The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-02-13
COOLEST FOR YEARS.
Blizzard Struck Ardmore With Great
Force-Three Degrees Below.

Foree-Three Degrees Below.
Despite extreme weather conditions
that exist in Ardmore the damage so
far. as reported. is nominal, and there
is little probability that the town will
suffer any great amount of loss as a
result ~ the blizzard of the past two
days. The extent of the damage con.
sists principally through water pipes
being frozen and breaking. The Ard.
more Ice CompaS suffered minor
loss through the bursting OF small
pipes. This damage can be repaired
without any great amount of trouble
City Clerk Bruce said today that the
condition of the watcrworks piping
had not been affected by the cold ex-
cepting OF course few breaks, hero
and there.
II is accepted that there Will Ae
no Generalization OF the waterworks
system as the result of the zero wealth.
or Merchants will suffer some loss
through frozen merchandise. After
Arimorc can congratulate itself thq,
the blizzard is disappearing withou;
causing any great amount OF trouble.
1t is agreed that the novelty OF
freezing weather in Ardmorc is all
gone. The pioneers were ready TO de
clare that we have had our share OF
cold weather for this season, at least
while hundreds wished tor rising
temperature.
The blizzard struck Ardmore sat
urday afternoon with great force. For
time it almost blew gale ana many
hurried homeward u prepare tor tn"
cold. The weather man gave warning
that storm was brewing but old
timers did not think that the blizzard
would reach such proportions as We're
manifested Saturday night and Sunday
and through Sunday night, when the
thermometer went to three and one
half degrees below zero The local
weather bureau, which keeps a daily
record Of the weather, Is authority for
the statement that the thermometer
went below zero Sunday night. Icster-
day morning the mercury was flirting
around the zero mark and some per
sons claim that at seven O'Clock the
temperature registered one below.
1t is belyieyed that no one was in
clined to dispute the assertion that
ii was very cold without causing serl.
Gus trouble All Ardmore shiyered
and all those who braved the frenzied
atmosphere said that the weather was
delightful for the EsquimauX.
The weather man did not declare
that it would snow, but il did.
Through Saturday night last nurries
of snow fell at intervals, but sufficient
TO whitten the house-tops and tG p
ground, which was frozen with ice
from the thaw OF sleet.
In some sections of the city walking
Is dangerous. Several sidewalks are
so slick that pedestrians TOOK the mid
die of the road instead No accidents
have been reported on the ice,
Some alarm is felt that great loss
among cattle will result.W, X. Moore,
who has a small bunch grazing in the
Chickasaw Nation, and other cattle in
the territory, is apprehensive that cat
tie will suffer heavy loss for the rea-
son that the snow and sleet ruined
the pasture and the cold wave follow
ed so closely upon the wet weather,
will be more than livestock Will be
able to stand. Many think that cattle
will perish by the hundreds in this
nation as a result of the cold. Mr..
Moore has large number OF cattle IN
Kansas and he is inclined to think
that he will suffer some financial loss,
although he has been advised that his
cattle are in good shape and have
stood the cold so far without any seri.
Gus consequences.
The weather has interfered witL
train schedules and the roads in some
sections are having great difficulty
/ The Santa Fe trains yesterday were
sey eral hours late, while the morning
train from the north did not arrive
nc.e till noon.
The weather observer says that the
old weather is due % spots on the
sun. VIII some one please suggest a
remedy for tho removal OF the sun
ayots,