thirty
six hours with no prospect OF cessation.
| The high wind prevailing has caused heavy
| drifts, impeding street railway transporta-
tion and also delaying trains on the steam
railroads.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 15-Springfield
| today experienced one of the most severe
blizzards in years. Street car service was
practically abandoned. All trains entering
the city were from fifteen minutes to two
hours late. Tonight the thermometer fell
ten degrees in three hours.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Feb. '5.-A heavy
snowstorm has prevailed here for the past
twelve hours. All trains are late, tele-
| nbOna uyiro A.
are almost impossible.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 15.-The rain of the
past two days was tonight followed by sleet
and snow. The same conditions are re-
ported throughout the Ohio valley with
serious floods in certain localities
Wires are reported down. Interurban
electric lines are being operated only with
great difficulty.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-Three inches
of snow fell here today and Il was almost
impossible for the street cars to run The
railroad trains were all late and telegraph
lines were crippled, wires being reported
down in many parts of the state.
Kentucky Does Not Escape.
I LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb 15-A drenching
rain, which began falling last night,
turned into sleet tonight, making the
: streets OF the city dangerous for pedes-
trians and causing considerable delay and
: inconvenience to the street railway COM
pany In some parts OF the city trolley
wires we're broken by the coating Of ice.
Reports OF heavy rains and sleet have
Z been received from all parts Of Kentucky.
PADUCAH. KY. Feb. 15.-Indications
, point to higher water, the river reaching
the danger line, forty feet. today and has
commenced to rise rapidly.
In ,.yb{c In, o - l..
night was continuous until o'clock, when
, It turned to sleet. At 10 p. m. the streets
were covered with ice. and street car
a traffic was abandoned. The Tennessee and
: Cumberland rivers are out OF their banks
= Boats are experiencing difficulty in land
: ing here.
; FULTON, KY, Feb. 15.-owing to tho
3 heavy rains in the past thirty-six hour;
8 the western and southern portions Of Full
ton are threatened with inundation. Harris
Fork is already over it's banks and the
: negro quarters of the town are flooded
The river is still rising and IL is still
!, raining, Much damage is threatened.
oWENsBoRo. KY, Feb. 15.-There hal
been a steady rain since yesterday morn
ing
All small streams are overfowing. Mucl
=, damage has been done in this county. Sew.
= eral bridges we're washed away Rougl
river Pond river and Green river ar,
~. higher than ever before.
" snow sweeps Territories.
3 GUTHRIE, Ohl.. Feb. 15.-The wors
% storm of the winter struck Oklahoma abou
midnight and has been raging ever since.
v Sleet and rain were followed today b.
n driving snowstorm, a cold noTthweste
accompanying It,
- On account OF their good condition n,
damage to cattle or wheat is expected
The rain was preceded by a dense fog, tn
only one known 10 present residents OF tn
territory.
, ARDMoRE, /. T., Feb. 15.-one of th
W worst sleet storms in years prevail
} throughout this section OF Indian Terri
Df tory. The storm began late last nigh
1t with decided fall in temperature foliowin
IS the heavy rains Of the last few days
lie Everything in this part OF the territor
J. has heavy coating Of snow and II is be
lieved that cattle will sufer much.
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. ia blizzard /
reported from Amarillo and Hereford
as Tex. and Indian Territory and Oklahoma
n At Amarillo the snow is the heaviest 1
al four years and fears are entertained tina
I'd | much stock will be- lost A nOrtheF ac