The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-30
Storm Has Passed Away IRON
the Middle West.
Caused Great Damage But Little
Loss of Life.
SEVERE In THE SOUTH.
Train Service Is Still in De-
mOralized Condition.
Slippery Rails Cause Wreck anu
Loss of Two Lives.

Kansas City. No, Jan 30--After
being securely wrapped for the paSI
- hours in the grasp OF the most
severe blizzard on record reports To-
DAY from the southwest showed tnaI
the storm had spent its force ana
that conditions were improving The
temperature however. remained al
its lowest point, in many places d
drop of. from 40 to so degrees belng
experienced since the beginning OF
the storm. Telegraph and telephone
communication which had been al
most completely cut of for "a hours
was slowly being restored today
Reports from Missouri. Kansas
Oklahoma. Arkansas and Texas. re-
cefved at the local weather bureau
this morning reported clear but colder
weather. The wind had almost died
out The following temperatures
were reported today, all showing
fail of from 80 10 SO degrees IN 50
hours
Concordia. Kan. above; Wichita,
s. Springfield. No, +; Oklahoma CITY
16: Amarillo Tex. II; Fl Worth, 20
According TO Patrick Connor. OF
far as the territory west Of the
Mississippi river is concerned
Locally the wind. which Tor 50
minutes last night attained the hur-
and which had been blowing at the
rate of 90 miles for - hours, dropped
TO the almost usual 20 miles. But the
temperature here today registered l
above zero. a drop of so degrees in
% hours
Damage Was Great
Chicago. Jan 3O.-Chfcago and the
middle west arose today with Official
assurance that the worst of the storm
which devastated this section Of the
G111r-
it would be quickly followed by clear,
cold weather, while the east inherit
the blizzard
The damage done by wind and sleet
can scarcely Be estimated Many cities
and towns are still practically isolated
and train service remains demOraHzed- i!
In the Dakotas and Nebraska hope is I
held out for immediate Improvement in
conditions
In the south. the storm was the most
severe in recent years and the story OF
wrecked buildings. interruption TO wire
communication and general distress Is
almost a duplicate Of that sent from the
north and northwest Railroad traffic
is also badly delayed in Arkansas, Ok
Iahoma, Mississippi and portions OF
Texas
suited in loss OF several hundred thou
sand dollars The heavy snowfall in
the states Of the west and northwest
OF Chicago. is the most serious result
traffic and passenger service Will pro-
badly continue for some time The loss
Of life considering the extent OF the
area afflicted has been Insignificant
The blizzard had abated materially in
Chicago before the morning business
rush began. but the heavy snowfall
that had accompanied it remained and
caused much confusion and delay. Ele-
waited and surface lines were tmpeded
and attempts to maintain regular sche-
dulles were abandoned
Suburban trains were also greatly de-
Iayed by the snowdrifts- Several trains
ern points were reported from 10 TO IS
hours late
storm Causes Loss of Life
Cincinnati Jan 30.-The snow
storm and consequent slippery track is
given as the cause OF an accident here
today that may cost at least two lives,
while several other persons were in
1ured-
\ College Hill main line car with 81
passengers jumped the rails on Clifton
avenue and rolled down a steep en-
bankment. into a ravfne- Practically
all of the occupants OF the car were
caught under it or hurled from the
platform OF through windows More
than a score of passengers were in
jured That some were not instantly
killed Is considered remarkable The
Tnotoru1an. Joseph E MuIIisau. is be-
Iieved 10 be dying and Lieutenant
Poppe IS probably fatally hurt
Pope who Is chief of detectives.
tried to assist the mOtOrmau in regain
ing control Of the car He was work
ing at the brake when the car jumped
the track Poppe stuck to his post as
did MOtorman MuIIigau-
The Storm in New York
New York. Jan. 3e-The center of
the western blizzard reached this city
today Accompanied by high west
wind q heavy fall Of wet snow sue
ceeding a rainfall throughout last
night filed the streets with sIush
which threatened to delay all Cfry
transportation except the subway
Frequent accidents to pedestrians
were reported With the front win
dows os the street cars thickly
coated nnotormeu were unable 10 see
pedestrians going across the slippery
crossings and snow on the tracks
deadened the sound of the approach
ing cars James Barry. aged 75. was
struck by Madison avenue car at
Fffty-ninth street and suffered a
probable fracture OF the skull.
Among the hundreds who sought
shelter last night in the munfciUaI
lodging houses were about 40 women
and children Most Of the men were
put 70 work clearing snow Fire
which broke out IN a stable on Mont
rose street in Brooklyn. set IRE to
two adjoining teuemeuts and the
tenants mad narrow escapes
Loss $4,000
Centered Over New England
washington, Jan 30-Wfth the
temperature falling rapidly in its ps+b
and snow and sleet IN many sections
marking its sweep eastward the cen
ter of the storm that has RACED with
great force through all that part OF
the country east OF the Rockies. TO-DAY
Is centered over New England
Through the west and largely through