Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
TERRIFIC STORM SWEEPS
The ENTIRE COUNTRY
ALL TERRITORY EAST OF ROCKY
MOUNTAINS IN STORM KINGS
GRASP TODAY.
BUSINESS DEMORALlZED

But Telephone and Telegraph Wire.
Still Are Workine-Trains are De
layed-Temperature is Falling.
Street car traffic was blocked
and business almost at standstill
this morning as result of the
snow storm which ragged through
the night and morning. Although
the high wind and driving snow
continued during the day the tele-
graphic reports indicate that OF
tumwa is not faring as badly as
some other cities in the state as
communication with the outside
world is still open
The sleet and ice which covered
the street car tracks and trolley
wires, together with the big drifts
of snow made it impossible to run
the cars this morning, and although
large force of men with picks
and shovels and the electric snow
plow were kept busy all day the
cars could only be moved short
distance at time and on account
of the drifting snow the tracks
could not be kept open.
A few wires are down but the
city still has telephone and tele-
graph communication with other
cities. The railroads suffered
greatly and although most of the
passenger trains are running on
time no attempt is being made to
run freight trains. The Rock Is
land and Burlington switch en-
gines are stalled in the yards max
ing it impossible to make up
trains. The Burlington Offices have
no telegraphic communication
with points west of Russell. The
trains on the Des Moines branch
were about an hour behind time
delaying No. 10 into this city. Pas
senger No. 6 was an hour late
from the west. The Rock Island
passenger leaving Ottumwa for the
north at 7:15 a. M, became snow
bound few miles west of the city
and several engines were sent to
its assistance. At noon the train
had reached Kirkville. The Rock
Island train due from the north at
10:45 o'clock. had also reached
Kirkville at noon. The Milwaukee
morning passenger trains were
only slightly delayed.
Storm Is Increasing.
Reports to the Associated Press thi
fternoon show the blizzard increasing
i intensity in Indiana, Iowa and wis
onsin. At many points 1t Is the sc
crest in years. Street car travel
aralyzed and trains are hours late
telegraph lines are almost completed
Interrupted throughout Indiana. Cor
iderable damage is being done by tn
eavy wind.
Billiards Are General.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Fog, sleet, raj
nd snow have demoralized the raj
Dads, both steam and electric, an
he telegraph and telephone servic
throughout large portion of tn
United States. In Missouri, Wisconsin
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesot
he Dakotas, Montana, portions of |
inois, Oklahoma and the Indian Teri
.ory severe blizzard prevails.
high wind is drifting the failing sno'
BADLY. Zero and below temperatur
adds TO the general discomfort and tn
cold wave is gradually working cas-
ward and southwark. The trains al
unable to keep to schedule time an
many points are entirely cut off frol
The outside world as far as telegrap
and telephone service are concerne'
In the eastern states sleet and raj
have caused much trouble.
Storm Playing Havoc in the East.
New York, Dec. 27.-Rain and sle
Is falling and heavy snow storms hay
played havoc with transportation fac
tiles and the telegraph service. Subj
ban trolley lines are almost paralyze
Ind trains are reported late on evel
Inc. All through the east and in Pen
sylvania the wires are coated with lie
The extra weight has broken many
hem.
A Foot of Snow.
Kansas City, Nee. 27,--Tbis portic
If the southwest today is in tire gras
u a genuine blizzard, the first sever
.old weather of tie winter. 1t has e
tended through Missouri into N
oraska and Iowa, over the whole
Kansas and into Oklahoma and tt
indian territory. Snow fell to a dept
d. nearly a foot, driven by a hie
wind has drneed badly. Telephone ar
telegraph wires IN all directions al
2emoralized by sleet.
Sioux City, Dec. GA blizzard
raging in this section. The thermon
eter registered seven below zero tn
morning.
South Gets Soaking Rains.
Louisville, KY, Dec. 27.-The sout
has received during the last thirty-s
hours the first soaking rain in mar
months. The mountain streams a!
filing up and the crops will be great
benefited.
FAILURE CAUSES SUICIDE.
Promoter Kills Self in Hotel a,