The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-18
THIRTEENTH CAVALRY
SNOWBOUND IN WEST
Many Trains Stalled in
Southern Wyoming.
WORST BLIZZARD OF YEAR
Heavy Drifts Blockading Traffic-New
York and Eastern Cities
Suffer.

CHEYENNE. WyO.. Feb. 1S.-Trains on
the Denver Pacific. Union Pacific, Colo
RADIO and Southern, and Fremont. Elk
horn and Missouri Valley Railroads in
southeastern Wyoming are snowbound
at various points.
Two trainloads Of the Thirteenth
Cavalry. en- route from Fort Meade to
the Philippines, are stuck in the snow
near Lusk. Wyo. They are routed over
the Colorado and Southern, on which
line two trains and two snow plows are
blockaded and there is no telling when
they will get started.
No suffering is reported on any Of the
trains, for the railroad companies are
supplying the snowbound passengers
with food.
Traffic Blockaded.
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, Feb. 1S-The
worst blizzard Of the season has been
raging here since 3 o'clock this morn
/ ing. The snow is drifting badly. COM
! pletely blocking traffic. The coal and
wood yards are empty. and people are
running in every direction in search
I of fuel. The temperature is 3 degrees
/ below zero
! PORTSMOUTH. Ohio. Feb. 1S.-The
worst storm in years is still raging
in all its severity this morning. Dealers
are unable to supply the demand for
coal. and much suffering Will result.
Business is practically at a standstiH.
Four Deaths in Chicago.
/ CHICAGO. Feb. 1S.-This is by far the
most severe day of the season. a gale
which blew at times forty miles an hour
struck the city about 3 o'clock this
morning and continues with little abate-
ment.
Four deaths were directly or Indirect
ly attributable 10 the cold weather in
Chicago yesterday and FIVE cases OF Sc
we're freezing were reported TO the po-
lice. The suffering today will be IN
douhtedly more severe
Local transportation service is worse
today than any day this winter. All
suburban trains ard street and elevated
cars are from ten to fifteen minutes of
schedules.
Reports from the West this morning
} indicate a slight moderation in tempera-
lures but nothing on which 10 base hopes
OF materially warmer weather Tor some
> time. Temperatures range from 80 below
below in Indiana and southern Illinois.
1t is extreme in northern Michigan
t The cold wave is moving eastward. but Is
4 of wide area
BufalO's Coolest Day.
. BUFFALO. n Y. Feb. 1s.-The cold
! est weather Buffalo has had IN twelve
D years prevailed here last night. when
the temperature dropped to Z degrees
below zero.
t Charles Giegler. OF Hamburg whc
lived in the outskirts OF the village
stopped in a saloon TO get warm H'
then started for his home a nrle way
o but was overcome before he had gone
$ half mile. and fell into a snowbank. He
was found dead later
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. 15--Stoau
D and trolley lines were badly tied UP thi.
morning all over Connecticut as a re
q suit OF the storm which ragged two lays
7 finally ceasing last night. About thir-
teen inches Of snow fell. and it had Z
bottom two inches thick OF ice.
Q On the main line OF the New York
O New Haven and Hartford Railroad
the trains from New York TO this cit.
are arriving this morning from THIRTY
10 nifty minutes late. From Boston III
trains are between one and two hour!
\ late. In this city only one Of the ST,
street car lines is running.
Further Drop Predicted.
=, NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Weather of III
coolest kind ruled the city today To
night, however. is going TO be even cold
er than the early hours OF his morn
ing. according to the weather man, VIII
q says that this is but the beginning OF
y cold which is going 10 smash all previou
figures recorded for February.
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