Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-12
COLD WAVE EAST AND SOUTH
Temperature East of Mississippi Ten
to Twenty Degrees Below
Seasonal Averages

WASHINGTON. Oct ia cold wave
swept over the east and south today and
broke all records for this season In many
sections. but tonight the weather bureau
announced that. while the temperature
would rise only slightly" tomorrow. there
will be warmer weather Saturday and by
Sunday seasonal temperatures will again
prevail east and south.
In many sections the severe cold snap
was accompanied by snowfall. and a storm
of snow and sleet that ragged in upper New
York state particularly caused great dam
age Down along the Blue Ridge noun
tains in the two yirginias was the cold
est of the country and at Mount Weather
the mercury was down to freezing. while
four below freezing was scored at Elkins
w, Va. North of Lake Superior was an
other cold section The oficiai forecast
issued tonight says
The storm in the lake region has abated.
although a disturbed condition still exists
in the st. Lawrence valley and New Eng
land. A barometrlo depression of great
extent overlies nearly the whole of the
Rocky mountain and plateau region, the
region of lowest pressure being north OF
In eastern districts an area OF high pres
sure and extremely cold weather CONTINUES
to be the dominating feature. The tenn
| perature has risen In the Missouri valley
! and the plains states and has fallen in At
twenty degrees beiow.ihe seasonal average
! from the Mississippi raliey eastward,
Fair weather Is indicated for Friday and
/ Saturday In eastern districts.
! BUFFALO, n. Y. Oct ll.--Snow. which
melted almost as fast as it fell. began fall
/ ing here about 4:3o yesterday and continued
throughout the night.
Great damage was done in this city to
shade trees. Reports from surrounding
! towns are to the same effect. Fruit trees
/ have also suffered seriously. Telegraph
and telephone service is seriously crippled,
there being during the early portion of the
day no communication whatever with dis
tant points
| Joseph Kerber. machinist, was killed
this morning and an unknown man was
shocked to death last night by coming in
contact with live wires which had been
broken by the wet snow.
ROCHESTER, n. Y. Oct. 11--This city
| and vicinity was visited by a severe seet
storm early this morning, carrying down
limbs OF trees and telegraph wires. Tele-
graphic communication with Buffalo was
cut Off as were both telephone systems
connecting with that city.
| CORRY, Pa, Oct. lL--A snCwstorm of
unusual severity for this time OF year is
raging throughout this section Up to 8
O'Clock this morning six inches OF snow
had fallen.
WARREN, Pa, oct. 11.-rhis section to-
day is in the throes of snow storm and
gale that Is doing much damage. Late
crops still in the deld will suffer greatly.
The storm is a regular blizzard and is the
worst experienced this early in the season
in years. The snow has thrown both steam
and trolley cars off schedule and is general
throughout this part of the country.
PITTSBURG. Pa, Oct. u.-All records
for low temperature this early in October
since the establishment Of the weather
bureau in 1871 were broken today when
the mercury dropped 20 = degrees.
BENTON HARBofA Mich. Oct. l1.--A
heavy frost last nig1it which formed ice an
inch thick did yuntold damage in the Mich
igan fruit belt. The snow last night fel
to the depth of eight inches
DETROIT. Oct. n.-Heavy snow is re.
ported from western Michigan from Mar.
quette in the upper peninsula and alone
the Lake Huron shore from Alpena dowr
to Port Huron, where IT in five inche;
deep. storm which is raging today ha,
practically stopped the movement OF LAX,
vessels.
LONDON, Ont, Oct. 1L--Heavy snow
, was general throughout western Ontario
last night At Ayr clean swath twenty
five feet wide was cut through the town by
the wind. houses being unroofed, tree,
blown down and fences torn to pieces
CYNTHIANA, KY, Oct. 11..-A heavy
black frost occurred in all parts of thii
county last night. 1t will destroy all tn,
tobacco now out in the field, This is tn,
first frost of the season.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Oct. ia heavy fros
was reported in Memphis this morning
) Advices from south Tennessee Arkansas
and northern Missssippi state that a heavy
. frost occurred in those sections.
a WACO. Tex, Oct. 11.-Light frost ap
4 peared in the lowlands OF central Texa
this morning and it is believed cotton ha
r suffered slightly. A great rush to pick cot
I ton is being made.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. ia heavy fros
occurred around Atlanta and Throughout
northern Georgia last night Frost is re
. ported from the southern counties of tn
= state and damage to cotton is feared.
9 UNION PACIFIC CALLED DOWN