Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-06
Along Minneapolis, St. Paul &
Sault Ste. Marie Road Seven
People Perished.
COLORADO SPRINGS 10 BELOW
samc at Kansas City, Coolest In Year,
Hallway Schedules sun
Dcmoralized.

Winnipeg. Man, Jan. 6-The storm
OF the last few days in the country
along the Minneapolis, st. Paul &. SauIt
Ste Marie railroad. has resulted in
seven deaths. including Sheriff White
head of Weyburn and homesteader
named Hillborn living south of Rolcau.
a little boy was found dead in a
haystack south of Yellow Grass. Re-
side him were found his two sisters.
who had been kept warm by the boy
and were living.
COLD AT COLORADO SPRINGS
Colorado Springs. Colo. Jan. s.-The
thermometer reached 10 degees below
zero last night There has been con-
siderable loss OF unprotected cattle and
sheep on tho ranges
EIGHTEEN BELOW ZERO.
Kansas City, Jan. e.-Eighteen de-
grecs below zero was recorded unof-
fciany in Kansas today, the lowest
temperature in this part of the south
west In IL years. The intense cold
wave covered Missouri and reached into
Railroad schedules were still demon
allied.
shortage OF natural gas caused
much discomfort to thousands of fami-
lies in western Missouri and in cart
ern and central Kansas, who depend
almost solely upon gas for fuel. and
on the plains of western Kansas un-
protected cattle were reported dying py
the hundreds.
A ~.
government weather bureau registered
8 degrees below at o'clock this morn
ing, While at the same time a standaiyl
government thermometer at the sur
face OF the earth, 10 feet lower, re-
corded is below
The government thermometer at Ot-
tawa, Kansas. recorded lG below. the
coldest since 1895.
In Missouri the weather bureau at
Kansas City reported 4 below Officially.
with street thermometers reaching 10
below. and st. Joseph. unofficlally, re-
ported Is below
Al Fort Smith. Tan-,-it was 16-above,-,
at Abilene, Texas. 16 above, and at Fort
Worth, 20 above zero.
FISHING BOATS RETURN
Halifax. y. s. jan 6.-Several of the
fishing boats manned by fishermen
from Canso. Whitehead and Dover,
made port today after a terrible ex-
perience In the blizzard which blew
them offshore on Tuesday. 1t is be-
lieved there viii be little if any loss
OF life.
SNOW IN MONTANA
Butte. Mont. Jan 6.-Because of a
snow blockade near Greycliff, east Of
here. the worst in many years. no
Northern Pacific passenger trains from
st. Paul have reached Butte since
Tuesday night.
SNOW IN THE SOUTH.
Louisville. Ky, Jan. 6-Snow today
covers the greater portion of Kentucky,
Tennessee and Arkansas with traces
as far south as Mississippi and Ala
bama. In Louisville it is nearly 4
foot deep.
ICE GORGE BREAKS.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Jan. 6.-The ice
gorge at the Little Miami river above
the city. broke today and carried with
1t 20 empty barges moored at Stew
arts Landing, on the Kentucky side
of the river. Eight of the barges.
which belonged to a Pittsburg COM
pany, were dashed to pieces at the
Newport waterworks pump house. The
other 12 were carried down the river.
SNOW AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis. Tenn, Jan. 6.-EIght Inches
OF snow fell here early today.
VILLAGE WIPED OUT.
South Fork. Pa, Jan. 6.-The village
of Gilestown, across the Conemaugh
river from here. was practically wiped
out by floods and fire early today.
No casualties.
RICHMOND SCHOOLS CLOSED
Richmond, Va, Jan. GA sleet storm
here forced the closing of the public
schools today.