Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-06
Trolleys, Trains, Horses and Pedes-
trians Have Hard Time.
WARM WINDS FOLLOW FREEZE
Air is Balmy While Snow is Drifting
Under Foot.
FRIGD WAVE IN THE EAST
Record IL Made In New York, wherN
Temperature Drops 60 as Degrees
Below Zero, with Much
SuHerinE.

More active than usual the mobile mer
curry climber up and down the rungs o.
the thermometracal ladder between 1!
and 81 degrees during the last thirty-six
hours. while the atmosphere has al.
ternately been filled with snow Of Janu-
airy, sleet Of November and early spring
rain the whole disturbed and distributed
BY winds from all direstions OF various
velocity.
The coldest point wednesday was
reached at 9 o'clock In the morning, when
the cold wind forced the agile mercury
down to 10 degrees and it has been grow
ing warmer since, being 25 at o'clock and
IS at o'clock D. m.
Hospitable Omaha. at one hour or an
other, made everybody feel at home.
whether he came from Grcenland's icy
mountain or India's coral strand while
hhe weather has been made on installments
for those who just love TO bear the "patter
Of the rain as It falls so gently downward
through the night" and for the author Of
Beautiful Snow" as well as for the kids
who enjoy travelling over cobble stone on
ice skates.
When Wednesday morning broke the
mercury had descc nded to q degrees.
though at midnight it was warm and pour
ing down rain. The streets were sloppy
and slippery and later the rain turned TO
snow and covered the icy streets with
about an inch Of whiteness BY noon
Wednesday the sun was about as warm as
It is on May day. while under foot il was
wet and cold and snow was blowing on
the shady side of the streets
Cars Lack the sand.
over rails covered with ice. the street
TO run the cars on time and the time regis
ters varied about as widely as the record
at the weather bureau. Three and four
cars struggled up the Farnam street hill
in a bunch. while the supply at the west
end ran out early. and long line of people
greeted the delayed cars at naIf-hour in
tervals, enjoying unusually refreshing
air bath. which some authorities say Is
next best TO cold plunge i'm Missouri
river water. ON the principle that II a
frog jumps forward one foot and fails
back two, in an effort to get out OF a we'll
he will some day get out within the walls
Of China, the cars on the Hanscom park
lines reached the jumping off places at
the south end of the lines in an effort TO
bring passengers to Omaha, and it was a
long time between cars which managed to
get TO the city. Other hill lines were Sc
IlOusig htldg tu uIllll lut EdHu men bOk
busy.
HOrses Slide, Too.
Well shod horses slid DOWN the asphalt
pavements as the kids gided over cement
sidewalks. Many horses fell. but the snow
made the streets little easier than II
the rain had frozen on the streets without
the snow covering falling
Late Tuesday evening it was feared that
all trees would be seriously damaged by
the sleet and rain. but the fact that il did
not turn bitterly cold probably saved a
big loss we'll as much Inconvenience
those who have 20 walk and travel
The Union Pacific is putting its weed
burners to good use this winter. Built for
the prime object of burning weeds from
the tracks hy means Of gasoline. the COM
pany has put its burners to use to melt
the heavy sleet and ice from the frogs
and switches. The rain and sleet of the
last two or three days has been a great
hindrance to operations and these burners
have been called into service to help Out
in the difficulty.
Trains Have Hard Time.
Nearly all trains from the east and wen
were late Wednesday morning because Of
the wind, rain and heavy snow which they
encountered in crossing Iowa and Nebras.
ka. The Overland Limited on both the
Milwaukee and Northwestern was late
50 the Union Pacific No. l could not leave
Omaha until nearly noon. The nIlnoi,
Central from Chicago was on time a.
was also the fast mail on the Burlington
Several leased wires between Omaha and
Chicago were snapped off, but not for long
stretches OF territory, and 1t was ex-
pected 10 have all in repair before noon
Wednesday. The wires were also down on
the Beatrice branch Of the Union Pacific
WIRES ARE HEAVY WITH sLEET
Central States Visited by Rain, Fol-
lowed by Freeze.