The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-29
IN GRASP OF
FIERCE STORM.
Traffic Delayed and Wires Down Because
of Blizzard Throughout the
Country.

Washington, u. c., Dec. 2l.-Reports
70 the weather bureau today say the
storm that reached the Oregon coast sat
urday morning moved southcastward 10
the Texas coast, where it was central
Monday morning and thence northeast
ward into the middle Mississippi valley.
In the last twenty-four hours II mas m
creased greatly in intensity ana forms inns
morning the most severe Wlnd ana ram
storm Of the season throughout the mid
die and lower Mississippi valley, Iennes-
see ana the east gulf states. Heavy down
pours Of rain accompanied by thunder
storms and high shifting winds have 0c-
CURED in the lower Mississippi valley;
Tennessee and the lower Ohio valley, ana
rain. slcet and snow in the upper ana
middle portions Of the Mississippi valley
and the west portion Of the lake region
Rain, snow or slc"t has fallen at prac-
ticaly every station west Of the Misss-
sippi, while a cold wave prevails between
the Mississippi and the Rocky mountains
The Mississippi valley disturbance VIII
move northeastward during the next thir-
ty-SlX hours
In New York.
New York. Dec 27.-Rain and slect.
with a rising temperature, following the
recent heavy snow storms, have greatly
impcded tralllc in and about New York.
Topographic communication has been
considerably handicapped and nearly all
through trains from the west and north
are delayed, owing to slippery rails.
In addition 10 the delay caused by the
slcet storm, the congcstcd traffic Of the
upper harbor and the North and East
rivers, crowded with ferry boats, was
hampercd by a dense fog. The I'M
pleasant conditions in the harbor were in
creased hy drifting ice. No serious nc
cidents were reported.
Philadelphia Is Slower.
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 27.-Traflic on
every street was badly hampcred during
the early hours today by a dense fox
which settled over the city and vicinity
during the night.
The train service is irregular. Com
mutors residing in the suburbs were late
in arriving at their places of business.
Blizzard in Twin Cities
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec - st. Paul and
vicinity are in the grip Of small biz.
card which is driving the snow in drifts
which promise to work mischief with
railroad transportation and other traffic
II il continues very long.
I tn" first real snowstorm Of the winter
I came last night when within an hour two
inches or more of snow fell. 1t con.
tlnucd TO snow internationally until about
/ | O'Clock, when the wind came up from
, the northwest. With the wind cam,
D UlNI' Low anu lUr que luCItHNPN 10
wards daylight until today everything is
I a Whlrl Of snow.
Street car traffic is badly handicapped
/ The storm has interfered with tclr.
graphic service. Indications are that til,
wind viii increase in violence and that
the temperature viii drop rapidly.
The storm extends over the entire
| northwest and all trains were more OF
less late today Trains on the Minnesota
ana Iowa lines Of the Milwaukee roat
W"ro five hours late and on the Hastings
~ Dakota division two hours behind time
All the Chicago trains were late except
The I'ionc,r limited, which arrived OF
time. III" North Western limited ras
I close 10 itS time.
Cold at st. Louis
ST. Louis, Mo, Dec. 27-Thc blizzard
'lIi has been raging in the west struck
ST. Louis and vicinity today and there
was fall Of 20 degrees in the tcmpcra.
lurr IN less than two hours BY tonight
il IS expected that the zero mari, will be-
reached.
Blizzard in Southwest
Kansas CITY, Kan, Dec. y \ gen.
uinc blizzard il raging in this portion Of
the southwest today. \ font of snow ha,
fallen and the temperature has dropped
thirty five degrees in twenty four hours
ana IS now near zero. Telephone and
telegraph wires are rendered useless by
sloct Trains Oh all railroads are de.
iaycd.
Seven Below at Sioux City.
Sioux City, Ia., Dee. IA blizzard /,
raging in this section today. The thct.
momctcr registered below zero this
morning.
Zero Weather in Kansas.
Topeka. kas., Dec. - The storm that
began in Kansas last uiyht assumed th,