Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-25
HEAVY SNOW IN NEW YORK CITY
Half Foot in the Streets and Wind
Blowing at Rate of Forty Miles
An Hour.
LOW TEMPERATURE IN FLORIDA.
Cold Weather Will Probably Continue
Throughout Thursday and
Friday


Washington Jan, 25.--The middle At
lantlc coast is the scene Of a severe
storm, and the weather map today, ac-
eording to reports 10 the weather bu-
reau. presents the most extreme con-
dltons Of the winter, a marked cold
wave extends into Tennessee and gen.
eral SHOWS, accompanied by severe
northery gales, have visited the ter
r,ory east of the Mississippi river
IN the Missouri valley and the north
west the temperatures ranged from Is
n 30 degrees below zero. West Of
the Rocky mountains the weather COP
tnued generally cloudy with rain over
the north districts and California. SUN
lower temperatures may be expected
tonight in the east and south, with
freezing temperature I'm Florida, prob
ably 10 the twenty-slxth parallel, and
temperature between II and Is degrees
on the middle gulf coast. Cold wealth
tr viii continue during Thursday and
probably Friday
BLIZZARD IN NEW YORK,
New York, Jan. 2j.-New York is to-
day struggling with a storm which in
violence has not been equaled in many
winters. Beginning last evening with
gentle fall Of snow, the elements gath
cred strength, until by noon today only
intense cold was lacking to make it a
typical blizzard.
Traffic on the streets soon became
demoralized, Broadway was practic-
ally hlockaded to standstil. Horses
were stalled or down, and the car lines
made little Roadway.
The heart of the storm seemed 10 be
along the New England coast line, al
though snow and high winds are re-
ported up New York state and low tenn
peratures prevailed every where
with six inches OF snow on the
ground, 40-mile wind from the north.
east blowing the snow into high drifts,
and the temperature at is degrees and
falling, New York experienced today
one OF the worst storms OF the vim
ter The snow began last night and
continued falling steadily today As
i became colder, travel In the streets
became difficult.
No attempt was made 80 run surface
cars on IN cBrooklyn bridge. The big
malt house Of the Kip Brewing COM
p3ny caught fire while the storm was al
MS height and was practically de-
slroyed There were hun lreds Of thou
sands Of bushels OF grain in the bins.
fire which threatened an enormous
amount ct property in the dry goods
district In the vicinity q: Walker and
Church streets gave tho fremen a dcs-
,rlue ,truggle for an hour today Tho
flames finally were tubdued after caus-
ING damage to the extent OF $4,000.
several transatlantic and coastwiss
steamers which were due 10 arrive to-
dly had not arrived I'm the harbor long
rilor they We're due, Among them Is
the steamer Rotterdam from Rotter-
lam and the Menomnec from London.
They probably rode ont the gale out
side of Sandy Hook bar last night walt
iug for daylight and cessation Of tho
binding snowfall before attempting to
come up through the crooked channels
OF ihe lower bay,
The gale Was Increasing IN force al
The hook today.
The first death as n direct result Of
lho storm was reported from Brook
Rn Where Raino VanalaiZo. an Italian, |
was found lying dead I'm a snowdHft, /
JUS death was caused by exhaustion /
and exposure.
BOSTON HAS SNOW.
Boston Jan. 25.--Thc snowstorm
which began In this city last night as |
Nuned severe proportions today the |
snowfall being accompanied by high I
nollherly gale and low Temperatures
thHHtnnRNata, a
zero,
The official speed trial Of the new
cruiser Maryland was postponed on ac-
count Of the blizzard
COLD IN BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, Jan. 25.-snow has been
i'Hlng steadily here since yesterday af-
trnoon and the weather IS intensely
OIl' the thermometer marking n de-
Hees above zero Dispatches from va
,ious counties OF Maryland and West
nUglnla report the heaviest snow OF
me winter.
CHICAGO EXPECTS GREAT COLD.
Chicago, Jan 25.-A hard snowstorm,
II,gonpaned by stin wind, prevailed
e To-Day Tonight a fall Of 20 de-
s,ges IN temperature is predicted, de-
N'N'" 'NAih iVbhfi lbIs
DEEP SNOW IN PHILADELPHIA.
q. philadelphia Jan. 25.-The storm
il'Vh began In this city and surround
n't country last night continued today
t,n i"out any sign OF ahatlng. The snow
tr,. clustered Z inches, and street car
'''el Is badly crippled.
AT ALBANY, N. y.
A
,.HIoany, N. Y, Jan. ga snowstorm !
ar5 ii,lpanled by high northeast wind
day. low temperature prevailed here TO-
nsr hallroad traffic is impeded.S Sim
lion Weather Is reported from all sec
t nyns OF the state At Rochester tho
.,"perature is near zero.
'oor OF SNOW AT woRcHEsTER
,ooW, dorchester, Mass, Jan. 25.-over a
Inc vi snow has fallen here In blind
IA , u.,ortheast blizzard. Suburban traf-
"uS almost suspended.
STORM AT NEW HAVEN
sto,,g" Haven, Conn, Jan. 2s.--A snow
brl, accompanied nv "a htgh ,ytrd