Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-31
Trains Are Delayed in Western
Nebraska and Kansas.
DEATH FROM COLD IN KANSAS
Black Hills Seems to Be Coolest
Spot South Of Canada.
LOWER MERCURY IS PREDICTED
weather FOrecsster at Omaha Says
Today WIN see Further Drop
BIinsard is Moving to the
Eaat.


and southwest from the Texas Pan
handle 70 the Dakotas, the Thermometer
early yesterday registered In eastern Ne
braska, the pakotas and Kansas and
northwestern Missouri q fan from Is TO
% degrees since the day before. The cold
wave and snow was central In the south
west ana was moving toward the Missis-
sippi valley. Driving snow in western
Kansas and Nebraska, delayed train
service and caused much suffering among
1--we stock.
Temperatures ranged from &c below in
South Dakota to IS above at Oklahoma
City.
AZ Omaha the mercury stood at be-
low; at North Platte. below; az Dodge
City and concordla, Kan, zero; at Des
Molnes, ie; at Kansas City. is; az Wichita,
Kan, and Amarillo. Tex. 8. Heavy rains
fell In Arkansas and Louisiana.
One Death Reported.
The only death reported as a result OF
the cold was near Fowler. Kan, where
w. ID. Milton. a farmer. found the body
OF his wife buried In a snowdrlft. protects
ing her b-year-old son with her body. The
boy may live. Mrs. Milton lost her way
IN returning home from a rural school
where she taught.
Drifting aAnow and low temperatures In
| western Kansas caused suffering among
stock and considerable trouble on rail-
/ roads. Tha Union Pacific lines in western
Kansas were driften.
Running Ice IN the Mississippi intsrfered
slightly with navigation. Considerable
iee was also reported on the Missouri.
Dispatches from points M Canada told
OF temperatures varying from 30 to l2
degrees below zero, the latter temperature
being recorded at Prince Albert.
RAILROAD Travel Impeded.
IAght snow fell all over Nebraska FRI
day night and most OF Saturday. From
the central portion OF the state west the
storm took on the proportions of a biiE-
Eard, strong northwest wind prevailing.
snow drifted heavily and railroad travel
was seriously in1psded. Thermomsters
marked from 10 above 70 1s below, Loup
City reporting the lowest temperature,
From the central portion 0l me psnte
as far as eastern Iowa there we're scat
tering snow flurries, with tsmpsraturop
from 20 above to 8 below.
Even down IN Kansas conditions we're
extremely bhEzRrdous. snow fell dnrinH
a greater portion Of Friday night and
the Thermometer markings were ~ low
as 10 below zero. In many localities the
wind drifted the snow, fillinE cuts and
delaying trains.
Reports received by the railroads that
extend into the northwest indicate that
the storm iH widespread and Likely 20
continue well into today.
At Sheridan Friday night the mercury
got down 10 e degrees below Asrol al
Newcastle. 20. and at Grow Agency, o.
Some OF the low temperatures recorded
In Nebraska were: O'Neill. 9; Grand
Island. 9; North Platte. 10; Greeley Gem
ter. 10; Burwell, Is; Loup City, 1si Chad
ron, y.
Intense Cola in black HtIis.
All through the Black Hills country tho
cold In Intense aud from one to three
feet OF snow covering the ground. There
ia little wind, but during the last thirty
six hours the mercury has been ssek-
ing TO make a record Deadwood reports
"a. whitewood &C. and Rapid City 20 de-
grees below.
At Rawlins Friday night the mercury
reached 10 below and 10 at Chsyenns.
At Eckley, Colo. It wEs ls degrees be-
low. while at Benkleman. Neb.. the first
station east. It was s degrees above, a
difference OF q degrees In a distance 0f
twelve miles.
Animals Suffering in Colorado,
DENVER, Dec. So.-BelOw zero weather,
In some instances as many as "a degrees
below, is reported from many sections Of