The Washington herald., 1909-02-15


which swept across Ohio to-day did i'm
mense property damage. Traffic On many
steam and electric roads is tied up. on
one division the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern has only one wire working out
Of the thirty-four
4 wsshout on the main line OF the No
hicsn OIL and Gas Company resulted in
the bursting Of pipe line twelve miles
south Of Wooster. and as a result Akron.
Wooster, O-rviIle, Barberton, Shreve. and
Doylestown are without gas. Hotels
and restaurants served only cold meals
The break cannot be repaired before late
Monday night or Tuesday.
Several accidents occurred here and in
other Ohio cities, pedestrians sustaining
fractured limbs BY falling On slippery
walks.
Rain. turning TO sleet in the morning
hours, weighted down telephone and teIe-
graph wires with ice, and when the bur
den became too heavy the wires snapped /
and communication stopped
East and west along Lake Erie wires /
and poles went down under the load Of
Ice. Branches OF trees covered with the /
Icy coat fell across the copper wires and I
added to the already too heavy burden 1
they were called on 10 bear.
Heavy snow in Michigan.
Detroit Feb 1.-THE worst snowstorm
md blizzard Of the winter has been rag
ing throughout the State since early 4
morning. and tonight shows little signs
of abating- The storm is general. but
later reports tonight show that IL ex-
pended its force II the northern half OF
the lower peninsula The howIing winter
tempest, accompanied by deep and heavy
drifting snoty. prevails. with a rapidly
dropping temperature All the upper
part OF Michigan IS snowboUnd. q track
less expanse Of drifted. swirIing snow.
country roads obliterated. churches dark.
farmers and villagers tightly housed. and
only wheel turning here and there on
the railroads. where crews are battling
with the snow
As the storm came on Sunday. when
there is little or no scheduled traffic on
most Of the lines. hundreds Of miles Of
track In Northern Michigan are covered
with deep snow. while spurs and branches
are literally buried. Few Of the railroads
made any attempt to-day 10 fight the
storm The Pore Marquette had not
touched a snowpiow all day. but tonight
az Il O'Clock the battle commenced. and
the big track busters were ordered out
right and left in the Saginaw district
and SIX others IN various other portions
Of the State The snow is light. but as
long as the high wind continues It viii
drift back almost as fast as II is re-
moved from the cuts.
In the country the highways are i'm
passable, and numerous funerals to-day
had 10 be postponed, and farmers and
townsmen alike are alternating Until the
stOrn passes The snow IN Detroit Is
not so heavy, most or 1t drifting to the
sidewalks. while the asphalt streets re-
sembIe huge skating rinks
Wires in Trouble. .
st. LOUIS, Feb. H-One OF the worst
storms OF the winter IS prevailing
throughout the Mississippi River Valley
and the Southwest Special dispatches 4
tonight report telegraph and telephone
wire troubles IN Mississippi Louisiana.
Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. P
4 blizzard with snow and sleet is ST
sweeping across North Texas and Okla h.
IONA, Kansas. Kentucky, Tennessee, Ms st
souri,. Iowa. Illinois. Wisconsin. and Indi- q.
ma In Eastern Colorado and Westernl
md Central Kansas high winds have e
driven the snow since last midnight. h:
making huge drifts and leaving fields h,
are. At Abilene. Kans., the temperature
lropped 10 10 above last midnight. a
FOgs prevailed to-day at Memphis and ie
ither Southern river points. 4 severe
lectrical storm occurred at Evansville. =
nd, and the Lower Ohio Valley today.
tornado killed two and injured ten al ?
earned. Mss
Hurricane Along Coast. G
Beaumont Tex, Feb. IA hurricane
rom the Gulf Of Mexico is sweeping
.cuisiana and Texas coast country to- II
ight, and communication is cut or from Il
lany points. Telegraph and telephone d.
nes are Frustrated in all directions out re
{ here. e,
Passengers arriving on a beIatsd Kan te
Is City Southern passenger train to- NJ
light report that railroads tracks sub bJ
lerged many miles by heavy rain and bJ
s telegraph poles down. The wind was A
7vere az Pickering and Singer, La. At bT
our Lake, Texas, oil defrieks were blown hc
own, one crushing & store and a dwell dC
g house. The temperature has fallen y;
degrees since noon The storm. which 81
anne point south Of Shreveport. La. is
slieved 70 have done great damage al ke
long its path bu
Intense Cold in Northwest.
Chicago, Feb. IA severe sIeet and
low storm. accompanied by a high wind. :.
ruck Chicago and the Central North
estern States late last night and RACED
it'll undated fury all day to-day. IN
e extreme Northwest intense cold pre- no
lis, the temperature at Medicine Hat an
ID Bismarck being y degrees below. IN
ailroa1, telegraph, telephone, and street pi;
? service IS greatly crippled ca
In Wisconsin q heavy snow IS falling 90
d the high drift iTnpeded railroad trsf- 70,
: The same condition prevailed IN Mn shl
sota s2d SGEth Dakota. Sz