Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
STORM In The EAST
Disturbance Centered Over ~ IN.
gland Saturday Afternoon.
Low TEMPERATURE IN EAST
Drop Of Twenty Degrees GeneI.ly
Predicted in that Section.
STORM PASSES MIDDLE WEST
Damage by Wind and Sleet Cannot
Be Estimated.
SOUTH SUFFERS FROM COLD
Fire and Hieh Winds Cause Loss of
SOUTH SUFFERS FROM CO
Fire and HiRh Winds Cause Loss of
Hundreds of Thousands of Dol.
lars-New York Battles
with Blizzard.


ture falling rapidly in its path and snow
and sieet in many sections. marking it's
! sweep eastward, the center of the storm
that has ragged with great force through
all that part OF the country cast of the
| Rockies, today is centered over New Eng
| land. Through the west, and largely
| through the south, there is a cold snap and
the weather bureau today predicted freez-
ing temperature in the fruit belt Of Flor
ida. Snow has fallen west of there as far
! as the Mississippi river and north of Flor
ida. 1t will be much colder in the eastern
| states tonight and tomorrow. In the east
many points have recorded freezing tenn
peratures today and a drop of about 20
degrees generally is forecasted for that
section. According to tile weather bureau
experts it will probably be close to zero
weather tonight and tomorrow in the in
terror of New York and below the zero
mark in northern New York. In the far
west intense cold is reported, "a degrees
below zero being reported i'm the northwest.
storm Passes Middle West.
CHICAGO, Jan. SO,-Chicago and the
middle west arose today with official as
surance that the worst Of the storm which
devastated this section OF the country yes
terday was over. and that 1t would be
while the east inherited 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 demoralized. In the
| Dakotas and Nebraska hope is held out
for immediate improvement in conditions
and these. 1t is promised. will rapidly ex-
tend eastward to Ohio over the storm
| stricken region.
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 al
most a duplicate of that sent from the
north and northwest. Railroad traffic is
also badly delayed in Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Mississippi and portions OF Texas. Fire
and havoc from high winds have resulted
! in loss of several hundred Thousand dollars.
Tramc stiII Impeded.
The heavy snowfall in the states to the
west and northwest of Chicago is the most
serious result OF the blizzard. The delay
In freight traffic and passenger traffic
will probably continue for some time. The
loss of life, considering the extent of the
area afflicted has been significant.
The blizzard had abated materially in
Chicago before the morning business rush
began, but the heavy snowfall that had
accompanied 1t remained and caused much
confusion and delay Elevated and surface
lines were impeded and attempts to main
tain regular schedules we're abandoned. In
the downtown district the cars moved at
snail-like pace.
Suburban trains also were greatly de-
layed by the deep snow drifts. Interfer-
ence with the railway mail service was not
49,
pated, although several OF the trains from
extreme western and northwestern points
were reported from ten to eighteen hours
late.
Thrilling Escape of Boat.
Probably the most thrilling incident Of
the storm was the battle of the steamer
: City of Marquette against raging Lake
Michigan. as it fought its way, in sink
ing condition along the Illinois shore from
Chicago to Waukegon.
With the firemen standing in water up to
their waists and shoveling coal into a
feeble fire the boat hmped into Waukegon
eleven hours after it left Chicago Before
, II reached its dock the water rose over
the fires and the aid OF a tug had to be
secured. The whole upper works of the
boat were shattered by the waves that
broke over It, and It was only by great
exertions that 1t was kept afloat
blizzard Reaches New York.
, NEW YORK. Jan. 3O.-The center of the
western blizzard reached this city today
Accompanied by high west wind, a heavy
fall of wet snow, succeeding a rainfall
throughout last night filled the streets
with slush which threatened to delay all
city transportation except the subway.
Frequent accidents to pedestrians were
: reported. With the front windows Of the
street cars thickly coated, motormen were
unable to see pedestrians lodging across
the slippery crossings and snow on the
tracks deadeued the sound Of the approach
ing cars. James Barry. aged IS years. was
d strucS by Madison avenue car at Fifty.
: ninth street and suffered a probable frac,
ture of the skull. The first warning ths
motorman received was the bump of tn,
car against the mans body. Among the
hundreds who sought shelter last nigh
: In the municipal lodging houses were about
forty women and children. Most of ths
men were put to work clearing snow
Fire. which broke out Il stable on Mont
: rose street in Brooklyn, spread so rapidly
; that forty families were turned into tn,
street An adjoining tenement was sooI
> In flames and the tenants in It had mar
e row escapes Montross hall. next door
q was next ablaEs and the three building,
d we're burned with loss approximatini
y $500
Colorado Roads BIOckaded.
e DENVER, Jan. sO-Snow, from seven L
ten feet on the level and drifts many fee
/, deeper are still blocking many OF the lnei
y Of the Colorado railroads, but most of thu
passenger trains stuck In drifts at remote
sidings or small stations have been reaches
and the passengers are being taken care OF
The Colorado & Southern passenger traiI
q which has been marOOned near jefferson
o for two days IL still In the snow. but tn
; passengers have been brought 70 the vii
! laRe. The Denver A Rio GrAnde broke ID
y three days blockade on cumbres pass yes
l. terdav and released the snowbound Du