Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-04
WIDE AREA is COVERED
BY ADVANCE COLD WAVE
Traffic and Communication Tied Up
Throughout West.
TWO LIVES REPORTED LOST
Warnings Sent Out by Weather Bu-
reau of Storm of Great Intensity
Approaching Rapidly-Has
Already Crossed Mississippi.

A heavy snowstorm, which un-
doubtedly will have serious effect
upon railway and other traffic
conditions, has developed in the
middle west, and will set in over
the lake region and middle and
north central valleys today and
begin in the middle Atlantic and
New England states by Wednes-
day.
be blanketed with white tomorrow.
Heaviest Fall This Year.
Telegraphic storm warnings were sent
broadcast this afternoon by Prof. Willis
L. Moore, chief of the United States
weather bureau, announcing the coming
of a storm out of the west. The snow
scheduled to reach this city tomorrow
morning, according to indications today,
will be the heaviest fall OF the season.
Forecaster Garriott explained this aft
ernoon that the western cold wave has
extended to the Atlantic coast. 1t is fol-
lowed by storm of marked intensity.
The storm viii move northeastward."
ForecaSter Garriott said today, and the
indications are il Will be preceded by
heavy snow. The fall will begin today
over the lake region, the Ohio valley and
the middle and upper Mississippi valleys.
1T ought TO reach Washington tomo.-
row morning. 1t will be a heavy snow
fall, judging from present Indications
Storm Warning Issued.
In special bulletin this morning, Prof.
Moore warned all points throughout the
northeast OF the approach of the storm.
Ii was first noted this morning over the
plains states.
Inc GisluI pance is causing snow today
in the Missouri and middle Mississippi
river valleys, and the Rocky mountain
region, ana rain and snow in the south
Vest.
Officials OF the bureau predict that the
storm area will increase in intensity anu
move eastward, attended by general pre-
clpitation within the next tnlrty-SiA
hours in the districts east OF the Missis-
sippi river.
Cold Wave in Van of Storm.
northwest yesterday morning has ad-
vanced rapidly eastward, attended Dy
decided falls in temperature throughout
tIlt tdSl, dilu dS Idi SO0til eho liiS ioi I'll
ern portion OF the gulf states.
The temperature is below zero today
in Maine. New Hampshire and Vernon,
northern New York and the northwest
ern states. The cold will continue TO-
night over the mort thern districts east o.
the Mississippi, and Will fail III the
south Atlantic states.
The liLe ot zero temperature extends
sOutn oil Omaha. The lowest reading to-
day was - degrees be.ow zero al MOOT
mead, Mimi. Ihe thermometers at Du-
iuth gave a reading OF IL below and Ii
below in the northern pant ot w iSconSln
The minimum temperature in the Dis
trici was reached III 3 o clock this morn
Ing when the mercury, which mad been
gong down rapidly since midnight. reach
ed - degrees above zero. IL continued
about the - mark today and may go a
little lower by tomorrow morning, with
biting north and northeast winds
At l o'clock this afternoon the tempera-
ture here was IA degrees lower than il
was at the same hour yesterday.
Gale Off Virginia Capes.
| NORFOLK, Va, January with the
wind blowing from thirty-six to forty
eight miles an hour from the northwest,
the Virginia. Carolina and Maryland
coasts were today swept by a winter
gale, with high seas, which made it
| dangerous for all shipping caught at sea-
| A NUMBER OF sailing vessels put into
| Hampton roads during the day for harbor.
| While the temperature did not drop be-
low freezing today. it is expected to go
down TO % degrees during tonight
Blizzard in Far West.
CHICAGO. January 4.-The Rocky
mountain country and states east to the
Missouri river are in the grip OF the worst
blizzard Of the season, according to aa-
vices coming 10 Chicago today. Railroad
traffic on several transcontinental lines
! IS paralyZed.
| The telegraph and telephone wires are
I down IN many sections Bitter cold pre-
| walls. In sections business is at a stand
| still.
| In Colorado four men are reported 10
/ have lost their lives In the snowslides
| Tins has not been confirmed.
/ The storm seems TO De general over
! NJ braska, western Wyominc Colorado
and even extending into Idaho.
| III sections Colorado the snow is re-
/ ported to be from fifteen TO twenty-five
/ feet deep and drifting
| In northwest Nebraska railroad traffic
| has ceased entirely. Telegraph wires are
| crippled and the country is cut off from
| the outside world
| The four fatalities are reported at Shen-
| andoah, Col, where n number of heavy
/ snowslides have taken place. Railroads
have stepped operation IN this section Ii
I will be days before traffic can be resumed
I In Idaho II is ID below zero this morn
/ ing the coldest in twenty Years In the
/ larger cities, Denver, Omaha and Lin
4 coin, the traction companies are having
hard work keeping lines in operation
Snow Closes Nebraska Schools.