New-York tribune., 1906-01-23
STILL BALMY UP STATE.
No Sign of Cold WaUe-BHzaard IN
Middle Vest.

Chicago, Jan. PA severe storm of alternat-
ing rain sleet and snow. which began Just be-
fore midnight last night tied up elevated roads
crippled other transportation and stopped wire
communication for many hours to-day Traffic
on the elevated roads in the business district
was opened this morning by a workman. who
held a scraper on the third rail Just in front Of
the transmission shoe while the train was NOV
ing. When the trip had been made half a dozen
times II was possible TO move trains around the
loop in creeping fashion. the great difficulty
being that new ice and sleet would form almost
as rapidly the old could be removed. Sched-
ule service all elevated roads was not re-
sumed till this afternoon.
Telegraph and telephone communication suf-
fered badly. By this morning nearly all the
wires out Of the city were down. except few
toward the north and communication in this di-
rectOn was uncertain.
The long distance telephone companies report
ed that they were in bad shape, but that they
still had one two outlets. The local telephone
service outside of the business district was badly
crippled.
The railroads. although IN much better con-
dition, were at times in the early part of the day
in desperate straits. On some of the lines run
ming east from here hundreds Of miles of wire
were uo"i4 anu tIl6 uA6pdICILeI5 Ldu lIOublo III
moving trains. The electric lines in the outly-
ing parts OF the city were so hampered that
workmen were unable to reach their places of
employment The great steel mills in South
Chicago were barely able to muster enough men
to operate all Of their departments early in the
day, and some Of them were closed down. Many
thousands were from two TO three hours behind
time In reaching their places of business. Thou
sands were compelled to. walk through the
storm.
st. Joseph. Mo.-City in grip of blizzard.
Mercury has dropped nearly fifty degrees IN
forty-eight hours.
Lincoln, Neb-Second coolest morning OF sea-
son in Eastern Nebraska Mercury l degree
above zero. Wind and snow.
Dallas, Texas.-CoId wave. accompanied by
snow, sweeping over Texas to-day. Trains de-
Iayed and all communication interrupted.
Hoosick Falls y. Y.-Temperature SO in sun.
Robins. bluebtds, pussywlows. bees. wasps,
and caterpillars in appearance. Women out Of
doors without hats wearing shirtwaists No
ice crop. and famine likely.
Morristown n Town enveloped IN densest
fog oldest citizen can remember. Pedestrians
picking way about with lanterns.
winsted Conn-Robins singing in treetops.
Hepaticas in blossom in woods Mosquitoes up
and doing Ice harvest interrupted.
Saratoga. y. Y-Spring thaw in Adirondacks.
Mountains veiled IN heaviest fog seen in years.
Last Of snow disappearing.
Schenectady, n. Y-Dense fog. worst in many
years. prevails, seriously affecting trolley and
other traffic.
Bennington, vt-Thermometers in sunshine
recorded "a. Lilacs budding and lettuce plants
sprouting.
Boston.-Five hundred and twenty-five people
went swimming IN the public baths.
Worcester, Mass.-Dense fog. Mayfowers in
bloom in the woods.
oswego. n. Y-An local weather records
broken by temperature Of 50 degrees at noon.
Much discomfort Crocuses blooming.
Ealtimore.-UnusuaIy warm weather through
out Maryland. Dense foR.
Burlington, vt-Temperature. 6S. open street.
cars. All records broken
0es Noines, Iowa--From 45 above zero. the
,varnoest January IN history, mercury dropped
last night to zero all over Iowa Wind accom-
panied cold wave, damaging telegraph and tele-
phone lines
s+ Lolis-Blanl1et Of sleet two inches thick
covered ground this morning. Fine sleet blow
ing streetcar traffic badly hampered and rail-
road traffic delayed. Telegraphic communica-
t,on with Chicago and points east cut of.