Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-12
The Present Cold Wave.

except that 1t came somewhat uneX-
pectedly. 1t is remarkable, however,
for its wide scope and severity in the
middle west. embracing a radious OF
thousand miles OF the great lakes.
The temperature was 30 deg. below
zero at Duluth on the 9th inst; Chic
ago, sc and mercury still falling.
Dispatches state: West as far as the
Rocky mountains and north into
Montana. low temperature prevails,
it is predicted, would be forgotten in
the bitter blasts OF the next twenty
four hours. Canada low figures OF
down to ~ below Zero-was expected
TO be lowered several de grees, and
in States northwest of Chicago where
Duluth reported So degrees be-
low. La Cross registered % below
and Eau Claire, Wis, % below, a
shrinkage of the mercury to figures
like 80, 81 and 40 degrees below, re-
spectively, was predicted. Below
zero weather was recorded all over
the Missouri valley and Kansas.
In cities all over the States poor
agents" worked with the benevolent
societies collecting and distributing
clothing and fuel. Much suffer- ng
was reported in the western part OF
Kansas, and calls for aid were re-
ceived from Topeka, Logan county,
Scott city and the Northern Rail.
way. No trains had been operated
over that line for eleven days. Resi-
dents were on short rations and
stores had sold all provisions. Unless
aid was sent speedily there would be
great suffering. Snow was from
four to IA inches deep all over the
area and all lakes and rivers frozen
solid. Frost bites and illness pecul.
lar to cold weather prevails. Several
deaths are reported and others ex.
pected.
Snow is heavier in Montana thar
has been experienced for years. Zert
weather prevailed all over the State
high winds drifted the snow so a:
to make highways impossible.
i Idaho had FIVE inches of snow ant
zero weather.
Miss Edison, school teacher, al
Kemerock, Kan, was OFT all night
lost during q snow-storm, whil'
passing from one neighbor's home
to another's. She wrapped about hel
limbs sage-brush to keep her from
freezing. Finding she was hope
slessly lost, she struck out for the Co
lumbia river, in the hope that aloni
its course she would find human hab
itants. This course sawed her life. 70
when she found succ0r from o searcl
, party she was near home. She ha'
!, been out nineteen hours.
In Portland, on this coast. the OK
perience recalled that of 1907, whel
the damage reached fully $3.50, OO0
Car service was demoralized TELEGRAPH
and telephone lines Frustrated, an,
thousands of residences without ser
} vice; many orchards ruined; street
Uttered with trees, poles and wires
} an automobile crushed and DR.. Sabin
0 its owner. narrowly escaped death b
falling tree; two horses electrocute
. by fallen wires; many injuries fr0l
falling trees and wires; great damae
, from land slides, complete prostratio
Of the fire service. and hardly o thol
oughfare escaped damage or grea
inconvience. Suburban districts ais
suffered. and several persons injured
District Weather Forecas ter Beal
has issued a warning for boat-ownel
. to look out for rapid rise Of the rive
: there when the Chinook" ensue.
as it surely soon will, and the enoI
!. nous fall of snow passes down in til
form OF water drift always to
: feared in damages 10 property frol
rise and overflow. It was feared
snow continues that business wi
come t. stand-still. and street-ca
: service wholly abandoned. More tina
200 OF the poles used for various pul
: poses fell into the streets Sunday frol
q stiff breeze that prevailed durin
;. the heavier fall of sleet in the ever
y ing.
4 The train service would not hay
been serious outside OF the district {
i. Portland. had it not been for VIII
: Iprostrations. Tracks wereopen in a
o directions and the snowfall to an
: great extent did not extend east
. the Cascades. or north of Kalama [
Puget Sound. AS showing some {
e the extraordinary difficulties attent
;. ing storm conditions. to send a me-
4 sage from Portland to Seattle,
was necessary TO make connection
through San Francisco and Chicago
e forming , circuit of approximate
+ (, 1926 miles to cover distance Of 10!
u Trains between the latter point
8 were. however, compelled to run vi
), der flag service from station to st,
D ton. Train service between Por
s land and the East suffered more tina
u Others. Associated press and Yves
g ern Union Telegraph service wei
q paralyzed, except at short intervals