New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-24
all KINDS OF WEATHER.
Bleak Winter an Vest, While East
Waits It's Share.

While the citizens Of Chicago were suffering
great Inconvenience from the heavy fall OF
snow and sleet yesterday the weather observ-
ers as far north as PASSPORT Ne. and as far
to the south as Norfolk, Va. reported continued
springIike weather. The streetcar lines in Chi
cago were tied up and trains arriving from the
East were from three to six hours behind sChed-
ule time. Telegraph wires between Chicago and
Eastern points were disabled by the storm.
At Evansville. Ind. the thermometer regis
tered 70 degrees on Sunday. but fell gradually
until 1t reached IS degrees yesterday. In Win
sted, Conn, a hen Matched the first brood Of
1906 chickens, and stories from Maryland told
of caterpulars and frogs being in evidence
Orange n. J., reported fruit trees tn full bloom.
In Boston people discarded their overcoats, with
the mercury at 6. Unsettled. threatening
weather was generally reported throughout
New-England yesterday, with light southerIy
winds. At Portland Ne. the nperature was
46 degrees.
Throughout Central Ohio there was sudden
fall in the temperature. causing great suffering
TO stock Pittsburg. after seventy-tvo hours OF
unusually warm weather reported a rapid fall.
and 10 degrees above zero is expected tonight.
The ice storage operators at Saratoga have
suspended work. and the warm weather has az
fected the quality OF the ice The lack Of sufficient
snow for shedding has hindered work in the
lumber camps OF the lower Adirondacks, and
lumbermen say It will affect the winters output.
cold wave has reached the western part OF
Virginia and is moving eastward. At Norfolk
yesterday the temperature was II degrees.
Philadelphia had continued warm weather
with considerable humidity. The warm weather
in the Syracuse section has caused the trees to
bud. and 1t is feared the expected cold snap VIII
do considerable damage.
MS IA
Johnstown Penn. excessive rain caused the
rivers to rise to the flood stage, doing thou
sands Of dOlIars OF damage. StreetCar service
was suspended for several hours yesterday
owing to the flooded condition Of the streets
LandslIdes were reported all along the route OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and trafho
was almost at q standstiu. In Somerset County,
Penn, houses were wrecked and many animals
drowned.
At Newt Orleans the thermometer registered
81 degrees yesterday morning, a fall OF 40 de-
grees since Sunday. St. Louis had light snow
fall. and the mercury lowered near the zero
mark
Nswark's warm weather records fer January
were broken yesterday. when the temperature
rose TO &c degrees. The nearest approach TO
this was IN January, 1876. when the mark was
Go degrees From all parts OF Jersey there were
reports Of excessive humidity.
The summer type Of storm which has been
responsible for the recent rise IN temperature
has passed uortheastward 10 the St Lawrence
Valley and colder weather IS predicted for TO-
day. The temperature dropped after sunset
Yesterday and is expected to be much lower
to-day. Fair weather is promised for to-nor-
row. accompanied by fresh 10 brisk northwest
erly winds.
N1r. Emery. the local forecasrer, said yester-
day:
rrbasa high temperatures IN the middle Of
winter are easily explained. There are two
types Of storms-the winter type. which moves
RAPIDLY. and the summer type, when moves
sluggishly and is preceded by marked increase
IN ternperature The storm centre which caused
this recent rise IN temperature Is Of the summer
type and came IN from the North Pacific
In d winter storm the rise is nO- SO marked
and the precipitation, whether rain or snow
takes place on the eastern side or the storm
centre Sometimes, as In this case, we get mo
summer type in the winter.