The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-18
Heavy Wet Snow Is Failing In
Western Missouri.
In st. Joseph It Is the Worst
in Several Years.
EXTENDS TO NEBRASKA
Rail Traffic Is Demoralixed in
Vicinity of Lincoln.
Several Freight Trains Are Held
Up by Sn0wdrifts.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb 1s.-With a
temperature slightly below the freez-
ing point, heavy wet snow began
Ianing throughout western Missouri
early today. 1ii
Worst in Years.
81 Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-The
Worse snow storm in several years
l.st1s psusalied here today. interruptine
iaiiroao ana street car traffic.
Traffic DemoraHzed.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1a-Rs,,rs
ana street car traffic is dernora IizeI
as result of a heavy fall of snow Ia
hlsht IN this part of Nebra ska. The
storm continued today, the snow
orItlng badly. Passenger trains kent
eral freight trains were snowed =,
ana oelayed- Telephone and telegram
companies encountered trouble.
Blizzard at Wichita.
Wich1ta, Kan, Feb. 1S.-A SO rniie nm
nour wlno and snow visited this part
OF the state early today. The ther-
mometer registered rs degrees .ho,,.
zero at o'clock this mornine and 80
. o CLOCK had risen two degrees. The
change to colder came at midnight ana
win IT the wind that is playing havoc
Win S'oIe signs and movable property
Eight Inches of Snow.
Des Motnes, Ia, Feb. 1S.-A blizzarJ
which started during the night ana stii,
ragged today. has delayed trains on ali
ROADS from one to four hours. stopped
street cars and interfered with te1e-
graph and telephone communication.
drifted badly. '1
On Raccoon river an ice gorge six
miles long has formed just above the
city and should warm weather with
rain follow the blizzard, a disastrous
nood would sweep through the low part
n1fU
OFFICIALS are using dynamite to blow nm
the gorge. but with poor success. Peo-
pie are moving out of houses on the low
| lands. For the first time in the history
OF the city a big Ice gorge threatens
destruction.
Drifts Six Feet Deep.
Omaha, Neb. Feb. 1s.-A foot of
places greeted the people of Omaha
today. Traffic within the city was
practically at a standsti1l for the fore
noon and the swfrling snow filed the
thoroughfares with drifts Few trains
from the east were more than an
| hour behind schedule. but trains
from western points without exception
were from one to eight hours behind
time.
Meager reports received here in
dicate the storm is general through
| out the state and is the worst for
| several years The snow began early
| Monday evening and continued
throughout the night and today. In
| many instances the storm will be
hard on stockmen on the open range.
but no great damage is anticipated.
Thirty Mile Gale.
Chicago, Feb. 18.-One of the
heaviest snow storms OF the winter
commenced here at 9 O'Clock today
and rapidly increased In intensity
| The snow fell in binding sheets and
| was piled in drifts by a 30-rnibe gale.
Street car and elevated road traffic
| and telephone service was badly in
terrupted late in the day.
Eight Inches in Three Hours.
PEORIA ILL.,, Feb. 18.-A fall of eight
| inches in three hours Is the record of
q snow storm that struck this city and
vicinity this morning. Street car traf-
| f1c is out Of commission and trains are
late