Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-14
COLD WAVE FLAG HOISTED
Nebraska Struck by Storm Which Will Run
Temperature Away Down.
FROM THIRTY ABOVE TO ZERO PREDICTED
Rain OF Previous Night Followed by
snow and sharp Wind and
Mercury II on the
Decline.

! have just hoisted the cold wave flag and
you may expect decidedly colder weather
| for the next two days.-Forecaster Welsh
at las D. m. Tuesday.
| decided fall In temperature occurred
and there is prospect of something in the
vicinity Of zero weather this morning and
! possibly tonight
The snow began falling gently between
and O'Clock Tuesday morning, after the
! rain had entirely ceased, but the wind did
not get down to business until along about
O'Clock. In the meanwhile the street cars
were having all sorts of trouble and every
body wanted to ride at once. 1t was ex-
tremely difficult to stop a car that had once
got under Roadway, and 1t was equally
difficult to start one that stopped to let
on an irate and belated passenger.
The snowfall is general over the state,
the upper valleys, South Dakota, wymoing,
Colorado and as far west Salt Lake
City Snow also is reported in Iowa and
the upper Mississippi valley.
Southwark from Kansas City rain is re-
ported, and also generally over the lower
Mississippi. A cold wave is predicted for
northern Iowa, the upper Mississippi and
the lake region. on account of the high
temperatures hitherto prevailing in those
sections.
The encouraging information is given out
from the weather bureau that the ice crop
is assured for this section and that Ne
braska is blanketed with a much needed
snow. Six inches of snow is reported at
North Platte. and still showing throughout
that section.
Many people were delayed in getting to
work Tuesday morning because the street
cars were not running regularly. The cars
had little difficulty on the level runs but
where a hill was to be climbed they would
often get stalled and two or three would
have to bunch to push through. This
made the service to Walnut Hill and on
the West Harvey street line very bad.
The company had out seven sweepers. but
the snow drifted so fast the good they did
was not perceptble after few minutes
There was no real blockade during the
/ morning and the company was able to get
the cars through, although the time could
, not be adhered to. on some lines, particu-
larry Walnut Hill, after a car once came
, 1t was not safe bet the crowd awaiting
was going to get OH. 1t difficult
to stop as to run the car.
} According ,!lc repurts from the tele-
, graph and telephone companies the pre-
vailing storm is causing little or no
trouble with their lines The Western
Union reports lines eastward are working
all right, and there is but one report from
the west where the storm is causing any
inconvenience.
The Postal reports everything working all
right and that it is having no trouble at ALL
The Nebraska Telephone company re-
ports practically no trouble with it's lines
either in Omaha or elsewhere out in the
| state.
Out in the State.
ANSLEY, Neb., Feb 13.-(Special)-Tt
commenced to rain at o'clock this evening
and is now raining hard, with every indi-
cation of an old time rainstorm, which will
probably end in a heavy snow.
EDGAR, Neb., Feb. 13.-(Special.) -Quite a
: severe storm is in progress this morning. A
strong wind is blowing from the north and
the air is full of fine snow. 1t was warm
yesterday and the storm did not strike us
till this morning. The temperature is fall
ing and from all appearances the storm is
: likely to be severe.
BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 13-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A snowstorm assuming the proper
} lions of blizzard visited this section today.
Snow ceased falling this evening and 1t is
r growing colder. Farmers say the moisture
, will be of great benefit to wheat.
ALBION, Neb., Feb. 13.-(Special )-Rain
began falling yesterday evening and con-
tinued well into the night. About midnight
the wind shifted from the south to the
north and the rain changed to snow. A
, heavy snow is still falling, accompanied
with stiff wind. and the worst storm of
, the season is now in progress here The
snow is drifting badly and should IL con-
l tinue during the day travel will be badly
) interfered with
, Trains Badly Delayed.
FREMONT. Neb.. Feb 13-(Special y
( Yesterdays rain changed to snow last night
and the wind shifted to the north, and as It
! became colder it drifted badly. About six
r inches fell, making fair sleighing. Trains on
the Northwestern We're but slightly delayed
this morning, but were late this afternoon.
There were no freights in from the west on
the Union Pacific and passenger trains were
badly delayed. Ice men are pleased at the
change. One firm in order to be on the
safe side has quantity ordered to be
shipped in from points in the northern part
of the state.
I DAVID CITY, Neb Feb. l3.-(SpeciaL)-
Owing TO the mild winter the ice men have
! worn a downcast look. About one week ago
they commenced putting up ice. which is OF
poor quality and from seven to eight inches
thick The weather was warmer Saturday
and Sunday. On Monday afternoon It COM
menced raining and continued until an
early hour this morning, when 1t turned to
. snow, which has continued all this fore.
noon. About four inches of snow has fal-
len. There is a brisk northwest wind
. LEIGH, Neb., Feb. lS.-(Special THE
u sprng-like weather was broken here last
night by the worst snowstorm Of the win.
> ter. Yesterday afternoon it rained at inter.
walls and continued warm into the night