Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-04

| SC. Paul, Mlnll., req. "A Black ItlN-
er Falls (Wis.) special to the Dispatch
says: One of the fiercest blizzards for
years has been sweeping over this Sec
tion the entire night and the wind Is
| still blowing cold and snow drifts are
mounting high on all roads Business
is practically suspended and early
trains are delayed from two to four
hours.
RAIN IN TENNESSEE.
| Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. M.-The
storm which has prevailed throughout
this section for the past two or three
days reached a climax last night when
| the rain fell in torrents for five hours
| and the wind reached almost a cyclonlc
velocity. Streets We're flooded, signs
blown down, trees uprooted and tele-
graph and telephone wires badly demor-
allied. The Tennessee river is rising
rapidly.
IN KANSAS.
Topeka, Kas., Feb. 4.-The cold wave
reached it's most severe stage here at
s: 80 this morning with the thermometer
at 12 above. The backbone of the storm
is not broken, however, the mercury at
10 o'clock standing at Is above and ris-
ing moderately fast. The Santa Fe re-
ports most of their trains on time The
delayed It's Colorado trains are repor-
ted several hours late. There is little
snowfall in this section.
CHICAGO IN TROUBLE.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-Chicago was the
scene today and last night of the worst
blizzard in years. Wires are down in
every direction and all telegraphic lines
except those of the Chicag go Milwaukee
roads We're unworkable as were the
long distance telephone wires, except
one line in Omaha. Chicago for hours
this morning was cut off from news of
the outside. No quotations have been
received from New York up to 130
Nearly a foot of snow fell yesterday
and last night rain and sleet storm ac-
companied by gale of wind completed
the havoc Street car traffic is depict
ed and all incoming trains are reported
late. The storm continues today, ham,
pering the work of the repair crews
sent out in every direction, by the tele-
graphic companies. Two lives were
lost and numerous accidents have been
reported.
CLEVELAND IN TROUBLE.
Cleveland, o.. Feb. 4.-For the first
time in many years this city was today
entirely cut off from telegraphic and
telephone communication with Chicago
as the result of very heavy sleet storm
in the vicinity of the latter city. The
telegraph companies reported that chi
cago was completely isolated, the hea-
wy sleet having broken down the wires
at hundreds of points. Every available
lineman is being hurried to the scene of
the trouble and the work of repairing
the breaks will be pushed forward rap
idly. The weather here today was
clear and mild.
SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.
Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. A heavy
rain and wind storm prevailed here last
night. At 2 o'clock the velocity of the
wind was go miles an hour, the highest
recorded since the local weather bureau
was established Extensive damage
was done to electric wires and for sew
eral hours this city was cut off entirely
from telegraphic and telephone COM
munication. Many local light, power
and telephone wires were AFFECTED, The
Tennessee river is rising rapidly. Re-
ports from flood stations on streams
above here indicate an average rainfall
of one inch through the upper east Ten
nessea yesterday and last night
IOWA STORM.
Webster City, Ia., Feb. "A fearful
storm, accompanied by high wind,
which overspread Iowa last night, will
cause great damage to stock in this Sec
tion. About six inches of snow fell on
the level, but drifts from four to ten feet
are piled up. Traffic is almost block
AIDED and all wires are down. Trains
have been from three to eight hours
late last night and today
ST. LOUIS IN TROUBLE.
St. Louis, Mo-, Feb. "A wind storm
which gained velocity of fifty miles an
hour, prevailed during the greater part
of last night and this forenoon, causing
much minor damage and prostrating the
telephone and telegraph wires in every
direction. A furry of snow accompa-
MED the storm, with prospects OF a
heavier fall before night.
The temperature is falling. For sew
eral hours St. Louis was entirely cut OIL
from wire communicat on with Chicago
ard the east except by roundabout
routes.
| Firemen Are Dying.