The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-01-30
Intense Cold in the West.

CHICAGO, January 24.-Extreme cold
weather is recorded in the Northwest today.
The cold wave extends over wide area,
embracing the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Valleys and the West Lake region.
Particularly severe weather is reported in
the Dakotas, Eastern Montana, Northwest
eru Iowa, Northeastern Nebraska, North
ern Illinois and Indiana and parts of Wis
consin and Michigan.
The thermometer in this city registered
10o below zero There is suffering among
the poor and many of the homeless applied
at the police stations for shelter. Only
one death from cold-that of fisherman
has so far been reported. The Weather
Bureau observer says it is possible that the
mercury may go to 200 below tomorrow
and that the cold wave will last several
days.
Bismarck, n. D., reported 800 below
and Superior, Wis, So. In number
of places in the Northwest it was the cold
est weather of the year. A severe biz
card ragged at Houghton, Mich, trains
being late and badly impeded
ST. PAUL, Jan. 24.-According to the
weather observer, the mean temperature
prevailing in St. Paul today established a
new record, being 270 below zero.
The maximum for the day was 30 be-
low and the minimum on the official Their
mometer was $50 below. Other thermo-
meters registered 400 below during the
early morning hours.
At7p M. the Government record stood
at 23o below, and the observer predicted
that in the course Of the night at least 35'
below would be recorded He held out
little hope of an alienation of the cold
weather before Tuesday.
A high wind prevailed early in the day,
greatly intensifying the suffering of those
compelled to be out Of doors, but at night
the wind abated
DULUTH, MINI, Jan. "a With one
exception today was the coolest here since
1864 The Government thermometer reg
istered So below zero early and stood at
90 at night. Forty seven degrees below
was reported at Ely, while towns on the
Mesaba range reported from So to 450
below
OMAHA. NEB jan. 24-The coolest
weather of the winter was recorded today
by the Weather Bureau here The ten-
perature was l2o below zero aud at no
time during the day did the mercury 20
above the zero mark The extreme cold
is accompanied by bitter south wind.
ST PAUL, Jan %. Thirty two de-
grees below zero was the official weather
record here today
The thermometer at Duluth registered
SO below
The weather at Pokegama Dam, near
Grand Rapids, was So below, accord NJ
to the Government thermometer there. At
Hibbing it was 420 below, and at Tower
As below.
La CRossE, Wis Jan 25.--The Gov
eminent thermometer here registered - Q
below today. There Is much suffering
among the poor,
At Racine the weather is the coolest in
80 years, the thermometer standing at PC
below
Milwaukee is experiencing the euldest
weather which it has had since 1897, the
thermometer registering % IL below zero.
The coolest in Milwaukee in the history Of
the Weather Bureau was in IS 80, when
it was 25o below
CHICAGO, Jan. 25th.-Piercing cold
made the whole Northwest suffer today.
The thermometer reached Ice below IN
Chicago. The record here is 23e below
and there is sope expectation that new
low point will be touched before the irigid
spell is ended
A man frozen stiff was found by pedes-
TRANS on an outlying part of Thirty second
street He had apparently struggled along
until exhausted; he had dropped uncon-
scious and was frozen to death The un-
identified corpse was taken to morgue.
There were hundreds of frozen ears and
hands. Traffic was greatly hauipered.
WINNIPEG, MAN, Jan 20 For the
past two days terrible blizzard has been
raging here. practically tying up the entire
city A number of persons have been
frozen 50 badly that they had to be cared
for in the hospitals. Only three deaths
have resulted. although reports from the
surrounding country tell Of other fatalities
Saturday the mercury touched 500 below