The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-19

Gus to make a guess as to its extent
until all Of our information arrives from
the stations over the state. The fell
was SO heavy In this locality that It
partook something of the nature Of a
thunder storm in the summer time. and
the fail may be much lighter than it is
here and that at no great distance"
Despite the fact that the street car
company had two electric snow plows
out all night bucking drifts of snow
which the wind had piled on the tracks
traffic was somewhat delayed this
morning. Besides the electric snow
plows there are four horse ploWs which
have been kept busy since before day
light and the entire railway system has
been swept from one to a half dozen
times, excepting the Vinewood tine. The
snow is light and although there IS but
little wind just a breeze is sufficient to
cause it to form in immense drifts and
the street railway officials cling to the
belief that nature chooses the street
car tracks for the locations Of these
drifts.
Where the wind has had a sweep
around the corners of buildings drifts
were formed in many instances which
are several feet in depth. The fact
that there has been practically no wind
in conjunction with the snowfall is re-
sponsible for the fact that trains have
not been delayed to any extent and the
early trains which have arrived in this
city have been about on time. If the
wind should commence to blow before
the snow has had time to pack it Is
more than likely that traflc will be
tied up.
The street car tracks were about the
only inviting walks at an early hour
this morning. for the electric sweepers
and snow plows had them practically
cleared of snow and where the cars
were not running the tracks from q.
distance resembled an inm ense antlike
moving string of humanity. This was
particularly true Of the tracks on West
Sixth avenue and the lines leading to-
ward the various school buildings
which were solid masses of school chill
dren early this morning
On West Sixth avenue a tie up oc-
CURED from 1880 to 8 o'clock and long
lines of high school pupils and business
men trooped down town like an army
on the march.
In the southwestern portion Of the
state the storm began as rain and sleet
which will proba bly, cause considera BILE
suffering among unprotected stock
though the temperature has been high
for storm Of this character. The mini
mum temperature was reached in To-
peka early this morning when the mer-
curry dropped to 20 degrees above zero
but only remain there for a
single hour and has been slowly but
steadily rising since that time. The sun
Is shining brightly and the snow has
already commenced to melt and the in
dicattons are that as the temperature
rises toward noon day the streets will
be well cleared of the snowfall
For some reason or other the forecast
which is sent out by the government
weather bureau at Chicago is delayed
and the best that can be done at this
hour is to hazard a guess as to the
conditions for today and tomorrow. If
the Indications are to count for any
thing one might feel perfectly safe IN
making the unofficial announcement
that today and tomorrow for that mat
ter win be fair and that rising ternpera-
lures win prevail
II Is Clear Today.
Kansas City, No, March 1s.-The
weather today IN the southwest was
clear and warmer with no snow falling.
Street car traffic at various points in
Missouri and Kansas was still inter
rupted more or less, and many trains
were late. The ground was covered with
about six inches Of snow on the level,
while in some places It was drifted bad
". In Oklahoma and Indian Territory
the snow was melting fast.
Trains Not Much Delayed.
Although the storm Of yesterday was
not interfere materially with the running
of trains on the roads going through To-
peka On none Of the four lines was there
a blockade of any sort and while most all
today, they were not nearly as late as
might be expected under the conditions
which prevailed.
According to reports received at the
Santa Fe ofices the heaviest snow fell on
the Illinois division OF the road. At some
points as much as ten inches fell and at
M Mace along the division was there less
than I'VE inches. On the Missouri division
the fan ranged from five to eight inches
and on the eastern and middle divisions
the average fall was about two inches.