The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-07
Coolest Weather of the Season
at Many Points.
From Two to Six Degrees Below
Zero in Nebraska.
BIG SNOW In CHICAGO.
A Foot of the Beautiful Covers
Lincoln Streets.
Sioux City Reports a Tenn
perature of Two Below.

chicago, Dec. 7.-Heavy snow accom-
panied by lower temperature and a 30
male wind swept over Chicago and the
surrounding territory today, bringing
ceath to three persons in this city he
TORE the noon hour and seriously
hampering transportation. One man
was found dead from cold and expos
ure and two men. blinded by snow
We're run over by trains.
The snowfall in this city was four
inches and reports from outside points
told of Is inches with heavy drifts in
railroad cuts.
prevailed in this section today. It ex-
Iended into southern Illinois and
throughout southeastern Missouri. The
temperature dropped 20 degrees.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1.-Two degrees
below zero was the reading at the
weather bureau this morning The
coolest of the winter by eight degrees.
Chicago, Dec. 7.-Chicago was Wis
tied today with the first real snow
storm OF the season. Several inches
of snow fell and traffic was impeded.
The storm extends from southern
Wisconsin into eastern Iowa . and
through the Ohio valley, covering Illf-
ncis and Indiana. Trains from the
west and north were delayed from one
20 three hours. The wind attaining a
velocity of 35 miles an hour added to
the discomfort
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. Twelve
inches of snow and a minimum tenn
perature OF six degrees below zero
were reported this morning by the
local weather bureau. Street car
traffic is blockaded and roads leading
into the city are impossible.
Sioux City, Ia, Dec. Tt was two
below zero here this morning, the
coldest of the winter.
st. Joseph, Mo, Dec. 7-North-
west Missouri is covered with snow
and cold weather is causing suffering.
Railroads are having difficulty in
moving trains and telegraph and tel
ephone wires are down at some places.
The Missouri river was blocked here
today. caused by ice jams.
Norfolk. Neh., Dec. THE gov
ernment thermometer registered 10
degrees below zero in Norfolk today.
Coolest in 81 Years.
Denver. Dec. THE entire state. of
Colorado is shivering under the cold
est December in 81 years. For three
{ avs the highest mark in Denver has
heen five degrees above and last night
Tor the second time in three days the
10 below mark was reached
Bitterly cold weather is also report
ed from southern Wyoming. IL below
being recorded at Laramie last night.
Cold Wave in Southwest.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. This por-
ton of the southwest is today in the
grip of the most severe cold wave of
the season, with temperatures ranging
rom degrees above zero at Okla
homa City, to degrees below at Con-
cordia and Dodge City, Kansas.
Clear weather prevailed over all of
Kansas, Oklahoma, southern Nebraska,
northwestern Missouri and the Texas
Panhandle today following the heavy
snowstorm of yesterday and last night,
hut with the cessation of the snowfall,
temperatures fell sharply
Snow continues to fall today in
southwest and central Missouri.
Railroad traffic, which yesterday and
last night was demoralized, was much
improved west and southwest of Kan
sas City today, but train service south
east and east was still hampered
The following temperatures were re-
ported at o'clock this morning:
Kansas City, above; Dodge City, 4
below; Amarillo, 6 above; Oklahoma
City. 8 above zero
Bad Night on the Lakes.
Duluth. Mimi, Dec. THE pack
age freighter Muncy of the Anchor
line, which arrived here last night,
had a thrilling trip from Houghton to
Duluth. The Muncy, as she lies at
the Omaha dock is a veritab1e ice
berg. Second Mate J. J. Smith, said:
I'VE left Houghton about o'clock
| Sunday evening. About 10 O'Clock, a
heavy southeaster with much snow
| struck US. 1t was the worst night
| have spent on the lakes The waves
washed over the decks and the spray
dashed 80 to 40 feet up the spars.
The water froze as fast as it struck.
A big wave washed away the tank
| fastened to the forward deck and
| tore away the pilot house bridge.
About midnight the water entered the
cabin windows. At times we believed
the ship was sinking"
She Lay for Hours in Storm.
Danville, Ill, Dec. Lying in six
| inches of snow on the steps of a bank
building and almost dead, Hungarian
woman and her 6-months-old child
were found at daybreak by a police
man.
Attached to the woman's dress was a
tag consigning her to her husband, a
coal miner at Westvil1e, Ill. She, with
her baby, arrived in the night from
New York. She wandered about help
| lessly, the child clasped to her breast,
until she sank exhausted and lay for
hours in the storm.
Revived by warmth and food, the wo-
man and her baby will be sent on t,
Westville.
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