Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-14
GREAT COLD WAVE
IS TRAVELLING EAST

Washington, Feb li.--Thc Wea Their
bureau reports show that the cold wave
which has swept the entire country east
Of the Rocky mountains reached It's
eliminating point In the Atlantic coast
states last night, and the temperature
Is now moderating all along the line eX-
cept I'm the southern states There II
Is very cold generally but II is expected
TO be some warmer tomorrow. Through
the south the mercury ranged from 2
degrees above at Atlanta TO II above
at Mobile I'm Florida the temperature
fell to 26 above at Jacksonville.
According TO the weather officials the
weather during the past "a hours has
been the coolest Of the season IN most
sections OF the country In this yiclni-
~ four degrees above zero was reached
at o'clock this morning, but the mer-
curry IL BOW going up. Temperatures
close 10 zero were experienced during
the last "a hours from Virginia north
ward to western New York where the
mercury sank TO eight degrees below
zero.
Advancing eastward over the middle
Mississippi valley is an area OF
low pressure and decidedly warmer
weather attended thus far by high
shifting winds and light snow, which
has fallen I'm Iowa. Illinois and the re-
gion of the western lakes. In all the
other districts cold but moderating
weather has prevailed.
CINCINNATI
Cincinnati Feb 14.-Thc intense cold
continues today the official tempera-
ture in this city reaching five below
zero during the night From all points
IN the Ohio valley came similar re-
ports, below zero temperatures pre-
yailing generally. Along the river the
situation continues serious and river
men anxlously walt the accumulation
OF the heavy ice which threatens dis
oster when the breakup finally comes.
Henry Mastruo was found frozen to
death IN a quarry.
Danvllle, Ky, reported the coolest
weather IN its history, when the gov
ernment thermometer registered II be-
low.
NEW YORK.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE western cold
wave reached here today lowering the
temperature to 9 degrees above zero,
drop OF 30 degrees since yesterday noon.
Reports from points up state say last
night was the coolest Of the season.
Nineteen degrees belnw zero was re-
ported in sections near New York,
Through trains from the west on the
New York Central We're badly delayed
by the cold
PlTTSBURG.
Pittsburg. Feb 4.--Thcrmometers
registered from 10 10 degrees below
zero IN the city today. while IN the sub
urbs the lowest record was 10 degrees
below. This Is the coolest weather
since February 1899, when 20 degrees
below was reached a shortage of nat
ural gas caused much suffering and in
conyenienca IN portions of the city.
louisville, PA.
Potsville, Pa, Feb. li,--The tenn
perature was II degrees below zero IN
Schuylkill county today.
LOUISVILLE.
Louisville Feb 1.-THE coolest wea-
Their Of the winter ana the coolest for
several years was reported today I'm
many places south OF the Ohio The
low figure OF s below was held by Fort
Smith Ark. The minimum at Jack
sonvIlo was 20 degrees, a fall Of 80.
The Ohio remains frozen NJ Madison,
Indiana, the gorge at Louisville has
moved some, but there has been
general choking up OF the fee by the
cold wave.
BLIZZARD IN CHICAGO.
Chicago Feb. IA snow storm,
which at times assumed the nature OF
"A blizzard, succeeded the cold wave
here today From 10 below zero yes
tcrday the mercury today rose 10
above zero. Railroad traffic, however,
is yet considerably interfered with.
NASHVILLE.
nj
eminent thermometer here today regis.
tered degrees belod zero. II was the
coolest since Feb 10, 1898. when the
mercury dropped 10 10 degrees below
ana the Cumberland was frozen over.
Buffalo n. y, Feb 1.-THE temper
allure here today was degrees below
zero, the lowest Of the winter
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas city Feb. l4.-The temper
ature early today In Western Missouri,
Kansas and oklahoma and Indian Ter
ntory had risen 50 degrees iu "a hours
and was above zero at an points with
no snow and the force Of the wind min
imized railroad schedules gradually re-
sumed a normal condition.
OMAHA.
Omaha, Fob. Although there was
considerable fan Of snow and "a high
northwest wind early today. weather
conditions were greatly improved later
IN thu day From a minimum OF % de-
grees below zero yesterday there has
been a slowly rising temperature until
this morning when 2S above zero was
reported from the weather bureau 10
IS expected that railroad tradic will re-
sumo It's normal condition by tonight
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