Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-12
Mercury Drops Twenty-FOur De-
grees in Twelve Hours.
SNOW HERE, HEAVY WEST
Heavy Blanket of White ia Western
Part of State
BITTER COLD IN RACK HILLS
Many PAGES In NebrasI<a Have Tem-
peratures BeIow Zero and
Mercury Was FaIIIng at
Last RepOrts.

With the mercury at degrees above
zero last night and stlll going down, there
was "a good promise today that would
break records for frigidity for early Mo-
vcmber.
After several warm days tho tempera-
turo began 20 drop Friday night. At
o'clock saturday morning tho temperature
stood at 30 and In twelve hours It had
dropped twenty-four degrees A light
snow fell at intervals Saturday.
The black flag" indicating a cold
wave Is floating over the federal building
Tor tho first time this year.
Since late Friday night, the entire
country from the Rocky mountains. east
TO the Mississippi river mas been in the
embrace OF a cold wave and covered by
storm that IN many localities, has as
sumed the form OF bllzzard, This report
comes from the ruilrvaes cvn:ering in
Omaha.
Along the line OF the Union Pacific,
and Its branches, from 100 miles or so
west OF Omaha, Nebraska is covered
with snow ranging rrom three TO five
inches In depth. In many places the
mercury Saturday morning touched 10
degrees below zero, strong wind pre-
vailipg drifting the light snow until In
some localities it'is piled to a depth OF
six and eight feet.
| Heavy snow in West.
On the Kansas and colorado divisions
OF the Union Pacific ul Friday snow
continued 20 fall and was drlYen along
by high wind. Throush these sections
the temperature ranged from 1 TO de-
gres below.
The Northwestern lines west Of the
Missouri river fought with snow and
cold all the way into the Black Hills
I and out In Wyoming to Lander. the
western terminal. At Deadwood, FRI
day morning a temperature OF 10 de-
grees below zero was RECORDED and the
ground was covered by six inches OF
snow. Conditions were practically the
same from Rapid City, across to Pierre.
Covers Entire state.
From Omaha 20 Long Pine 10 above
zero was the lowest temperature reported,
with one to five inches OF snow. West
OF Long Pine aud out as far as CasRar,
the mercury ranged from 9 TO 10 below.
High winds prevailed and the four to
eight inches OF snow drifted badly
on the Burlington lines. through the
South Platte country, all Saturday, snow
Aell Aioul OIihnd 10 DNhNGG. GIOHl lllll~
coin west conditions were decidedly bliz-
zardly, with "A temperature OF zero 10 10
above. on the lines TO the northwest and
far up into Wyoming q regular old-fash-
toned blizzard started In Friday right
and continued oil Saturday. At sheri-
dan tho temperature was 10 below.
Similar conditions prevailed In the Big
Horn country though the wind was not
50 high as to the north and cast
Zero weather Eastward.
Trains arriving this morning from the
north and east brought reports OF heavy
snow and high winds throughout Iowa
and Minnesota, the temperature being
about the same as in eastern Nebraska
and lowering around zero.
owing 70 the storm being so wide
spread Saturday there was scarcely a
train that arrived in Omaha on time.
Stookmen coming from the range are OF
the opinion that unless the storm should
continue for a couple OF days there viii
be no loss OF stock. Cattle and sheep
are reported 10 be IN fine condition and
with the wind blowing the snow from the
range they will not suffer for want OF
feed
Beatrice reported temperature close to
zero last night and snow on the ground.
Two Below at DeRVer.
DENVER, Nov. 1.-THE cold wave
moving eastward from the northwest to-
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