Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-27
IN CLUTCHES
OF SNOW KING
Terrible Blizzard Rages Over the
Entire Country and All
Traffic is Delayed.
KANSAS CITY SUFFERS
Street Car and Railroad. Business De-
moralized.'. .'.Kansas, Oklahoma and
Iowa in the Throes...
York lce.Bound.

York Ice'b0un0.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 27,-This por
tion of the southwest today was in the
grasp of genuine blizzard and the
first severe cold of the winter. 1t ex
tended through Missouri into Nebras
ka and Iowa, over the whole of Kan
sas and into Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory. SnoW fell to depth of nearly
foot and driven by high wind, il
drifted badly.
Street car traffic in Kansas City was
demOralized, while railroad trains in
every direction were delayed and some
stalled. At some points telegraph and
telephone communication was render
ed impossible by snow and ice on the
wires. The thermometer was close to
the zero mark, showing fall in tenn
perature, since midnight, of eleven de-
grees and fall in "a hours of 35 de-
grees. More snow with continued
fall in temperature was predicted.
Kansas in Billiards. Grasp.
Topeka, Dec. 27.-The storm which
began here last night, assumed the pro-
portions of blizzard and the temper
ature is at zero with strong wind
blowing which drifts the snow badly.
street railway traffic is practically sus-
pended and eastbound trains are late
on all railroads. The storm extends
to all portions of Kansas and telegraph
wires are working badly.
New York City Ice Bound.
New York, Dec. 27.-Rain and sleet,
with a rising temperature, following
the recent heavy snow storms have
greatly impeded traffic in and about
New York. Tclegraphic communica-
tion has been considerably handicapped
and nearly all through trains from the
west are delayed owing to slippery
rails. In the city rain and sleet which
froze as soon as it struck the ground
made walking during the night haz-
ardous and incOnvenient. Trolley
lines especially in Brooklyn were in
terfered with.
In addition to the delay caused by
sleet and congested traffic of the up
per harbor, North and East Rivers,
crowded with ferry boats, were over
hung by fog so dense that it was still
almost dark at 1880 a. m. and ferry.
boats bringing thousands Of people,
employed In this city, from Jersey City
and Brooklyn, poked their way slowly
from slip to slip in constant danger of
collision. No serious accidents were
reported.
Rain, Snow and Fog In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27-Traff1c Of ev-
cry sort in this city was badly ham,
pered during the early hours today by
dense fog. Rain fell during the
night. A heavy thaw resulted and this
following the two. days and half of
snow fall, converted streets into rivu-
lets. Train service was irregular.
Blizzard In Wisconsin,.
La Crosse, Dec. PA blizzard pre-
wallis in Wisconsin today. At Super
ior the wind reached a velocity of 40
miles an hour. Traffic is delayed.
Snow Follows Rain In Illinois.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-The first
severe storm of the winter ragged in
central Illinois today, following a
heavy rain OF two days ago.
Minnesota Feels Wlntry Blasts.
st. Paul. Dec. 27.-This part OF Min
nesota Is in the grip Of a blizzard and
snow drifts are delaying trains. Street
car traffic Is badly handicapped.
Storm General Throughout Country.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 27.-Reports
to the weather bureau today say the
storm that reached the Oregon coast
Saturday morning moved southeast
ward to the Texas coast, where it was
central Monday morning and thence
northeastward into the Missouri Val
ley.
! In the last "a hours 1t has increased
greatly in intensity and forms today
the most severe wind and rain storm
Of the season throughout the middle
and lower Mississippi Valley, Tennes-
see and the east Gulf states. A heavy
downpour Of rain ACCOMPANIED BY thun-
der storhs and high shifting winds has
occurred in the lower Mississippi Val
ley, Tennessee and the lower Ohio Val
ley, and rain, sleet and snow In the up
per middle portions OF the Mississippi
Valley ana the west portion of the lake
region.
Rain, snow and sleet has fallen at
practically every station west Of the
Mississippi. while tho cold wave pre-
vatls between the Mississippi and the
Rocky Mountains. The Mississippi
Valley Disturbances viii move north
ward during the next SO hours.