Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-02
BLIZZARD RAGING
IN MIDDLE STATES
Telegraph Commu-
nication Greatly
Impaired.
TRAIN DELAYED IS HOURS
Storm Extends from Kansas
City West Through Colora-
do With High Wind.

Kansas City, Mo-, March "A Sc
we're blizzard is raging today in west
ern Kansas, extending from Ellis, Kan
sas, 32O miles west of Kansas City
into Colorado. Although the weather
is not very cold, a strong wind is play
ing havoc with telephone and tele
graph wires. No serious delay OF rail
road traffic is reported.
Blizzard Raging.
Lincoln, Neb., March 2.-Dispatches
from Alliance, Norfolk and other west
ern and northern points in Nebraska,
say that the worst storm of the win
ter has been raging for the past "a
hours. At Alliance, conditions are
growing worse and wire facilities are
demoralized in the western part of the
state. Northern Nebraska is undergo
ing the worst blizzard of the year.
Freezing Weather.
Wichita Kan, March 2.-The worst
storm of the season began this morn
ing. The temperature sank below the
freezing point and stiff wind pre-
walls. Telegraph communication with
the southwest is impaired.
Trains Storm Bound.
Cheyenne, Wyo., March "A north
bound passenger train on the Chey
enne & Northern branch of the Colo
RADIO & Southern, which left Cheyenne
yesterday morning, reached Iron
Mountain, forty-six miles north of this
city, at midnight, having been delayed
sixteen hours by storm. There were
thirty passengers on the train.
Local Weather.
The storm which prevailed here yes
terday accompanied by a stiff gale o.
wind. rather changeable in It's course
was evidently a part of the blizzard
mentioned above. The wind did some
damage to telegraph and telephone
lines though not in the immediate vi
cinity Of Santa Fe. The local weather
Office was unable to issue it's regular
bulletin and forecast today because ol
the fact that no telegraphic communi
cation with other points east was pos
slble.
The local weather man said at noon
today that he had received only mea
gre report of the storm east, and die
not secure enough information regard
ing it to be able to issue a bulletin
Reports from towns in the course OF
the blizzard cannot be obtained sc
that the full extent and damage of the
storm are not yet known
Growing Warmer.
The temperature here at O'Clock
this morning, according to the local
weather office was Is degrees. How
ever, the wind fell considerable dur
ing the morning and the temperature
rose accordingly until the weather this
afternoon was quite pleasant The
maximum temperature Yesterday was
43 degrees and the minimum was 2l
degrees. The mean for the day was
81 degrees. The precipitation was Of
Of an inch, just enough snow to barely
cover the ground. 1t has almost en-
tirely disappeared. There were heavy
SHOWS in the mountains. The meagre
telegraphic reports from towns in the
vicinity of Santa Fe state that colo
weather and strong winds are general
which still leaves the Capial City
holding the belt for pleasant weather
At Albuquerque the. weather toda,
is clear with severe cold wind pre-
vailing. Similar weather prevails a
Cerrillos, Alamosa and Espanola. Tht
weather at Las Vegas is somewha
warmer and clear. The forecast fol
Saturday is fair and warmer.
Blowing High links at Fl Paso.
81 Paso, Texas, March 2.-The wint
was blowing at the velocity of a galt
today. The walls of the new Baptisl
chapel and Of a new residence were
blown down. The postoffice doors ir
the Federal building had to be CLOSED
for the wind blew the mail out of tht
boxes. For two days the sun has
been obscured by immense clouds @
dust, and those who were compelled
to be on the streets had to wear gog
giles to protect the eyes against th'
driving sand.
Wind and Dust at albuquerque
Albuquerque, N. M, March 2.--Th
wind for the past forty-eight hour
has been blowing with the creates
velocity of the season. The ,tempera
ture fell rapidly last night. Consid
cradle minor damage was done by til,
wind. Windows were broken an,
signs blown down. A big tent Of th
Carnival Company was blown down
considerable damage being done t,
the company's property. Says the al
buquerque Journal this morning: Il