Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
OLD BOREAS GETSBUSY
Cold Weather Man is Making
Up for Lost Time.
MORE ZERO TEMPERATURE
Cold Wave Flag Flying High This
Afternoon.
DROP OF TWENTY-FIVE DEGREES
Change Felt From Texas North Of
Manitoba-HeavyS Snow Fall
at Cleveland.
'ROP OF TWENTY-FIVE DEGREES

The cold wave flag is flying today from
the high staff at Uncle Sans weather dis
pensary on oath street. 1t is mute an
nouncement that spell of arctic frgidity
is about to be cast upon the national capi-
tai. 1t will be in evidence here soon after
candlelight this evening.
The cold wave Prof. Edward B. Garriott
informed a Star reporter this afternoon,
started from the northwest Saturday and
eneumpassed the northern Ohio valley to-
day. 1t was preceded this morning by a
fall of snow in this city and vicinity, which
melted as fast as it reached the ground.
Prof. Garrott said there might be some
snow with the coming. cold wave, but 1t
would in nowise be feature, of the
changed meteorological conditions.
Drop of 25 Degrees.
A drop of about % degrees in tempera-
ture is expected between sundown this
evening and daybreak tomorrow. The ther-
me-meter registered 80 degrees about z
o'clock this afternoon. 1t is expected to
go down to between and 10 degrees above
zere tonight.
The weather bureau announces that the
cold wave Is felt from Texas north to Man
itoba, and Including the states of Kansas
Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, up
per Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, Indiana, KEN
tricky, western Tennessee and Arkansas
Although the indications are that the freez-
ing weather will extend to the northern
half of Florida, the weather bureau off1-
cials say that from present indications they
do not look for cold enough weather III
that section to damage the orange crop.
Some Of the low temperatures reported
to the weather bureau last night were the
following: AT Duluth, Minn IA degrees
below zero; at White River, Canada, "a
degrees below, and about zero in various
parts of the Michigan peninsula. In por-
tions of Oklahoma the temperature feu.
to 1S degrees above zero, and at Abilene,
Texas, it was % degrees above.
The weather bureau issued q supplement
'tary statement and forecast today as fol-
lows:
western states today win sweep south
ward to the gulf coast tonight, and east
ward over the Atlantic coast states and
the northern half of Florida Monday and
Monday night"
In the Middle West.
KANSAS CITY, February 5--The cold
wave central In this part of the southwest
last night is moving toward the gulf. ac-
cording to reports received today al the
local weather bureau. The coldest point
in this section today was at Springfield,
No. where 1t was degrees below zero.
Zero weather prevailed in northern Mis-
souri, and throughout Kansas Other tenn
perature reported follow:
Oklahoma City, 6 above; Muskogee, T. T.,
above; Fort Smith, Ark, 10 above;
Amarillo, Tex, above; Abilene and Fort
Worth, Tex, Ia above zero. Moderating
weather is predicted for the next twelve
hours.
Heavy Snowfall at Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 5.-Snow
has been falling throughout northern Ohio
for more than twenty-four hours, with the
result that traffic on many of the steam
and electric roads was seriously delayed to-
day. From six to eight inches of snow on
the level have fallen along the lake shore.
The accompanying high wind has caused
much drifting. According to the weather
bureau reports, the temperature will again
fall to near the zero mark by tonight.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, February 5.-Wis-
consin Is today experiencing the coldest
weather of the winter. In Superior 20
below zero was recorded at am. In
Milwaukee IA degrees below zero was
recorded. Government records give marks
of 10 below at Green Bay and Lacrosse, and
below at Madison.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, February 5.-The cold
est weather of the winter settled upon st.
Paul last night, and today the street ther-
mometers registered from 10 to 10 de-
grees below zero. The official record is 16
below