Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-29
considerable interruption of the car
Conditions in Southwest.

considerable interruption of the car
service.
Conditions in Southwest.
ST. LOUIS, January G9.-Belated wealth
er bureau reports received here give
maximum wind velocity of seventy-tWo
miles an hour at Kansas City, seventy
miles at Springfield, Mo, and fifty-six
miles at Cairo. Ill.
At O'Clock the Kansas City wind was
blowing at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. The local gale attained forty-S1X
miles an hour. All points report snow or
rain.
A sharp electrical and rainstorm. turn
ing early this morning to a driving bllz-
card in which the snow was whipped by
high wind, was st. Louis portion of the
storm.
Telegraph lines TO west and northwest
were quickly put out of commission. BY
noon communication with Kansas CITY py
that means was practically cut on.
Messages were later received from Kan
sas CITY, Mo-. by long-distance telephone
saying that a sixty-mile wind blew down
telegraph poles there. shattered plate
glass windows and scattered debris OF
every description along the streets.
The wind was accompanied by snow and
a fall in temperature to - degrees above
zero.
The full force of the storm in Kansas
lily came dlteI nv
late hour found the streets practically
deserted, and to this circumstance is due
the fact that no lives were lost.
Several persons suffered injuries. now
ever. by being hit by flying signs or
glass The worst of the damage was on
Main. Walnut. 11th and 18TH streets and
on Grand avenue in the retail district.
Here in many places the streets were
almost impossible, owing to tangled wires
and other wreckage-
Texas Is Isolated.
LOUISVILLE, KY, January 29.-Hlsh
winds and snow formed a combination
late last night and today that seriously
interfered with wire communication In
many parts OF the south. and practically
isolated the state of Texas.
At some points in Texas and Oklahoma
the wind blew at the rate of seventy
miles an hour carrying with II a Dino
ing storm and dust.
At Fort Worth, Tex. awnings and signs
were torn away and small buildings de-
molished. Several persons are reported
TO have sustained slight injuries.
In Louisville the wind made itself felt
about midnight and two hours later was
whipping around the corners of the
downtown streets at the velocity of forty
five miles an hour. Wires began to fail
In all directions.
Soon Memphis and Texas were lost to
communication. This interruption con-
tinued until this morning. when wires
were gained to Memphis by circuitous
route.
High winds prevailed all night at Nash
ville Memphis Knoxville and Chatta-
nooga, the storm at the last-named point
reaching the proportions of gale.
No serious damage is reported. but
many trains are late and communication
is hampered.
Oklahoma Wind-Swept.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ENID, Okla. January 29.-Damage to
the amount of thousands of dollars was
done by high winds In Enid. Nashville.
Carmen and other towns in northern
Oklahoma yesterday afternoon.
Barns and houses We're blown down and
a few business houses partially wrecked.
Washington in for It.
With a heavy storm raging over all
the Mississippi valley. advancing eastward
and now central over northern Illinois.
more cherries weather, with high wind
and chilling rain. is promised for the
District of Columbia tonight and tomor-
row.
Forecaster Harry Frankenfield said to-
day that all wires are down west of the
Missouri river owing to the big blow in
and rain. 1t is therefore impossible to
get Geographic reports from some of the
important forecast stations.
The wind velocities are high. reaching
almost hurricane force in parts of Mis-
souri, Much damage is resulting in the
storm-swept sections by the gale and
the combination of sleet, snow and rain
that is being driven along in the teeth
of the storm.
The disturbed conditions are general in
the section of the country east of the
Rockies.
I'VE will have colder weather in Wash
ington tomorrow night" Mr.. Franken-
field added. Judging from reports re-
ceived today the outlook is not cheerful"
The March-like' conditions set in last
night with lowering gray storm clouds and
q damp wind that chilled pedestrians
through their greatcoats and wraps Anna
teur meteorologists predicted that the
shivery conditions would be followed by
cold rain or snow this morning.
Their predictions were verified concur
rently with those of the weather bureau.
Rain began to fall as the army Of gov
eminent employees was vending it's way
officeward.
Mr.. Frankenf1eld says this locality will
be visited by high winds like unto those
that are blowing things felter-skelter in
the middle west. Wind velocities here
abouts will be high tonight or tomorrow.