Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
Sweeps the Country from the West
and Northwest to the New
England States.
COOLEST WEATHER Of SEASON IN WEST
blizzard RACES in the East-Railroad
and Street Car Service Badly Ham
pered-Violent Storms in the South
Mercury in the THERMOMETERS
HOvers Around Zero Point.

Au09oJ AAOA ing lA1OuBAOuL CAt ul1u-
die west, the temperature ranging
from degree above zero at Louisville,
Ky, to "a below at West Superior, Wis.
Official records at other centers were:
Chicago, 10 below; Peoria. IA; St.
Louis, 6; Indianapolis, 8; Milwaukee,
10; Columbus, 2; Kansas City, 8; Des
MONIES, 9; St. Paul, 20; Omaha, 10, and
Topeka, ~. Farther west and north
west the weather was moderate
Up to ten o'clock no deaths directly
due to the cold had been reported, but
relief committees everywhere were
taxed to the limit in.relieving the SUI
fering of the poor. There was no indi-
cation Of coal famine, dealers gen.
orally having surplus stock ON hand.
Trolley lines were badly crippled and
both suburban and through trains on
the railroads were delayed, many
suburban trains being abandoned.
Telegraph and telephone service was
seriously crippled, the contraction of
the wires causing them to break, and
for time Chicago was practically cut
off from communication with the OUT
side world.
Detroit, Mich, Feb. 18.-Severe cold,
was general all over the peninsulas
of Michigan Monday night, ranging
from zero at Grand Haven, on the lake
shore to 20 belowzero at Sault Ste Ma
RE. In Detroit the therm ometer reg
istered degrees below at eight a. m.
Tuesday. Alpena reported below
Tuesday; Marquette IA below and
Houghton 10 below. Despite the ex-
treme cold Monday night, no cases of
freezing or unusual suffering have
been reported to the police or poor
commission.
Live Stock Suffers in Colorado.
Denver, COL, Feb. 1s.-The most Sc
we're snow and windsto rm experienced
in years prevails in South Park, on the
Gunnison and Ieadville branches of
the Colorado G. Southern railroad.
Trains are snOwbound.
Until protected the live stock
throughout the park is reported as
SUITE ring terribly and the proba bility
is that serious losses on sheep and cat
tie will be sustained by owners whose.
herds were not sheltered. AL traffic
on the branch from Como to Gunnison
has been suspended. Two trains are
dead at St. Elmo. from which place
they have been trying to move for
three days. Conditions are serious for
the company at Alpine tunnel, be-
tween St. Elmo and Gunnison. But one
train has passed through the tunnel in
several days.
Storms Rage in the East.
New York, Feb. 1s.-The blizzard of
Monday night left New York in bet
ter condition Tuesday than was ex-
pected. The snow ceased falling at an
early hour, but began again about
eight o'clock. Surface and elevated
railroad lines were partly crippled, but
were not so badly tied up as by several
previous storms this winter. The pre-
dicted big drop in temperature did not
occur. The velocity of the wind had
decreased considerably since mid
night, when there was moderate
gale. Up to nine o'clock the total
snowfall in this city, as reported by
the weather bureau, was nine and sew
en-tenths inches. This is by far the
heaviest fall of snow this winter.
At Buffalo the snowfall amounted
to only a few inches, but the coolest
weather of the winter was being ex-
perienced with the Thermometer at
zero.
Fifteen inches of snow at Science
tady, with railroad and trolley lines
almost tied up.
At Rochester ten inches of snow
was reported.
Philadelphia, Feb. 18. - Municipal
election day throughout Pennsy lvania
was held during raging blizzard and
a light vote was polled in consequence.
Six inches of snow fell at Philadelphia,
nine inches at Harrisburg and over
seven inches at Pittsburg. Zero wealth
er prevailed at the latter place, and
street car and train service was great
ly delayed.
In New England.
Boston, Feb. 1s.-Snowstorms ragged
generally throughout New England.
At Boston the worst storm Of the win
ter prevailed. Railroad and street car
traffic was badly hampered and ship
ping was effectually tied up
& At New Haven, Conn, a heavy snow
storm badly crippled street car serv-
ice, and similar conditions were re-
ported at many other points in the
state.
Severe Weather in the South.
Atlanta, Ga, FEB. 1S.-The severest !
weather of the winter prevails over the
south following Mondays storms.
which killed two people and injured
several. In Atlanta all records for
high winds were broken. when the gale
blew at the rate Of 60 miles an hour.
This velocity was maintained at sew
eral other places. The temperature is
. above at Nashville; 8 at Memphis
and 8 at Knoxville. In Birmingham
the mercury has fallen So degrees in
10 hours and in New Orleans 43. AT
louisville, KY, after severe rains and
then snowstorm, the temperature fell
TO one above zero. Communication