Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-22
WEATHER TO
SUIT THE TASTE.
In New York it is Very Spring
Like But City is Fog
Bound.
ZERO IN THE MIDDLE WEST.
Blanket of Snow In st. Louls--kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and
Mississippi Frozen Up.

New York, Jan. 22.-The sprlng-llke
weather OF yesterday continued today.
New York has been practically fog
bound, the mist being SO dense that no
craft entered or left the harbor. Sew
eral liners arrived at sandy Hook Bar,
but did not enter In the upper har-
Dor few boats were moving, and the
ferry boats ran lrresuiarly.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
New York. Jan. Photographic COM
munication with Chicago was cut off
at 9.S5 this morning The service up
TO that time mad been SLOW owing TO
storms. AT 1890 the wires We're work.
ing as far west as Toledo. Just be-
fore communication with Chicago was
lost news was received that terrific
sleet storm was doing much damage
within radius of 10 miles OF Chicago.
II was also reported that the storm was
moving eastwardly.
A BLANKET OF SNOW.
st, Louis, Jan. IA blanket of sleet
two inches thick, covering the ground
this morning, with the temperature at
l6 above, ana a fine sleet blowing.
Street car traffic was badly hampered
and railroad traffic was delayed.
Telegraphic communication with Chit
Cago and points east of st. Louis was
very poor early IN the morning, when
suddenly 1t ceased at : O'Clock, and
three hours later had not been re-
sumed Al the telegraph offices It
was stated that communication was be-
ing effected east of here In slow, round
about fashion, but the service was bad
~ interfered with on account OF the
sleet covered wires.
Not until IL a. m was communlca-
ton with the east established. Then
a route TO New York was put In opera
ton by way OF Cincinnati. AT that
hour Chicago still remained Isolated.
ZERO AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Jan. 22--Close to zero
weather with high wind and at some
points light snow were the weather
conditions today in this part of the
southwest, The coolest point reported
by the local weather bureau was at
Dodge City Kas., where the thermo-
meter registered degrees above
City It was degrees above. The
predictions are for zero weather gem
orally over this territory by tonight.
A storm Of snow is reported TO be gen.
eral In Arkansas today
In Western Missouri the blizzard
that started in last night continued to-
day, a high wind drifting the snow
badly, and causing interruption to
street car and railway traffic. At Kan
sas City the storm was not severe.
NO NEWS FROM CHICAGO.
Chicago, Jan. 22--Chicago is cut off
from the news OF the world today by
sleet storm which has Frustrated
wires in every direction. Business has
been curtailed greatly by the stalling
OF street car lines all over the city,
when sleet formed on the rails. Hun
dreds Of thousands Of people were Sc
riously affected by the tie-up OF the
traction service A single wire to Mil
waukee is the only one working out of
Chicago this forenoon.
BLIZZARD AT ST. JOE.
st. Joe, Mo, Jan. 22.-St. Joseph Is In
the grasp of blizzard. The mercury
has dropped nearly 80 degrees in As
hours and It is feared the fruit crop has
been badly injured.
COLD IN NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22.--This was the
second coolest morning of the season
In eastern Nebraska, the mercury here
registering zero at o'clock. Through
out the night there was hard wind
but no snow. The situation for rail-
roodc aud othar pnn1 pa pipa ngipn "a d.
ural ice has been greatly relieved by the
formation of good ice and the work OF
cutting Ice.
ZERO ALL OVER IOWA.
Des Molnes. JAN 90 From IS sbove
zero, one of the warmest days IN jan
uary history, the mercury dropped 10
zero all over the state.
A GENUINE BLIZZARD.
South McAlester, J. T., Jan. 90. This
part Of the territory was in the grip OF
a genuine blizzard. A binding snow
storm, driven by n high wind, ragged
simultaneously, drifting the snow badly
and bringing traffic to Il standstill. The
storm Is the worst experienced in the
territory for years.
ALL TRAINS LATE.
plttsburg, Kan. Jan. 22.-The bllz-
card, which struck this part OF south
western Kansas yesterday still ragged
today. Street car traffic was suspend
ed on account OF drifting SNOW; all
trains were late; country roads were
practically blocked and wires were
worked with difficulty.
SLEGGHING IN ARKANSAS.
Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 22.-There was
sleighing here today the first In Ar
kansas for many years.
GREAT STORM IN CHICAGO.
Chicago Jan. 90, 1890 p. m.--one OF
the most severe snow and sleet storms
which this city has experienced in many
years has practically isolated Chicago
from the outside wEld. The storm Is
most severe within radius OF 60 miles.
Almost all Geographic service has been
destroyed Electric. elevated and sur
face transportation Il about dlsoontin-
ned and the cable lines are operating
only with greatest difficulty
The railroads are greatly handi-
capped. A heavy gale prevails and
snow and sleet is falling without cessa-
tlon.
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