Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-09
TAlRTY-TWO DEGREES FALL
Radical Change in Temperature Here
Within Twenty Four Hours.
COLD WAVE REACHES ITS GILMAN
Earthquake Felt by some Omshans
Sunday-Not Strong Enough to
Disturb the Govern
ments Paragraph.
;olD WAVE REACHES ITS GILMAN

A change of 80 degrees in temperature in
this locality since Sunday morning was the
record at the weather bureau Monday at
7 a. m, at which hour the mercury stood
2 degrees below zero in the government
thermometers The indications are that the
cold wave has spent its force for the pres
ent. The outlook was for fair Monday
night and Tuesday, with rising tempera-
ture.
Zero weather prevails over the state of
Iowa Eighteen degrees below zero is re-
ported in the Dakotas. The cold wave ex-
tended southwark to Texas and to the east
ern slope of the Rocky mountains, and
down as far as Memphis In the Mississippi
valley region. Snow f1urries are reported
from Memphis. Philadelphia and New York
Clear weather is reported in the Missouri
valley and west to the mountains. At
Huron. S. D.. is degrees below zero is the
record. and also at Charles City. Ia St
Paul reports 10 below and down at Kansas
City above zero is the figure
Ten Below Normal.
The normal temperature as shown by the
weather bureau records is II above Zero
hence Mondays weather was 10 below nor
NAL
The cold snap has had the result OF Civ
ing an average thickness OF six inches to
the ice at Cut on lake and down at Ash
land. The ice In the river shows an average
thickness of about one inch and the river
was closed for the first time this winter
Monday morning.
The earthquake shock felt by some in
this city Sunday evening between 6l5 and
G:l7 was not perceptible TO the delicately
adjusted Paragraph at the weather bureau
erately severe one It would have been re-
corded upon the Paragraph. hence the line
OF the seismic disturbance apparently did
not pass the federal building.
The shock was, however, distinctly felt
at numerous points in the city on a line
west OF Twentieth street
Cold Delays Trains.
The cold spell Sunday night delayed many
of the incoming trains so that most of the
trains from Iowa reached Omaha from
one to two hours late Monday morning.
Snow did not interfere. but the cold seemed
TO prevent the trainmen from handling
trains on time. The first real cold snap
always puts the trains back, as the train
men feel the change just the same as
other people and do not move as quickly
in making connections until they become
used to the cold.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Jan s.-sixteen below
zero was recorded here this morning.
Texas blockade Lifted.
Ell PASO, Tex. Jan. S.-The snow block
ade which has tied up Rock Island trains
north of FL Paso since last Tuesday was
broken today. but snow is again falling
heavily north of FL Paso and another block
ade is feared.
DIES MONIES. Ia, Jan. s.-The mercury
dripped TO 10 degrees below zero here
today, the coolest this winter.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Jan. s.-The mercury
here reached below zero this morning.
The weather is the coldeest thus far this
winter.
AUBURN, Neb., Jan. s.-(SpeciaI. )-Au-
burn is having touch of real winter Yes
terday the thermometer began to show a
falling temperature and by night a strong
northeast wind was blowing. bringing with
II fine mist or snow The temperature
kept steadily going dowpruntil this morn
ing It stood at zero. The wind was damp