Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-08
chicago SNOWBOUND:;
cold IN northwest
TRACTION LINES AND RAILROADS
GREATLY HAMPERED BY
SEVERE STORM.
SIX PERSONS FROZEN
TO DEATH IN DAKOTA
Below Zero Weather Experienced in
Many cities-New York and Other
Eastern Towns in Grip of Biz
zard.

GdStSTn lOWI1S III "Trip Ol DIX
zard.
Chicago, Feb. 6.-This city was
practically stormbound on Tuesday.
Trains from other points were from
one to six hours late, and 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, n. D., Feb. GA tele-
phone report from Goodrich, a 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. 6.-Street Their
mometers Tuesday registered all the
way from % to 80 degrees below zero,
according to the exposure to the cold
of the instrument. A heavy fog par
TALLY obscured the sun in the early
hours.
48 Below in North Dakota.
McHenry, N. D., Feb. ct was As
below zero here Tuesday morning and
SO degrees below Monday. Every
body is out of coal. No trains have
arrived
Cold Weather Breaks Rails.
La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 6.-Tuesday
was the coolest day of the winter, the
thermometer going down to 23 be-
low zero. The prolonged cold spell
now continuing into the third week
has completely demolished the rail
roads, causing large number of
broken rails, and to 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 at 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 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 a foot of snow now covers
the greater 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.-For more thar
| "a hours New York has been fast il
the grip Of fierce northeast snow
storm. Ten inches of snow fell in the
"a hours ending at eight a. m. Tues
day, equaling but not exceeding the
amount within any similar period fol
several years. In Broadway and al
the avenues and cross streets contain
ing surface car lines the snow wa!
piled six feet high between the ca
tracks and the sidewalks. Through
trains and suburban locals on nearl,
all the railroads running into New
York suffered severely from the snow
Worst in Philadelphia Since 1899.
Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-The snow
storm which began in this vicinity
early Monday morning is the wors
since February, 1899. More than Il
inches of snow has fallen and the high
wind has drifted it in places to 6
depth of three and four feet. The
storm has seriously interfered with
all kinds of transportation. Through
trains from the north, south and ives,
are as much as three hours late. Be
cause of the heavy weather navigation
| on the Delaware river, with the ex
ception of ferry boats, is practically a
standstill. A number of vessels
bound to or from coast ports arr
stormbound in the river between here
and the sea.
Boston Traffic in Bad Way.
| Boston, Feb. 6.-The traffic o.
greater Boston was seriously hamp
cred by the storm, which developed
Monday night and grew in strength
| during the early 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 so to 60 miles an hour made
Tuesday morning one of the widest
of the winter on this coast. Coast
guards were doubled, but the storm
was so thick that it was impossible tc
see beyond the inner line of breakers
and until observation could be taken
little could be learned of the fate OF
the shipping which left Boston Mon
day morning bound south around the
cape.
In Old Rome.
After the feast of peacock tongues
Nero ordered his hilarious guests tc
| partake of the flowing bowl.