Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-18


in years prevails i'll South Park. on the
Gunnison and Leadville branches of the
Colorado & Southern Railroad. Inc Lead
vile branch is snow bound between Como
and Breckenridge, distance of 30 miles.
Passenger trains are stalled in the drifts
between these points and engines sent to
thcir rescue became fastened in the huge
piles of snow and are helpless.
Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 17.-Pittsburg is in
the grip of the cold wave, heavy fsnow
and a flood. Luckily the high water Just
missed the danger point, and beyond
flooding the lowlands and causing incon-
yenience to owners of plants along the
river fronts, no damage was done. Dur
ing the night a fierce snow anu vino
storm developed and today there is a haii
foot of snow on the level, and zero wealth
er prevails. Street car service has been
seriously impeded and trains are from
two to four hours late.
Chicago Feb. 17.-Reports, today, show
an extensive cold wave covering the
West from Texas to Lake Superior and
extending into the Rocky Mountains VIII
lston, N. D., with a record OF AZ below
is distinguished as the coldeSt spot in the
country. In the mountains of wyoming
the temperature ranges from Is to 40 be
low. Mining operations have ceased, cat
tie are perishing and many small camps
are entirely cut off from the outer world.
The greater part of Kansas is covered
with snow on level from five to nine
inches.
ing of blizzard which ragged with unre-
mitting force during the greater part OF
the night still prevails, today, but in a
| somewhat mider degree. During the
night snow fell to depth of six inehes
| and the temperature dropped to 20 degrees
| at S o'clock this morning, 10 degrees low
| er than at II o'clock. last night. Fine
snow is falling, today. driven by severe
eyfr i1trrox = ff~s.ff IN
| is badly handicapped and telegraph and
| telerhone service is crippled. Delaware
! Breakwater reports 36-mile gale, accom-
| panied by thick snow There have beer
| no arrivals or departures of vessels anC
no reports of disaster TO shipping. This
| Is municipal election day throughout the
state and one effect of the storm has beer
| to lessen the vote.
| Providence, R. l.. Feb. 1.-THE storm
which began. early last night, continued
unabated, today, and at 10 O'Clock the
| state was covered under snow fall oi
from IL to Is inches in depth. Railroad
i and street car traffic has been seriously
! impeded with a few isolated exceptions
| all the city and suburban electric lines
| through the state aspa being kept oper
1 and steam trains are moving from one
| to two. hours behind schedule time.
| Shipping in Narragansett Bay is at 8
standstiIl The arrival and sailing of q
number of foreign steamships, sailing
| craft and coal-laden tows will be de
layed until the weather clears.
/ New York, Feb. 1.-THE blizzard of las
! night left New York in better condition
1 today, than was expected. The snow
ceased falling at an early hour, but begay
/ again about o'clock. Surface and ele
waited railroad lines were partly crippled
! but were not so badly tied up as by sev
/ eral previous storms, this winter The
surface lines suffered more than the ele
j waited and some of the horse car line.
were completely tied UP. Snow was kne,
deep in the parks. The sidewalks were
/ in little better condition. The predicted
| big drop in temperature did not occur
though the weather was considerabl,
colder, this morning, than last evening
The velocity of the wind had decrease
4 considerably since midnight, when ther.
was a moderate gale.