Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-17

This is a drop of twelve degrees from mid
night. Out in the suburbs and throughout
southern Illinois and Missouri reports OF
even lower temperature are belns recelVeu.
The sky is clear and the temperature IS
gradually moderating. Incoming trains are
somewhat delayed.
WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. February IL
Following last nights sleet storm there was
a fourteen-inch fall of snow. AT daybreak
a sharp wind set in and the snow is drift
ing badly. Railroads north and west OF
here are struggling to keep open, but trains
are from four to six hours late. Telegraph
and telephone wires are badly tangled.
Sullivan and Tioga counties are carpeted
with sixteen inches of snow and 1t Is DRIFT
ing fence high.
PEORIA, ILL.,. February 1.-THE weather
Is becoming slightly colder The tempera-
ture at I'm. was thirteen below and at
o'clock it was fourteen below. Clear and
no wind.
Fierce Throughout Northwest.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. February IT,.
Yesterdays low temperature mark, which
was the record for the winter. was reduced
one degree this morning, the official OBJ
servation at $40 showing twenty-four be-
low.
ST PAUL, February 17.-Twenty below
was the coolest of the temperature in this
city during the night, gain Of four de-
peratures are general throughout the north
west, indicating the breaking of the cold
wave.
DES MONIES, Iowa, February lit
was nine below here this morning, one de-
gree higher than the record for the winter.
Difficulty Is experienced in operating the
electric lines.
OMAHA, Neb., February 17.-Extremely
cold weather continued last night and this
ten below zero. Trains from the west are
generally late. some being several hours be-
hind their schedule. The zero wave is gen.
eral throughout the state. the eastern half
of Iowa and the Dakotas. Slowly rising
temperature is predicted.
Chicago Shivering.
CHICAGO, February 17.-Chicago is shiv-
ering today in the coldest weather of the
season. The cold wave which descended
upon the city yesterday increased In sever
ity throughout the night, and sent the mer-
curry down to a point variously reported at
from 10 to 10 degrees below zero.
The latter temperature is reported un-
officially from exposed suburbs which felt
the full force Of the fierce northwest wind.
The official temperature in the city at
am. was 10 below. The intense cold prac-
tfcally cut the city off from telegraphic
communication with the outside world dur
ing the early part of the day. Contraction
of wires caused breakages in every direc-
ton, and only intermittent service could be
maintained.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February 17.-FoIlow-
ing a thirty-SiX-hour rain and half days
record-breaking snowfall Louisville this
morning experienced the coldest weather Of
the Winter-one above zero.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 1.-THE tenn
perature at am. registered 8 below. After
that hour it began to rise slowly but the
forecaster promises extremely cold weather
for two days. Railroad schedules have been
disarranged by the cold wave, and nearly
Train Schedules Demoralized.
KANSAS CITY, February 1.-THE intense
cold weather in the southwest continues.
At Kansas City at o'clock this morning
the thermometer recorded below, the cold
est of the winter here. Further west the
temperature was still lower, with no indica-
tions of moderation Train schedules are
still badly demoralized.
MILWAUKEE,, February 17.-Thermom-
eters in this city registered from 10 to IL
below this morning the coldest of the sea-
son. Low temperatures are general through
out the state.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, February IT, The
mercury was below this morning, with
prospects of very little moderation today.
Three inches of snow fell last night. The
weather is clear today.