The Irish standard., 1907-02-09
chicago SN0WB0UND:
COLD IN Northwest
TRACTION LINES AND RAILRoApo
GREATLY HAMPERED BY
SEVERE STORM.
SIX PERSONS FROZEN
TO DEATH IN DAKOTA
Below Zero Weather Experienced In
Many clties-New York and Other
Eastern Towns in Grip Of Big
zard.

Eastern Towns in Grip Of Blix-
gard.
Chicago, Feb. 6.-This city was
practically stormbound on Tuesday.
Trains from other points were from
one to six hours late. aud traction
lines were more or less interfered with
by the heavy fall OF snow, which
clogged the rails of the surface lines
and brought long blue flashes from
the third rails of the elevated sys-
tens. Passenger trains on all
through western routes suffered the
most, the California trains being
marked hours behind. On the short
er runs delays of from one to four
hours were noted.
The government weather bureau re.
ported a snowfall Of "a inches at
the station, with reports Of heavier
falls elsewhere in the city. The heav-
lest fall of snow was reported from
the south and west.
Six Frozen to Death.
Bismarck, y. D., Feb. "a tele-
phone report from Goodrich. town
on the Darlington branch of the
Northern Pacific is TO the effect that
an unknown woman and five children
were frozen to death there.
Mercury 80 Below in St. Paul.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. G.--Street Their.
mometers Tuesday Registered all the
way from % to 50 degrees below zero,
according to the exposure to the cold
of the instrument. \ heavy fog par
TALLY obscured the sun in the early
hours.
48 Below In North Dakota.
McHenry, n. D.. Feb. Cit was As
below zero here Tuesday morning and
Sc degrees below Monday Every
body is out of coal. No trains have
| arrived.
Gold Weather Breaks Rails.
La Crosse. Wis. Fel,. 6.---Tuesday
| was the coolest day of The winter the
thermometer going down to % be-
low zero. The prolonged cold spell
now continuing into the third week
has completely demolished the rail
roads, causing a large number Of
broken rails, and 10 avoid wrecks
trains are given slower orders. Pas
senger trains are running many hours
behind time; Monday afternoon S
trains on the Milwaukee road from
the south on the mississippi river
had not arrived al noon Tuesday
At Sioux City, la.
| Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 6.-Twenty-two
below zero was registered here Tues.
day, the coolest Of the winter.
Over a Foot Of Snow in Nebraska.
Lincoln. Neb Feb. 6.---The heavy
snowstorm Of Monday was continued
Tuesday morning in Nebraska. the
depth over almost The entire state be.
ing Increased by a fall which began
| at an early hour and which gave
promise of continuing several hours
More than /; foot of snow now covers
the sreater part of the state. The
temperature in Lincoln Tuesday morn
ing was ten degrees below zero.
East in Grip of Blizzard.
| New York. Feb. 6.--Tor more than
"a hours New York has been fast in
the grip Of fierce northeast snow
storm. Ten inches of snow fell in the
I'd hours ending 81 eight a. NJ. Tues
day, equaling bu' not exceeding the
amount within any similar period for
several years. In Broadway and all
the avenues and cross streets contain
ing surface cai lines the snow was
| piled six feet high between the ca,
tracks and the sidewalks. Through
trains and suburban locals on nearly
| all the railroads running into New
York suffered severely from the snow
Worst in Philadelphia Since 1899.
Philadelphia. FEB. G.--'rbe snow
storm which began in this vicinity
early Monday morning is the worst
since February, 1899. More than u
inches Of snow has fallen and the high
wind has drifted it in places to a
depth of three and four feet. The
storm has seriously interfcred with
! all kinds OF TRANSFORMATION. Through
trains from the north, south and west
| arc us much as three hours late. 30
cause of the heavy weather navigation
on the Delawar" river, with the ex
ception OF ferry boats. is practically AT
standstill. A number of vessels
bound to- or from coast ports arc
stormbound in the river between here
and the sea.
Boston Traffic in a Bad Way.
Boston. Feb. 6.-Thc traffic OF
! greater Boston WAS seriously hamp
cred by the storm, which developed
Monday night and grew in strength
during the carly morning, bringing
with it the heaviest snowfall OF the
winter. The snow was caught up by
the northeast winds into troublesome
| drifts.
Terrible Northeast Gale.
Chatham, Mass Feb. GA binding
snowstorm driven by northeast gale
OF from 20 to GO miles an hour made
Tuesday morning one Of the widest
of the winter Oh this coast. Coast
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