Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-02-16
COLD WEATHER RECORD
The Middle West in Grasp Of the
Winter King.
MANY PEOPLE FROZEN TO DEATH,
Much Damage Has Been Done to Livestock
Mercury Falls to Is Below Zero ID Chicago
kansas Suffers Under Temperature Of
Is Below and Is Inches Of Snow-Cold Wave
Spreads Over the Southern States.

Chicago (SpeciaD With almost un
precedcnted cold and deep snow, delay;
in passenger and freight transportation
much loss of human life and some dam
age 10 live stock were reported from 8
vast territory west, south and north o.
Chicago Tuesday. Moderation set IN
at night north and west of Chicago.
In Chicago the rare temperature OF
I8 degrees below zero was reached Mon
day, causing great suffering among
the poor. Absence OF wind made the
cold supportabc to those who were com
PEELED to be outdoors, and snowpowS
working steadily prevented any great
delay TO transportation.
The most unusual Of the present colo
weather hardships are experienced III
the Southwest, including Oklahoma, III
dian Territory Arkansas, New Mexico,
Missouri and Northern Texas.
With record breaking temperature
OF = degrees below zero i'll Kansas ano
i; inches OF snow under a clear sky,
and this indicates conditions Ill the
whole Southwest, dozen persons have
been frozen TO death during the last
two days in Oklahoma, Indian Terri
tory and adjoining states.
Trains arc delayed by snowdrifts, but
wheat i, protected and live stock losses
will not be extensive. The tcmpcra.
t,rc in the Southwest tends toward
moderation.
Henry Ball, OF Ponca City, Oklahoma,
a wealthy cattle man, was frozen TO
death while driving,
Charles Williams was found near
Guthrie. Okla. frozen stiff
Icro weather prevailed throughout
Northern New Mexico, the coldcst III
many wears. Trains on several New
Mexico railroads are many hours lat
In the Middle West, including Iowa.
Kansas Nebraska and adjoining states
the cold is intense, hut not so unusual
Trains are much delayed, and Goa! /:
scarce at several places. Hcrders anc
travellers have been frozen on The
pra;ries III several states.
Intense cold and deep SHOW are killing
hundreds Of deer and other wild animals
in Northern Wisconsin and Upper Mich
igan. Even wolves carcaSscS have been
found. Farmers report that wildcats
and wolves appear TO have lost all fear,
raiding chicken coopS, pigeons and ever
cattle barns.
With the South lust beginning to re.
cover from the paralyzing blow to wire
and rail Communications inflicted By
sieet storms of last week. a cold wave
has spread with great speed FROM Ar,
IONA to the Atlantic and from the Ohio
River to the Cult
In Mississippi, Alabama and Ten
ncssec heavy snowfalls are reported
Railroad traffic is hindered by SNOW
around Birmingham. In Mississippi, il
the central and northern portions. the
tieup OF railroads was made almost COM
plctc Monday. There have been nc
trains between Meridian and New Or
leans for a week.
Atlanta's expectations OF breaking the
wire blockade OF the last week were
shattered by Mondays blizzard, and
only three or four wires are giving reg
ular service in and out of the city.
The line OF zero temperature was cN
tcnded as far South as Memphis and
several Arkansas cities, while at New
Orleans the mercury dropped down in
the twenticS.