The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
DARK AS NIGHT.
Heavy Fall of Snow and High
Wind in New York.
Clouds We're So Thick as to OBJ
scure the Light.
MELTED AS 1T FELL.
MELTED AS IT FELL
Later Temperature Fell and
Storm Became a Blizzard.
Similar Conditions Prevailed
Throughout the State.

New York, Dec. ga heavy fall of
snow, accompanied by high wind, be-
gan early today. So thick We're the
snow and clouds during the morning
that darkness almost like that of night
prevailed in the downtown streets.
The snow, wet and heavy, at first
melted as fast as it fell. but later the
temperature dropped and the storm
took on the semblance of blizzard.
The darkness lasted nearly an hour,
after which the storm Iessened consid-
erably in severity, although the snow
continued to fall A heavy snow storm
accompanied in many places by a high
wind prevailed throughout the state.
During the dark period in this city,
many ferry boats went astray, their
captains having lost their bearings,
and the harbor resounded with the
whistles of tugs and other steam craft
that had become enveloped in the
darkness and binding snow. Several
liners on their way from quarantine to
their piers had to lay to until the dark
ness lifted
Later in the day the snow stopped
but the mercury dropped rapidly, going
down Is degrees, from "a to 19 in three
hours. A sharp wind intensified the
cold which the weather bureau officials
said would probably reach the lowest
thus far for the winter.
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temperature of 80 degrees in "a hours
occurred here, and today the govern
ment thermometer registered Is below.
A penetrating northwind made it the
most disagreeabIe day of the winter.
and charitable organizations were be-
seiged by pleas for fuel from the poor.
Kansas City, MO, Dec. 26.-The tenn
perature In western Missouri today
averaged degrees above zero. with
a strong wind blowing In Kansas and
Oklahoma mild weather prevailed. the
temperature ranging from degrees
above zero in eastern Kansas to 36
above at the Colorado state line.
st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 26-Sixteen de-
grees below zero was the record at tha
weather bureau today. At Winnipeg
Manitoba. the mercury went down to
80 degrees below. but is now rising.
and warmer weather is in sight in the
northwest. The cold here was accom-
panied by a piercing wind which made
it more intense during the night.
Chicago, Dec. 26.-The crest of a cold
wave, eastbound, passed Chicago to-
day. The minimum temperature here
was below zero. Trains as a result
of the cold were generally unable to,
maintain schedule time.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26.-Zero weather
prevailed over the greater part of Ne
braska and western Iowa at Z O'Clock
The mercury began to rise later with
prospects of warmer weather. At mid
night the thermometer reached six be-
low zero.
Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 26.@Two de-
grees below zero was recorded at the
weather bureau today. At Dubuque
the mercury went to IA below and at
Davenport a mark of II below was
registered. The cold here was accom-
panied by a disagreeable raw wind,
which made it more intense during the
night.
Boston, Dec. 26.-A heavy northwest
snow storm began here today. The
contributed to conditions resembling a
blizzard.
FIRST BLIZZARD OF THE SEASON.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 26.-The first real
blizzard of the winter is reported from
various points in Ohio to have prevail
ed last night and today. In this city
the thermometer went down to zero
and the wind reached a velocity of 80
miles an hour, while a heavy binding
snow fell to the depth of several inch
es. Railway traffic is delayed owing
to the heavy snow storm.
COIDEST OF THE WINTER.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 26.-The ther
mometer today registered II, the cold
est of the winter and a drop since yes
terday of 35 degrees.
TWO FREEZE TO DEATH.
Peoria. Ill, Dec. 26-John Weir. aged
45, was frozen to death near Elmwood
today. George Baumgarten was found
frozen to a tree here and he can not
recover. The thermometer recorded Z
below zero today.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2e.--The minimum
temperature here today was IA. fall
of As degrees in the last "A hours. The
cold wave reaches the south Atlantic
anu COIDEST IN TWO YEARS.
Lafayette, Ind, Dec. 26.-F'rom 35 de-
srees above yesterday noon the tempera-
ture dropped today to s degrees below
zero, the coldest in two years. The Wa.
bash river is frozen over and much dam
AGE has resulted from the high wind.
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