Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-15
COLD MOVES EAST
New York Reports Drop of Thirty Degrees
in Twenty-FOur Hours,
BELOW ZERO WEATHER IN TENNESSEE
OoIdest Day in Nashville and Vicinity for
Seven Years.
TRAIN SERVICE IN WEST INTERRUPTED
Snow is Drifting Badl. = Many Cuts
Are Fill z
BRANCHES ARE PRACTICE. , 8ANDoNED
Engines Being Devote Keeping
Trunk Lines open m Many
of Them Trains Ar
Behind Time
BELOW ZERO WEATHER IN TENNESSEE
Coolest Day in Nashville and Vicinity for
Seven Years.
TRAIN SERVICE IN WEST INTERRUPTED
Snow is Drifting Badl. = Many Cuts
Are Fill Z
BRANCHES ARE PRACTICE. ; sANDoNEE


WASHINGTON, Feb. IA weather
bureau reports show that the cold wave
which has swept the entire country east of
the Rocky mountains reached its culmi- |
mating point in the Atlantic coast states
last night and the temperature is now mod
Grating all along the line except in the
southern states. There it is still very cold
generally, but 1t is expected to become
warmer tomorrow Through the south the
mercury ranged from degrees above zero |
at Atlanta to IL above at Mobile. In Florida
the temperature fell to rs above at Jack
sonville.
According to the weather officials the
weather during the last twenty-four hours
has been the coolest Of the season in most
sections of the country. In this vicinity 4
degrees ABOVE zero was reported at o'clock
this morning. but the mercury is now going
up. Temperatures close to zero were ex-
perienced during the last twenty-four hours
from Virginia northward to New York,
where the mercury sank TO degrees below
zero.
Advancing eastward over the middle
Mississippi valley is area of low pressure
and decidedly warmer weather attended
thus far by high shifting winds and light |
snow which has fallen in Iowa, Illinois and
the region Of the western lakes. In all dis
has prevailed
In the East.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE western cold
wave reached here today, lowering tenn
pcrature to degrees above zero, a drop Of
30 degrees since yesterday noon. Reports
from points up state say last night was the
coldest of the season. Nineteen degrees be-
low zero was registered in sections of the
state near New York City.
Through trains from the west on the New
York Central road were badly delayed by
the cold.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb 14-The tempera-
ture here today was degrees below zero,
the lowest record of the winter.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb IA. - The Official
temperature in this city today was de-
grees above zero.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 1A-The tenn
perature was II degrees below zero In
Schuylkill county today.
some Nebraska Reports.
HARVARD, Neb., Feb A-(Special.)-
Government registration showed mercury to
have gone little lower than 81 degrees be-
low zero Monday. while other registrations
made 1t as low as SO, according to location
and conditions Rural carriers have been
unable to make their trips and all trains
were badly delayed by the drifting of snow.
ers the ground where not blown too badly.
FREMONT, Neb Feb. 14-(Special 1.-The
mercury dropped TO 35 below here Monday,
the lowest ever reached here and q degrees
lower than the lowest point of last season.
A great many water pipes were frozen last
night. Fortunately there is no wind today.
t HUMBOLDT Neb., Feb. I.-(SpeciaL)-
The owners of various thermometers about
the city differ somewhat on the registration
Monday, figures ranging from 2S to SO below,
but II is quite well established that the
correct figure was 80 below, all conceding
that 1t is the lowest for this section within
the memory of the oldest inhabitant." The
rural route carriers started out Monday
morning on the six routes, but on account
OF the drifts covered but a small percentage
OF their territory. Mail comes from one
hour to twenty-four hours late and business
is demoralized by the cold weather
One Train snowbOund.
SCHUYLER, Neb,, Feb. 14-(SpeclaI)-
The Burlington passenger train from
Omaha here Saturday night was blockaded
In the cut near Rescue. four miles north of
Prague getting wedged in so that II could
get neither forward nor back. Saturday
night and Sunday crew and passengers bided
their time. keeping warm as best they could
with the limited amount of fuel they had
in waycar, coach and on engine. The local
freight crew, together with the section men
and such other help as could be obtained
went to their relief early Sunday and the
train got I'm about $50 at night. 1t should
have made an outward trip Monday, but the
train for the day was annulled. There were
hungry people among the crew and passen-
gers of the belated train, as there was no
means of supplying them until the freight
crew pulled out to their relief and then
they could be but meagerly supplied. as ac-
commodation was very difficult until the
trains got together.
short of Coal mt Columbus
COLUMBUS, Neb,, Feb. 14-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-THE branches out of this city on the
Union Pacific were entirely abandoned
today Not wheel was turned on either
the Albion Spalding or Norfolk divisions.
Trains were made up here this morning
but after getting word from some of the
stations along the lines it was decided to
make no attempt. The Norfolk line espe-
cially is badly blocked with snow, II plow
can be spared from the main line they will
try and open the Norfolk branch tonight II
not no trains will be moved tomorrow
The Burlington passenger did not go out
today 1t was useless TO try to get through
the drifts.
To add to the situation here the Union
Pacific has tonight less than 100 tons of
coal on hand and the average requirement
Is about $50 tons a day. Unless some arrives
tonight they viii be In very bad shape.
LEIGH. Neb Feb. l4-(Specal)-on ac-
count OF the impossible condition of the
roads the three rural carriers from the
Leigh postofiice did not make their usual
trips Saturday or today The snow is drifted
badly and in places IL Is impossible 10 drive
a team, The weather is quiet today, but
yesterday morning the thermometer regis
tered 96 degrees below zero Saturday there
was only one mail train through here and
there will be but one today.
o'NBII4L Neb., Feb. lL-(Special. Ed
ward Pender. an extra engineer ON the
Great Northern railway, residing at Sioux
City, Ia, came very near freezing 10 death
Sunday and may yet die as a result OF ex-
posure. Mr. Pender was with a party OF
men clearing the track Of snow from Sioux