Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-02-15
EXTENSIVE COLD NAVE
EXTREMELY Low TEMPERATURE
EXPERIENCED OVER AN I'M 5 ii
MENsE AREA. i. VA
ESTIMATED THAT FULLY a SCORE
or LIVES WERE Lost IN q
THE SOUTHWEST. ii; N.

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Chicago, Feb. 14.--Not during the
FHst six years has the equal Il of the
present cold weather been experienced
IN the West. and in many places no
such low temperatures have been re-
corded since the establishment Of the
weather bureau. The area of the cold
wave extends from Canada to the Gulf
of Mexico, and from the Rocky noun
tains to the Atlantic. The line of
zero weather is about in the latitude
of Memphis, but all through the South
freezing weather is reported. In the
North the mercury has registered any
where from zero to As degrees below,
the latter mark being scored at Rich
land Center, Wis. Trains everywhere
In the West and Northwest are from
two to twelve hours late and because
of the packing Of the fine snow in the
cuts, it is expected that it will be sew
eral days before the roads are able to
restore the schedule time even If the
weather moderates.
Although details are lacking 1T is
estimated that about score Of people
have lost their lives, the majority of
the fatalities being in the Southwest,
where distances between houses and
towns are great, and shelter hard to
find. ..t! ..sE w..
Enormous Loss Of Cattle.
The loss of cattle on the ranges,
particularly on those lying in the
northern part of the Southern tier of
states, will be very heavy. w. e. Boil
ton, secretary of the Oklahoma Live
Stock association, declares that the
live stock losses in the present cold
weather will be the greatest since the
great blizzard of 1896. He places the
number of head lost on the ranges in
Western Kansas, Western Oklahoma,
and the Pan Handle of Texas at So.
| 900 head. .-
Further north in Nebraska, the Da.
kotas and Montana, the stockmen are
better prepared to shelter their stock,
their cattle are better Injured to cold,
and it Is not expected that their
losses will be anything near as heavy
as those on the ranges further to the
south. "
Officially speaking Monday was the
coolest day in Chicago since Feb. g.
1899, when the mercury registered "a
degrees below zero. which stands as
the record for cold weather in the
records of the local weather bureau
In the opinion of pedestrians on the
street, and according to the showing
Of unofficial thermometers, the gov
eminent thermometer was anywhere
from two to twelve degrees too warm
The official record was - below zero
while all over the city temperatures
Of 20 to rs were common, while in
some OF the suburbs as low as 80 be
low zero was touched. All through
the day the bitter cold was intensified
by wind that blew from the north.
west at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. There were no deaths report.
ed in the city proper, but the police
were compelled to care for numberless
Prostitutes throughout the day. Fully
rs people were cared for at the differ.
ent hospitals in the city, but it is not
believed that any of them will be Sc.
riously affected. y Z
Renews Trouble in the South.
The severe cold has brought upon
the South renewal Of all the troubles
visited upon it by the recent storm of
sleet, which has demoralized railroad
traffic and almost destroyed tele.
graphic communication in some Sec
lions for the greater part of week.
A cold wave has spread with great
speed all over the South, accompanied
by heavy snowfalls in Mississippi,
Alabama and Tennessee. Railroad
traffic is seriously hindered. The
only cheering news from the entire
South came at night from Western
and Southern Texas, where a slight
moderation in temperature was report
ed. From Western Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska come reports Of tenn
peratures ranging from 20 to 25 de-
grees below zero. ,. v
A general warming up is noticeable
In the Northwest. st. Paul showing q
temperature Of below Monday night
as compared with Is below twenty
hours earlier. s5
In the Canadian Northwest and
throughout Montana. from s. to 80
above was shown Monday night. The
rise in temperature is accompanied by
some snow. but no heavy precipitation
is recorded. Il. ~ I fEs. e
SENATE HEARS TEN wIrNEsaEa