The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-13
COLD WAVE HERE
AND MORE OF IT
ON THE WAY
Big and Sudden Change Made
Everyone SILVER
WEEK WILL BE COLD ONE
Weather Bureau Reports That Real
Winter VIII Prevail In All
Sections

Bennington experienced its first
touch of real winter last night and
TODAY and it was all the more notice
able because of the extremely warm
weather that prevailed on Saturday
and Sunday. Saturday evening the
air was so mild that doors and WIN
dows were thrown open in heated
houses in order that the inmates
might be comfortably cool and the
same conditions prevailed for lar
ger portion OF the day on Sunday.
Early Sunday evening there was
change. Following a short put I'M
usually hard rain storm the temporal
ture began to drop and 1t kept on
downward course all night The nan
and sleet of the evening was lolloW-
ed during the night by light fall OF
snow which froze as 1t came down
and this morning the real thing III
New England winter was with US. a
stiff west wind added its discomfort
to the sudden change from temperate
to arctic conditions and everybody
complained about the cold.
Physical discomfort was the only
noticeable feature OF the quick snitt
i'm this locality but other sections OF
the country we're not so fortunate
In the vicinity of New York city the
wind reached a velocity OF ~ miles
an hour and considerable damage
was done. Wires were badly crippl-
ed as a result of the blow and the ac-
companying rain and more than one
ocean-golng craft got into difficulties
| in adjacent waters.
| The eastern edge OF the advancing
cold wave reached Vermont last
| night. local weather bureau advices
stated and was moving rapidly north
eastward. Reports OF snow from
points in Pennsylvania and Ohio
| gave a warning OF what was expect
ed further East as the temperatures
began dropping rapidly falling 80
| degrees from maximum OF 6S at
| | O'Clock Sunday to 32 degrees al
| 1880 last night.
Both the great telegraph com
panies lost many wires for consider
able periods during the blow, the
trouble reported extending South as
far as Baltimore and up to Spring
field and Worcester in New England
During tire height Of the gale IL
aeroplanes we're badly damaged when
the shed of the Aeronautic society oil
America on the Mineola aviation field
containing them was blown down and
the roof carried away. Several OF
the machines were practically wreck
ed An aeroplane. housed in a tent
was picked up in the air and carried
over a fence, but was recovered be
fore il was seriously damaged.
The lowest temperatures in the
eastern section Of the country were
20 degrees at D. m. at Pittsburg anC
90 degrees at Buffalo.
One OF the worst storms Of the
year passed over Troy and vicinit!
shortly after 6 o'clock last nigh
I and considerable damage was don'
in the outskirts OF the city. In man!
places fruit trees were uprooted anC
buildings were damaged. Electric
wires were blown down and for al
hour the city was in darkness. TraI
fic on the city and suburban line
Mdo at a NAduNoAlli Aoi ONti NWo NOul'
There was heavy downpour OF rail
followed by snow fiurries
Winter conditions will be expert
enced over practically the entir
country this week and there will b.
many sudden changes In the wealth
er. according to the weekly forecas
issued by the weather bureau a
Washington last night. "The CON
ing week." says the bulletin. "wil
be one OF pronounced weathe
: changes and low temperatures owe
practically the entire country. Tn
cold wave that now covers the mid
die West will advance rapidly east
, ward and give the lowest temperate
es of the season the first two day
Of the week throughout the eastern
states. An extensive disturbanc
now of the north Pacific coast vii
cross the eastern states the latte
part OF the week. This disturbanc
will be preceded by general chang
E TO warmer weather be attended b
rains and SHOWS In northern district
: and will be followed by a change I
colder weather over the northern
: half of the country"